Well - new plan.... So we were supposed to head out this week and close this week, but both have been pushed back a bit. We have readjusted plans and are now planning to have the movers take everything on Wednesday, then we will drive out on Thursday. We will do a remote close part way through our trip out to OR.
Monday, my parents came up and brought lunch. It was much appreciated since we have packed up most of our kitchen, we don't have the ability to cook much! We then had a friend from church drop off dinner for us.
Weather has mostly gotten lots cooler, so this week was wonderful for being outside - even to the extent that when going on walks in the morning or evening, I've often taken a sweater! :) Because of that we have spent a bunch of time playing and walking outside. Dan took David walking down to the mailbox - and David insisted that he needed to wear a sweater - so he wore mine.
I took James and David to the park on Tuesday morning - thankfully it was pretty quiet there - unfortunately none of the older kids wanted to come with us. But the younger boys had a great time running around and playing and being out of the house - the weather was perfect and we had a great morning.
I decided to take the kids on one last library trip - we needed some books to get through this week of waiting since all of our own are packed up! We had fun picking some books out and then headed home. It was nice to have some time where the kids weren't complaining about not having anything to do.
Tuesday night, we went and watched the presidential debate with some friends. It was disheartening to watch the behavior of grown men who our nation thinks are qualified to lead our country...
Wednesday was supposed to get into the upper 80's, so I took the kids and we headed down to my parents house. The younger four kids swam - my parents heated up the hot tub some, so they didn't get too cold too fast. They had a lot of fun - then once that had worn off and they had dried off some, we all walked down to the turtle pond. The kids had fun feeding the turtles and the fish. Evie saw a baby near the shore, and Eileen managed to catch it. It was so cute! After walking back - the kids were all sufficiently hot enough to want to go back in the pool. After a little bit of that, my dad started showing Evelyn pictures of previous Scotland Trips to get ideas for her trip whenever it happens - eventually all the other kids trickled in to watch also. Grandpa had a great time showing pictures to the kids. We headed home for dinner - but all in all, it was a wonderful and tiring day!
James has been wanting to play with the wiffle ball and paddles every day - so he and I have spent some of almost every day out playing - which usually leads to others coming out to play with us. David thinks it's great fun - though James gets frustrated with him. It's fun to watch James have fun and get better.
It's hard to believe that it is already October. We had friends bring over dinner for us on Thursday and stay to eat with us - the food was super yummy and the girls and Dan and I all really want the recipe. We are so blessed by the wonderful people in this area!
This weekend was General Conference. It seems like we just had the last one - time has been going so fast this year... The conference was just amazing. So much wonderful council and it's so peaceful to know that the church is led by men and women who are honestly trying to live what they teach. It made such a stark contrast from the presidential debate. I am so grateful for a prophet to lives the gospel and shares his experiences and his light with us. I am grateful for council and advice from wise leaders and for their comforting council during these crazy times.
So we are counting down again. And praying that this will be the last postponement....
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