Our next journey....Dubuque, Iowa

Our next journey takes us to Dubuque, Iowa so Paul can go to seminary at Wartburg.  I graudated from Wartburg Seminary in 2004 so I'm going back as a spouse and I'm so excited!!!  Its been a long discernment process and I'm excited for our new adventures.  This week we are having our first moving sale!!  We have lots to get rid of so we might have to have another one in early May.  My mom comes on Wednesday night to help us for the week/weekend and Sophia is having a slumber party with Aunt Holly all weekend.  Its going to be different not having Sophia around the house but we are going to be so busy this weekend she'll have much more fun with Aunt Holly.  After this weekend, we hope that our lives slow down a little it.  It seems we can't keep our heads above water right now.  We have had some showings on the house, but no takers so far. 

We need to sell a house, 2007 Viking pop up camper, and have a moving sale.

In other news....because we are going to Wartburg Seminary and due to their strict pet policy, we have to get rid of a dog. Easy right??? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dallas and Chester are part of our family and we adopted them both. So, we are in the process of trying to find one of our furry friends a nice home. Its not easy and everyone asks "which one are you getting rid of." We don't want to get rid of one, but in order to live on campus, we have to. So, decisions have to be made again. Its been a very sad day for me as I took both dogs to the vet and explained our situation to the staff. They totally understand and are willing to help if they can. Both of the dogs have their own special qualities that make them each unique. My heart breaks knowing our family is changing.

Here are a few pictures of our dogs:

Chester- 2 months old

Our lap (Lab) dogs!!!  This was taken in the spring of 2010.  Chester was born in January 2010

Dallas is a wonderful snuggler...even with Sophia!!

Watching Sophia....well at least Chester is.  Dallas is resting!!