The Fourth and Final House...

This next week we spent really trying to get some good school work done.  We had plans to head down to Miami and celebrate a Dobbin's birthday. Will was turning 6 and a there was a big Chucky Cheese's party planned.  However, on Wednesday night, Mike and I realized that we had to move out of this House #3 and move to House #4 on Sunday afternoon!  So I wasted no time in organizing all of the stuff we have accumulated.  By Friday evening, all of our personal things were packed and ready to move.  The only rooms left to pack up were the kitchen and classroom.  So, early Saturday morning, we got in the car and headed South.

It was wonderful seeing the Dobbins.  We played and played at the party and then got some good catch up time Saturday evening. 









The girls always love goofing around at Chucky Cheese's. 







I forget that all kids love running around like crazy collecting tickets to trade in for candy and prizes. 









Since it takes a bit over 3 hours to drive down to their place, we couldn't stick around too long Sunday morning because we had to come back and pack the remaining rooms for the move.  Timing worked out perfectly.  On the drive home, we passed House #4 and the cleaners were just leaving, so we were able to start moving over right away.  House #4 is only 1/4 mile down the street from House #3, so after 2 trips with 2 cars, most of our things were moved.



We have settled into House #4 nicely.  It's a little smaller, but we still have a whole bedroom that isn't really being used.    The pool in our backyard is bigger and we have a nice view of an open wild life area. 






We see a lot more of that wild life here and they have attempted to get into our trash cans more often.  It's amazing how strong the creature wanting our trash can be.  We have found the can tipped over a few times, but more surprisingly, we found the trash can housing (it's a deck box that two trash cans fit into that has two doors that fit together in front and a lid that locks the doors in place) opened with the cans knocked over.  I closed the housing myself, so I know it was secure.  Of course there was one fast food bag with Chick-fil-A trash inside the otherwise empty trash cans, so I can't blame the thing.
 






We did have one surprise on the day we moved in.  The girls were quick to test out the new pool, so in they went.  A few minutes later, they came tearing in the house saying there was a snake in the pool.  Sure enough, Mike got in and pulled out this little guy.  Believe it or not, it is a snake although a worm may be closer in size. 





One of the greatest blessings on this trip is the fact that the girls have adjusted so nicely.  They have slept in a number of different beds, and at least 5 different rooms a piece with different noises, yet they sleep great and have rarely gotten up with a complaint.  It makes me wonder what the Lord is preparing us for.