July 29 – “The last leg”

I had a 5 a.m. wake up call again today.  This one wasn’t anticipated, and fortunately I was already awake when it happened.  Noa talked.  And talked.  And talked.  I know Christina was up with her, but I never heard her soft-spoken replies.  Just Noa’s exuberant, “It’s morning and it’s time to wake up even if the sun isn’t up yet” chatter.  That’s a girl after my own heart. 

She and her family are spending a few interim days here with us as.  They have to be out of the house they are in by the 30^th (that would be tomorrow).  And they just found out last night (Yep.  Not kidding.  Last night) that closing on the house they are buying will be tomorrow at 9 a.m.  Interesting turn of events.  Projections are for them to stay here at least two more nights.  Loading up the U-Haul this afternoon and evening with a walk-through of the new house mixed in there somewhere.  Closing and cleaning the old house, and doing a few major preparations at the new one on Thursday (Tearing up some carpet is the primary task, from what I understand.  Apparently some less-than-completely-house-trained dogs lived there last).  Besides, with Jachin’s allergies they don’t want to take any chances.  So, things are looking up.  Just gotta make it through the last leg of this particular journey.

Before Mommy and Daddy got back last night we had the kids for a few hours.  Chris and the boys all went straight for the video games (after pizza, of course).  Noa and I had some games of our own to create.  There was one we played called Take a Nap.  It involved crawling in the beds and getting covered up (apparently a non-negotiable part of the action).  There was one thing, however, that had nothing to do with this particular game … sleep.  Not allowed.  Closing the eyes?  Integral.  Pretending to snore?  Acceptable.  Snuggling with stuffed animals?  Certainly.  Actually sleeping?  Not a chance.  The other game she became taken with was something called Mommy and Daddy and Baby Chewbacca.  They brought a stuffed Chewbacca doll, so that was helpful.  You should have heard the noises that accompanied that game, though.  Frighteningly alien-esque.  You would think the girl has seen Star Wars.  Or maybe she just has a slightly nerdy Daddy and some older brothers really into video game sound effects. 

Philippians 3:13-14 says, “Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”

Father, please grease the wheels for this last part of the house buying journey for Kel and Christina.  Amen.