blogging got put on the back burner for a bit while we lived in that other dimension. not sure where that is, but it didn't feel like real life. i don't think we've quite made it back to the plane we used to be on, but i suspect there is some sort of progress in that direction. i just haven't been able to experience it visually yet.
i haven't thought of school or grocery shopping or blogging or cleaning house or paying bills or talking to recruiters or buying kid clothes or meal plans or weekly schedules or paperwork or birthdays or the upcoming holiday or editing/uploading photos or a MILLION other things i would normally be thinking about. the only thing i have been processing in my pea-sized brain is directions and hotel reservations. we spent 5 days on interstate 40. it was a breath of fresh air compared to the real life we left behind and the real life we will soon have to face. windows were rolled down, feet were on the dash, music was turned up loud, and kids were bee-boppin'. we discovered that cracker barrel can feed a family of six cheaper than anything we've ever found. and now that we're 'cracker-barreled out' i'm definitely looking forward to rediscovering all my kitchen items and finally cooking something again. eating out for 3 weeks is a bit much for my stomach. poor doc M has no kitchen is his abode for the time he's in indiana. but that's a whole separate blog entry in and of itself.
we raced across the 2867 miles to beat our moving truck here. we were told it was landing on sunday, and it pleasantly showed up on saturday afternoon instead. we were glad it was early for sure, but not at all happy that we had to rent a last-minute uhaul because the driver refused to bring the large truck into our development! we had lots of help unloading and the colored dots on all our boxes proved very helpful. i'm not sure where all our belongings will go. there definitely isn't enough space and i can hardly find the carpet anywhere in here, but i suppose we'll find somewhere for it all.
we attended church in our new ward for the first time today. everyone was very friendly and it's a plus that we met some people that completely understand our journey, as they have travelled it also. the doc and luigi will be arising SUPER early to head to the church tomorrow morning. they have to be there no later than 4am to meet everyone and carpool to the area where all the boys will catch the ferry to catalina island for their week of scout camp. after almost 4 months of planning and arranging, the time has finally come!
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Yeah for Catalina! I just went there in February. Of course, I don't think I did anything the scouts will probably be doing. Come to think of it, I was probably on the opposite side of the island they are. Oh well. Yeah anyway! Hope they have a good time.
glad I found your new blog. looks like you are getting settled and all. hope E had a fabulous time on scout camp. mss you guys.
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