Where do I start???

Wow!!! Moving has been quite challenging. We are moved, but not real settled. The house we are renting really has no storage, so it is hard to put things away. Plus we don't want to be in this house a long time, so I hate to even try to put much away. Hopefully we'll find something more permanent soon...

Here's a small (very small) rundown of our first few days in Minden:
1. lots of tears the first night here. tears for leaving imperial, leaving our friends, leaving our friends & when can we get a new house cuz this one smells funny
2. brad, can you fix the tub spout? it's broken
3. brad, can you fix the sink drain? i broke it trying to put the trash can under the sink
4. call the landlord, the garage door is broken, the shower leaks, the bathroom sink leaks, the AC leaks
5. make a trip to the library. disaster. kids fighting. only 2 movies at a time. 5 kids fighting over who gets to choose movies. cooper taking all his clothes off & crying when i'm trying to get him dressed again. librarians not overly friendly to this wild new family in town.
6. mommy crying on the way home from the library saying, "how are we going to make friends if you guys act like that???"

I visited the doctor's office this morning. Nice place. I told them they'd probably be getting to know us well with our large family. I have STREP throat!! Ouch is all I can say. It's been a long time since I had that. Pray no one else gets it. It's hard to not pass illnesses around in our family.

It's been nice being closer to my parents & my brothers' families. We've gotten to spend some time with them already. There is a pond right across the road from our house that the boys fish in nearly every day. They catch quite a bit, too.Right now the kids have the little pool out back with about 5 frogs in it & 2 turtles. Oh, make that 1 turtle. Cooper let one go this morning.

Speaking of reptiles. How is it that I can live in Imperial for 10 years & not see a SINGLE snake in the yard & I live here for 2 weeks & see 3 snakes in 1 day??? I know, I know, it's because of the pond across the road. I told Brad that should have been a pre-requisite of moving to another town that we check & see how many snakes are around. Just something to think about for the future. My blood pressure & heart rate are rising just thinking about them...As long as they stay OUTSIDE I'll be OK.

We had a great time in North Platte this last weekend with Brad's family. We celebrated his mom's birthday & Parker's birthday.

All in all, the move has gone well. We miss Imperial & our friends there for sure though. Thank you for your prayers & notes of encouragement.