The Big Move!

One of the biggest changes in our lives, happened, May 25, 2012... It was scary, fun, exciting, crazy, - me and Alan, pulled out of the U-Haul place, thinking to ourselves [what are we doing....]  We are uprooting our children, ourselves, and everything we've ever known-we are leaving behind.  We were both a bundle of nerves on the verge of tears, and anticipation at every turn...  Alans parents came along for the adventure- we loaded up the kids and off we went, into unknown territory... (a little nervous) Along the way we experienced, a "white out" in Montana....Other than that it was uneventful. We spent the night in Missoula. The kiddo's had lots of fun swimming, and riding on the slides.  We arrived the next day around noon in Moscow. 
We made it!!!  We had previously not seen any pics of our new home-to-be.... We only had a sketch and a note from the previous renter.  Alan was a little skeptical about the whole thing... he said, "What if we get up there, and the whole thing is a scam...."  Yeah!!! that would of been awful.... but we pulled into Moscow, and drove to the address, and guess what?  The house was actually there, and it was vacant... waiting for us to fill it up with all of our many, many, many possessions..... ha ha ha!!!  We saw a lot of moving vans on the way up, and all of those U-hauls were a LOT smaller than ours.... WHAT WERE WE THINKING.... We had to downsize once again.  The house was a bit smaller than I had anticipated. 

The Elders Quorum showed up and had the U-haul unloaded in about a half an hour.  By this time, I was frazzled.... The Relief Society, (may I emphasize 'Relief") came to my aid with a home cooked dinner that night (yummm....)   All I could do was sit and stare at the mounds and mounds of boxes sitting in the little living room.  Thanks goodness for Larry and Mar, or I think I would still be sitting in the middle of my living room with boxes all around me.  Not the funnest experience I've had... Yet it was an 'experience'

A couple of days later mom, Kerry, Kandi, and her kids came up to help out.  Thanks goodness for family.  They helped get things in working order, and helped me get things a little more organized. 

Three weeks later, here we are, I finally know which direction I need to point my car in- to make it to town.  ha ha ha (I still have to really think about it!)