MOVING IN!

April was move in month.  We had lots of things going on.  And lots of adjusting when it comes to driving in to Sandy three times a day to pick up and drop off kids at school.  I was so grateful for the friends and family who helped, stop by to make sure I wasn't buried in a box somewhere, and some brought a much needed meal to eat.  

My local sisters each spent several hours here.  When I was just walking around feeling over whelmed and not knowing where to start... they walked in and just starting putting things places.  My brother in law even came over on his spring break and put all the beds together so we could stop sleeping on mattresses on the floor and slew in beds!  

I remember several days in, sitting down and eating a meal.  soup. In my kitchen with the sun coming in.  Just a few minutes to breath!  Another day I was so tried I thought I might just fall over.  I asked Ella to do an art project or something and let me sleep for a few minutes.  an hour and a half later I woke up to a clean house.  She had cleaned almost the whole time.  

Another night Darren and I stayed up until midnight organizing and unpacking all the kitchen stuff.  My sisters had done so much already but this was us now, trying to arrange it for us.  As the clock struck midnight we slipped off to bed and felt good about our little kitchen.  We stayed awake many other nights until midnight building storage shelves.  Each little things making such a difference.  

We listened to conference on our computer.  I wondered why the kids would just cuddle up with their dad on Sunday and listen, but on Saturday they were clambering all over me to stay occupied

Abby seems to be growing up so fast right now.  I can see her mind thinking about things and growing.  She is a mover and a talker.  She likes to sit on the edge of the stop and read her siblings books.  Not the ones that I got for her, but the big kids books.  We also started to get Abby sleeping again this month.  We had to make some darkening window coverings for her room.  We still battle the sadness when I have to wake her up to get T and E from school.  Abby loves her new house.  She sat in the coat closet one day hiding.  And her balance and walking is great.  She signs lots of things and wants you to understand her.  Her favorite sign is Bath.  She wants a bath all the time!

The furniture has been moved 10 times.  But I think it is getting closer to being in a good place.  Now to hang some pictures.  

And our fireplace... or rock climbing wall.  Ella has tried it out a few times.