Thursday, August 21, 2014

Happy Helpers

With awesome help from these 6 children, I was able to bring in boxes from the garage, unpack and break down the boxes.
They worked so well and we accomplished a lot.
They enjoyed being able to FINALLY eat lunch at the counter.
It's taken me all week to get it cleaned off with all the boxes and things to unpack and put away.
 
We went back to the County Fair this afternoon to see the animals.
But the kids just wanted to ride more rides.
 
Joyanne made a delicious dinner of homemade Fetticini.
It was scrumptious.
 
I miss my Prince Charming!
It's lonely to be in a new place with 6 kids.
I can't wait until Sunday Evening when I get to see him again.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Tremonton County Fair

The Tremonton Parade turned out better than we expected.
There were lots of floats and LOTS of candy.




Yay for the pioneers!

 
The kids were so excited and anxious to ride the rides.
Every ride was only 1 ticket.



 
Joyanne, Noah and Hiram sure loved the Fireball. 

 
We had to ride the Carousel for Grant.
It's his favorite! 


 
Storm clouds gathered in and nearly rained us out. 
 
But we stuck through the rain and waited.
While we waited for the rain to stop we ate our snacks.
Joyanne and Noah were so excited to be able to ride the Spin Top before we left. 

 
We sure miss Daddy, who's back in Vernal working.
We had fun enjoying the biggest event of the year in Tremonton.


Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Raking A Lot

There's so much to do to get a new home up and running.
The kids were great in getting chores done today.
Our home looked a bit better.
I made one more shopping trip into Brigham City and finally got a washing machine pan so I could finally do some much needed laundry.
 
The kids finished raking the backyard.
I can't wait to mow it and get this dead grass some water!

So they earned a movie ("Tarzan") and popcorn with M&M's.
What a treat!
It was nice and relaxing for me too.


Monday, August 18, 2014

Getting It All Done

Today I was wishing there was more than one of me.
With a garage full of boxes, a house littered with boxes and stuff, and a yard in need of dire attention, I struggled to get it all done.
I took a deep breath and dug in.
Not one box got unpacked, but the front yard got raked with help from all the kids.
Instead of unpacking, we got the kids registered for school, visited the library and did some shopping.
Days like this make snuggling down in bed luxurious. :)

Sunday, August 17, 2014

First Sunday

We went to church in our new ward.
Everyone was so friendly.
As I exited church, I literally got stopped by everyone I saw as they introduced themselves.


We loved having Wanita, Marissa and Jasmine visit us in our new home.
They were able to experience our 2nd night in the house with us.


 
Our entertainment for the day was hiding and playing in the empty boxes.
 
Finding the board games and card games was fun too.

Unpacking is so much easier and fun than packing.
Every time we open a box, it's like Christmas or a Birthday with a present inside. :)

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Kitchen Done

I woke up this morning and dug through the over 20 boxes and bins of kitchen supplies.
I put away food, dishes, and cleaners.
It took me all morning and a bit into the afternoon, but I made it.
My poor kids were bored after a couple of hours, but they hung in there while I worked.
 
The nice thing about renting is we found a few things that need fixing and work, but we don't have to pay for it.
The bad thing is we have to wait until someone does come and fix it.
 
We like our home.
The neighbors are nice and before we had even opened the U-Haul truck, we had neighbors introducing themselves and asking how they could help.
With a teenage boy, a young father, and an elder gentleman and his wife we unloaded the U-Haul 20 foot truck, a 6 foot trailer, a 13 foot trailer and the back of the truck in just over 2 hours.
They even rounded up a piano dolly to get our 1911 piano safely into the house.
 
Daddy-O returned to our Vernal home and picked up the remainder of our stuff.
He was on the road for about 9 hours.
He unloaded the trailer and truck and then immediately got to work on beds, setting up TV's, and helping where things needed to get done.
 
Tonight our next door neighbors helped us return the U-Haul and showed us around town a bit.
My sister-in-law and her 2 kids showed up to help out.
My kitchen was in such decent order that I made a Spaghetti dinner.
Quite an adventure to try to seek out the bed sheets, towels, toothbrushes and other things we need to survive and live. :)


Friday, August 15, 2014

We Made It!

We made it to Tremonton.
The trailer I was pulling got a flat tire on it, but prayers made it all work out.
 
I'll update tomorrow.
I'm so exhausted tonight.
Moving is hard work.