Home....

After living out of suitcases for 5 weeks, we are so, so thankful to have a place to call home again. I was so ready to make a nest for my Littles and all of us, really.
Thank you so much, EVERYONE, who made our trip south so memorable and for all your hospitality. This includes, but is not inclusive to:
Robert and Lori Showalter
Mark and Bethann Weaver
G-dawg and Yayaa and the whole Schmitt family
Hyatt Place for the amazing and accommodating hotel
Grandma and Grandpa Myer
My parents for the use of their house.

We are so blessed. Thank you everyone for your prayers as we traveled on Thursday too. God surely answered them above what we could have imagined! We were able to check-in outside, which saved a tone of work lugging luggage. We had only minor issues with baggage and were able to head right in through security and no issues there. They didn't even open the sewing machine, serger, or any other bags!

"If I settle on the far side of the sea, your right hand will hold me fast" Ps. 139:9-10

Someone gave me a print with this verse on and we have been so blessed by it already!

Some  of the space we call "home". 

 We were encouraged to bring things that make it feel like "ours".. and I haven't been sorry. It feels like home and its our little haven. There is pretty much no privacy outside the front door, so having space that is ours is important for good family dynamics.

Zoey, Josh, and Abby all ready for their first day of school.

Miss Karen has put a whole lot of time and effort into the classroom, as you can see! She even incorporated Creole into her wall décor and they also work on it in class.

We are so thankful we ask Miss Deanna Hartzler to come along with us. She has been a HUGE help. When you have a house where many people have come, settled in with their things, left (with less than they came with) , and it repeats, things tend to stack up abit  a lot! Now I know pretty much what I have and need, and the rest will be stored or sold at a community "yard sale".

Deanna did some baking for the freezer, helped me squeeze a big tub of oranges into juice (the school wanted the seeds for their agronomy class,) and we've done some ceiling fans, and other deep cleaning. She is quite an exceptional young lady and we are very very thankful for her willing help.

After trying to get pictures onto the blog last night, I finally gave up. I got up early this morning and discovered things work much better early am!

So I think there will be more posts coming soon... as long as I can "rise above the circumstances". LOL