Little did I know when I used to read these classic Horatio Alger novels to our homeschooled children, that one of them would actually choose to "Go West!" Alger's themes were often about the downtrodden young man that works hard and makes good in the world by striving and showing diligence.
On Monday we spent all day getting ready to follow Kori and Rhiannon and the girls to join JT in Colorado Springs. We vacuumed the air out of plastic bags full of pillows, blankets, and etc. to make more packing room in the vehicles. Both vehicles were filled to the gills!
We borrowed a car top carrier--and it was a good thing! Clint packed all our luggage in there and saved the back of the van for Kori and JT's household items! Plus Kori had her vehicle full as well. Moving across country is not an easy task.
Rhiannon and Kori and the girls left at 3:30 Tuesday morning and we left at 7:30. We finally met in York, Nebraska after a long day of driving--uneventful, thankfully, and stayed there last night!
Thanks for the prayers! We really felt the Lord watching over our traveling. More on the sock evolution and trip progress soon. Blessings, LORI
The Western saga will pick up and continue this morning, I presume...thanking God WITH you for safety thus far. I enjoyed this post - loved seeing those old books! I remember snatches and general bits of some of these stories. I'm not good at holding on to details, however.
ReplyDeleteRe. the springs, we already have one set attached to rebars and standing proudly in our yard. The remaining one from current project is much smaller. I KNOW I'll find a place for it, too!
Those books look wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHave a great trip!