Another Crazy Week

It's hard to believe that we have been in Moultrie for 3weeks now. I don't know where the time has gone. However as I prepare for our last week I'm a little worried that we won't have everything together. We have completely finished loading the Uhual with the exception of my sister in laws items which we will load next week. We picked up the girls new bedroom set on Friday and now have the uhual set up ready to pull out next week. On the way to its finally parking spot we also had our first accident. We figured with a 6000 mile road trip we would have something happen however I didn't think it woul start so close to home. Don't worry there were no injuries and only 1death that we could find.
(you may not want the kids to see this picture).


He actually hit two deer this was just the only one that we found. It hit right in the middle of the bumper so we figure it died instantly, or at least quickly enough that it didn't suffer. The other one ran off so we aren't sure if it made it or not. Hopefully, they rest of the trip will go smoothly with no more accidents.
S spent most of the week trying to finish up his last class I spent it playing with babies.

Jeannie is now just over a week old. She and the rest of the family are doing great! She's really wonderful, she wimpers when she's hungry then tries to eat her hands. They had a family emergency in Florida yesterday so everyone please keep them in yours prayers. Hopefully they will be back before we take off next weekend.

To top the week off we got to be part one of our oldest friends wedding. These are all of the guys that I grew up with and consider me a lil' sister, with a few added after high school. The groom however I have known the longest, Patrick and my brother have been terrorising me sense before preschool. We went to the same daycare when we were too young to start school. It was wonderful getting to help out with the weddnig and see everybody together again.

They had a 50's theme with the bride in a Mariln Monroe Wedding dress. She was beautiful! The guys also looked great in their all black suits, hats and even white suspenders. The guys also had to bring in a paintball gun that looked like an M16 and take some pictures that looked like they were part of the mob. It was a great party and the bride and groom seem to really enjoy themselves. After the ceremony,S was put in charge of decorating the get away car.

I think he enjoys getting all the guys back that decorated our car. The inside was ceran wrapped with the doors also ceran wrapped closed. The door handles were covered in wedding cake with cake also shoved in the back hatch latch and gas tank handles. The gas cap was also covered in vasoline. With the traditional coke cans and streamers tied to the bumper.

Overall, we had an amazing week and are looking forward to our last week.

New Baby!

Sorry it took so long for the update I was a little busy playing with the baby and waiting to get a good picture!

My little niece J was born yesterday morning at 8:45am! She weighed 5lbs 13oz and was 20and 1/4in long. Both parents are doing good although my brother has decided he is going to sit in the waiting room next time, he saw more than he wanted to. My sister-in-law was also doing good but was very tired as can be expected. After contracting for the past several day they were finally admitted to the hospital around 10:30 Thursday night. Although they were both up all night, she was able to deliver naturally. I could tell standing outside the nursery that J's lungs were in wonderful working condition as she explained to the nurses that she was hungry. They finally let mom, dad and baby get some sleep around 11am so we didn't really get to play with her until that evening. I think the nurses knew when it was my turn to get to play with her because they seemed to walk in about the time I got her to take her to the nursery for vitals or whatever they needed to do. I'll keep ya'll updated as she's suppose to go home tomorrow.

Close Call

As I said earlier we had a baby shower for my soon to be niece, Jeannie Eilene. While the shower went wonderfully it was just in time. I have know plenty of people that have delivered on the day of their baby shower so I half expected my sister-in-law to be one of those, however she was able to get past the shower by a couple of days. She was in the hospital today timing contractions so it is now expected that she will deliver this week, possibly tonight or Thurs at the latest. Its a good thing that they didn't try to have the shower any closer to the due date or Jeanie would have been able to attend her own shower. So hopefully we will have a new baby to play with before the end of the week.

Crazy First Weekend!!

Our first week in Ga has been great. We've been able to visit with family, relax (S is still trying to figure out how to do that), catch up with friends and get things together for the move. While the week was fairly relaxing this weekend we hit the floor running first thing Sat. morning and didn't stop until Mon. By Mon. night I hurt from head to toe and was about ready to pass out when the girls went down!
Sat started with a yard sale, that we weren't sure S was going to get to help with since he was running a fever all day Fri and didn't get out of the bed until supper time and that was only to go to the clinic to get medicine. He only had sinusitis so with medicine on board he was able to function Sat. We had hit town just in time to learn that there was going to be a community yard sale at the square, so we had reserved a spot earlier and it was perfect. So we were up by 5am Sat and set up for an all day yard sale. I enjoy yardsale-ing however I'm gaining a newer appreciation for it every time I go or have one. This weekend we were able to sale just about everything we had, with the exception of a few minor pieces and brought in just over $400. We were thrilled!! Especially since we had thought $100 would have been a good day! I had to leave the yard sale early so S and his parents finished it up around 3pm.
Leaving the yard sale my sister-in-law and I went to the annual Pilot clubs fundraiser, the Wee Bit. It is a sample of different businesses around Moultrie, this year it was a fashion show, with clothes provided by Turners. It was a nice luncheon and I got to see some people that I hadn't had a chance to visit with before. Leaving there we headed out of town to pick up the cake for my brother and sister-in-laws baby shower that would be on Sunday. We got back in town just in time for everyone helping with the shower to show up and start cleaning. The women and children spent the rest of Sat cleaning and visiting while all of our husbands went to a bachelor party. They stayed out most of the night reminiscing about high school and bachelor days. I'm glad they got the chance to relax and visit since we put them work the next morning cleaning and finishing details for the shower.
Sunday was full of the baby shower and more cleaning. It was a wonderful weekend although very full. Now that we have had a chance to recover some from the weekend we are back to packing, sorting, relaxing, and enjoying our visit.

Visiting

We left Clearwater Fl. for good Sunday. S got most of Friday off so we got the uhual packed early and spent Sat. saying bye to friends. We are really going to miss all of our friends in Clearwater and hope to stay in touch. I think the move really hit us Fri. while we were with friends and then again on Sunday as S told his 5th graders goodbye and taught his last Sunday School class. The class put a banner and photo album together that really touched him.

Many have been asking what our plans are and when we hit the road for Ak. So our current tentative plans have us in Ga for a month visiting with family and friends. My brother and his wife are expecting so we will be here until the baby comes and help them out. We will then head to Las Vegas to visit with S sister and family. After spending a few days with them we will head to Anchorage. If everything goes as planned we should reach Anchorage around 5days after leaving Vegas. We will rest for a day or so then head to Homer where we will catch a ferry that will take us the rest of the way to Kodiak. We are hoping to be in Kodiak before the 1st of May. We will miss all of our family and friends in Fl., Ga, and Vegas. However, we are also looking forward to friends we will meet in Ak and the adventure of the road trip.

Moving Day

We are officially out of our house and in a hotel for the next few days while S finishes up work. I got most of the house packed up during the week, with the help of Papa and some friends. With most of the work done during the week Sat should have gone much smoother than it did. Of course move day started with rain so it was lunch time before S could start getting the outside tools together. Then the buyers showed up around mid-afternoon, told us to be out by 4pm and sat in front of the house waiting on us to get out. It was definitely an experience that I will not forget!!

It was a little bitter sweet leaving the house since it was the first place we lived with the girls. I'm really looking forward to getting to see family and visit with friends over the next month as well as the road trip, ferry ride and just getting to see Ak.