Fourth of July

It was a pretty good day today. I can't really say that "we started out the day" at all because we just slept right through the start of the day...

But, when we did decide to stop being lazy, we had a very nice day... We didn't really do much work around here today (or yesterday for that matter). We have been a bit overwhelmed, and we decided to just give ourselves permission to take the day off!

I did do some weed trimming today trying to at least locate the driveway since it is being overtaken after all the rain recently! That looks a little better now, but I have a lot more work to do.

I did fix a pull switch on the light of the ceiling fan, so that is more convenient (we can use the fan at night now -- without having to unscrew the light bulbs).

We did hamburgers on the grill, and then went out for ice cream afterward, and came home and I opened birthday gifts and we went outside to set off fireworks and firecrackers that we got for the kids. It was quite a nice evening... Now, Dawn and I are laying in bed watching a movie (and I'm blogging -- sounds like a person problem, doesn't it)...

Other Notes

We are eagerly awaiting the date of the closing of our house sale to our neighbors. They will let us have as much time to get things out of here as we require, but we obviously would prefer to have the closing as soon as possible. Hopefully, that will take place within the next ten days or so.

The kids are not quite finished with home schooling this year, and that is many times more challenging than it was before we came to Texas. There are many things to do, and people to see, and it has the feel of "vacation". But, they really need to finish! Almost doesn't really count for the curriculum we are using (ACE). So, hopefully, we will be able to get through to them soon...

Meanwhile, we have many loose ends to tie up here. I need to get the truck registered (so I can take it to TN and then register it there), and then I need to have both the van and truck serviced (at the mechanic I've used for several years). I need tires on the van, and may need to have tires on the truck (it has 6 of them). I'm sure I will be paying a bunch of money to get both vehicles into the shape I want them.

Then, we need to get all the animals to the vet before taking them back to TN with us... Three dogs and three cats (we don't even want to think about the traveling part yet) need vaccines.

Then, I need to buy some lumber to put sides and a top on my flatbed trailer to avoid worrying about losing things on the trip -- not to mention the weather... We'll have a tarp over the top for the rain.

So, you can see that, aside from the tasks of cleaning, going through belongings, and packing, we have much to do! Please continue to pray as we work hard to make this all happen as soon as possible, so we can get home to our home in TN (where we will turn around and do the same thing again in the next 6 - 12 months).

We just pray that God will sell our home there in TN as quickly and easily as he did the one here in TX! And, of course, there is the minor detail of where we will move to once that does happen...