The sadness begins to hit

Today has been a good day, much better then last Sunday, but it has also been hard. We are beginning to realize there isn’t much time left here. We are so excited about the new house and what is to come, but we are also scared and nervous. We realize how much we are going to miss my parents and our friends. We have so many friends and will miss being with them. As Phil and I talked tonight, we both are realizing just how much we are going to miss the relationship we have with my parents. He considers them parents too. He has gained so much from my parents…a Godly example of what a husband and father should be like, a mentor, and a friend (in both of my parents). The girls are so close to them. Our youngest would probably consider my dad her best friend. When she was about a year old, we were trying to get her to call my dad “Grandpa”, and all that would come out was “Bumpy”. Well, it stuck. They don’t use it as much now as they used to, but when she really wants something, she often calls him that! Every now and then when we go on a road that is very bumpy, they goof and say, “This road is bumpity like Grandpa!”. It is quite cute.

My mom and I are like best friends most days. We think so much alike that it can be tough at times, but it’s also nice because most of the time I don’t have to really tell her what I’m thinking because she already knows. When I do, she’s probably already thought of it. We both have the “knack” for having our minds run wild at night planning “lists”. I always have to chuckle when mom says to me, “You might want to start a list for such and such.” Because I usually already have!

As a kid growing up, I was never a list kind of person. I hated lists, but as I grew up and life got busier, I realized the need for it. My mom is the queen of lists. She probably already has a list for all that needs to happen on moving day (and the day before and the day after!). I have a mental list started, but nothing written down because life has just been way to crazy to find a way to do it.

I’ve been so busy. I closed out 3 shows for work this weekend. I’ve been stressing out because I can’t find anything. Every time we show the house, I take anything that needs to be stashed, and put it in my desk. The things that were on my desk, then get moved around, and it’s next to impossible to find anything. I hope to find some time to work on it this week, but who knows.

There are so many details to consider when you move, especially a long distance move like we are making. You have to pack, make sure you have utilities hooked up out there, shut off phone here, use up food, empty and defrost the freezer, clean the house after getting everything out, etc, etc, etc. The list seems never ending at times. Then there is the concern that our house still hasn’t sold. UGH! So much to consider. I keep giving it to God minute by minute and asking Him to take care of things.

Good night. I’ll take my list making mind off to bed so I can get a good night sleep.