The 5 am drive

We did it! And not a task by ourselves either.  I am thankful for my brothers and brothers in law who helped tremendously to pack the trailer and to our landlady who told me they were painting the entire apartment so I didn't have to have the walls washed! Huge time saver. I was still up till the wee hours of the morning preparing ourselves for the exodus and our alarms were set for the wee hours of the morning...bad combination.  Wade was brilliant to suggest the boys go to bed in the clothes they would be wearing the next day. From bed to car seat worked well.  I had Leon and Wren and Wade had Kent.  This picture is Leon with stuffed animals.  He still loves them.  Favorites are "brown bear" "lambies"" and "other Lambies" and "pug dog" 

Wade phoned me when we were leaving the Lawrence city limits.  He asked right away how the children were and specifically is wren ok? Is she crying?  I replied that they were both fine but that I was the one who was crying!   I will miss our friends, family, and this great city. It was hard to say goodbye!  Our dear friends the Woods who live in the same complex as us, it was with Alexis that we prolonged or avoided saying goodbyes until late last night.  All week leading up to it we would well up in tears or I'd get that awful lump in my throat and would try to brush it off with a consoling phrase of we don't have to say goodbye yet.  When I went over to her home Wade asked why I was going there? Taking our milk to them. He asked I don't stay long. Jane just take the milk.  We still have much to do and want to be in bed (on air mattress) by 10pm (lol) I knocked on door and was invited for ice cream...I obediently said I can't (hahah) Alexis then insisted on sitting at the couch to which I couldn't pass up.  We just cried. And shared little words and consolations. She said it best that this is what it is like with college towns but this time it's harder. She is a dear friend.   

Another dear friend I had to say goodbye to was Laurin!  She was little miss inspired insisting on watching my boys at critical times and so thoughtful providing the boys with presents to open along the way!  

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