Packing in the Heat

 Claire

With the temperatures rising, I have been allowing the girls to run around in just their panties...chalk it up to saving money on our electric bill for just a little longer! I only got this picture of her after church because I knew I had to get at least one to share with everyone. She picked her own dress for church and Chris was the one who picked her up from her class and then told me she had cried a little. We've been explaining that we are moving and apparently she cried because she knew she would miss her friends. I cried too, of course, and now I know she will be like me and have my thick long hair. Whenever I do her hair or see her sweating at her hairline because of how hot it is I know she has thick hair just like mine. 

Shay

She was more accepting of leaving because she hasn't started feeling mommy's emotions and also has thinner hair than mine but maybe she will get there with both. She likes to distract Claire when we are working on her homework so I got one that she can do at the same time. Claire then wanted to do Shay's homework and when she finished her own stayed to do some of Shay's too. They have been getting a lot of time to watch shows and play with their tablet in the last 2 weeks because I don't want their help (or distraction) when I'm packing boxes. I started the cleaning and they both helped clean the walls yesterday, so this week they will be helping more as we are cleaning and getting fully ready to be gone.

Me

As I've said, I've been packing and cleaning, feeling like I'm running around the house always lost or frustrated because I already packed x, y, or z. I have a hard time shutting off my brain for bed because I'm trying to plan the next day's tasks and think about what else needs to be done. Then I have been getting up at 6 am to do some running training to prepare for a 5K I will be running in 3 weeks so I get tired during the day and worn out. The girls I have are wonderful and caught me falling asleep on the couch and then started whispering because they noticed I was trying to sleep. They are wonderful! I rant a little, but I am glad I'm keeping myself busy because every time I stop to think about leaving I start tearing up because I'm going to miss the people at church I've grown so close to. I wonder if it would be easier if I knew where we were going instead of just leaving this home I've made to go...somewhere...