And so it begins.... Chapter 1

Today is the beginning... I'll give you the short version of what it is the beginning of...

1. Hubby is promoted, so after 28 years in Ohio, we will be relocating in 16 days to North Carolina. To a place I have visited one single time for 3 days and it wasn't a grand ole time... it was a quick looksee see thing that didn't end very well for me.  A place where I know no one, a place were I am foreign, and everyone knows it (good ole' accents give that away). PS hence, the reason for this blog-a place to talk about this adventure... experience... expedition... ready set here we go.
2. I am excited about this move-- Ok, excited is an overstatement I am accepting.  Grr ok, I am moving and I am working really hard on feelings.  Currently, mine are numb.  We will get back to this soon.
3. Moving... ahhh moving...boxes...boxes... {{screaming/crying}} Ahhh, we moved from NW Ohio to NE Ohio 6 years ago (it took 4 years for me to "settle" here and build a nice little list of friends I could call when my yearly gyn. appointment came and I needed someone to watch the kiddos or a friend to take to lunch for a special occasion- like my birthday)... this time we have 3 more kids and LOTS more books (thank you homeschooling disease of book collecting) and we are once again starting over.  
4. We are moving from virtual school to traditional homeschool and for this I can definitely say I am feeling scared, excited, happy, and concerned... well I am feeling lots of emotions and that is way better then number 2! 
5. I believe 100% that parenting is a ministry and I am only as good as the guide allows me to be or as long as I listen to his guidance. I am working currently through this free online parenting ministry that I highly HIGHLY recommend.  
6. I do trust God and have complete faith but I am human and with the flesh comes some real battling lately.  

There is a lot more but this is a starting point and I did say this was the short version of what is going on.