Despite it all...

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21 March 2008 @ 07:22 am

Despite it all....

We are feeling Blessed! We've made it to Texas! After all of us being jammed in a car/van for 4 days, we finally made it! Now, it hasn't been the easiest trip - We had to share most of the room in our vehicles with scattered stuff left behind that we had to pack and bring... no, none of it was my shoes or toilet paper or anything handy, BUT, it was stuff we wanted to hang on to. Which now I question with all that I am. I am overwhelmed thinking about al the stuff we actually have.We made it to a nice 2 room suite here in El Paso. Now, I know that sounds nice, but with 9 kids, 2 adults a dog, and a clean freak for a Mom, it's been quite the little stay! I've been keeping the kids cleaning and picking up and I love when the maid comes by so I can steal her vaccum, broom and change out towels. After all, I can't let her see my mess, right!? What would they think of us?? We've been here a week almost, and I've developed quite the friendship with the housecleaning staff who love to come see us all and grab our trash as she asks what I need and now automatically takes the vaccum off her trolly. lolKevin has said "Oh God forbid the housekeepers see you need something cleaned!" well ha ha Mr. Smarty pants... No, I don't want people to see us at our worst! I know this all goes back to "Large Family Syndrome".(You know, we have to be cleaner, more organized, more together and just really, set ourselves at a higher standard.) Why? Because... If I ever heard something about us like "Oh, her house is THAT WAY because she has ALL THOSE KIDS", I might have a stroke! No, I am thankful the only comments I've ever heard were things like, Wow, how do you keep your house so nice with a large family? Or, "You really are so organized!" and even one that amazes me still: "Wow your kids are so well behaved!" I always look shocked when I hear that one! - and it makes me wonder if all these people ever see "out in the real world" is dirty houses, chaos and wild banshee children.Anyhoo... On the Army news. Kevin finally has a unit. He has been assigned to the MP unit. Which is about to deploy. HOWEVER.... He landed an interview with processing at the Welcome center and will be attached with them and will be staying put right here for at least a year. *whew!* Given the situation, we are mighty thankful! And we know we are surely blessed by this!!We also went in to housing... yes, all of us went into housing. The Lady at the front desk gave us paperwork, application, etc to fill out and told us about the 8+ month waiting list. Well, wouldn't hurt to get our application in, right?The Housing Specialist called Kevin and I back and we went to her office. She told us she had no openings for a 5 bedrooms. I told her we could take 4 since my oldest son is leaving for the Marines. She said, "Oh, ok, how about on the first?" We almost fell over! Seems another family is moving out and a home will be open for us to move in to on the 1st. WOW! It is an older home, and originally a duplex, but it has been modified and we have 2 halves of a house... 2 living rooms, 2 dining rooms, 2 laundry rooms, you get the idea. WOW!Again... We are blessed and so very thankful!!So, things are coming along. Things I have been so stressed and worried over, God has taken care of. Now we can focus on getting to the 1st and getting moved in to our new home on post. - which by the way, is conveniently located next to the Elementary school, the commissary, the PX and all the shopping/gas/necessities and about 2 minutes from Kevin's building where he will be working!!! YAY!We honestly wouldn't have a reason to leave the base for anything!So, that's us so far... We will try and keep you all posted, which is a challenge... we don't have the best internet connection, but make due with what we do have. So, we will wish you all a very happy spring and Easter... just in case we don't get back for a while!Thanks so much for all the well wishes and encouragement, it means so much to us as we transition our lives.