Can't Sleep, can't eat!

I hate moving. It is very stressful for me. It is especially stressful when Grant is serving in Turkey and I am having to do it myself. It is never fun and I get all whacked out. I don't eat or sleep. I end up worrying about everything. I just can't wait for it to end. Sitting on the floor and eating on paper plates is never fun. And I hate packing every night. I would rather watch American Idol or Dancing with the stars. I really thought I didn't have that much, but boy was I wrong. I took truck loads to the DI (Great write offs for taxes!). I just keep telling myself that it will all be worth it in the end. The kids have been great helping me and actually they have been happy about moving. It sure helps. We had so many people help us. I had lots of willing men show up to help me through this tough time. They were so sweet. The piano was a bear and I couldn't have done it without them. I had family members show up to help clean and move. What a blessing. Here are some pictures of the craziness in process. I will miss this home. We have had many good memories here. Of course I cried when we left after we said our goodbyes to our friends and neighbors. I will miss them all.

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This is what Breanna thinks about moving.

The kids thought sleeping on the floor wasn't so bad.

Here are the brave men who helped. David was so sweet to pick up the moving van for me and drive it the whole day.

My cleaning crew included Beth, Cherie, Johan, and the twins.

Here we are taking a break after moving for a few hours. Notice Austin trying to be in the picture. Every time I tried to take a picture he was running in front of the camera. Crazy kid!

Last few shots of our empty house.

We put our hand prints in the cement when we first moved in. We thought we should capture that memory. You can see Bre's hand next to her 5 year old hand and the twins 3 year old hands. Wow! How time flies.

Ahhh...cute Peekaboo looking out the window at her post for the last time.

We are moving!

Hopefully if all goes well..... we will close on our home the 27th of March. We will be moving to Bountiful and building a new home. We have been in this home for 10 1/2 years and we have loved every minute of it. We have made life long friends and we have had so many good memories. Thank you .....to all those who have made us better people just by knowing you. You are now a permanent part of our lives. We have memories and friendships that we will never forget. It is a bitter sweet time in our lives, but we are ready to begin a new chapter with exciting new adventures. With Grant active duty in Turkey until May it is a little overwhelming for us to move on our own, but I think we are up to the challenge. Wish us luck!

Squadron Officer School

I have recently gone to Military School with many Captains as it is a qualifier to reach the rank of Major. It was a great leadership course and I now have many new friends. Being away from home is always hard. Here are a few pics of how things went. One of my responsibilities was to oversee the Blood drive for our flight (class). We had 100% attendance for those that qualified to give blood and I needed to lead by example. Here I am pumping it out. Turns out I had the fastest time giving blood by 3 seconds on everyone else donating.

Our Flight won the Championship game of what is called Flickerball (Combination of Basketball and Football on a grass field, with some crazy rules that foster effective teamwork in battle). The team we played the week before the championship is trying as hard as they can to use intimidation against us. The great thing about our team is that we always were able to play relaxed and stay happy despite the pressure. I think that is why we won. BEST FLIGHT OUT OF 30. GO BULLS.

Here we are. GRADUATION DAY. We developed great friendships for the short time we were together. 5 weeks.

FLICK CHAMPS ONCE AND FOR ALL

We had some practical experience in the field with Paintball. This is the first time I had ever played but it was a success as I had 2 kills out of the 5 and we as a flight were succesful on both of our missions. This is a blast and I plan on taking Linda sometime.

Suiting up for "Project X". This was some problem solving (crossing rivers with injured, climbing walls without talking, solving puzzles within a time limit, etc.) This was a great challenge and was very rewarding.

Here we are playing war games. Very Entertaining.

I love being a wedding coordinator!

My new career in wedding coordinating is really taking off. I currently have 25 brides and I love every minute of it. I plan everything that is associated with the wedding including cake, food, flowers, linens, decorations, ice sculptures, invitations, officiators, isle pieces, center pieces, the lay out of the room, limos, rehearsal, etc. It is so fun to help plan one of the biggest days of their lives. I love it because everyone is so happy and excited. I love to see the couple's love dor each other and the excitement they have to start their new life together. It is very contagious. I actually get attached to some of these couples and I always hate to say goodbye. This couple's wedding was one of my favorite ones. It was beautiful from the ice sculpture to the flowers. I love this cake!

Bre works with me as a server. We have a lot of fun watching people.

The crew hanging out in the kitchen.

Bre and Jana trying out the food.

Bre at work! Who wouldn't want punch from her?

We even have fun when we clean up!