We leave in the morning

I can't believe that we are heading home tomorrow. I am trusting my husband that this is best for us. I want to stay here for forever, but duty calls us home. I thought it would be kind of fun to make a list of all the things that I will miss here.

• our friends
• SPACE!! Yes, you read that right. There is SO much more space here in this house with 17 people than there is at home with just the 7 of us!
• Not having to cook or clean. I have helped out around here as much as they would let me, but it wasn't very much!!
• My husband!! No, he is not staying, but he will be going back to work as soon as we get home.
• chocolate M&M's, ice cream, cookies and anything else sweet!
• not having to teach the children school (Jeff did it while we were here!)
• adult conversation.....ANYTIME
• eating out
• our bat cave (Jeff and I slept on the lower, full size bunk bed. We draped blankets around us for privacy and darkness. I will miss it very much!)
• not having to pay for anything (The Week's family spoiled us ROTTEN!!!)
• services each night
• being busy, but not too busy
• warm house with NO mold
• big bathroom
• lots of warm, fuzzy blankets
• children around every corner.......oops I don't have to miss that one. We have that at home too!!
• NO SNOW
• not having to drive very far to get anywhere! For instance, the grocery store is only about three minutes away, compared to home where I shop almost a full 1/2 hour away from the house.
• pizza
• sunshine
• a quiet place to just read
• a HUGE mirror in the bathroom......I really hate that mirror, but I need it!!!
• not to have to think about what everyone is going to eat

Can you understand now why I don't want to go back home to reality!!!? I must though, so I will do it with the right attitude. Thank you that I have a home to go to, Lord! Maybe this list of things I won't miss, will get me in the right mood!

• a dryer that takes three hours to dry a load
• ironing clothes for the service each night
• not being able to walk around in my PJ's
• the noise level of 13 very excited, loud children
• sharing our bedroom with three children (it really wasn't that bad though)
• not being able to drive anywhere (the vehicles were too big for me to drive!!)
• eating out (I must have gained five pounds while we have been here!)
• having to put Joel in nursery every night (He screamed for a little while every night!)
• not having much alone time with Jeff

I am done with my lists for now. We leave at 8:00 in the morning. We are going to try to make it all the way home in one day. It will probably be a 17 hour trip, depending on weather. So we will definitely make it home sometime Wednesday! You should hear from me again sometime later this week.