I have been very blessed this week.  I felt terrible about not being able to do much on Monday because of my back.  I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to get everything done that I needed to before Thursday.  Since Monday, though my back is a bit stiff, I have been blessed with enough energy to accomplish most if not all of my goals. 

Heath and his Dad are supposed to be here early afternoon tomorrow and I will have everything completely packed, and organized so it can be quickly loaded into the truck.  I have also finished all of the painting (except the outside).  There is really nothing left to do but re-build the window seat and do all those teeny-tiny projects that you can't do until everything else is done (like replace/update the electrical sockets/faceplates, and light switches).  I also have to scrub the kitchen floor to get up the paint that dropped (we didn't really prep the kitchen before painting it).

In all, I have felt the prayers of my loved ones as they asked Heavenly Father to help me accomplish what I needed to.  Obviously it is 2:09 am and I am still awake--I only got 3 hours of sleep last night too, but I am pleased with the progress I have made, and it will soon be over.

You must be getting tired of hearing me mourn the loss of my 1st house.  I am really going to miss it though!  It was ours--we got it ourselves and our family grew in it.  I have wonderful memories here and it hurts me to know that I won't ever live here again...but I will take a gazillion pictures before I leave!  I am a bit scared about what the future may hold...I don't really know what is going to happen, but I do know that my true home is wherever my family is and I look forward to making more memories there.

Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers--I definitely could not have completed this massive project without you!  I am especially grateful for Heath, Kalyn, Keali, Mom, Andrea, Bryan, Elizabeth, Jessica, Ronald, Julia, Richie, Debi, Elder Byrd, Elder Christensen, Elder Fry, Elder Rolley, and Mike for coming out to help us last weekend.  It would have taken me another week to have to do all that painting myself!  And I absolutely could not have put up the gutters or the front post.