by Ellen
on April 12, 2012
There were so many elements to this move, that they could only be orchestrated by a loving God. Giving our Laura, a Jr. in high school, a fresh start in a slower environment was a major component. She has had a long road…
Restarting high school in a new town, new environment, new everything was at times overwhelming. I have to praise God for how well she has done and am so grateful for the prayers that preceded her that she would have a friend. Today is her 4th day of school and she has a group of friends. She’s been to the lake with them, been asked out to lunch, shared clothes (a girl thing), and has plans for the weekend!
The movers left late yesterday and her new ‘group’ came over to the house. To hear their chatter and laughter just made us beam. We are so grateful. Her ‘group’ wants to help her fix up her room (thank you Lord) and thinks that the hay loft in the barn would make a great place to have a Halloween party.
Laura is feeling the comfort from being included and for that we are so grateful.
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by Ellen
on April 9, 2012
This is one of my favorite finds in one of the old sheds at Glory Farm. A work horse of a work bench, that has seen many a project completed, a problem repaired and an innovative approach to reusing. Long before the word recycling was politically correct, reusing was just a way of life. I love these oil cans fashioned into drawers for holding bolts, bits and tools.
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by Ellen
on April 6, 2012
So we’re off and of course it has gone perfectly. Got up, ate a nice breakfast, car had gas, pulled away on time and the cat did not howl, so Laura and I sang camp songs & hymns all day, while I updated or texted people with amusing antidotes.
Yes, but this is my life so here is how it really went!
1. Only minor grumpiness as we continued to pack more crap on Pat’s truck. I climbed up the ladder to load the kayak and then fell off the ladder. Yes, it was scary and sort of in slow motion as I flailed at everything. The ‘good’ part was Pat tried to ‘catch me’ or break the fall, so there were no trips to the ER. This is one time when petite would not have been overrated. I ache and Pat’s new hip is sore.
2. Of course we needed gas and because of some dumb freeway off ramp closing it took 20 minutes just to get out of La Crescenta!
3. The Cat only howled a little
4. My darn phone won’t work, so I can only text one word at a time! No amusing antidotes and I can hardly respond to anyone.
5. Laura has a cold and has been in good spirits but sleeping lots (so I still sing to myself)
6. We broke down in Pollard flats. Which is actually a good thing, if you have to break down. No address, just Pollard flats. It is an old gas station/store/diner and people couldn’t be nicer… so at least we were there (in between Redding and Shasta City) near the top of the mountain and nothing else anywhere. The Auto club would only tow us 5 miles on our package (note to self, get this changed), so the tow truck driver wanted cash for the extra miles. Pollard Flats has an ATM, but it ran out of money…..
So… we are now back in Redding, CA in a warm, clean hotel, it is 11pm and we know it could be worse, Laura is checking out the breakfast that comes with the hotel. I hope they fix the car easily tomorrow and just wait until the mechanics find out there is a cat in a cage inside it….
feel free to keep us in your prayers…
Ellen, Laura and the damn Cat
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by Ellen
on March 31, 2012
Ugh, got to love the escrow process! I cannot really complain to my Realtor as that of course is I. The only good thing about a delayed closing on my own property is that I know how little control one has and at least I do not have to pass on the bad news to any client. Just ride out the storm.
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