This weekend has awakened me to the reality that I hate moving. During four days I exerted more manual labor than I had over the previous ten years. Monday morning I was barely able to walk and my fingers were so swollen that my wedding band no longer fit. Thankfully I feel much better today, and I would like to thank the many people who helped! I feel your pain!

The good news; we no longer live in an apartment. Although our duplex is about the same size as our apartment, we did add a privacy fenced back yard and an attached two car garage while lowering our rent by $54 per month. The other good news is I was able to purchase or otherwise acquire a refrigerator, microwave, lawn mower, weed eater, two twin beds for the kids (their toddler bunk bed is for sale), the U-haul rental and a bbq grill for less than $500 total. Thanks to my mom for donating and delivering the lawn mower, weed eater and microwave

I feel a sense of peace knowing I now reside at a location I plan to remain until we are debt free. The inability to call any place home over the past 30 months has been one of the most difficult things about our journey. I am glad we can finally turn the page in that chapter of our life!