Today was our last day at the Palisades Ward, there are a lot of people there that we are really going to miss. We have made some good friends, who feel like family, over the past seven years.

Went back in the evening for the Gallup Twin's Eagle Court of Honor. It was really special, and I'm glad we could be there to share that with these good people.

Macy was excited to go to church and she had a really good time in the evening with all of the other kids. She says some of the most precious things. I am going to miss her terribly. I did ask her if she could be really bad over the next few days so I wouldn't miss her so much, but no matter what I don't think that will work.

Tomorrow we go to Yellowstone. Meeting Don and Rachel in West and then going into the Park together. Macy is so excited, it should be a fun family day.

Did get a lot done yesterday. Sold a few more Rodeo Queen Clothes (if you don't know, don't ask) and got my phone set up properly. Did some errands in town and even had time to play a game with Macy in the evening.

Don and Rachel are out of town for the weekend, so it's just Rick, Macy and me. Have to admit Don and Rachel have been very gracious about having us here in their home, but this place is crowded with the 3 of them, adding the two of us, makes it pretty hectic some days, so this weekend with just the 3 of us, it's a lot easier to get things done.

Rick is off at the storage unit this morning, adding our horse tack and saddles and doing more organizing, it seems to be good for him. I'm trying to pack up the last of the boxes for early shipping and spending a little quality time with Macy.

It's cold and rainy here and I wouldn't be surprised if it snows later in the day. Getting real tired of this weather, real ready for some Caribbean Sunshine.

Just another day of sorting and packing and getting ready to move. We are in the process of packing our luggage with the things we will take on the plane (each paying for an extra bag) and packing the other things that we will need asap into boxes to be shipped, as soon as we have an address to ship them to. Right now we're at 10 boxes, averaging $25 apiece to ship. Looks as though there will only be 2 or 3 more but this is still going to be expensive. Like what about this move isn't!

Finally starting to feel like we'rte making some progress. The stress factor is rising to about the crazy point. I'm trying to keep my anxiety under control cause Rick is stressed out enough for the both of us. Hope we can keep it together and not be at each other's throats.

Spent most of yesterday moving our horses to a friends ranch. He is going to try to help us sell the three we are ready to part with and keep the other two indefinitely. It was a bit of a pain and took time that we could have used to be doing other things but it felt right and we are at peace with this decision and know that our horses are where they are supposed to be.

Also, yesterday, we sold our hose trailer. The fellow is coming around to pick it up today. that worked out really well for us and it's one more thing going down the road.

Rick taught his class at BYU-I, it was a bittersweet experience I'm sure. He has really enjoyed his time as a professor but, it's one more thing checked off the list that will bring us closer to finally making this move.

With all the running around yesterday we didn't get home until about 11:30 pm and we fell into bed exhausted.

Today Rick had to go back to Swan Valley to finish up a survey for a neighbor and I need to track down the title for the horse trailer and spend some time with Macy. Just busy getting things done.

When you are on a certain track and things just keep getting in your way you know one of two things; either you are right on with what you are doing and going in the exact right direction or you are completely off course. The trick is to know the difference! Well I have no doubt that we are on the right track and doing what we are supposed to be doing. I have to say with complete confidence that; "I know what I know, and I can't turn aside from it". We have had so much support from so many of you and then we have had a lot of opposition from some of the people who are most important to us.

Yesterday was a particularly hard day. Rick's father passed away. Although we were as prepared as we could be for this, it still hurts. I really felt bad that he could not be there, but he knew that it would be this way and he accepted that. The family isn't planning a funeral or any memorial service right now, so we are not traveling to PA. For us that is probably best, but there really won't be closure until that happens (probably later on in the summer).

Our son-in-law, who really doesn't understand or support this move, has become very agitated about keeping our horses for us and now with everything else we have to do we feel the need to move the horses. Thank goodness for really good friends who do understand and support us and will take them and trust that all will work out. Now we have one more move to make, to get the horses settled.

It seems as if we take three steps forward and two back. I do feel as though we are making progress but it is so slow. Both Rick and I are anxious to be on our way to St Croix and done with the stuff here. Not to mention the fact that some nice warm weather would be appreciated, it snowed here in Ririe, ID yesterday. I hope I can remember this when it's hot and humid and that I won't complain.

Sunday again and thank goodness, I really need the rest. We had THE LAST garage sale yesterday and aside from a few larger items that didn't sell everything leftover went to donations. We are done with it. We have two dressers, three file cabinets, a weed eater and a step ladder to sell and then that's it. Haven't sold out piano yet and that is a worry, but maybe we are not supposed tos ell it yet.

We leave for St Croix in 11 days and still have a lot of last minute prep to do. Gotta close out bank accounts, sell two cars and one horse trailer, get things organized that are coming with us and what will be shipped right away by Rachel. etc, etc, etc. Got a few boxes to move from a friends house to storage and got to get our generator located in a friends shop. Then we're ready to go.

Been staying at Rachel's and that is working out quite well, just wish we had more time to relax and enjoy one another's company. Oh well, maybe that will come.

Finally feeling a little caught up. Was supposed to go to town yesterday and run around like a nut but Macy didn't feel good and I was a little "off" myself, so we stayed home and just took it easy all day. Rick and I went into town in the evening and took a few more things to storage and organized a little there. We sold the junk Isuzu and returned the borrowed trailer it was sitting on. I did sell the 27" TV and am slowly working on the rest of the furniture. Today Macy and I do need to go to town and run our errands, but I at least feel rested and ready to go. There is still so much to do before we leave for St. Croix, I only hope we can get it all done.