Update

I keep catching myself thinking that this will be the "last time we will do _______". We are really going to miss PA and all of our friends and church family. Jeremy is leaving on Saturday and will only be back for a few days until we move. Still have no idea when that will be, though. Hope to move by end of July, otherwise I will be getting awfully lonely without my hubby. We will be together traveling most of June but July is gonna feel really long, I'm sure.

We have packed most of the basement, garage, and storage shed. We have thinned out our closet, packed up excessive amounts of kid craft supplies, and are going to finish a few other things by Friday. I also have to pack for a 2-3 week trip - that should take awhile!! Pray for me on Sunday - I will be driving (by myself) the 3 kids and our dog to Birmingham. It usually takes 14 hours. That's right, 14 HOURS. I have done it by myself 2 other times and it went OK. I go a little crazy during the last 3 hours, but I set 30 min. goals for myself. "Only 30 min. to Chattanooga, 30 min. to the Alabama line, 30 minutes to Fort Payne, etc..." I am trying to pump myself up for the trip, but so far I am not feeling too enthusiastic!

At least the drive is taking me to her - my sweet mom!

On the road again...

We are moving to Memphis, Tennessee this summer. Jeremy lost his job in April and the new one will have us moving far from our friends in PA, but much closer to family and friends in Birmingham. We are really sad to leave our cute house, fabulous neighbors and our best friends, the Troutmans. They have become family to us and we look forward to seeing them for family vacations and visits. We are thrilled, however, to be able to see our family whenever we want (Memphis is 3.5 hrs from B'ham). I will keep you up-to-date on the goings on with the move.

Camping at Pinchot SP

We went camping a few weeks ago with our best friends the Troutmans. We had a ball and I just wanted to show a few of the pics that we took. Brantley and Wills had fun playing UNO on this rock by the water. We also fished alot from this rock. You can see Jeremy fishing from it in my last post.
Brooke and Lily's favorite thing to do was pick up rocks and throw them in the lake. They did this alot!
Abby was a real trooper! She was 36 weeks pregnant at the time. (She is still pregnant and hoping to not be REALLY soon!!) Lily wouldn't pose for the picture, but at least Abby looks cute.
This is one of our campsites. You can see how we were right on the lake. It was so pretty!
Brantley loves to pose for pictures, unlike Wolfe who there are no pictures of this trip! They all had a fun time playing around the lake, playing frisbee golf, riding their scooters (except for the 2 serious crashes -still have scabs from those!), eating smores, sleeping in a tent, and testing out kayaks in the lake. The adults enjoyed themselves too, especially sitting around the fire after the kids were in bed! We look forward to many more camping adventures this summer and fall.

Still a little lost in the fog, but the sun is peeking through!!

We miss you Daddy!! We can't wait to see you on Thursday night! It will have been 9 days!! The kids have never been away from you for that long. Every time Brooke gets hurt, she cries for you. So sweet!

I think I just need one day of beautiful weather and I will make it through! I am feeling more upbeat and am trying to leave all my worries at Christ's feet. It is so hard to do that! I really appreciate all the kind words and cards. I am starting to feel guilty about all of the attention I am getting and the concern others are having for our family. I will try to remain humble and graciously accept all of the kindnesses being done and said. Thanks again for the love being shown.

"Snap out of it, Leah!!!"

Sorry to all who faithfully check my blog and are regularly disappointed with the lack of new content. Alot has been going on in our family and I just haven't felt like blogging. Jeremy was laid off and is in the process of finding a new job. Relocation is a real possibility and the stress of it all has made me a little melancholy.

I turned 35 today and it just hasn't made me too thrilled. There are alot of internal/personal changes/goals that need to be made/accomplished in my life, and I thought I would have made more progress by the big "35". It's a little depressing to not reach your goals... How many more times can I say to myself, "I'll do better this year" or "I'll get that done by the end of the year" ? At what point do I admit to myself that I really am not going to lose the weight, become a runner, get organized, have a regular quiet time, always finish what I start, clean the kitchen every night, be a better friend, keep a tidy closet, yada, yada, yada...?

I am so blessed to be loved by many and cherished by my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I must remind myself of this when I get in a funk like this. I feel as if I lose focus of my role here on earth when I get this self-absorbed. I wonder if I did a time line of each time that I wrote a depressing blog like this that it would always fall during my "time of the month"? I bet it would...