The last week in MN - first weekend in NE

Our last week in MN consisted of the mover coming to pack our things on Monday, March 27 and Tuesday, March 28. He came back with reinforcements on Wednesday, March 29 to load the moving van. After all of the boxes were loaded we finished cleaning out the house and started our drive to Nebraksa. We decided to only drive 4 hours to Des Moines, Iowa. Jeff took Jackson in the truck with the boat while Jaci hauled Joe, Jenna, and Mr. Whiskers. We were exhausted by the time we arrived at the hotel. We ate dinner at the hotel restaurant and went right to bed. We had to wake up early to get on the road. Our closing was scheduled for 10 AM in Omaha. After driving through one bad storm, we arrived in time. The closing went quickly and smoothly and we were eager to get to our new house.

Later that day the frig, washer, and dryer were delivered by Lowes. We also took care of assorted jobs like: picking up the mailbox key, grocery shopping, and putting up blinds. At the grocery store Jaci was informed that there was a tornado watch going on. Later that afternoon the watch turned into a warning and there we all were in the basement sitting on a carpet square listening to our hand crank radio for weather details. (Love that radio, Don and Rachel!)

We all settled into bed in our own bedrooms, but the kids didn't want to sleep alone and all ended up dragging their sleeping bags in Jackson's room for the night.

Friday, March 31, 2006 found the Moving Van arriving at 7:45 AM. As crazy as things seem - our new neighbors were also moving in this same day. Imagine two semis parked on the street next to each other. Since this whole neighborhood is new, everyone has boxes in their garage and is used to unpacking.

We got everything unloaded in 3 1/2 hours. Later that day the cable/phone/high speed internet guy arrived. We spent the rest of the day unpacking and having fun in our new house.