Very tired but still moving forward

The first sale is done. It was very successful and helped out immensely. We are now boxing up anything that we want to put in the next sale and placing it in a designated area. Once we've moved, we will then hold another sale in town at a friends house where there is a little more traffic. Hopefully the second sale will be just as good as the first.

Looking into our garage, it doesn't appear to be any less cluttered. However, I assure you, we have actually parted with at LEAST a half of dozen truck loads of items. The hubby was able to part with a few of his large, clutter-inducing items. It was a great moment for me! :D

Today, I have had several moments of a great anticipation washing over me. I feel overly stressed out, more than what I have the last few weeks. I look around me and feel like I'm lost in a sea of things that need done. I've tried really hard to focus on one room, one area at a time. It just feels like such a daunting task and I've found myself wishing it was just all done and over with already.

Sleep has eluded me lately as well. I've tried to get my mind to unwind but apparently, I'm like my mother and that isn't possible. I've found myself staying up until 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning and getting up just three hours later. It's a vicious cycle. No sleep, grouchy momma, stress level goes up. I know it needs to stop. I just need to make myself stop and go to sleep.

Tomorrow, I'll be working again on packing things up. Tim has gotten some of the outdoor things taken care of, which I'm grateful for. I know that it will all come together in the end. I just hate hate hate trying to move people who are unorganized, unpacked, and unprepared for the move to begin with. And lately, I feel like that very person.

On the up side, we do have some time to spare. We have not received any type of papers declaring the status of our house. I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing. I'm not real sure how this all works, to be honest. We shall see. I trust that He holds the plan for us that is the perfect plan in the end. We will be okay.

We're about to go outdoors to sit around our bonfire pit for one last time. This will be the last night we are able to sit together, as a family, around our firepit that we made when we moved in. Such a cozy area filled with background noise of bullfrogs and crickets. The hum of the freeway is heard on occassion as well as the neighbors dog and jackass donkey. I'll miss most of these things; however, the jackass donkey is something I can truly live without. Heeee Hawww

I hope you all had a great weekend. I thank you for all of your support and encouragement. It really does help. I know that this is a path that was chosen for us long before we ever started down this road. I know that in the end, we will have learned something very valuable and life changing. As of now, I know that it has taught me to love my husband and my children even more and appreciate my friends, near and far, more than they'll ever know.

Thank you, to each and every one of you!
We love you all,
B & T