Total Chaos

For those of you who are blissfully unaware, we are moving. I know, I was as shocked as you are. We came here planning on a 2 year stay, and we signed a 2 year lease on a house owned by a military family who was planning to be away for 2 years. I figured that the way the military works, either we would be gone, or they would get orders somewhere else when the time came. I was wrong on both accounts. So they are moving back and they want their house back.

We began the house hunt when we knew for sure we were going to need a new one, and we found something suitable that we are happy with, just a few miles away. Today is the week we get to switch abodes. This weekend, to be more precise. I have been in the process of slowly packing a box or 2 a day for the past month or so, and probably 50% of the house is packed. Unfortunately, its the easier 50%!

Yesterday I took apart the beds. Yes I did. I broke down 2 bunk beds, one Captain's bed, and a metal frame bed. I didn't do my bed, or Rylee's.

I told the kids we could go to the pool when I was done. It took me all day. The girls were not distressed by that. Here they are "swimming" on the bed. They were so funny!

They had a very good time playing on the beds as I took them down and I had to ban them from the room, eventually. I can only handle so much"help"!!

Joshua actually was a helper. This wooden bunk bed has 16 screws holding it together. Whew! He and Marian actually helped me to unbunk it and later, Joshua helped ratchet out the last 6 screws.

Without his help, I may not have finished. Well, it would have come to a choice between finishing or going to the pool. We got done and out the door by 3, so they had 2 hours at the pool to play.

This is the past month and a half of work, sitting in the garage.

These are all the beds, sitting in the spare room downstairs.

Here is my nakey Rylee, hanging out. Sure, she looks happy here, but she has been a pill. I have had to do a lot of Rylee holding. It makes it hard to get anything done.

This is Delaney this morning. She slept in till 10. See her bed, there on the floor. Rylee was delighted to discover it!

Yep, Rylee had great fun waking up Delaney this morning! Delaney was a good sport about being awakened with fingers in her eye and hands pulling her hair. By the way, Delaney was also dry this morning in her underpants!

So, the move thing is coming along. I'm not sure how well it is coming along. The children tend to run rampant while my attention is elsewhere. That means I will pack a box or 2 and be feeling pretty good abut what I have accomplished and then I'll walk into the living room to see cheerios all over the floor, cushions off the couch and a mess of toys everywhere. It kind of ruins my mood of accomplishment! But it is getting done!

This video is from out FHE this week. It is especially for my mom! Marian chooses this song every week, but I do not let them sing it like this all the time! They (mostly Joshua) are hamming it up for the camera.