Mattie (moving), Vanessa, Hannah (moving), KK (moving)
because we want them to be Missouri girls forever.
My BIL, my sister, & my 3 loving/free-hearted/beautiful/clever/witty/smart/sweet/caring/Jesus-loving/babysitting nieces are moving away in two months.
Not just moving mind you, but moving as far away as possible, without driving off into the ocean.
I'm trying to talk a big game, you know, about the great opportunities, about a fresh start, about them getting to be less than an hour from the beach...
but inside I get a bit nauseous everytime I think about that Accord getting packed down & heading west.
I also get sad thinking about my kids growing up without those 3 around, laughing at them, tickling them, swinging them around, & teaching them how to play Red Rover the old fashioned dangerous way. And I'm equally sad as I know how they light up a room just walking into it & how their sincerity is beyond their years.
And you don't have to know me personally to know that my sister is my BF. It'll be weird being further away from her than thirty minutes. I haven't been far from her since coming home from college in '97.
But changes are in view for everyone. God knows what He's doing.
And -
I think my sister heading out of town might have something to do with her not giving her 6 hours of work from the weight loss contest she lost to me six months ago.
A little extreme, I admit - but some people will do anything to get out of cleaning someone's refrigerator.
Okay, okay Angie, I'll make you a deal. You guys call off this whole moving thing & I'll forget about the hours you owe me. Just like that. Blank slate.
I personally think I'm being generous.
5 comments:
Oh, you are SO generous!
Sniff, sniff, sorry to hear they are moving SO far away, though! Now you just have more vacation excuses!
Are they moving to CA?
If you tell me where, I won't post it (and you can leave this off, too).
We will keep in mind the move won't be a forever move. It is okay to be sad. All of us are, for now anyway. We can loan CA our family for just a couple or few years. Then we want them back. I can't stand the thought of a granddaughter getting married way out in CA. Or especially having a greatgrandchild be born so far away. By then I definately will be retired and can babysit for any of the kids.
We are trusting God for His best for them!
Mom
My sister moved last summer to Mississippi. A bit far from Minnesota if you ask me. It was so very hard for us all and I cry all the time thinking about it. They will be there for a total of four years but who knows what direction they will head after that time. I know your pain, your desire to hang on, the tears you will shed. It's hard and not at all fair. I do think it's a bit extreme of a move on your sister's part for losing a contest and all.
I too am sad and know it is hard for you ... knowing how close you all are ... it is always such a pleasure to be around those girls ... they are such nice young ladies and you can just see how much Flynn and Gabe adore them. Their parents have 'done well' and it shows! Gabe and Flynn will have Vanessa to 'be there' for them until the whole family is back together.
"Best wishes and God go with you Aunt G and Uncle D and cousins H, M and KK ... as you begin a new journey in your ives. You WILL be missed and Missouri will 'keep the light on' for your return"!
Brenda/Grammy ;-(
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