It is finished. . .

Well, almost. We finished up painting on Wednesday night and neither of us care to see a paint brush or roller for a long time. There are still a couple of bathrooms to paint and a linen closet, but we determined those could wait just a bit and shouldn't take us very long once we get moved in. We had the carpets cleaned yesterday and things look great. The orange shag carpet is still orange (even the best carpet cleaner couldn't take the color out!), but it's very clean and doesn't look so bad (as "not so bad" as orange shag carpet can be). We'll be moving in earnest tomorrow though we've already taken over a ton of boxes and plan on taking more stuff today. We could not have done nearly so much without our church family. They've helped paint, cleaned our house, put contact paper down for us, cooked us meals, and plan on helping us move tomorrow. Various ones have kept the girls for us as it seems I have relinquished my parenting duties this week. As I told Lon yesterday, we could not have asked for a better church family. They take GREAT care of their pastor and his family and we love them greatly.

The girls are excited about moving and are excited about all of the space this new place offers. Lainey came to me the other day and said, with all seriousness, "Mom, I know what song we can sing when we go upstairs." I asked what song she had in mind. She said, "Wee Willie Winkie. Because he runs upstairs and downstairs." Very well then, we shall sing it!

Our internet will be down for the next week beginning this morning so we'll be out of touch for a bit, but we'll try to get pictures posted soon. Now, off to pack . . .Here's hoping I can find everything once we get under one roof.