A chapter ends and a new one begins.

Wow...its amazing to me that 9 days have passed since my last post. It honestly feels like 90 days ago. So much to recap....I'll do my best.

Last Saturday we packed up our home with the help of MANY friends and family. Having so many people there really helped make the whole ordeal a lot easier. That day was honestly one of the WORST days of my life.....and not just becuase we were moving.

 Problem #1: Nate's car broke down in Twin Falls on his way home to Boise to help us pack up. He was supposed to be home by about 10am so he could pick up the moving truck. Nate's mom had to jump in the car and head over to Idaho Falls to resuce him and get his car into a shop there. I was already emotionally unstable due to the nature of the day so I was freaking out when I realized I would be the one who would have to pick up the HUGE truck. 30+ feet to drive. I was terrified. Luckily my dad (as usual) stepped and and rescued me. He told me not to worry about the truck and just worry about everything else I had to deal with.

Problem #2: I took the boys over to my mom's house to get them out of the way while we packed up the house. I jumped on the computer to look up some truck rental information when we heard a scream come from my mom's backyard. REMEMBER...I was already emotionally unstable due to Nate's car. I ran back there to find Landon with a huge CHUNK missing out of his forehead. That was it ladies and gents. I officially LOST it. I was crying, screaming, throwing things. OUT of control. Somehow we made it to the hospital in one piece. My brother and sister came with me and seemed a little concerned with my reckless driving on the way to the ER. When we checked Landon in I had a hard time remembering his last name and his birthday. I sobbed and sobbed in the waiting room...I'm pretty sure everyone in the hospital thought that I was the one who did something to my child and was crying out of guilt. 5 stitches later he was as good as new..chocolate face and all.

Needless to say, we all made it back to the house by 1:00 and were greeted by many friends an family members who were willing to help. Moving would be so much easier if we were surrounded by a bunch of JERKS:)

And with that....we said goodbye.

Fast forward to Monday morning.

Nate had told the Elder's Quorum about us moving in and that we were in need of some help. We were all ready to go at 9AM and NO ONE showed up. Nate and I started to unpack the truck by ourselves. I had to go into an empty room and have a moment to myself. I said a silent prayer that someone would come and help us. 10 minutes later my brother and his friends showed up willing to help. 5 minutes later I turned around to see a wonderful family that we knew from Boise. They moved to Idaho Falls last year. Christy (the mom) said, "We're ready to work!" and I started to cry. I gave her the biggest hug ever. 10 minutes after that, all of Nate's Samoan family started showing up. 45 people and 1 hour later the entire truck and trailer were unpacked. Humbled and grateful. The only 2 words that come to mind.

So now we've been here a full week. I wake up each day and wonder where the heck I am. I've done lots of unpacking and organizing a place we can call home. Here are a few shots of the house thus far:

Family Room:

Front Room: (Can't wait to paint that piano!)

Guest Bathroom:

My friend Nikki made me some vinyl before I left as a going away gift so I could put my favorite family picture decoration up again:

Hey...hey....what is that??? Yep....a GUEST room! In other words...COME SEE US! Hotel Starnes...open for buisness. Our rates are amazing.

Don't let me fool you...the rest of the house is a DISASTER! More pictures to come later!!

O yeah 2 more things......random but needs to be recorded.
Dallin enjoyed tennis lessons this week. Why not just dive in and make our lives even more crazy...right?

And finally.....Landon is POTTY TRAINED. We are officially a NO DIAPER HOME!

Hooray!