A New Chapter

I guess it's official...we're moving back south. Sometime this summer, we'll be making our way down to the Charlotte, North Carolina area.

Of course, we have mixed feelings.

We're very happy that we'll be closer to family and dear friends, but very sad to be leaving behind some wonderful friends who have been like family to us here.

We're excited to explore what North Carolina has to offer, but will miss the exciting things in this area that we've come to love.

We're trusting that God will carry us through the next few months of transition as we ride that inevitable emotional roller coaster that comes with leaving behind the familiar and comfortable and facing the new and unknown.

Another positive aspect of this is Scott's new job position. He has been named the leader for the Ingersoll Rand Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability. This is a role he can be passionate about as it allows him to lead the company towards creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments. The Center has just been established, so this is also a new role in IR...all stuff that makes it even more appealing to Scott, who's always up for a challenge!

So......my next order of business will be getting our house ready to sell. I'm open to any tips or advice on how to get a house to look perfectly presentable and appealing at a moment's notice with three very active and not so tidy kids. My mind has blocked much of this traumatic aspect of our last move, but I seem to recall throwing the kids in the car and making them stay/live there for a few months. And when they were allowed in the house, they were confined to a very small space, like a 4' X 5' area. Come to think of it, Scott's nice red storage shed out back may be housing more than just lawn tools come spring.