It’s not far, just a short walk across the yard from here….
We have now been wearing out our welcome at my parents house for a week and a half. Our whole little family has been crammed into my old bedroom. It’s tiny, I would guess about 8 by 12. Wall to wall beds. Cozy. Only not really…It would be if there weren’t so many darn kids in there. (“You call this a happy family? Why do we have to have all these kids?!” Who knows what this quote is from?)For some reason, I can’t imagine why, Silas has not been sleeping well at all. He thinks he needs to be in bed with me….latched on….all night. This not only makes sleep difficult for me, it naturally, makes healing more difficult too. Good rest being vital to our health and all. I’m noticeably weaker now than when we moved in, and I’m pretty sure it’s because we’re not sleeping so well.
Still…we are so grateful to have had a refuge while we remediate our house. My parents have been so patient about having all the extra noise in the house. It does get pretty stressful around bedtime trying to keep everyone quiet so my parents can sleep. They go to bed early. And when I say “early”, I mean before my kids go to bed “early”. They haven’t complained once….at least not to us. And my mom has been doing all our laundry too!!! (Maybe I won’t go back home).
So…what’s the plan from here? We need to finish vacuuming everything…EVERYTHING…replace all air filters and then hopefully it will be safe to move back home. We’ll be living on bare, OSB floors for awhile, and there’s not much in the house now, but simplifying things is good. It will be much easier to keep the house clean, right? I’ll just keep telling myself that. Who needs a couch to worry about having to clean under and behind….:) We are so blessed! We couldn’t ask for anything more than to have eachother and be on the road to health and all that. Richard would disagree, he wants a bed again….
So, please keep us in your prayers as we head back home, either today or tomorrow. There is still so much work to do, but we’re slowly getting there. It would be great to have some help. There are financial needs too, but God is faithful and he always provides everything we need. My biggest concern right now is whether or not we have gotten the air cleaned up enough for me to be able to get well again. I am hopeful….
Thanks so much to everyone who has been so supportive through all of this!!!! We are so grateful to be surrounded by such loving and caring family and friends….
you are a precious example, priscilla!