Packing

We are packing for Texas.  We did a ton before putting the house on the market.  Ryan packed a lot of his stuff before he left in January.

Home Depot is the place to buy boxes.  I have moved so many times and it is worth the cash to get all the boxes the same size and to know that they are sturdy.  I did get my tape at Meijers on sale.  That is a grocery store up here.  I just run out of tape after using 6 rolls.  I tape the tops and bottoms 3 times each.  I have some stretch plastic that I used on a baby doll bed I took it apart.

We close on the 26th for the house in Michigan and Close on the house in Dallas on the 27th.

Now that I know what kind of house we are getting and there will be some room for canning and quilting I am packing.  I got 4 dozen quart jars in a Medium Home Depot Box.  I used cardboard to separate each jar.  I have so many that I am not worried about losing one or two.  I also sold 14 dozen jars before this.

It is March 4th and we have 3 weeks left here.  Do I pack the snow pants?  We went sledding Sunday at Clover Beach and now it is in the 40's.

I packed some food today that I knew I would not use till I am down there like Maple Sugar and sprinkles.  Yes we do eat healthy.

My box cutter is my friend in all of this packing.

Where is God in this move to Texas Part #1 Calm

Ryan interviewed with this company in June.  He felt calm with the interview.  He came back and after praying said "I am going to get a job with this company." 

First of all we are from Michigan.  I have never been to Texas.  I had no interest in going there either.  Absolutely nothing drew me there.  

He did not get that job.  Some one retired like the CO or President and they quit hiring.  He kept feeling Gods leading that he would be working for this company.  

He was laid off in November.  Time to interview and send out his resume.  We both felt calm.  

Unlike when he was laid off in Pennsylvania I did so many Mystery Shops that I made $2000 in reimbursements and such in a month.  Normally I do less that $100 a month.  

Ryan was blessed with a severance package and we had almost filled our Emergency Fund from replacing the Malibu after 21 years.  God had us calm.  

Also my dad had been in and out of rehabilitation places and the hospitals since June.  I was in my own little world.

At it again

I working on that quilt for my step mom out of my dad's pajama pants.  I decided the number of colors doesn't have to be equal.  I can do what I want so I added more of the palm tree pattern and another pelican piece.

It is one of those things I hope she likes it.  If she doesn't I will claim it or give it to my brother.  I am doing it for the experiance because my friend Claire asked for a t shirt quilt.  Also I feel closer to my dad.

Dad pushing the kids on his walker around. 

Times we would have a morning breakfast and leisurely staying at the table just talking.

Hundreds of phone calls asking about fixing mowers, cars and kids.

I am blessed to spend evenings just chatting with him and Diane.

I got five

of nine 25 patch blocks done.