It is difficult to believe that it's only been 10 days since our lives became what a relative so eloquently described as an "avalanche of adversity". Well, there wasn't any adversity today, just a lot TO DO. And do, we did. Aided by my sister Terry, our friend Anita, my nephew Josh, and my new housemates, Trenna and her husband Rene we moved from our apartment to the big house. These people are not just names mind you, they are saints and angels, earning crowns for themselves in heaven. Seeing what needs to be done and doing it.
So, back to what I heard on the BBC. I tuned in just as a man was talking about the floods in Pakistan. He said the people there were "aliens of no strategic interest to anyone." How sad and opposite from our situation!
If you could have seen the way our apartment was literally cleaned out from underneath me this morning I'll tell you what. It was awesome!! Leaf cutter ants got nothing on these folks. What's more, most of these same people will be showing up tomorrow to move all of our crap out of our storage unit too. Not to mention the fact that Josh already hauled it all the way down here from WA and unloaded it into the storage unit, just he and Phil...LOVE YOU JOSH YOU HUNK-A-HUNK-A-BURNING-LOVE
If you could have seen the way our apartment was literally cleaned out from underneath me this morning I'll tell you what. It was awesome!! Leaf cutter ants got nothing on these folks. What's more, most of these same people will be showing up tomorrow to move all of our crap out of our storage unit too. Not to mention the fact that Josh already hauled it all the way down here from WA and unloaded it into the storage unit, just he and Phil...LOVE YOU JOSH YOU HUNK-A-HUNK-A-BURNING-LOVE
As if that wasn't enough, Trenna and Rene took our kids to Coronado with them so I could spend time with Phil tonight, Terry and Josh have fed us almost every day this week and been uber-aunt and cousin, and two great friends of ours Kevin and Jason are making plans to road trip a motorcycle down here from WA for Phil to ride when he feels up to it. Fo-shizzle!! The hits keep coming and coming... : )
We are fortunate to be known by you and to be called sister, brother, son, daughter, cousin, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew and friend. I know I said it yesterday and I know it will be said many times again but we are so blessed. Although it completely sucks, we've been given an opportunity few get to learn in the very hardest way our "strategic interest" to each other.
We are fortunate to be known by you and to be called sister, brother, son, daughter, cousin, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew and friend. I know I said it yesterday and I know it will be said many times again but we are so blessed. Although it completely sucks, we've been given an opportunity few get to learn in the very hardest way our "strategic interest" to each other.
Moving days are always a challenge even under the best of circumstances. It sounds like you guys have a wonderful support network all around you. Yes, you are fortunate BUT it is not an accident as you and Phil would be the first people to line up in support of others.
ReplyDeleteI can still remember our horrendous moving day at Duke - from our drug dealing student ghetto apartment to a real apartment - our PA school friends made it all happen...we were so grateful and surprised at everyone's generosity of spirit.
Hugs all around.
David, Heather, Zoe, and Gretchen.
Sally and Phil -
ReplyDeleteOur prayers are with you. We would like to come visit too as makes sense; perhaps to take Olivia (Mei Mei) and Bennett for a local outing with us if that would be helpful. I will contact Terry and perhaps she can help with connecting the dots. We are REALLY good at unpacking as well - let us know if we can help.
Until then - the Mission Viejo prayer warriors are hard at it! Love, cousin Ruthie Lehmann, Art Brandt and Elizabeth
We sure wish we were closer so we could pitch in and help in person --our thoughts and prayers are with you! Glad to know you have such a strong network of support there! We'll be in touch about visiting.
ReplyDeleteAll our love - Kathy, Jamie, Liza and Caroline