An All Around Update

So we have done nothing super exciting that deserves one post, but we have lots going on....

Our house is still in escrow, although things are on schedule, I feel as if it has been months since the offer was accepted by both parties, and the house went into escrow. We are nearing the end though, appraisal has been finished, and the underwriter is working on loan docs for us to sign so any day now we will sign those, and the end will be in sight. YEAH! Cause living in a one room, with a small bathroom, hotel is getting quite annoying and cramped. One day I will take a picture of what it looks like around here when it comes nap time or bedtime. We have tents set up every where so kids can sleep and the world not end. Also some of you maybe dieing to see the house, well tomorrow I am going to make a new video, cut into smaller sections, in hopes to get it uploaded. So look for that.

Isaac is doing great considering, well considering he is Isaac. He loves that we have cable here, and that he gets to watch TV more than, well I would admit. We do try to go to the park, but it is hard since John generally has the car. One day we did decide to walk to the park, but that ended with Isaac punching a kid square in the nose three times, before I could haul him out of there so fast. This was hard by the way, I was pushing Noah in the stroller, with Isaac potato sacked over my shoulder, as he was kicking and screaming I play park. It was very embarrassing. I thought someone might think I was kidnapping him. But he is learning lots of new things. Since Noah goes to bed, and nap about an hour before he does we sit down with flash cards. He now knows a square, circle, triangle, and a star. And today, it was beyond what I thought he could do, but he made a triangle and circle with toys on the floor. And then told me look triangle, circle. WOW!! Along with red, (every other color is green-blue or green-yellow, go figure??) He can now also identify every picture on the front of the ABC flash cards that we bought. I figured it might be easier for him if I said Apple begins with A. He can also count out 10 things. He can't just count to 10, but because of a wonderful book my mother-in-law gave me he can count 10 things, and he loves to do it.

Noah is almost crawling. I have seen him hit stages that I NEVER saw Isaac do, since Isaac sorta crawled for a month, I take that as a good sign that crawling is just around the corner. I always joked that he would probably learn to crawl in the hotel and think that joke might actually come true. As many of you may have noticed in pictures, he has some crossed-eyes going on. Well we talked to his DR about this when we had his 6 month check-up and she sent us to the Eye DR. We saw him today, and I am very glad of a couple of things: 1. Good insurance that is going to pay for the surgery that he is likely to have, and 2. my sister bracing me for the fact that he might have to have surgery. The idea of surgery never even crossed my mind, glasses yes, eye exercises yes, but surgery no way, until Karen mentioned that, that is what her daughter needed to correct a similar issue. We have a meeting with the surgeon that will perform the surgery if he thinks it is needed on Mar 31st. The Dr we saw today, an old guy, very funny, cute old guy (in the way old people are cute) said that he would do surgery, but he is too old to operate anymore, so this Dr would do it, but he doesn't operate on any one until he sees them and says yes they need surgery. So after that consultation we will know if and when it will happen. The idea of surgery on my little baby kinda scares me. Putting anyone under is scary, but a 7 month old? The Eye Dr today said they did this surgery on babies as young as 2 weeks old 30+ years ago when he did surgery. So I guess many have gone before Noah and many will go after him, but WOW!! Still scares me!

John is doing well in his class. But he is still studying from dawn til dusk these days. Which makes for very lonely nights with the computer. I miss him terribly, and he is in the same room as me. HEHE!! Because I am bored, cabin fevered, and lonely I plan lots of trips to see that family that is so close. We just went and visited my sister and will visit my grandparents this weekend. John has a test every Monday or Tuesday so that makes the days leading up to those days very stressful for everyone, so it is better for us to leave him, so the kids don't make too much noise, or I am not too much of a distraction.

Well until next time, I hope you are all well and happy. I miss you all so much. I hope that WA, OR, HI, and other parts of the world are treating you all well.

I CAN!!

