Still Moving

Our church family has had some fantastic Saturday plans these last weeks. The final one in the string was the church Fishing Derby. I probably could not have kept three girls in worms, but we had some very kind preteen helpers.


We only caught one fish between us, but the two smaller girls seemed to enjoy hanging out by the pond, donuts in hand, fishing pole laying by their side.

The move has been going well. One retired couple stopped by to give us invaluable help, and another church family loaned us a truck. As a result, we have many of our small furniture already in place, and boxes everywhere!

Our ducks do not seem to want to bond with us. I'm not too worried, since they are pretty from a distance. We like to watch them roam around the yard and pond in their very orderly row. Ruby shouts "Ducks!" every time she walks out the door and sees them.

The gold fish pond needed attention, so I cleaned out a winter's worth of decaying leaves and twigs this week. Reaching into murky water to pull out slimy detritus took some getting used to, so I'm thankful this is only a once a year job.

The kitchen is now a pale, modern green, and my blue and white china collection can all hang out together in sight, versus in attic storage as was previously the case. The old kitchen cabinet even has an antique sliding teacup hanger, and each afternoon the girls and I sit down and share a cuppa.

What we have left to move now are the larger items and the random bits that just baffle me.

The goldfish pond

The big move is scheduled for next Tuesday, if the weather is agreeable.