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Wow. Kate just fell asleep and it is the night before the movers show up. My 3 oldest go on a pioneer trek for 3 days in the morning. Maddie said, "Is this the last night in this house for me?" It was weird to say, "yeah. I guess so." I feel like we should do something significant, but what? I have loved this home. It has been the perfect size, location, feel for us. I don't think I would have ever moved or upgraded if we had stayed in Utah.

My house is such a mess right now. DI piles, throwaway piles, piles for the car ride to Cali not to be packed, extra furniture we don't know what we're doing with, clothes clothes clothes to be washed and put away. I'm not complaining, because at least movers are packing all of the boxes and lifting the stuff into the truck. I am SO GRATEFUL for that.

I will just be glad when these emotions get back under control. I've decided it is pretty significant to leave a house, ward, town and state that you have been in for 11 years and raised your kids in. I'm going to let it be significant and be patient with myself for these intense feelings I have.

I am so grateful to my kids for being supportive about this. I know they are scared, Maddie and Ali especially, with no concept of what it is like to move, to start over. I have done it and know that lots of the process is fun....setting up a new house, getting a schedule going, meeting new people. I never had to move in high school though, so I can't help them there much. I will just have to pray for them.

It's just going to be so weird pulling away from this house on Sunday. I wonder what our car ride will be like. Maybe by then it will be exciting. I have no idea.

I don't know what to do to cheer myself up tonight so I can have energy to organize for the movers. It's going to be a late night, I know that much.

OH I have to mention this. My friend, Kimi, hosted an open house for us with my neighborhood last night. It was so awesome. The weather was perfect, and her house is the perfect house for such an event. Lots of people came and enjoyed themselves. My band played for almost two hours at the end. I LOVED it. I will never forget it. I tend to remember my life in moments and that was definitely a moment. SWEET. Pictures to come.

Ok. I'm ready to tackle the house again. I want a smoothie. erin