The House is Empty...

Well, it's almost empty. The movers came yesterday and packed everything, then came again today to load the truck. We still have a pile of stuff that will go in the car with Mike, and we are supposed to be packing clothes into the suitcases to go to the hotel tonight. However, I'm on the computer, and Mike is serenading me on the guitar. Okay, he's really just playing and we're in the same room. The cleaning fun begins tomorrow at 10! I'm SO not excited! Both my sisters deserted me to go to Boise for my brother Caleb's missionary Sunday, but there should be plenty of sisters from the ward to help out. The best news about this move is the money we have made on our yard sale, and selling big items through Craigslist! Hooray for Craigslist!

Texting...

We decided that Aubree's Christmas present from us would be texting on her phone. We were able to add it to our family plan to cover all 3 phones at $30.00 a month. I got the first bill today - Mike sent/received 74 messages, I had 182, and Aubree had 2183! I'm thinking it was worth it! Of course, when it was shiny and new, she was texting people she was sitting next to. We put a stop to that (I think). We'll see what next month's bill looks like.

A long goodbye...

We are now at 2 1/2 weeks until we leave. It's hard to describe how I feel about it, now that it's imminent. I finished my stint as PTO president, and I already miss the time I spent working with so many wonderful ladies. I don't feel like I did enough with my sisters, and I'm trying to figure out how we can cram in more time before I leave. I have made some very good friends that seem more like sisters. I hope that I can have the same relationship with them as my mom had with some choice friends - no matter where they lived, or the time apart, they would call each other or visit, and it was like there was never a separation. So, to all of you that I got to know these past 19 months - thank you for your support and understanding! Thank you for listening to me whine when I needed to, and lifting me up when I needed it. Your friendship helped sustain me through it all. I love you!!!