Ready to Roll!

Thanks to help from many friends, we are loaded and ready to pull out tomorrow! I'm so glad we ended up getting two 26' foot trucks because we filled them both completely up -- front to back, bottom to top (it's actually a bit embarrassing to see that we have that much "stuff"!).

We have been soooooooo blessed by loving and generous friends here. We had a very nice going away party hosted by Jeff & Erin Lonard last night. It was a special time to see many dear friends. Everyone blessed us with a book full of thoughtful going-away messages and also with a "money tree" (Levi & Caleb thought each of our kids should get one branch of the tree!). We've also had many people stop by our house to wish us well and several dropped off cards &/or gifts. We've been humbly amazed as people's gifts have totalled almost enough to pay for our moving trucks!

Here's our schedule for the next few days:
Monday -- drive to Abilene and stay with Bill & Mary Womack (my mom's sister)
Tuesday -- Abilene to Cortez, CO (750 or so miles -- a long day!)
Wednesday -- Cortez to Boise, ID to stay with my parents (also a long drive)
Thursday -- Boise to Portland, where we'll stay with Troy & Shauna Wagner.

Troy & his dad, Dick, are with us to help drive the trucks. Pray for our safe travels these next days. I'll probably not get back on the internet for a few days.