Internet??? We don't have the greatest reception here in the basement and I finally decided to use my iPhone for the hot spot to let me get something blogged! So much has happened since my last post.
We are moved. Into
the basement. Away from home trying to
make this our temporary home.
Last week was a busy, hard working week. Every day we would pack more things. Move more things. Take things into storage or the house basement
or out to Loopy’s or into the basement where we now live. My family helped us like crazy! Mom and Jody came almost every day to help me
with the packing. On Thursday, I was
ready to leave my empty, echoed house, so I made a fun trip to Ross. Just to get out. Just to think of something else. I wasn’t gone long but Austin and I enjoyed
our little outing. J
Then on Friday, was the big day. Mike didn’t go to work. We were moving out. Jody and Linda came and helped me pack up the
few things that were still in the house and we took them to our temporary
home. Mike was busy all day moving
furniture and working at home. Matthew
and Tyler finished up the pavers job.
They had it down to timing themselves.
They had a skid loader bucket filled with pavers in 3 ½ minutes. They were on a mission and they worked
hard! Morgan and Hadassah helped load
and unload things. The little girls
entertained themselves. By 11 AM, we
were all loaded and heading for dads.
There we started to put things in place in the basement. I tried to not go fast or over do it. Austin was just over four weeks old. I was so blessed to have Marlene come and
take Austin home with her for a few hours so I could get some organizing
done! Thanks so much Marlene! You will never know how much I appreciated
that! Mom Lapp made us all lunch and we
enjoyed the break! We got the kids
‘rooms’ in place and found places for their clothes. Jody hung up a curtain for the girls
room. She organized their closet. I was so happy for help! Many thanks Jody!
Many boxes got packed, loaded up for the basement and then taken over.
Matthew and Tyler working the skid loader and finishing up the pavers.
Hadassah and Morgan helping too!
Here's the basement kitchen. We really have it nice here and its a wide open space!
Hadassah learned how to light the Amish lights and she's organizing her 'room'.
At 2 PM, she took the girls along home with her. Matthew and Tyler were at our house. I was able to sit down and relax for an
hour! It recharged me for when Mike
would come with the bigger furniture. He
came at 3:15 with the fridge, beds and my recliner. Ritchie was helping him and together they
moved lots of furniture.
Jody and her family came back to the basement and brought us
subs for supper. Then Jason, John Mike
and Tony helped Mike at 7 PM move the last of the house furniture. Mike was so, so happy to have John Mike’s
skills with cabinetry because he tore out all the kitchen cabinets that
night!!! Mim came and gave me
company. It was 11 PM by the time we got
to bed that night but we all collapsed into our beds tired and very thrilled
with all that got done in one day.
Ashlyn did shed a few tears when we tucked her in because she wanted to
sleep in her own house.
Saturday was another busy day. There were still boxes setting around to
organize. Mike had things to do at the
house. My mom came and cleaned all the
basement windows and cleaned up for me!
Adjusting is going well. Getting
into a new rountine of things will take a few days, maybe even a few
weeks.?. We enjoyed a campfire down at
Ervins that night.
Sunday morning we woke up happy to have a ‘day of
rest’!!! J Mike, Austin and I went for a short walk and
then we all went to church. I absolutely
love, love the worship time at church and singing praise to God was soathing
for my soul! We enjoyed the fellowship
meal and company after the service!
David came home with Matthew and Hadassah went home with Leanne. The boys went down to the creek and caught
cray fish and cooked them. And yes, ate
them. The girls swam at Leanne’s
house. The rest of us napped and
relaxed! That night, we drove over the
house and had a family prayer time before the remodeling project starts on
Monday. (Friday morning I did have tears
thinking about all the memories we made together in our home and now things
will never be the same. We hope they
will be better!!!)
Monday was corn day!
Timing wasn’t exactly perfect but
we got to do the corn when it’s ready!
Austin did not have a good morning and all he wanted was me holding
him. Hadassah was off to volleyball
camp, so I didn’t have her help. We had
tons of laundry that we loaded up to do at moms. I needed to stop at the grocery store for a
few quick things and finally got to moms.
We did over 700 ears of corn. I
helped bag but mostly did my laundry at moms and watched them work. My incision was tender from my busy week last
week! :/
Austin was great the rest of the day.
He slept and slept!
Guys showed up at our home for the first day of work Monday
at lunch time. They broke up the black
top and dug in the dirt. It’s exciting
to see the project finally get started!
Mike and Matthew were working there awhile that evening.
Doing cart wheels in the grass.
Lot's of dirt in the back yard now!
I'm caring for Austin while watching Mike work. This is just the start of many nights of work and time spent at the house.
So much for the nice grass!
Volleyball and soccer camps were going on at school this week too. I missed the kids help in the morning more than anything and that's exactly why I'm not ready for school to start yet. Hadassah loved volleyball camp though and Matthew loved the soccer practice!
Austin is 5 weeks old now and drinking 4 oz. of formula. I am ready to have a full night of sleep but he says 'not yet'. :( He's growing right before my eyes and is getting into a routine with his naps and feedings!!! Yes!
I hope to keep blogging but am realizing that my phone gets really warm and the pictures take really long to download. I'll keep trying! :)
Life in the basement is going well. Praise the Lord for that!!! We were here for one week already!!! Let the project keep rolling!!!! :)
