Still Packing, Still Waiting...

We have been back forth several times with a truck full of boxes and there's still so much to do in 3 weeks time. We will be renting a trailer for the next few trips to Ft. Worth so that we can start taking furniture when we can move into our apartment on the 10th.

Haven't heard much from the realtor-we are just waiting on the appraisal before the sale of our house is finalized. Interest rates are so low, everyone is refinancing their home, so the appraisers are backed up.

Our daughter had a doctor visit and ultrasound Monday. The baby has dropped and is now head down and she is having mild contractions off and on.  She measured 38 weeks which is 2 weeks ahead of where they had thought. Her doctor would like to wait for 2 more weeks, but baby Ryan may not cooperate. He is already almost 6 pounds and has a head full of hair according to the ultrasound tech! They don't want her to go into labor since this has to be a caesarean delivery, so they are watching things closely.  I know she wouldn't mind if he came a bit early-she is miserable, bless her heart!

We're now coming down to the part of this move that I have been dreading-saying our goodbyes to everyone. We have made so many wonderful friends over the last 30+ years-it won't be easy to leave, even though we will only be 5 hours away. (That may sound like a lot, but in Texas, that's a short trip!) We plan to get together with some of them this Saturday night, and see others on Sunday. Guess it's kind of the "end of an era"-we are among the youngest in our group (still in our 50's,) so they will be heading in different directions also in the next few years. We've shared a lot of fun and tears too, first and last, all having babies, raising teenagers (arggh!) and becoming grandparents together.

We'll be back for a visit soon, when everything has settled down since our son, daughter-in-law, and another grandbaby to be will still be here for a few more years!