Today I had a shopping day. I have been unpacking boxes constantly and I decided I needed a break. I hadn't done this kind of shopping in a while and I must say it was quite fun. Except for the grocery shopping, I don't enjoy that at all. But after lunch at Fazoli's with my hubby, I ventured out on my own to buy groceries. I ended up at Price Chopper on Hwy 291. When I am shopping at a new grocery store I like to go up and down most of the aisles, just to familiarize myself with the layout of the store. At first it was a little confusing, but by the time I got to the end, I had everything I needed. I only had to go and search for 2 items. I moved TONS of food from Iowa, but I needed to restock on fresh produce, veggies and refrigerator stuff. I'm anxious to begin making meals at home again. It's been a very long time since we were in a routine. I can't tell you how excited Aaron was to see all the groceries. He even hung around a bit to see where they were all put away.
After delivering the groceries home and sitting down for a bit, I headed off to Walmart. I needed curtain rods, curtains, ironing board, baskets, candles, something to put potatoes and onions in, candy for the Fall party at church on Wednesday night, welcome mat, etc., etc., etc. Ok so you get the message, I was all over that store!
That should take care of the shopping for a least a week! :o) Back to unpacking tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
We're officially residents of Indpendence!
Well, this week has been exhausting! We started out last Monday packing for the 2nd truck to leave Iowa on Tuesday morning. Several friends from Des Moines showed up to help us load on Monday afternoon. When they were finished, I still had to pack up my Stampin' Up! room. Dwight and I worked until 12:15 am packing and loading the truck. We got up on Tuesday, took care of a few details at the house and headed to Independence. We arrived about 5 pm to a front yard full of help! What a blessing! They unloaded the fully loaded truck very quickly. After everyone left we decided to check out the DirecTV and AT & T services that were supposed to be hooked up while we were gone. Neither worked properly, so we decided to just call it a day.
On Wednesday I got up and started the monumental task of unloading many, many boxes. With Rachel's help I got the kitchen almost done and most of the living area and our bedroom is done. Aaron worked at his job at the mall everyday last week and found time to get his room done also. Now I just have around 50 boxes left to decide what to do with. My stamp room is next and I'm excited to get that set up. I have lots of wedding things to get started on! Plus there are several ladies here in the church that are excited to "see what I have" for scrapbooking. I think they'll be impressed. Those of you who have seen my stamp room know what I'm saying.
I think my stamp stuff and my Christmas stuff took up half of one truck. Love that stuff though.
Rachel and Mike were here again this weekend. Mike completed the shelves I wanted in the garage. That guy is sure handy to have in our family. He did an awesome job and I can now finish putting some kitchen stuff away.
On Saturday night we went to Ronnie & Suzy's house for a young adult bonfire and hayride. What fun. I wish we could have stayed longer. We stayed long enough for Dwight to roast a hot dog (on his back I might add, because the fire was really hot). Their place is beautiful. We are invited back when we get all settled in. I can't wait to see the inside of their house. Thanks guys for hosting a fabulous activity.
Church today was awesome! Every service feels a little bit more like home. We are so excited about what God has in store for us here at First Assembly!
Please continue to pray with us that the house in Iowa will sell quickly! Thanks Bud, Bill & Donna for keeping an eye on things and for cleaning after we moved out. We appreciate it much!
Tomorrow is a new week. AT & T is coming tomorrow, chimney sweep on Tuesday, more new furniture on Thursday and my goal is to buy groceries and restock my kitchen on Friday. We'll be in touch!
On Wednesday I got up and started the monumental task of unloading many, many boxes. With Rachel's help I got the kitchen almost done and most of the living area and our bedroom is done. Aaron worked at his job at the mall everyday last week and found time to get his room done also. Now I just have around 50 boxes left to decide what to do with. My stamp room is next and I'm excited to get that set up. I have lots of wedding things to get started on! Plus there are several ladies here in the church that are excited to "see what I have" for scrapbooking. I think they'll be impressed. Those of you who have seen my stamp room know what I'm saying.
I think my stamp stuff and my Christmas stuff took up half of one truck. Love that stuff though.
Rachel and Mike were here again this weekend. Mike completed the shelves I wanted in the garage. That guy is sure handy to have in our family. He did an awesome job and I can now finish putting some kitchen stuff away.
