Home

Well, it doesn't feel like home yet, but we are here where we will be living! :)
I wonder how long it will take before we stop referring to Idaho as home?

Yesterday went a little bit better, as I totally vented it all out on the blog the night before. I did not threaten to throw any imaginary friends out the window and leave them on the highway. I did not have to pull the van over on the side of the road and "spare not the rod." There was another one bed and one pullout couch last night in Little Rock, but my sweet hubby got TWO rooms so I could unwind. The boys took one TLF and the girls took the other. I put Kaitlynn on the pull-out, Kaebrie on the floor and took the one bedroom all to myself! Even got to watch my favorite show!

We did not have as long to drive today, so we took our time getting ready and on the road this morning. Filled up with gas at $1.99 per gallon!!!!!! Gotta love that! I think we only drove about 4 hours today. The kids are so tired of being in the car, but overall, they really do travel well.
One big answered prayer for this trip...................... not one barf bag used!!!!!!!! Now, I did use a few orange happy pills (children's chewable Dramamine) during the mountain drives just in case, but what a relief not to have to deal with vomit!!

No flat tires. No broken down vehicles. No getting lost. Nobody hurt. God answered all our prayers and blessed us with a safe and successful journey!

We arrived at MY NEW HOUSE around 4:00. I was a bit nervous. Sam kept asking me if I was nervous and that made me MORE nervous. He was worried I wouldn't like it. I started worrying I wouldn't like it!

Wrong. It was so perfect I cried.

Needs a lot of work!! But it is so wonderful. It feels like a mansion. At one point, I needed the bathroom and couldn't find it! We explored for awhile, the kids totally agreed with the rooms I said they would probably have. We walked the property, Kaebrie played on HER swing set, listened to the bugs and saw nothing but trees. Green trees everywhere. It was SO peaceful!

We came over the the judges house, where we will be staying until our stuff arrives (hopefully Wednesday) and his entire kitchen table was filled with gift baskets. Every child had a personalized bucket with personalized gifts inside. It was like Christmas they were so excited! Sam and I had a big basket full of goodies and gift certificates. We feel loved and spoiled already and we haven't even seen anyone yet!

Tomorrow, my great friend Sarah is coming down from Louisville with her fantastic interior design knowledge and will help us pick out paint colors. I think only one bathroom does not need painting! The church is coming over for a painting party on Monday, so we will see how much we can get done before the furniture gets here. The pink room will be the first to go!!! :)

I am to tired to post pictures right now, but will try and plan on doing that tomorrow. Tonight, every person gets there OWN ROOM and hopefully they can all catch up on much needed rest.

More tomorrow!!!