You will be thrilled to know that we are now official residents of Myerstown!! The move was exciting, a bit tearful, but ~ overall ~ uneventful. We loaded up the truck on Sunday night ~ an event that lasted into the wee hours of the morning. I think we finally got to bed sometime around 3 am (of course, that was after we put together Caleigh's Dora big wheel . . . her "welcome to your new house" surprise). We had a hard time explaining to Caleigh why everything was being loaded onto the truck, but we thought she understood. WRONG!!!! We thought we would be wise & wait until after she went to bed to empty the playroom of all her toys & get them loaded into the truck. In the morning, when she walked into the empty playroom for the first time, she got herself so worked up that she immediately began vomiting!!! It took a long time to settle her down. She never really did seem like her old self again until a few days in the new house.
We got to Myerstown around 11 on Monday morning & the first words out of Caleigh's mouth were, "Look, my new swingset." We knew that was a good sign! It was a very busy day, but we had a lot of friends & family there to help & support us. Because of all the planning we did ahead of time, it didn't take long to find a place for everything. The last box was unpacked & hauled off to the dumpster by Thursday. For those of you who enjoy decorating, look for pics of my new house coming soon!As you can see, the smiles returned rather quickly & we have started thinking of this as our new home. Here, Daddy & Caleigh are goofing off & enjoying a cookie pie made by Miss Sarah.
We tried to make sure that the girls had lots of new outside toys to greet them at this new place. Their new pool is one of their favorite additions & here is Peyton thoroughly enjoying herself!!!
One week after the move, I had the awesome opportunity to show my jewelry at "Arts on the Avenue" which is part of Philadelphia's Welcome America Fourth of July celebration. They close down Broad Street, starting at City Hall for about a mile. Then they line the street with tents of vendors, ending with a main stage ~ this particular night's entertainment featured Branford Marsalais. It was thrilling!!!! I was very proud of myself, as becoming a vendor is by invitation only. As I drove down Broad Street, I was overwhelmed with the feeling of podunk, backwoods girl meets big city!! We passed my tent & I practically passed out!!! We had an awesome night & I made tons of contacts. Here are some pics from the night . . .
You can check out some of my stuff at www.morganmariedesigns.etsy.comSo now things are finally starting to settle down. For those of you who have been following the "Great Adventure," please continue to pray for our family. Our buyer backed out of the deal to buy our home & so our house is still on the market. Obviously we cannot continue to pay the mortgage & the rent on both places for much longer, so we really need to sell. Also, Jason still has not found a new job here in Myerstown. He is still employed currently, but will not be able to continue once his first class starts at the end of this month.
But God is good & He will provide!! And we just can't wait to tell you how He does it!
We will keep you updated!!!!
