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Where to begin...maybe to say I think a change of name on this very neglected blog may be in order...
The Little House That Moves (seems as though the growing part is sadly over).
We are headed back to DC! We took a 3 year detour from DC when we moved here to Alaska...but we are headed back.
We have decided to move to Maryland this time. I love Virginia..and I wanted to slip right back to where we left. But we have found that you NEVER really move back. Moving forward is tricky when you are moving "back". We thought we were moving "back" here to Sitka..but time makes going "back" near impossible.
We are excited about where we seem to be ending up. Leaving here will be a struggle for all of us. You get very used to 9 miles of road...8000 people and a very very calm way of life. Simple is an understatement. Life is nowhere like this in the DC area. We know that! We are all bracing ourselves for what we know will be a very hard transition.
But this is how it goes..there is always good with the hard..and hard with the good.
It has been hard to reflect on because for a long time I was in denial that I was going to leave here. In the midst of struggling with weather and lack of seeing family I knew this place has been good for my kids and they all LOVE it here. And taking them away from what they LOVE is hard...
But this mama who has been Island bound for a very long time...little sun...no visit's with her mama and a ridiculous amount of difficulty getting my hands on simple essentials like boys boxer briefs without waiting 2 weeks for amazon to deliver is getting VERY excited for what is to come.
And the best part is..I have found a church...a really good church. Done!
Now we get to enjoy Sitka for 5 more months and I get to know that I loved almost every minute and I will forget the gray skies and rain a soon as we get south. I always remember the very best of the place you leave..and I will leave a very big part of my heart here!