On Saturday night we went to Ronnie & Suzy's house for a young adult bonfire and hayride. What fun. I wish we could have stayed longer. We stayed long enough for Dwight to roast a hot dog (on his back I might add, because the fire was really hot). Their place is beautiful. We are invited back when we get all settled in. I can't wait to see the inside of their house. Thanks guys for hosting a fabulous activity.
Church today was awesome! Every service feels a little bit more like home. We are so excited about what God has in store for us here at First Assembly!
Please continue to pray with us that the house in Iowa will sell quickly! Thanks Bud, Bill & Donna for keeping an eye on things and for cleaning after we moved out. We appreciate it much!
Tomorrow is a new week. AT & T is coming tomorrow, chimney sweep on Tuesday, more new furniture on Thursday and my goal is to buy groceries and restock my kitchen on Friday. We'll be in touch!
Friday, October 17, 2008
On The Road Again
We are on the road again. We actually moved this week to Independence. We have one more trip to make on Monday with the 2nd truck and we'll be permanent residents of Independence, MO. We couldn't be more excited. Dwight and Aaron took the first load of stuff down on Thursday. I stayed back at the house in Iowa to clean and keep packing. Dwight called me last night when he got to our house in Independence. There were ladies there cleaning, men working and a beautiful Fall arrangement on the front door to welcome us. We are so grateful for such a wonderful church family. We are blessed.
Here's another example of how good God is. Aaron's last day of work in Iowa was October 10. He went to Independence with us for that weekend. On Monday, October 13 he decided to apply for a job at a few convenient places from where we live. The first application was at a Moments in Sports store in the Mall, which is about 5-7 minutes from our house. He applied there around 2pm. The manager called him about 5 pm and asked him to come to work on October 21. Aaron loves the Lord, prays and reads his Bible everyday and I know the Lord gave him favor. He is always so upfront with people about his availability because he does not want to miss church on Sunday or youth group on Wednesday nights. So Aaron is giving up the Staples uniform and gets to wear his favorite jerseys to work. What a God we serve!
Rachel is surviving her mid-terms this week. She is doing quite well on them and we are so proud of her. We will have some down time in a couple of weeks to get planning on this wedding. They are getting engagement pictures taken in a couple of weeks. They want to use those on the Save the Date cards. So we are waiting a bit to get those out. Rachel and Mike are coming up from Springfield to help us with the unpacking and such. Mike is going to build me a closet in my garage for all my "kitchen stuff" and do a few other things. Mike is such a blessing to our family! He is so willing to help when needed.
Dwight and I are so happy that we are not making 2 trips a week to Independence anymore. At the beginning of this process, staying in the hotel was fun. Now I am excited about staying at home for one week straight. I am even excited about cooking! I can hear the gasps from certain people in Iowa. But I am excited about cooking. All it takes is eating out most of the time for several months to put you in that mood. We'll see how long it lasts.
It was fun to see "the Iowans" last Sunday. It was Pastor Appreciation Day at First Assembly and we had a fabulous day with our church family. They honored us with a gift from the church, other gifts, many cards with kind-hearted messages and a potluck after church on Sunday night. What is a celebration without a potluck! What fun. It was a special day. We enjoyed lunch with the Nail's, Mooney's, Krisinger's, Collings's from Iowa. We had fun catching up at dinner on Saturday night with the Kono's and Nail's. We are grateful for the friends and "family" God has blessed us with along our path of ministry. I have been able to re-c0nnect with families from our church in Illinois on Facebook. I love technology. It rocks. Speaking of technology, here I sit on this computer and I am supposed to be cleaning the house in Iowa. I better get busy.
Till next time . . .
Here's another example of how good God is. Aaron's last day of work in Iowa was October 10. He went to Independence with us for that weekend. On Monday, October 13 he decided to apply for a job at a few convenient places from where we live. The first application was at a Moments in Sports store in the Mall, which is about 5-7 minutes from our house. He applied there around 2pm. The manager called him about 5 pm and asked him to come to work on October 21. Aaron loves the Lord, prays and reads his Bible everyday and I know the Lord gave him favor. He is always so upfront with people about his availability because he does not want to miss church on Sunday or youth group on Wednesday nights. So Aaron is giving up the Staples uniform and gets to wear his favorite jerseys to work. What a God we serve!
