We made it....finally!

We actually arrived very late on Saturday, but time has passed by so quickly since then. Moving reminded me why I don't like to move. Lee had to start his job about 3 weeks before we moved, so he really wasn't around to enjoy all the packing that was involved, but he helped TONS when we arrived.:) He returned home on Thursday morning, and took his last final! Yay! Then we packed, and sorted,etc....Friday we picked up the moving truck, and started loading it up with the wonderful help from fellow ward members.

Friday night was Lee's graduation(which I plan to post about later). We woke up very early on Saturday, and the BIG move began. We had lots of help from the EQ, and the sister missionaries were kind enough to come and help as well. THANK YOU! Once the loading was complete,(we had to give away so much stuff), we cleaned up the house. We realized we were going to have to leave some stuff in the garage, and come back for it later.(Which Lee did yesterday). We gathered the cats, which took some time, and then loaded up. Unfortunately, and truck wouldn't start. How anti-climatic!

We called the moving company and they sent a repair man to fix it. It was bitterly cold in Ohio, and the diesel engine did not like it at all! That put us behind a good 2 hours, so we didn't get to Morgantown until about 9pm. We unloaded until we reached our mattresses, and then crashed about midnight.

After church the next day, the wonderful ward members in our new ward stopped by and helped us unload the truck. So helpful! We ate dinner at one of their houses, since I still hadn't found dishes.:)

Now we have been trying to organize the house, and unpack. Which I have decided it is as bad as packing. Especially the week before Christmas. Luckily Lee's job let him have more days off then we were expecting, and he didn't have to return to work until tonight. That is right he has to work nights! Blah! Those days off were great, and he helped so much getting things put together for our family. Lee will have to work Christmas eve, and Christmas but we expected that being the new guy and all. His boss will try to work him close to home so he can come home between shifts, but this rig is almost 2 hours away. To far to come home between shifts, so we will drive up there on Christmas to spend some time with him. We miss him already!

The townhouse is great. The fridge/freezer wasn't working, but that is now fixed, and the hot water is working now as well.(Nothing like a cold shower):)


I hope your Christmas is grand, and I will try to post some pictures and update some more later! Merry Christmas.

What Shall We Give?

Mara's special Day!

Mara was baptized on November 27th. We had 20 people here for Thanksgiving this year, so we opted to do the baptism at the same time. It was so beautiful. Mara sang a duet with her Dad, and it turned out so amazing. She loved her princess dress, and thanks to her Aunt Shannon, her hair was gorgeous as well.

She loves being pampered, and she loved her special day. She was so excited to be baptized. She has been waiting for this day for awhile.:)

We had to get a fun picture with all the cousins that came. As you can see, the girls were slightly outnumbered. Mara is so beautiful. I think I will have to look all the doors, and buy a shotgun when she is older.
I love this picture with her brothers. I might be biased, but I think I have really good looking children.

Wild and Wonderful West Virginia

It is official! We are moving to Morgantown, WV. We have know about Lee's new job for quite awhile, but finally had the location this week! Lee will be working for Horizon Well Logging, LLC. He will be graduating December 17th, and we leave Dec. 18th. (Hopefully):) I am so glad that Lee will be done with school. Yay! We are very excited for this new adventure, and we hope that all goes well with the move. We are still trying to figure out housing, but we are confident that will happen soon. We welcome any visitors, as usual. Don't worry, I still won't be converted to country music. :)