Sealing Day Troubles

I warned Geoffrey that the sealing day might be filled with struggles and things that go wrong because Satan wouldn't want us to have the spirit. 

It was a busy day. Because we had planned on being sealed March 28th, we did not have everything very prepared. I went to the mall to find matching suits as the boys navy blue from the wedding in June were too small now on some of them. It was a VERY VERY rainy day. The first thing that happened was I opened the trunk to pull out the stroller for the mall. It fell on the hitch and got stuck. It was very hard to get it off and the kids got impatient. I finally got them in. Then it was sad we only found a few suits that matched and not all the right sizes. The toddler suits were perfect. The color and everything. We had to mix some things then we couldn't find ties that matched. I went to a different store. It was such an ordeal. Finally, I found ties. Then to leave the store/ That was an ordeal too!!! I got lost and circled the store several times. The kids were hungry and crying. I about lost it when I finally found the door to the outside of Macy's and the van was gone. I didn't see it anywhere! Finally, I called Geoffrey. He prayed with me. I then found the right door and the van was there. It was now pouring rain outside. My body got completely soaked. Especially my feet. I was wearing cloth shoes as I couldn't find my tennis shoes that morning and the ground was inches in rain. I took pictures because I could hardly believe it. I drove slowly to make it safely back home. The rain was insane. I told Geoffrey all the things that went wrong because I just couldn't believe it and to kinda prove my point that see, I knew things wouldn't go right. But then I decided to stop recounting those and think about the things that went right. I was able to find the cutest suits that were perfect, I did find pink ties that worked in color. The 2 ladies who checked me out at the cash register did their best at getting me whatever discounts they could come up with. The second lady said that I was a gift to God for her, just seeing me and the kids that morning. She said I looked so peaceful and happy even with the three little boys haha. I thought that was so crazy as I was not feeling that peaceful being so worn out by then and needing to get the kids lunch. I was able to get the kids lunch on the way home at Dairy Queen and get ready in time to go to the Temple. Things settled down after the crazy morning. 

Shortly after my call with Mommy, I had to leave work to go and get brown shoes for the boys to wear. She then told me that one of the suits wasn't going to fit one of the boys so I had to rush over to the store to get the right size. Luckily they had the right size! Then I had to rush to the temple to ensure that we were going to be one time. Mommy informed me that she had not eaten so I called Grandma Smith to see if she could buy us some food prior to the sealing. We were both able to eat a snack prior to the sealing which made things a lot easier. Even though we rushed to get sealed due to the worldwide pandemic, I am grateful that we did not allow Satan to take away from our special day!

Sudden Health Scare Covid-19

Within a week of unpacking and Geoffrey working in Irving, he was scheduled to work the next week in Corpus Christi. On top of that, they were going to require him to drive because there was a virus that was coming from China spreading across the world. Airplanes were contaminated. Within a couple of days, public event centers were shutting down. The schools closed. The health department said to avoid crowds of people, stay home as much as possible. Geoffrey was then asked to work from home for a couple of weeks. Thankfully no traveling to Corpus, but concern about this virus. Within a few more days, Italy had contracted the virus that spread very rapidly. Many people have been dying there. The government ordered no one to come in or out of the country, sent people who were not from there home, and everyone is on quarantine. People have been freaking out so water, milk, eggs, potatoes, toilet paper, paper towels, many of the basics among other things have been sold off the shelves. Geoffrey and I were then concerned because we had thrown out our old food storage just as we moved. We had to bulk buy to prepare for a quarantine as well. That week the church canceled meeting together and asked us to do At Home Church. We are now in charge of our own families in that way. Some wards have permission to do the sacrament in their homes, we have not yet. We did our first Sunday At Home Church. Geoffrey put a white table cloth on our nice dining table and we all sat around it together as we read from Come Follow Me. He also gave each of the children a father's blessing to help during this uncertain time. It was very special. As the week went on, the church started closing temples. We got very concerned the Dallas Temple would be closed as the virus has been spreading like wildfire in Dallas County. We made a decision to be sealed 2 weeks early. The next day.

going to the grocery store is like going to battle. It is putting yourself at risk of getting the virus every time. Collin County has many cases now. Each day is much worse

Working from home, social distancing

Geoffrey said that he saw one neighbor lady sitting on the brick wall in her yard talking to her neighbor who was sitting in the bed of her truck across the street. He said it was the weirdest thing he ever saw. Then I reminded him of social distancing. Ohhhhh....ya. lol. It is a different world right now.

Enjoying Setting Up House

This was what you can see up our street

Geoffrey found his childhood box and showed me some precious things

I should have taken before pictures. This was packed full of boxes haha

Moving Day!

The boys loved running around the moving truck before we started loading up

Eli has become a climber!!!!!! He gets into EVERYTHING now

Family was so great helping us move!!!

Celebration Treat, we felt like we were in a nice resort, but it is our home!

Needless to say, moving was so much work! It took two days to move all of our things and I have never been so sore and tired! I told Mommy if we ever move again that I am going to hire movers! We would not have made this move without our close family around so I am forever indebted to them for all their hard work for us! How extremely blessed we truly are! I ended up getting a ticket the first night we had the truck and that was a bit embarrassing as Adam's family was right behind me. I didn't notice a stop sign until it was too late and instead of trying to stop, I slowed down and blew my horn to ensure anyone coming would see me. Unfortunately, the person coming was a police officer! Oh well, I am grateful for our law enforcement for doing their job. After we had everything moved, I decided I would go clean another day but we had to do so quickly as the Landlord found a new tenant much to our surprise which we were very grateful for. With the move over, we could now enjoy our new home and start unpacking and putting everything where it goes and really making this OUR home!

We Bought A Home!!!

We decided to celebrate we would try something we both never had before. Benedict eggs!! It was yummy food, fast, clean and not too expensive! It is so crazy to think that we did this! They made us sign saying that the previous owners cleaned the carpets but we weren't able to see them yet so that was not  nice to have to sign. But we checked that night and it was done! Yay!

We closed on our house! We are officially home owners! Yay! I am so grateful that we have this opportunity together. We are going to have so many new wonderful opportunities now that we own a home! I can't believe how fast and smoothly things have gone. There is nothing wrong with the house and we got a wonderful deal! After signing a ton of paperwork, we went and grabbed some breakfast which was a lot of fun! I went to work and then on the way home picked up the keys! Mommy and I could hardly wait to go see the house so we called our ministering family to come and watch the boys while we went to see the house that night. Mommy sent a marco polo to her family while I called my family to show them the house. Then we spent a bit along together in our new home and then headed home for the night. We are both still so excited that we purchased this home together!

Last Week in Little Elm

Painting I am working on

It is bitter sweet getting ready to leave Little Elm. It feels like we have lived here for so long and we made this our first home. I am so grateful that we were able to find this home or rather that the Lord showed us to this home. We have had so many memories together in this home and we are going to miss it. We have had a lot of laughs and challenges and joyous occasions in this home and we will be forever grateful!