So after my disastrous trip out with both boys oh so many months ago, (remember the one with walmart, the lost ID, grocery shopping and coming home, 6 hrs later, falling asleep before putting all the food away.) I have not ventured out much with both boys by myself, well actually I never did in Hawaii again, it gave me anxiety to me honestly. But since our time here at the hotel I have begun to do it more and more. And I am learning that I CAN do it. It helps tremendously that Noah is alot older, and can sit in the cart at the stores. And that Isaac amazing has grown up some. Like the other day we walked to the store and he walked and LISTENED!! WOW!! I whole new Isaac. So today I took both kids to the grocery store all by myself. It was actually kinda funny since I got one of those carts that are a rocket, Isaac was so excited that he got to steer, but was not excited that Noah was excited to sit next to him. All I heard the entire time, "Mama, NOAH!!" Noah was touching him, leaning on him and even took his apple. (Isaac had picked up as we were in the produce area, without my knowledge, and tried to eat.) But the thing that helps the most, not having an hour roundtrip drive to the store. It was so nice to feed Noah before we went, get Isaac a snack, and a drink and be on our way. I was able to get all the shopping done without needing to stop to feed Noah. Which was always the hardest part to be honest. Isaac always wants/needs something when I am feeding Noah, then everyone starts crying, and I start feeling the anxiety creep in. (Crying is so hard for me, I feel like I am failing at being a Mom). See the thing is after that frightful day oh so long ago, John did all the shopping for the house. And as we were preparing to leave Hawaii, I would tell some people that I was terrified from John to go to school in Mississippi next month, cause guaranteed I would need to do some shopping in the 25 days that he is gone. But now I have a renewed confidences that I CAN do this. I CAN take both kids to the store and be successful!! This post might seem silly to some of you that have like 500 kids, and do it all the time. But today as I returned from my confidence boosting grocery shopping trip I began to wonder what else I put on hold for fear of failing or feel as if I failed. So I decided that I am going to reevaluate what my goals are and where I am going and doing with my life. Because I now know I CAN do anything...ok maybe not everything yet, but I know I can move forward with life at this time because I CAN and so can you!!

Happy 2nd 25th Birthday

So today I turned 25 for the second time. Ever since I turned 20 (oh so long ago) I have a hard time getting "older". (**Disclaimer: others that are older then I am, I strangely don't think you are old at all**) So this year I celebrated my 25th Birthday for the second time. (I made a decision this year, I AM NOT GETTING ANY OLDER STOMP STOMP STOMP!!!) It has been a wonderful day though. John loves and spoils me so much. HE made me breakfast in bed from Denny's. (Hey give him a break we do live in a hotel :) ) And tryed to take me to my favorite restaurant, but it was a 45-60 min wait, and with two kids, not going to happen. But we did go to TGI Friday's and we remember why we don't go there. Then he bought a cake and sang Happy Birthday to me. He also bought me wonderful gifts, always nice to be showered with gifts. He got me Punch! Home and Landscape Design software, which I am so excited about, because I now can plan how our new home will look, where the couches, beds, and tables will go along with the color of the walls. I had been trying to find a free thing online with all those features, but I had no such luck. So John surprised me and bought me one YEAH!! Also a 100,000 computer games, which is something that I normally wouldn't not play that much, I normally have way too much stuff to do, but being in the hotel with quiet hours after 8pm (since Isaac sleeps not 4 feet from us) and John studies from dawn to dusk, I find myself quite bored. So it will be well used these next few weeks. Also (I know there's more!!) He bought me this...

My friend Whitney has a similar one, that I was telling John I "needed" cause it has so many practical uses (lazy susan type server with bowls) and Whitney and her sister-in-law were helping me in the persuasion, but John kept telling me no, not until pampered chef sells one. (Since I sell PC, I am not allowed to buy any kitchen stuff unless PC sells it.) But anyway when he was at Costco buying me something else he saw this at 75% off. I guess the bottom has a chip in it. Well guess what I couldn't see it when I looked. So I am so excited to serve someone on it. Taco Salad, Tostada, Salad, Dinner anyone?

And last but not least, this wonderful pack of card stock that Costco was selling, and I told John I "needed" it cause well lets face it, a scrapbooker can never have too much paper! I love all the gifts that John got me.

He truly does spoil me. I love him so much. And I am so happy that he got on the same bus that I was on that day. And the finally called me and the rest well is history. But the card he gave me tells it best so :

From the first time we met,

Something wonderful and unique

Reached out and drew me

To you Completely

My Friend, My partner,

The Love of my Life

He truly does complete me. I miss him so much when he is not around, he is the first thought in my mind when I wake up and the last before I fall asleep, and he is truly the man of my dreams. Thank you so much John for making me feel special on my 25th birthday again!!

