Time sure flies when your plannin' on movin'...

I know it's been forever and a day since any of us have posted so I want to apologize for the whole family. We have been very busy with this move. In my defense, I did write up something I was going to post a little bit ago, but my pudgy hand hit something and most of my work was deleted. So I just gave up and took some time off. Well, this is going to probably be a recap as to what we've been doing for the past month pretty much so here we go...

1) My wonderful, sweet and loving Mom came to visit us in the beginning of May for about six days. We had a lot of laughs, tears and hugs. That was her last visit to Florida while we live here so that was a bit hard, but we are looking forward to being a ton closer once we get to Chicago land. We went to the beach at Ponce Inlet, Downtown Disney and Silver Springs on a field trip with our home school group. Plus, a lot of shopping!! I miss that part the most with my mom:-)


Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and the beach looking for shells and jellyfish!









It was a bit windy so Mom wasn't happy about her hair, but was still willing to get her pic w/ us.




Grandma, Sarah and Me at Downtown Disney by the Rainforest Cafe.



Bryan holding a boa, the parents and grandma, plus the kids in our group to Silver Springs.

2) Sarah had a quiz tournament in Gainsville, FL. Her team received second place again and she was second place high scorer in the beginners division. We are so proud of her and are thankful that the Lord has given her a desire to learn His Word.

3) Sarah and I flew to Chicago to spend a week with Bryan and our church family there. What a blessing it was. We were able to look a few days at about twenty houses, but didn't find THEE one yet...soooooooo, we are going to just be patient and keep looking for the one Jesus wants us to have. So all in all, it was like a vacation as well with lots of loved ones that we've missed dearly.

4) Sarah also finished school right before we left for Chicago so that has been a relief for both of us. Now we can, Lord willing, focus on packing which we have not done yet. Ugh! But I plan on starting today.

5) Bryan has been gone during the last five weeks coming home on the weekends. That has been a huge change for all of us. We are so blessed that he can come home on the weekends and cannot wait until we are all done with the move so we can be together again.