Rachel is surviving her mid-terms this week. She is doing quite well on them and we are so proud of her. We will have some down time in a couple of weeks to get planning on this wedding. They are getting engagement pictures taken in a couple of weeks. They want to use those on the Save the Date cards. So we are waiting a bit to get those out. Rachel and Mike are coming up from Springfield to help us with the unpacking and such. Mike is going to build me a closet in my garage for all my "kitchen stuff" and do a few other things. Mike is such a blessing to our family! He is so willing to help when needed.
Dwight and I are so happy that we are not making 2 trips a week to Independence anymore. At the beginning of this process, staying in the hotel was fun. Now I am excited about staying at home for one week straight. I am even excited about cooking! I can hear the gasps from certain people in Iowa. But I am excited about cooking. All it takes is eating out most of the time for several months to put you in that mood. We'll see how long it lasts.
It was fun to see "the Iowans" last Sunday. It was Pastor Appreciation Day at First Assembly and we had a fabulous day with our church family. They honored us with a gift from the church, other gifts, many cards with kind-hearted messages and a potluck after church on Sunday night. What is a celebration without a potluck! What fun. It was a special day. We enjoyed lunch with the Nail's, Mooney's, Krisinger's, Collings's from Iowa. We had fun catching up at dinner on Saturday night with the Kono's and Nail's. We are grateful for the friends and "family" God has blessed us with along our path of ministry. I have been able to re-c0nnect with families from our church in Illinois on Facebook. I love technology. It rocks. Speaking of technology, here I sit on this computer and I am supposed to be cleaning the house in Iowa. I better get busy.
Till next time . . .
Monday, October 6, 2008
Busy Busy Days
Well, time has flown by the last few weeks. Dwight and I have been super busy lately. We are still traveling back and forth to First Assembly in Independence two times per week. In between we are packing the house in Iowa, interviewing for the pastoral positions at church and trying to take care of all the many details of moving.
I'll have to post some pictures soon, because I know you all want to see our house here. Kenny, Renee, Dwight and I spent a few hours in Lowe's today picking out lighting, toilets, paint, ceiling fans, etc. Then we went over to the house to see the brand new CEDAR DECK. It is absolutely gorgeous! A while back Sheila, Renee and I picked out the carpet and wood flooring. People are working so hard to get the house done by the 15th of this month. They are very anxious to get us moved down here. We hope to move on the 18th.
When we drove down on Saturday, Dwight gave me my budget for furniture and we stopped at Nebraska Furniture Mart in Kansas City. He thought we could be done in a couple of hours. Oh my goodness, that store is HUGE! We arrived about 1 pm and left a little before 5 pm. I found everything I "needed". :o) I can't wait to see it in our house.
We have had so much fun getting to know the wonderful people at First Assembly! Thanks to all the people who have taken us out for meals, sent kind emails, and for all your support and kind words these last few weeks.
Aaron was able to attend the youth group here last week and he loved it. His last day at Staples in Altoona is October 10 and he'll be with us all the time. We're excited to get him down here with us. Rachel and Mike are getting engagement pictures taken next Wednesday in Springfield. We'll be busy making all the wedding plans once we get moved. We're excited.
Well, I need to go to bed, I'm exhausted! Till we meet again . . . .
I'll have to post some pictures soon, because I know you all want to see our house here. Kenny, Renee, Dwight and I spent a few hours in Lowe's today picking out lighting, toilets, paint, ceiling fans, etc. Then we went over to the house to see the brand new CEDAR DECK. It is absolutely gorgeous! A while back Sheila, Renee and I picked out the carpet and wood flooring. People are working so hard to get the house done by the 15th of this month. They are very anxious to get us moved down here. We hope to move on the 18th.
When we drove down on Saturday, Dwight gave me my budget for furniture and we stopped at Nebraska Furniture Mart in Kansas City. He thought we could be done in a couple of hours. Oh my goodness, that store is HUGE! We arrived about 1 pm and left a little before 5 pm. I found everything I "needed". :o) I can't wait to see it in our house.
We have had so much fun getting to know the wonderful people at First Assembly! Thanks to all the people who have taken us out for meals, sent kind emails, and for all your support and kind words these last few weeks.
Aaron was able to attend the youth group here last week and he loved it. His last day at Staples in Altoona is October 10 and he'll be with us all the time. We're excited to get him down here with us. Rachel and Mike are getting engagement pictures taken next Wednesday in Springfield. We'll be busy making all the wedding plans once we get moved. We're excited.
Well, I need to go to bed, I'm exhausted! Till we meet again . . . .
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