Our New Ward

So today we attended our new ward. We were so excited to see who our new ward family would be that we could hardly wait. We arrived early at church, and I would probably say like 7 or 8 people came up to us and asked about us, where are you from? what brought you here? how long will you be here? were the very common questions that we answered over and over excitedly. Oh our ward is so nice, and friendly. We did get a touch of the islands as one brother stood up and said talofa! I smiled largely at the warmth that gave me. I left with 3 phone numbers, and one duplicate, that sister just really wanted to make sure I could get a hold of her. Such a cute lady. Oh it was so nice to feel so welcome, so quickly. The bishop came up to us and told us of all the fun that is in store for us in the next couple of months in activities, and such. I would say that I probably met over half the ward today. On the young couple front thou, not many. Lots of well seasoned people and some younger people with larger families (only mention that they had larger families, cause that generally means, married long, and a tad older then ourselves.) But either way a nice new welcoming ward to take us under their wings; to guide, mold and help us on our way.

Just so you know that Isaac was, well Isaac at church today. Loud in sacrament and violent in nursery. We were standing in the foyer after church talking to the bishop, and I heard the lady next to me say "kicking is not nice" I looked down to see Isaac kicking another little kid, I promptly made him apologize, and I scowled him. Then the lady said "It's OK I got to know Isaac in nursery today." Which leads me to believe that he was the same kinda Isaac that Sarah and the other nursery leaders know so well.

The Wonders of Living Close to Family

We are very excited about the fact that we live within a few hours drive of alot of family. My sister and brother and their families live about 2-2.5 hours east of us, and my grandparents, and uncle live 3.5 hours south, and I have other family scattered all around Cali. And John's parents and almost his entire family only live 12 hr drive north. Now many may say, WOW that is a long way to drive, well it is if you are use to only drive 1.5 hours to anything on one island. But the mainland is great in its mere fact that you can drive for hours and hours and not see the same stuff over and over again. Well we in our short month here have seen almost all of the families that live within a days drive of here. As well as some friends. And it has been nice. We stayed with my sister in her LOVELY (well that might be an understatement, but no words to describe her wonderful new home) new home. And my brother came over for dinner, we plan to see my grandparents in the next few weeks as well. But the majority of our time on the mainland was spend either in tiny hotel rooms, or up at John's parents house. It was wonderful to see all of John's family, well almost everyone. John has not seen his parents in 18 months, I saw them this summer, but it was a wonderful time. Some of the siblings all went to the Hands-On Science museum, which was fun. And a great place to get some energy out. Papa and Gramme took the kids to the Wildlife Safari, I think that is what is was call, it was a drive thru zoo basically, while John and I had a much needed night away. We stayed at this wonderful resort that we traded our timeshare in for, and then gave the rest of the week to Jacob and Angie and their family, since they live near the resort. All-in-all it was a great week. We ended up leaving a few days early so we could get things into motion with the house, but we had a wonderful week. Here are some of my favorite pictures of our travels to visit family this past month.
**Pictures are backwards in events**

Isaac and Noah with Great Grandma Sally

Playing at GGrandma's

Hangin' Out

Noah was there too

Monkeyin' Around

The Driveway to Gramme and Papa's

Taylor at the Science Place

Thomas and Dad (Jonathon) at Science Place

The Ward's at the Science Place

The WHOLE family that went

Katie, Jonathon, Thomas and Allie spinning around

Levi, Jordan, and Taylor

Electrofing Hug

WOW!! Alley is shocking

Of course Noah was there too

Isaac loved that robot that told you all about the Science Museum

Bubbling PersonalityInside the bubble

Levi trying to be cool (HEHE just like Levi always is)

Thomas spinning

Jacob and Angie came to visit us too...

Isaac being tortured by Uncle Jacob

We still got a picture of you KatieRough Housing with Austin

Watch out he is getting ready to charge

Grammie spoiled the kids agian. (Thanks!)

Flying away...

The bird was nibbling on his ear

Listening for a heart beat in Grammie's foot, I guess Zac didn't teach him where his heart is.

YeHa

The lady that helped John so she could get help

Beautiful skies

We stopped to help an older couple that got their chains stuck.

Playing around at Karen's

Isaac's new best friend. Every kid that played with Isaac after this was Jordan.

The neverending game of Life

Kaley, Me, and Brittany

Kaley, Cris, and Brittany

Isaac playing with Caleb

Isaac loved all the cousins and uncles that he got to rough house with. It has been truly wonderful spending time with family and friends.

WE'RE HOME!!!

So after weeks of looking, and looking, along with offer after offer! And after hundreds of "We're Home" shouted from Isaac's mouth. ONE has been accepted and is now is escrow!! We should actually get to move in around Apr 3. Our new home is pretty new it was built in 2006 and is 2026 sq feet. It is three stories, 4 bedrooms and 4 baths. I did get the large master bedroom and bathroom I wanted, but I did not get as large of a kitchen as I had hoped, but it is still fairly large and it has a built in hutch in the dinning room, so atleast I have lots of cupboards. I know that I promised many of you video, but the video that we took is too large to upload anywhere that I have found. So when we get a chance we will go back and make a video again, split up into smaller portions. So soon I promise.

