Moving Day

This was by far the SMOOTHEST move I've ever had (and I've moved a lot... remember how I went to four colleges before I finished my undergrad?). We closed faster than we thought we would on our new house which meant it sped everything up. My doctor told me I can't lift anything which also made it difficult to get things done. The women in our ward kept offering to help us pack so finally I took them up on it. I now know why it's called the RELIEF society. I couldn't believe how fast they got everything done! Within two hours my whole house was packed. It was amazing. I was so humbled.




The Elders Quorum came on moving day (with trucks and trailers) along with several family members and friends. People just kept showing up to help, there were so many more than we expected and once again everything got done really fast.

Everything got unloaded so quickly that we had several family members and friends offer to stay longer and keep helping. Adam's family stayed outside and attacked the yard--they mowed, weed wacked, trimmed our bushes and trees, weeded our driveway and side yard (it looked pretty white trash before we moved in) and even got on the roof and got our swamp cooler running! Wow. I couldn't believe the difference! My family stayed inside and unpacked our whole kitchen and bathrooms and bedroom (and my cousin hooked up our washer and dryer) so that our house was at least liveable the first day and we could find the things we needed. We had lived there for about three hours and lots of our stuff was put away and the yard had a makeover. Wow. I couldn't believe everyone's kindness.

To celebrate us owning our own house my family quoted one of our favorite movies, "It's a Wonderful Life" and gave us bread (that our house would never know hunger), salt (that life may always have flavor) and wine--okay, sparkling apple juice--(that joy and prosperity may reign forever). They're so fun. (Do you want to know something funny? Adam and I were given like three canisters of salt when we got married at different grocery showers and things. We have been married two years and we just barely finished off our first can this week. So we laughed when my family gave us another one... we're good on salt for the next six years I think).

Later in the day Matt and Les and George showed up (Matt had been there earlier helping us move) with another lovely house warming gift. They brought us such a fun basket with bright colored house stuff (soaps and towels and smelly things-- I put them right to use). How thoughtful. They didn't want me to take a picture (cause Les had just worked a night shift and they felt kind of saturday-y in their dress and appearance) so I told them they could smile how they felt. Such great actors these McNaughtans are! Don't they know that it's okay to look scroungy on Saturdays? That's what Saturdays are for! And for what it's worth I think at their worst they're still beating me at my best. George was kind enough to run around the house and show us all the places that little baby hands are going to want to grab. House is now kid-tested. We have been alerted of our weaknesses and will make adjustments to said areas in preparation for "operation lady and lassie". We owe you, Georgie boy.

Thank you, thank you, thank you again to everyone who came and helped us!! We still are in such amazement at the many kind people around us. You did what we couldn't do right now and your example has motivated us to serve others more.

Hooray for being in our own house!!