The Move

Ahhh... The blood has begun pumping through my system again. The wonderful man from the internet service knocked on our door this morning and life took a big upswing! So here are the photos I've been itching to put on. 'The Trip' as I've taken to calling it, definitely needs to be shared and with this in mind, some of the most exciting photos have been included... Enjoy yourself!

Nothing like looking at the back end of a U-Haul truck that doesn't go nearly fast enough.


At least some of us were having a good time.

My dad wanted me to check out the corn as we drove. Good thing, because that was one of the few things to see on 'the trip'.

Wow, look! A U-Haul truck still in front of me!
Well, he's been a big help!

Oh, for a second there I thought I lost the truck!

My new co-pilot. Fortunately, he's not the sleeper that my previous helper was but he usually has his nose in a book!

Yep, the corn's growing good here too!

Still... rollin' along...

Well, she's not much help. I don't even know which end is up in this photo! btw, I didn't take this photo. Not that I took any of them because I am a very conscientious driver who would never take photos while driving. sort of.

Oh, yea, a lot has changed since we started this trip.

Obviously, someone is completely and totally bored at this point! It's time to reach the end of the road!!!

Happy Thoughts

My dear husband recently read the blog and stated that I needed to add some 'happy thoughts'. Mind you, we are at the tail end of a packing nightmare, very involved with several activities, celebrating our daughter's birthday, and a few other not so fun aspects in life. But, because I love him and I found some nice photos of him, and because I am willing to do almost anything to keep me from more packing, I decided to run with it and add some 'happy thoughts'. So, here are some of the happy thoughts I found while I was quickly looking through old photos. If you don't have a strange sense of humor like I do, they might not seem funny or even happy to you, but I sure laughed and I pray they bring a happy thought or two your way as well.

I think this photos was taken in 2003. And yes, I'm wearing a bun in my hair! :)

hehe...monkey head...

Jungle boys and the swinging snake...

Apple of my eye and keeper of my heart!

hehe...son took down dad in leg wrestling...

the things we do for love (or craziness)...

And here's my favorite...
Who are those people???

P.S. My daughter just informed me that at least some of these photos are not happy but sad ones. She said whoever those people are in the last photo have a very sad sense of fashion. No way! Those glasses rocked on whoever that girl is!

Pressing On...

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Phil. 3:12

I believe taking the road less traveled does make all the difference...

This road we are traveling now will take us to our next home.


...and God will still be the leader of our home and the keeper of our hearts.

Motels Aren't For Sleeping

This weekend we took a quick trip to another state. The great thing was that we got to visit Grandma B along the way and again on the return trip. The middle part of the trip took us to a really nice and clean hotel. But the thing about hotels and having three kids is that we rarely sleep in the hotels. This room was great since it had three beds but it still didn't get us much further in the sleep department. The younger two kids had gone most of the day without really getting any energy out so once we hit the hotel, they decided it was time to roll.




Oh, but I love these three. They are truly awesome kids. I take no credit for it but every day I thank God for blessing me to be a part of their lives.