The Roller Coaster Ride

We have had our ups and downs and we have only been here in CA since early Monday morning. We left LATE on Sunday and tried to sleep through the flight. But both kids woke up in the middle, probably due to some WONDERFUL turbulence, which John loved as well. So John and I got very little sleep. When we got to the Oxnard Airport we found out that the lost a bag, at first we thought oh no big deal, until we realized it had all the kids extra clothes, and the bumbo, OOPS!! But we did get upgraded for FREE to some Cadillac looking thing, fits right in here. We decided to try to check into the hotel earlier and shower. Then start our day. We went and looked at about 7 houses, all which were AWFUL!! Many I wouldn't even let my worst enemy live in, not that I have many of those, but they were just ran down, cupboards falling off, and holes in walls bad. Most were alot smaller than we could even try to cram all of our stuff in. I was so discouraged. When we got home and looked at the houses that the realtor had emailed us for the next day, I was discouraged and overwhelmed even more. I didn't even know where to start, or even to look, there were 60+ houses, and many looked like they were in the same kinda shape as the ones we had looked at earlier that day. Plus on top of this, our realtor, which is filling in for our normal realtor, who had to go out of town unexpectedly, is really really busy, and only had a few hours each day to help us. Well this ended up working out for us on Tuesday (Day 2 of house hunting), we decided that we would narrow down the houses according to sq footage, knowing that our last house was 1250, and knowing that we needed more than that. So we cut those out before anything else. Then about 1pm we decided that we would drive around to all the other house on the list and cut out the ones that were in bad neighborhoods, and looked awful from the outside. This worked out great, cause the kids slept (since on Monday half the issues were kid related) and we walked around and peeked in all the windows. Then our list was narrowed down to a few with the realtor. WAY WAY easier with the kids. Also we got this got opportunity. Well it may be an opportunity. This older lady that is LDS is trying to sell her house, and it is not really even getting any offers. The house is out of our price range by $60,000. But our realtor is going to try to work some magic and see if she would let, this other LDS family that is trying to start their family have a great deal. Well its a long shot that is for sure, but we met here and she was a really nice lady, so who knows, but either way, we did see a few houses that we liked. The one that we liked the best so far, so does everyone else, it has 3 other offers, so we will see! But either way day 2 was a bit nicer and less frustrating. So we will see about day 3, today. I will keep you posted and I will one day post pictures of the houses we like.

The Things...

I will miss...

1) great friends=great times and great laughs
2) lots to do, and all so close
3) wonderful weather year round
4) Driving by the place where we started it all

that I will NEVER!! miss...

1) Sitting in TRAFFIC for 2 hours to go 30 miles
2) Bugs and birds in stores and people thinking that this is normal
3) Critters that creap and crawl in every nook and cranny
4) Price Gouging of everything from gum to milk.

That I will never understand...

1) Why Hawaii pays policemen to stand out construction site, to do nothing
2) Why 10 police cars pull over one person
3) Why people hang out in Parking lots
4) Why people drive slow on the Freeway or don't know how to MERGE


Tonight I went out with the girls to have one last "Girls Nite Out" It was alot of fun. I don't know if I have laughed so hard in my life. We started out at the Pearl Highlands Food Court (Yes that food court Whit). We all had our dinners from various venders and eat and talked until our 7:20 showing of Bride Wars started. OH!! was that funny. I am a firm believer that movie company makes that movie good or not. And my company was great. We laughed through the entire movie. When were just having too much fun to let the night end, we decided that we want ice cream, after discussing a few options we settled on the Walmart McD's up the street. This is where the evening got the funniest. We sat and laughed until most of us cried until 10:00 or so. I am sure that the employees where like be quiet and LEAVE!! But we didn't. There were some amazing quote from the nite, everything from "so-and-so has crabs" to "yes this is my sidewalk, one day you will be cool enough to have your own". As I drove back to my hotel, with no traffic may I add, I began to think of my time here. Hawaii is a special place from me. This is were I grew up, not actually growing up, but this is where I emotional grew up. Hawaii has shaped me into the person that I am today. This is also a place that is so special to John and I. This is where we started, where we met, then came back to start our marriage, and our lovely family. This is the place that John got baptized, and where we went to the temple. When this move thing first started I thought I would never miss Hawaii, but as I think about it, there is lots I will miss. This place will always be special to me. It will always hold a place in my heart.

