Well, we are living in our house - still unpacking. It is too bad that all of life can't sit still and wait while we organize ourselves. It would be nice sometimes. Sorry GG that we didn't get a birthday greeting to you! We love you!
We spent that last week up in the wee hours cleaning or hanging shelves or painting or something the last week of construction on the house. I will never forget seeing the County guy putting that tiny sticker on the permit card signifying that we are able to move in.
The day we moved in my sister Pam and her 4 beautiful children came and stayed a few days with us. I thoroughly enjoyed having my sister in my home. I am so glad that the house was completed in time for her to come see it and spend some time with me before she returned to Colorado. Her daughter was a huge helper too. She helped me sort through boxes and hang shelving. Her boys are nothing if not adorable! And that new baby! Oh how I love them all.
She left on Wednesday and Thursday we started preparations for Richelle's postponed birthday party. She didn't want to have on in December - she wanted to wait until we could have friends over in the house to celebrate so less than one week in our house we were shoving boxes aside for her slumber party. Crazy - I know!
Yesterday Dallin had his birthday. As I was making invitations for his party next week, praying that we will have a nice sunny day so I don't have the stress of 7 boys in my two week old house - I realized that the invitations said Dallin is turning 9. Nine! Wow how time flies by. Three short years and my son will be passing the Sacrament in Church. Double his age and we will be preparing for a mission!
The great goal as a mother is to have your children grow up to be well adjusted, well rounded adults who have a great knowledge of their worth and divine potential, but yet realizing they are getting older at times brings a bit of a heart ache. I think of that country song, "Your gonna miss this, your gonna want this back. Your gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast". My children are growing up and I love seeing who they are becoming but I miss the yesterdays too. I guess it is the catch 22 of being a mom, I want that cake but I want to eat it too!
We are still half living out of boxes and half living out of house but it is coming along. We have the bonus room all unpacked and set up. It is almost like Christmas opening the boxes - some of which have been packed and in storage since March, 2007.
My Sister-in-Law who came to help us move asked me how it felt to finally have the house after living in the motor home for EIGHT months. It is amazing. We feel so blessed. Space is wonderful. Privacy is even better. Doors and walls are so much better than a curtain.
Living in the motor home taught us some valuable lessons. We are all a little different for it. We all sacrificed together as a family. We are all a little closer. We all value each other a little more. We survived it because it is what we had to do to be where we are. We are a stronger family for it. We are stronger individuals because of it. And may we never ever live in an RV again!
I will post some photos soon, need to get rid of a few more boxes first.
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