Change

We have loved living in student housing, but there is one major drawback - neighbors are temporary and people move on (I will not get into management issues here). Graduation is such an accomplishment and really a thing to be celebrated, but it means packing up and leaving for a new home, often in a new state. We recently had a family of good friends leave for Utah, and today another family left for Tennessee. It is so sad to see these people leave and wonder when we will ever see them again. I do love how the community pulls together to help out with moves though. This morning I found myself alone in a two bedroom apartment (under 700 square feet) with TWELVE kids five and under. There was a good team of moms over in the empty apartment getting the cleaning done though!

Here are all twelve in a crummy picture taken by my phone. Yes, Mum, I'll take that iPhone 3 now.

Here is a higher quality picture of the nine older kids, pilfered from my friend's blog.

And here are the three sweet babies, all about a month apart in age. All also teething.
(Sorry to those who also read Reianna's blog - I might just be copying everything she says.)

 And the potluck celebrating Editt and her family was wonderful too. I do love to see all the little kids together.

This is a picture of me taking a picture of the kid table + Christine. I was not aware at the time that Joseph had the camera with him.

And here's the group, all together.

 We love student housing and the friends we've made here. It's going to be a tough summer with all the move-outs though.