Thanks to everyone who has made my time here amazing and wonderful. Thanks to the wonderful friends that I made that were like family here. Thanks to all the wonderful lessons I learns and the milestones that I have reached here. I have lived in Hawaii 1/3 of my life, and I will miss parts of it.

Checking Out and Checking In

So we are finally all checked out of our house in Ewa Beach and checked into "home" for the next 5 days. We are staying at the Embassy Suite Hotel, courtesy of the US Navy, it is a nice place with two queen beds, in one room, and a sitting area in another. Isaac was so funny, when we got here, he just wanted to go to bed, and it was only 6pm. But our day was not over yet. Our day started alot earlier than that and was so crazy busy. After loading all our luggage in our TINY car last night John and I went to bed SUPER late. And then my day started at 6:30, same as always, with waking twice in the middle of the night (both children now decided to wake up at different times since the movers came, thanks!) I remopped, and recleaned the entire 1250sqf house again. I was so afraid that we would not get all of our deposit back, which I am not really sure why, since we only lived there 6 months! But anyway, I cleaned and cleaned all day. Our check out was a 3pm. By 3:05 she was done with the walk through, by 3:15 we had our check out paperwork signed and ready to leave. (Just I side note, and an irking one at that, I spend 4 days cleaning, she take 5 mins to walk through GRR!!) Then we went to drop of the modem and wait in line for 45 mins. Then to wait in traffic for HOURS!! I will NOT miss that at all. We finally got to the hotel at 6 pm. 3 HOURS LATER!! But our night was not over. We needed to renew our temple recommends, and tonight was the only time with the stake, so we quickly got changed, and got back in the car to wait in traffic some more, and then wait on the stake meetings. WOW!! Alot of waiting tonite. But either way we are checked out and checked in.

Just a side note. OH how grateful I am for chairs, tables, and couches. 4 days without them will make anyone grateful. Drawers and closets are nice too, lamps and a microwave will come in handy thats for sure!!

Judging the New President

I was reading this article from CNN that stated that many believe President Obama will be judged differently, because he is BLACK. Now I don't agree with this at all, as does 61% of white people. Now I think that many did vote for him because he is black, black and white alike. My personal opining (and it is just that) is that many white Americans voted for him because they were afraid to look racist to others. Now I personally think that he will be judged on what he does and how well he does it. Not by the color of his skin. The article quoted many other first African Americans, the first fighter pilot in WWII, and the first African-American admitted to a decorated university, and the stated that he would be held to a different standard because they were. Well DUH!! It was a different time, a different setting. That were long time ago, racial differences have come a long way since then. And since I am on a tangent now, and it is all flowing out, I personal think that African-Americans some how make race a big deal. I don't really care if someone is yellow, black, purple, red, white, brown, or polka dotted. (Well maybe if they were polka-dotted, cause they might have chicken pocks or something, but you get the point.) But political correctness makes things hard. I have to make sure I call them African-American, and not black. Although they can call me WHITE!! From now on please call me Euro-American!! The article mentions how Obama needed to be perfect to be elected. PERFECT!?!?! Last I checked we weren't even sure if the President had a valid Birth Certificate!! Perfect? Now ask yourself this... there is a man John works with who cannot get a sercurity clearance because his family is from Kenya, so there are certain jobs that he can't hold in the military, but the now Commander and Cheif, the leader of that same military has family from Kenya too, but he has the highest security clearance!!! So why is that? They mention that McCain had ties to a man who was accused of anti-Semitism. Obama's Rev said many racists, anti-American, on TV, in front of MILLIONS!! Not to mention his lovely wife's comments about how is was finally proud to be an American!! It also talks about how even the most progressive thinkers, and open minded supporters still will hold Obama to a different standard. And that they would probably cross the street if they saw a young black man walking down the street, all because of stereotypes. Now I am not innocent of stereotypes, if I claimed to be, I would be a liar. But my stereotypes are more like if that man wears a nice clothes are not. Still a stereotype I know, but it has nothing to do with the color of his skin. And to be HONEST if I was alone I would probably cross the street no matter who was on the street with me, just out of pure caution. The last bone I have to pick with the article was the very last sentance "If the president was Jesus Christ, '' Jefferson said, "they would still debate if he's qualified." EXCUSE ME!!! Didn't they have that debate anyway, about the real Jesus Christ!!! And if one more person compares him to the Savior of the World, or even the Free America, I think I might scream!!!

