Jeremy left today for Trek.

He's the medical director and I'm the music director.

I leave tomorrow after dropping Benny and Jaycie off at the bus at 4 a.m.

Should be fun!

Pioneer up!  Yeehaw!

Long Day. . .

Today was a long day of cleaning and then meeting with people to sell our home.

It will be a relief when we don't have to do that anymore.

Every day is a run from minute to minute.

I wake with my teeth clenched.  The muscles in my neck and back are getting tighter and tighter.

I could use my Aunt Nancy's massage chair about now.

Luckily, every day gets closer and closer to the eradication of the causes of my major stressors.

With every labor and delivery, my awareness of pain is heightened.  I believe our bodies remember pain and when that same pain comes again, at least my body remembers and reacts.

I've come to the conclusion that my mind is the same way.  Dealing with moving again, the fourth time in four years, my mind remembers the stress all too well.  Even though I try and calm it down, it is on overload.  At least I know it will all be over in about 8 weeks.  

True, that's a little longer than a labor and delivery, but having an endpoint helps.  : )

'Til next time!

Yesterday evening we did a few "last" things with Fiona.

After swimming, we left the Eagle project hat making ladies in our house,

(the goal is 800 by the end of summer - go Michael!)

And took Fiona to In N Out - her favorite besides Canes.

When she first came, the kids and I took her here and told our most embarrassing moments.

During her time with us, she may have added a few more embarrassing moments than the one she shared that first time.
(Benny was at Applause and Jaycie was at Beehive camp being a YCL)

After staying up most of the night,

Benny, Timo and I took her to the airport at 3:30 a.m. this morning.

We will miss this beautiful German girl, but we are not saying goodbye. . . 

only, "See you later. . . Alligator!"

There is no real reason. . .

There is no "real" reason I can't type a few sentences on this thing every day.

I miss being able to look back at our family history that takes place on the blog.

Yesterday, our offer on a house in Missouri was accepted.

The scouts also came over and worked on the Aquanot stuff.

You know your husband loves his calling when he comes inside and asks you to take pictures because 10 teenage boys swimming in the pool is termed as "cute".

And it kind of was.

The house in Missouri has a pool too, I'm sure this kind of thing will continue out there.

Since the hot tub was warmed up, the family stayed out late and enjoyed it.

Too bad we have screamy girls and a neighbor who goes to bed at 7.

It's no fun to get yelled at over the fence.

The house in Missouri is in the middle of 3 acres.

No fences and no neighbors real close to bother.

Phew!