Recap

We have completed the first phase of our move to Peru. My parents came to Hailey last Friday and were a major help in getting us to the Treasure valley. We spent the weekend packing and cleaning. We managed to fit everything into my dad's truck, horse trailer, Chad's truck and a smaller flat-bed trailer. We left Hailey around 2:00Monday afternoon. When we got to Boise we dropped the kids, cats and my Mom off at my sister's(Donna) house and then took the trucks and trailers to the Phillips'-who are letting us use some of their space for storage. We unloaded and went back to Donna's for dinner and BED.

On Tuesday morning my parents, the kid, the cats and I loaded up AGAIN and headed for Wenatchee. Chad stayed in Boise and will be joining us at Christmas. The drive was the worst ever. What should have taken 7 hours, ended up being a 15 hour drive on wet, snowy, frozen roads- 2 hours of which we were parked on the interstate. The kids did a great job, the cats survived in the back of the truck and we were are all so glad to be home safely.

Chad is staying with his sister(Julie) and spent Tuesday going through all our things to gather what he needs for the next week. He stayed to work. He'll be framing- back to his roots!

I have enjoyed having some time with the kids after such a hectic few days. I have been cooking, getting Christmas letters addressed and making final lists in preparation for Christmas. My mom has a treadmill- which I used yesterday for a much needed run! There is about 8 inches of snow on the ground here, which makes for great sledding- but not my idea of good running conditions.

We will be here with my parents until the 29th- I am still not sure where we are going to be after that. The house we are staying at in Boise is occupied until January 11- so we will either be staying with family in Boise or we may take a trip back to Hailey for a visit.

So- that's where we are. Learning to be flexible, make plans loosely and continuing to trust that God is in control.