we moved yesterday
Hi. We moved yesterday and it went good...a long day. Sarah to bed at 10:30pm. Steve Schulz, Daryl K. and Dan K. came up with Dan's truck and trailer to load and Don and Thalia helped clean the last day. The day before cleaners included Dan B, Dean and Lillian S. and Heather M. from our church in Princeton.
We had a car load of seedlings on the way home. We had to leave a little pile of things in the garage and Andy needs to go back and clean up some 'farm' stuff like chicken pens and other things that are not totally accessible because of the snow.
We relaxed most of the day today. Sarah and I went to the park and enjoyed T-shirt weather and meeing old and new friends.
More details on yesterday. The trailer was unloaded by Andy's Dad and brother and himself and our stuff stored in the Abraham's place. We are living with my parents now and will have our own phone line hopefully Tues.
I also got hooked up with a "Maternity Group" - 5 doctors and a midwife that share a practice in Abbotsford and Mission. I even have an appointment this coming week. I am also on the wait list (very long lists) for 3 midwives in the area, but don't think I'll get in with them at all.
So, I'll probably have a hospital birth, but that's ok.
Ya, the weather here is like Hawaii compared to Princeton where we had 2 three inch dumps of snow in the last week - so beautiful though.
Sarah was up at 7:15 am today, so she'll be extra ready for bed tonight and she's gotten lots of physical activity too...enjoying a razor scooter on the deck as well as park time.
So, thanks for all your prayers. I think I'm in holiday/recovery mode right now. My Mom is working on removing skateboarding pictures that were modgepodged to the walls of the bedroom that will become ours (Andy and I), so we are sleeping upstairs at the moment and Sarah in the library.
Thanks everyone for your generous help with our move too.
It was a great sunny day yesterday and we took the coquihalla and it was beautiful.
Lots of emotions and adjusting to the fact we left our house and town and place of work for the last three years of course.
I am thankful...I loved the country and now we have some time in the city. We have lots to eat, shelter and clothes and love. I am thankful we are not in a war-torn country and famine is not of concern.
I think of all these things cause it seems our life has been turned upside-down and there is still much that is not certain. But as I listed above there is much to be thankful for. Reminds me of the book I read with Sarah a while back, "City Mouse, Country Mouse."
The thought passed through my mind about the idea of there being a little recovery group for people that have just recently moved from the country to the city :). My conversations here will no longer include chickens and gardening so much...but maybe a little gardening since that is what Andy will be doing.
Andy has a b-day coming up - April 10th...and Carolyn just had a b-day March 28 - happy birthday!
My grandma W. and Andy's friend Bruce are both in the Abb. hospital.
I think that is it for now.
Cara
posted by Cara @ 6:05 PM
5 Comments:
so glad you are finding some relaxing time in the midst of chaos. God is so good at reminding us of things to be thankful for, isn't He? love you guys so much and pray that this adjustment will go smoothly and that God will continue to bless you with all sorts of wonderful things.
Walden and I are sad with you, but we are also happy to have you close by for a season. We treasure your friendship and look forward to having some fun times coming up. We'll be home late today (Apr. 9).
I'm glad you are with the Maternity Group. Anita rocks, and Dr. B was wonderful with Jonathan. Anita is also right up your alley with a belief in all things healthy and organic. If she knows you love Jesus, she will pray with you after each visit too. You might talk with Heather, because she had told me a home birth with her was possible; she would just have to get a local midwife to back her up since her partnering docs can't do homebirths. She's also a wealth of information about nursing and herbal remedies. She saved me from having to deal with antibiotics by keeping me from getting full-blown mastitis. The only issue I had with her is that I feel she should have asked for assistance earlier than four hours into pushing, but my other issues were all from the OB they had on call. I think you'll find that group warm and caring, and maybe even more so than the midwives. At least, that was what we found.
Happy Birthday, today, Andy!! I hope you had time to reflect, and know that God is SO close to you!! He know what you're going through, and even tho you may not know what tomorrow brings, you know He will be walking with you!!
Have a blessed Easter weekend.
Cara and Andy,
I've been reading your blog and thinking of you and your recent move. I'm glad you are able to rest and trust the Lord's guidance. Also glad that you're nearby so you can come to the wedding in a couple weeks.
See you then!
Hi Cara,
I'm guessing that you are living in your parents' suite? I think I'd join that "country mouse/town mouse" group eventually ... or maybe in my case it would be a "jungle mouse/civilization mouse" group. But for now ... I'm here in the jungle. Wanna come for tea?
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