Alta

Tomorrow we leave Colorado and head towards Nebraska. Our goal: Omaha. It's ten hours from here. I'm starting to get butterflies about Iowa now. I haven't had time to think about it yet with all the packing and organizing. But now I'm starting to think...

"Monday the kids start school and Peter goes to work, I'll be alone in someone's basement."

"14 or more days is a long time to be living in a basement."

"What in the world are we doing?"

"We don't know anyone there!!!!"

And more things like that.

Then we got a call again today from the pastor. They found a better place for us since we need a place for so long. It's an apartment basement, 2 bedrooms, a living room, bathroom, and kitchen. It was clear we could stay separate for meals and such, so that we can have family time. :) God provides.

It's gonna be ok.

Driving

Our drive has been fine...

a little tight because it's a little car and we had to pack:

Summer clothes

Fall/School clothes (kids start school)

Peter's work clothes

Fall coats

Activities for the kids

Various shoes

A small kitchen kit

Peter's grad school books

my scrapbooks (every one- I didn't want them in the moving truck)

The art kits I packed for the kids were a total flop- which I suspected while I packed them- I took them away and threw out the boxes at a gas station.

I packed lots of movies- also a source of tension. First, there is a mild argument over the movie to watch. Then there is the continual nagging about not being able to see, why it's closer to Sierra and how they can't hear. ;) Finally there is the smallest amount of contentment as they watch the movie.

I read a book aloud to them, which worked well.

They really do best when they just sit there. :) There is nothing to complain about and they must use their imaginaitons.

Now we are in the hotel room. I'm blogging, the kids are in the bathroom "chatting" and cracking up. Cute kids.

We're moving

Old news I know... but i haven't blogged about it yet, so it's not news yet.

Last month it came down to two options. Move to Singapore with the mission, or move to Iowa and Peter will be a children's pastor at Summit EFree there...

I cried.

I didn't like any of the options.

Then I went to Iowa. I like it. I'm glad to move to Iowa.

Since I'm in Colorado on the way to our new life, I thought I better stop and write down all the amazing reasons that Iowa is great or else i might forget.

1. good job- peter is very good a children's ministry.




2. good church- laid back, kind, alive and healthy




3. good town- nice for the children to make a "home town."




4. good house- we bought a duplex and the rental income will make life very affordable.




5. good school- small 2 classes per year. Sierra's teacher was a special ed teacher until this year.




6. good speech therapy- the state speech therapist there is great and really knowledgeable about apraxia and uses the Kaufman method, is fluent in sign, and has a homemade prompt method.

There was just an obvious leading there and thing worked out real easy.

So easy--- i chuckle at myself. because it was so "easy" to pack everything, load it into an ABF truck, leave everything and everyone we know and love and then pack the children into a small sedan and drive 1600 miles.

It's so easy! :)