Catch up

Need to go back a few weeks.....to July 22nd, 2007. Zach and I started our drive from Plainfield, IL to Chino Valley, AZ. We closed on our house a month prior. We had been living with Zach's parents since mid-February, when Grace had her left hind leg amputated.

The Element was packed with kitchen and bath basics, a few bike tools, some clean underwear, Grace, and one bike for each of us. We said goodbye to Zach's parents, stopped at the cemetary, then met my parents, Grandpa Tuffy and Gramma Esther, Uncle Denny, Aunt Norma, Julie, Hannah, Luke, and Aunt Kathy, for the last Cracker Barrel breakfast.

We were on the road by 9:30am. The drive was uneventful.


We arrived early evening Monday, July 23rd. Our movers were expected the next morning. Zach's parents drove the Cruiser with all of our computer stuff and pulled in Tuesday afternoon.


The next few days consisted of cleaning, unpacking and getting settled. I focused on the house, Zach on the shed.


It was great having Zach's parents there to help us feel at home right away. They stayed until August 5th. We had several good, fun dinners together, checked out the local safeway, went to church, and started looking at houses while they were here. We were sad to see them go.