The last few days have been very character building for the entire clan. After banishing the Devil back to his devilish den, the Caravan made good time and had only minor problems the last two days. Last night, the Caravan made it to Seattle, very late but ready to get this trip over with. James thought the transmission was going out on the Beast...he was wrong, but something had to be repaired AGAIN on the Beast, but James got it going again. Not sure right now what it is that broke, but after fixing it, the Caravan moved on. They got to Bellingham, Washington at 1 this afternoon and boarded the ferry soon after. Ryan is already seasick and all the cabins were sold out so the Caravan will be sleeping in chairs of some sort, and not nice recliners. It will be a long 39 hours. I hope things improve for them. They are just beat to a pulp over the whole road trip.
Caleb and I made it to Juneau with no problems. We even caught an earlier flight and were in by 3:45 instead of 7:30 tonight. We rented a car and headed to the hotel to rest, but first we had to go take a peek at our rental home that will be ours on Aug. 6. The house is 100 times more beautiful than in the photos. We are truly blessed. Ryan's duplex looks great, too, and tomorrow we will get the keys to it so we can start getting it ready for us all to live in for three weeks.
It is rainy and cold in Juneau, and I am as happy as a clam in this weather...I am sure there will come a day that I might curse the cold, but not any time soon.
We had dinner last night with Mom, Marigayle and Sarah. I know that they are excited for us to follow our dreams, but it is hard to get past the fact that we will be 4000 miles away. I will miss my mama...she is my heartbeat, my pillar of strength, and I have been spoiled to have her at my side for the past 20 years. Marigayle is probably still crying, but she will get through this, as she and Chris make our house their home. I will miss my sister, but I expect her to come visit. And Sarah...well, she knows that I expect her to follow those dreams of hers...she has so much talent and I will be watching as she harnesses her talent.
Tomorrow, Caleb and I are going furniture shopping...just a couple of pieces until we all get jobs. Thank the dear Lord above for Mom and Marigayle...they lent us enough money to get us rolling. The Caravan and the road trip from he** cost us $5000 we hadn't planned on!!! Can't wait to really add up the tab and see what this big move has cost us.
Monday, the ferry pulls in at 5:30 in the morning...Caleb and I will be at the dock, ready to hug necks and make sure we are all ok. When we all get together again, then we will officially be residents of the great state of Alaska...I am going to take so many photos, ya'll will all be sick of me and my pictures! Bless you all for your prayers...we couldn't have done this without those prayers. Stay tuned as the Texans make a bunch of noise getting to Juneau on the ferry...
Yes, praise the good Lord. After I read that terrible blog entry about the Devil, He had to go because the power of prayer is so powerful. Glad you gave us this report. I have two weeks left until we start teacher inservice on August 13, and then the kids come on August 21. We are starting a week early as we always do before the public schools so that we do not have to go to school in June. I am not very ready to give up my summer. It has been a busy one.
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