...we have been working around the house almost non-stop for the last five days. scrubbing, painting, making repairs, organizing...but it wasn't until i was packing boxes with my friend, stacey, last night that it hit me--we are really moving! we have been talking about the possibility for months and now it is a reality. i've been talking to the boys about moving-only clay is old enough to really understand and ask the tough questions. i've been telling them that we are going to buy a new house but we will take their beds, toys, and we will still have our family. i've been in denial and keeping my self busy, cleaning, packing, planning andy's birthday party, homeschooling--and all this time i've been lying to myself and my boys. over the past four and one half years, this "house" has become our "home"--we have laughed, cried, played many bache ball games, house church, ate many meals together, scratched up ALL of the walls with the light sabers, had many guests, celebrated holidays, poker nights, birthday parties, had two babies, planted a garden and watched it grow! mentally, i am not really allowing myself to face what we are really leaving! lisa said to me the other day that she was talking to stacey and they were sad because they won't get to see our kids grow up. at that moment, i realized that we are leaving behind so many friends we have grown to love and that have loved us like family! we are moving to prescott, az and we have plans to build and sell custom homes to make a living--this will allow more family time, some actual income :) , and a smaller town with a cooler climate in which our kids can be more adventurous outdoors-in the woods! clay is already planning to make more bows & arrows and build a treehouse with his dad! yes, we will make new memories and probably even plant a new garden, but nothing will compare to the memories we have made here in las vegas with our family. we have learned so much about our Father and have a new found love for Him and for this i am forever grateful to each and every one of you!
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