Moving Day...

It has been a hard summer since the death of my mom in May. My dad was living in a big house with a pool over an hour away from any family. My sister and I have gone back and forth every week staying with him. We have his house on the market but it hasn't sold yet. After thinking of lots of different solutions (none of which were perfect) we decided it would be best to move him temporarily into my sister's rental house which is just a few minutes from her house. We knew we had to do it, but it was VERY sad moving him out of his home.

The night before the move. Probably one of the last swims in that pool.

So many wonderful memories were made in this backyard.

McKenzie stayed home to take care of the animals and our youngest three (which was a huge help!) Matt and Madeline went to help with the move.

I can't imagine how he felt pulling away from the home that he and my mom lived in for the last 25 years!

Lots of tears were shed as we drove away from Willowbend Way....

His new home is very cozy and is a perfect set up for him. I was amazed how fast we got things set up. Madeline and my niece Carrington did the entire kitchen by themselves!

We tried to put touches of my mom around the house. We displayed her glasses on his dresser. My sister and I were laughing at what "sentimental slobs" we are and that we are turning our kids into that too! They put the magnets back on the refrigerator just like my mom had them, even down to a list that she had written before Christmas!

We have always lived the closest to my parents, so we spent a lot of time with them. It is weird thinking about him not being at his house. It was so sad as we pulled away to go home, but I was so thankful that he had a granddaughter standing there with her arms around him!