Its all about the journey...: Moving brings soooo many things out of me....

Well, my children and I are officially making the move back to White Hall, Arkansas! Although I am very excited for what this next chapter in our life will bring, moving is about to do me in. We are moving in to a house my parents own, and it is very old! I love old houses, I think they have a ton of character. But, to bring back some of its original charm (and shed some yuck) we decided to refinish the hard wood floors. For anyone that has taken on this job themselves, you know exactly where I am going with this. There is a reason people charge thousands of dollars to do this job... IT IS AWFUL!!!

In an effort of saving myself tons of $$ and to get to have the pride of saying "we did it" I decided to tackle this job with the help of some of my loved ones. Matt, his Dad, my brother, my Mom and myself have spent the past two weeks ripping out carpet, pulling tack strips and staples, and now sanding. My hands are cut, my fingers hurt, and every time I blow my nose it is full of saw dust. Yes, I am a whiner. These floors best be beautiful I tell ya!!

Working all week and dedicating months of weekends to moving is not only taking its toll on me physically, but emotionally as well I have decided. I am becoming irritated, stressed and panicked! Although I know everything that has to be finished to move in will be complete in time, it still hasn't prevented me from experiencing all of the above mentioned emotions. Not to mention I am a teacher, and this is by far the busiest time of year for me with records and portfolios. Oh, and did I fail to mention I have to pack up my classroom as well??? Since I am not returning to Scott next year this requires me to pack up the past 3 years of my classroom stuff. It's official, I am insane.

So I guess the point of all this is that I am in serious need of prayer and patience right now. I am trying my best to go with the flow but that does not always come easy to me. I will be thankful to be finally living in one house, not in between two. I am looking forward to being close to Matt and right down the road from my Mom and Dad (I hope they share this excitement!). And most importantly, I really hope my health cooperates with me... I really don't have time for a flare up or vision problem right now! So... "say a little prayer for me!" Project for this weekend... Move Matt to his new house and staining my floors. Pictures and update soon!

Here are some photos of our projects....