all boxed in

THIS

is my life right now.

boxes, boxes, packing, packing,

sorting, sweating, panicking, cleaning,
praying, reminiscing, dreaming, etc.

Is the picture becoming more clear?!

We are moving this week, 

and our heads are spinning.

We close on our house Friday & will be

staying in an extended stay hotel for

2-3 weeks until we close on our new house.

6 people.

2 cats.

3 small rooms.
one national holiday.

did I say 2-3 weeks?

can you just feel the love?

family.bonding.super-sized.

so grateful to our heavenly Father
that our house sold while many others sit,
unsold, in our neighborhood & city.
so grateful to have a place to stay in the interim.

did I mention  is was 2-3 weeks?
6 people.
2 cats.
yeah, yeah....

we are looking forward to being in our
new home, where Gracie will finally have
her own room.
(2 years in our bedroom has been
a real blast, let me tell ya,
but the fun has run it's course.)

on the other hand, we'll all be processing
some sadness over leaving this house,
this side of town,
and our AMAZING neighborhood.
Quinn especially will be saying goodbye
to a lifelong buddy - definite effort
will be made to keep those two
playing together as often as possible!

for someone who isn't very fond of change,
I'm excited to see what God has for us
in a new community,
and so grateful that the girls will now be
only 3 minutes from school, and we'll be only
10 minutes from Brian's office & church...
it's all good.

as for that that 2-3 week window...
we're telling Gracie it's a vacation
at a hotel.
i'm trying to convince myself
of that concept as well.
hey- I love free trial size soap & shampoo,
and who can say "no" to a never
ending supply of clean
white towels and an
in-the-wall hairdryer?!!

as of today,
we're officially

POD PEOPLE!!!!!