Movin' In!

Here's what it takes to move three little ones to Grammy and Goosey's house! All seven marching over with something that will be needed over here for the three smallest while their mommy, daddy, brother & sister head off to Southeast Asia! If you look really hard you can spot little Elijah bringing up the rear. Tomorrow after church starts the sleepover at Grammy and Goosey's. The little girls are excited and Elijah will just come along for the ride! Graham and Abigail are excited to head off on a very big adventure that will have them going to the other side of the world/equator...they will be 13 hours away from us...not sure how many miles away! They are going to have a busy time going to many schools (all ages) and also to orphanages. Nathan will be sharing a message about making choices...emphasis on good choices. For those who have seen many of Nathan's performances, he will be telling the "Diamond Story." And, I guess that our dear friend Eric (from Tullahoma) who is now living and working in Southeast Asia will be interpreting for him. There will also be unicycling and stilt walking along with many more antics and feats! Can you imagine what the luggage inspectors at the airports will think when they see a unicycle tucked in on the x-ray machines! Of course, I'm sure that they see many strange things!

I have spent most of the day getting the house ready for Joy, Esther, & Elijah's stay. I have been getting beds ready and getting unnecessary things set aside so they won't interfere with our routine (ha! we'll see if we manage to establish a routine!), vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms, putting things up high and/or away, putting away all the groceries (looks like we might be getting ready for a party!),etc., etc. Of course the most important ingredient that didn't get put on the list that Woody took (I had put it on a list but not the one Woody took)...SALT! We need salt to be able to do what Joy and I are planning to make...Play Dough!!!!!!!! But then Nathan and Kathy came to my rescue and had plenty...so the play dough cooking can proceed post haste after they are ensconced here at the house! It has been a busy day. Woody ran the errands, which included a stop at Lowes, WalMart, and Kroger. He and Nathan fixed a lamp that had a problem. Woody went on about an hour walk. He also helped me greatly by mopping the kitchen floor. He is now snoozing and watching a DVD. And, I'm off to do something else in preparation. Let the fun times commence (tomorrow)! Who knows what time I will be blogging for the next couple of weeks!!!! (I think that I need a cup of tea!)