ANYWAY (sorry lots of built up feelings about the things people are saying about him and this country!)...I will not judge the President different cause is HALF African-American, I will judge him on what he does, or doesn't do in office. How well he handles things with congress, and how well he protects this country, and its people. I mean protect in a board sense, from everything from morals to actual safety. But either way I could care less about what color he is. And I personally think that it is RACIST to keep mentioning that he is BLACK!!!

3 Movers, less than 5 hours

So my whole house is packed. Nothing in it except what we are taking with us on the plane. And it seems surreal. We have been working towards this day for days, if not weeks, or maybe even months and it is finally here. It took the moving company less than 5 hours, with 3 mover to pack everything that we own, and we hold dear into crates and leave with a loaded truck. Now my family naps on the floor, in closets and well the suitcases (years of deployments will teach you interesting things)

Our move is nowhere near over, but it is started that's for sure. We stay here at the house until the 27th then on to the hotel. And we will actually leave HI on Feb 1 at 945pm HST. Oh the excitement is building, I can hardly wait to move to the next chapter of life.

Sheila, at this time know that I am thinking and praying for you and Jeff. All will be ok, I am sure that it all happened fast, and you barely had to time prepare yourself for the surgery to remove his appendix, but know that we are there in spirit with you. LOVE YOU!!

In the WInter of Change

Like others that I know I have mixed feelings about the 44th President, Barack Obama. I disagree with him on so many policies, and didn't vote for him because of that. But I don't want to be like so many where to Bush. John and I called them "Bush haters", those that hated Bush before he ever did anything. But I am not willing to give our new President a holiday yet like Marion, AL. Let us see him DO something first before we start taking the day off because of him. I am proud of this country and how far we have come with our racial differences, yes he is half black and because he looks it, may of seen some discrimination in his life time. BUT let us also remember that he grew up in a white privileged family, attending one of the best schools in Hawaii, as well as other great schools in America, it is not like he grew up in Harlem.

But on this day that he takes office, I want so bad for him to be the right thing for this country. We are in need of good leadership and some of the things that he has promised for this country will be wonderful, and I hope with all my American mite that he succeeds at them because my American way of life depends on it. But some of the things he wants to do, like getting rid of the military for his own civil army, well as we know that would be bad for my way of life. But I do hope that he succeeds at a new economy, new commerce, and new technology's to better our lives. That he brings this country together in a way that only tragedy has before, without the tragedy. I hope with all my heart that he is able to do some of things that he has promised to do. But either way, whatever he does, for good or for bad, I will pray that the Lord may guide him, to guide this nation, to keep us safe, warm, and prosperous. Because whatever happens in his time in office this is still America, this is still the Land of the Free because of the Brave!!

We have to do what we can

Every day this country struggles to continue to do what is moral and right. Or rather people struggle to keep laws and bi-laws in place for what is moral and right. As we watch the news, or even in some cases live it, and see the decline of this country's morals we might ask ourselves what we can do. Some might think there is no hope. Well I am here to tell you there is hope. We can make a difference... and one thing that we can do to make a difference is to sign this petition that is against the freedom of choice act (FOCA) that President Obama will sign in if possible. It would raise all restrictions and make abortion a right, like the right to free speech. If you also want to sign against it you can do so here.

The time is coming close...

So with the move in 21 days!! We are preparing ourselves to live on the bare minimum for the next 2-3 months. Yes I said months. We leave on Feb 1 arrive in Port Hueneme, CA on the 2nd, start the house hunting process, then wait for escrow to close. They are telling us that it will take 30-45 days for escrow. So we get to live in hotel all that time. It will all be worth it, but man will that be fun! I am the most concerned about Isaac and how he will handle it, moving from this hotel to that house, to this house, to this family members, then back to a hotel, then in to the house. But anyway...I just thought that I would post about how "real" this is all becoming. The movers came today to get out express shipment, I wasn't really sure what to put in it, since we will be in a hotel for so long. So we put some PC kitchen things, since I can't cook without all that stuff, I am so addicted to it. ALOT of toys for Isaac and some extra clothes, so that I don't have to wear the same outfit to church for 3 weeks. In two weeks we ship the car and the rest of our household goods. Then we have 3 days to clean, not that it will take us that alot, since we have barely even lived in the majority of our house. Then to the hotel. And since we are staying on the military's dime we are stay at the Embassy Suite in Waikiki! That is going to be the best part if you ask me. Then off to the next chapter in our lives! YEA!!!