moving day- part 1

I had intended for this post to include pictures and details about all the many things that happened last week to make moving day possible. At the moment, I have no energy for pictures. My lower back was begging me to sit down, so here i sit in the corner of the master bedroom in my rocking chair. Our mattresses are propped against the wall. I've managed to get the shoe rack together and put the shoes in their place on it. I've filled the chest of drawers Carson put together yesterday and bags of more clothes sit around it. There are still paint buckets and a piece of scaffolding with tools on it. Several other rooms have boxes which I have begun to sort through. Some of the exciting finds include metal spice tins full of dried herbs from our garden in Tennesee, Carson's Intrepid Traveler mug, some bright colored little bowls that I picked up at Ikea in hopes of one day having a toddler at the table, and the prayer shawl made by some ladies at Westwood that is draped over the rocking chair. I hear the drone of the planer in the front yard where Carson is working on shelves for the pantry. Tonight, for the first time in 1 year, 5 months, and 23 days we will go to sleep in our own place. We are so thankful to all who have let us share their space during this long transition. But, we are excited at the thought that we may now be closer to the end of the transition than the beginning. This is a huge step in settling and means that Carson can stop running himself ragged trying to get us into the house. There is still plenty to do. We have no interior doors. Our closets are just big holes. The kitchen could use some cabinets. And not all of the rooms are painted. But those things can all be done little by little with breathing in between. 

Part-2 with pictures coming soon.