5 days left

I have 5 days to finish packing everything up and clean the whole house in hopes of getting our deposit back. If you were to walk through my house you would think that I haven't even begun to pack.:sigh: I am having a hard time turning my life here in Michigan into a reality; soon we will be living back in New Mexico.  Not just visiting but settling down and planting some roots. I'm thrilled about this, but it doesn't seem real. At the same time I think how different it is going to be for us. Yes we will be back in the beautiful land of enchantment but it's not "home." It's not Truth or Consequences, it's not our house with our two yorkies.  It will be different. I think it will be a good different but it will take time. Time to find a new place to rent, then to figure out what we are going to do about  school, to find a new church.... I know that God will guide us in the right direction, I know that He will take care of us. Even through all the heart ache that I've been through, and through all the change, I know that God has been working out His plan. I see why He brought us to Michigan and I'm so thankful that He did.
So  the beginning of December we will be starting a new chapter in our lives. We will be staying with my In Laws until we can find a nice place to rent. I'm sad that we are leaving my Brother and his 4 kids. I've grown pretty close to the and I'm the only family my brother has out here. My kids have grown so close to their cousins.  Every time I have been around the I've had to hold back tears. I love seeing my youngest,Ellie, play with her Cousin, Annie. They are only one day apart. I love to listen to their conversations and watch them tromping around the house as if they are in charge!Then you have the two oldest girls, My Abby and Allexia. They are always off doing their own thing. Every once in a while they will grace us with their presence. Then you have the 3 boys.  My Joey is 4, Logan is 5 and Lucas is 6. You will either find them wrestling and rough housing, watching tv, or playing some kind of nonelectrical device.  It's always a full house when we all get together, but there is always a lot of fun as well.

           Abby and Lexi Ages8 and 9                                          

Logan, Lucas and Josiah all on their  game devices

Here is Ellie and Annie celebrating their 3rd Birthday together

Here is the whole crew. So many great memories and even some rough ones :)I love these kids.

This is me and my Brother.It's one of my most favorite memories of us running the 5k Color Run together.