MOVING, MOOOVING

I just read my daughter-in-laws blog, and I sit at this computer now, barely able to see the screen. It was so sweet. It made me come to the realization that I too am moving, she and Todd are moving in our house, and we're moving to the new house that AW has built. The new house is beautiful and great, he did a marvelous job, but I must confess that moving it is a bitter sweet time. We have been in our log home about 24 years.

I told the girls at work I was going to be sad, and they said yeah but it's a brand new house with all new stuff. But it's not my home, it's a house.

I love my log house. It was a dream for AW and me from almost the beginning of our marriage.
We finally built it after several years of marriage. We had scraped along and really lived in some dumps along the way. The 12x60 trailer was rough. (I promised AW I wouldn't complain though, because it was air conditioned.) Todd was about ten when we moved in the log house,
he didn't want to sleep upstairs at first, I think I scared him, when I told him if the house ever caught on fire, he might have to jump out. The fire thing nearly came true one night, when AW tried to clean the fireplace out on his own with newspapers. I might add (don't try this, it is only for professionals. Whew that was scary.

The night Kristen first came to house, AW and I were hanging wall paper. Now Kristen has hung some new wall paper. I knew from the beginning Kristen was the one. Maybe it was our wall paper hanging that she was so impressed with.

Lots and lots of memories, lots of good (pickins) and lots of good times. Not so many people come out anymore, just a sign of the times, we're all way too busy.

A new house will be nice, but it's not home. Maybe it will eventually feel that way, I don't know.

Poor AW, with my mom and dad living at the end of our road now, He stops by their house first before coming home many times and gets fed supper. I really don't know what he'll do. Thank goodness they'll still just be up the highway.

Maybe I'll just go see Todd and Kristen a lot. (not really) I will knock before I come in.

I'm glad Todd and Kristen will be there. I'm glad Jonah and Finley will have lots of room to play. I know they have lots of great times ahead of both them.

So when I say bitter sweet, I mean it. I feel happy for my kids and am tickled that they are
going to be there and live there and it will be their home. But I will probably shed a tear or
two, when I hand over the keys to the new tenants.