Unloaded
We’re here!
I’m amazed at the hospitality that has already been shown here. First of all, the house looks amazing! New carpets and flooring throughout the house and other small adjustments have really made the house look 100 times better than the last time we saw it. Itoriginally looked like a fixer-upper. Now it’s already fixed up for us!
Every time I’ve moved somewhere, there has been something in the back of my mind that expects some type of fanfare. Not much – just a parade with a marching band and a huge loudspeaker saying, “Attention everyone! The Todds are now here!” I know – I’m delusional. Obviously, that has never happened (much to the disappointment of my delusional self). The next best hing happened today, though. There was a huge crew that showed up and unloaded the truck in less than an hour and a half. Yes – the same truck that took us two days to load was unloaded in less than two hours!
And that’s not even the best part. Our kitchen has already been stocked with enough food to last a week. As I was standing in awe at everyone’s generosity this evening, our neighbor came over and introduced herself to us. She had two bags of food that she handed us. Now we have enough pasta to last another month! And apparently the food stocking isn’t finished yet. I’m not sure what that means yet, but apparently we’ll know this Sunday.
Everyone keeps telling us how excited they are that we’re here. And that, of course, makes us more excited to be here. i really am looking forward to seeing what God has in store for this church. I think it’s going to be something amazing. What else would you expect from an amazing God?
I have so much more I want to type, but am too exhausted at the moment. Hopefully I’ll be able to share more of my thoughts tomorrow (well…today, since it’s already past midnight). But first, I have to finish downloading pictures of Natalie Jo, who was born this morning – one stinking day too late for us to see her in person! Oh well, we’re still happy for the Browns and their growing family. Natalie is definitely a miracle baby!
So the unloading is done. Now comes the unpacking. Ugh.
Sadly, one of the fish did not make it through the night last night. We had a proper burial at sea this afternoon. Amazingly enough, Nemo is still alive and kicking!
yey!!! so glad it’s such a perfect fit so far!
and i’ll engage in a moment of silence for not nemo later this evening.
I’m glad that the Indies are taking good care of our favorite Todds. If I played the tuba, I would totally give you a parade. How are the kids doing?
You know, there’s a marching band that practices not too far from here (we’re 1/3 mile from the high school) and we hear them every evening. I guess you could say that we are getting a parade. Now all we need is ticker-tape…
The kids are doing remarkably well. Aiden was a little down last night because he missed Grandma. Until yesterday, Aly told us we weren’t allowed to say the word “Tennessee” because it would make her cry. Yesterday, she announced that it’s OK to say “Tennessee” now. She loves her room and the horses that live behind us.
Sounds like the kids are adjusting.. I’m glad Aly is coming along. I hope that Aiden meets some really great friends at school and starts to feel a little more “planted” there. We’re praying for all of your adjustments…
So, are you going to walk over and watch practice sometime? Let’s take the kids to a contest this fall.
What’s sermon #1 going to be?
We walked over there today, actually. They’re pretty small, but they have a decent sound. Apparently, they go to State quite a bit (I’ll have to check on that, though). I’ll find out their performance schedule and we’ll definitely go!
This Sunday’s sermon: Famous Last Words – Acts 1:6-9
I’ll probably post the manuscript on sometime Sunday night or Monday morning.
I never updated this. “State” equals State Fair. And they usually finish in the middle of the pack, which is pretty respectable, since Cowan’s such a small school. 🙂