We Are Moved In!...Finally, we are up and running! Still lots of unpacking left to do but at least are back in communication with the world. Have tons of pictures from this summer to post but will have to do so another day! Keep cool!

Moving, Moving, Moving...D-day is in sight. The kids and I are back in Healdton packing up our stuff and will go back to TX tomorrow. The POD is being delivered Tuesday so we will then be official residents of Ft. Worth. Yea! It'll be like Christmas to get all our stuff back. John has been working his tail-feathers off, bless his heart. And the kids and I along with my mom have been cleaning the new house and getting stuff ready for move in. The kids have also been getting some good swim practice at my mom and dad's in Dallas. Jacob can now jump in anywhere and swim across the pool. Julia can swim really short distance in the shallow end where she can touch if she needs to. They have a great time with their new swim goggles looking at everything and everyone under water. Ha!

Stopped by my friend, Kristin Littlefield's, house last night on our way back to Healdton. Her husband, Scott, cooked us a yummy dinner and we got a chance to chat and the kids to play and run wild. It was a nice diversion and good fellowship. I am so glad to be back close to my sweet friend!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!...Hope everyone is having a safe and happy 4th of July! I've spent most of the morning thinking about our troops serving all over the world now and in the past. They have sacrificed so much for us to be safe and enjoy everyday things such as hotdogs, firework shows, snow cones, and sparklers. No thanks is ever big enough. God bless them and keep them in your prayers that they can return home safely to enjoy these everyday blessings.

The kids and I are celebrating a quite holiday. John can't be with us but we are making the best of it. Today we are just hanging out but tonight we will be enjoying sloppy joes, snow cones, sparklers, and a fireworks show out at Lake Healdton. Might even get there in time for the Little Miss Firecracker Pageant...ha! Probably not since we don't know anyone in Healdton but it'll be fun to see all the festivities over the water of the lake.

Monday, the kids and I head back to TX to start prepping our new house for move in the following week. The kids can't wait! And I have to admit that I am just as excited as they are. I think I really am just a kid at heart.

Well, that's it for now. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

We Closed on our house!...Yea! The deed is done. John has been a superstar dealing with the VA, lenders, mortgage people, etc. and as of 5pm today, we closed on our house and will begin to move in over the next couple of weeks. Yea!