Throughout September, we spent a lot of time packing. After  a lot of thought and prayer, we felt it was time for us to move on. Kevin had a secure job, but for future growth in his industry, Reno was not the best town. Kevin loves networking, and has worked hard to get his degree and certifications to put him ahead in his field. Well, Reno is not known as a technical hub, so that meant moving. Technical hubs on the west coast included Phoenix, Salt Lake City, The bay area,or Seattle. We had our reasons for each place. Phoenix was not an option in my book. I grew up in the heat of death, and did not want to return to an even hotter place. Neither one of us particularly want to live in CA, nor could we afford it. That left SL and Seattle to consider. There were about 4 times as many jobs in Seattle as in SL. Also, Kevin felt he wouldn’t be the exception in SL like he would in Seattle (Someone with high moral standards, speaks another language, etc.) So after some debating, praying, and consideration Seattle it was.

We put our house on the market and 4 days later (and about 15 showings) we had an offer. Well, the house was taken off the market until the offer fell through. Once we found out things were not working out, the house went back on the market. Luckily, this happened while we were out of town, so the house was clean and would stay that way. Four days after the house went back on the market, we had another offer. Now we are just waiting for everything to go through, but the buyer is sticking around.

I started the apartment hunt online since I’ve never been to the area we were moving to. Kevin started the job hunt. We set a tentative date to move, and aimed for it.  A few weeks before we were to move, word got out we were looking for a place to rent. A guy Kevin works with was sent to Reno for work, and wanted to rent his home out to someone who would take care of it in Redmond. It was a 3bd 2 ba with garage, a mile and a half from where Kevin was looking at working. (He got permission to telecommute for a few weeks, then has to return to Reno to train whoever will take his place.) The rent was cheap, and it came furnished. We now had a place to live.

As we were finishing out packing Friday before our move, Kevin received a message from someone here in Seattle. They had a position they wanted him to fill. The details need to be worked out, but the position is his if he wants it. Kevin now had a job once he was finished in Reno.

We decided to move up to Seattle with faith things would work out. At each step it felt like Heavenly Father was guiding us, and telling us where to go. Everyone kept asking me if we were moving for Kevin’s job. Yes and no. We were moving so he could further his career, but with nothing locked in. It was scary, and until the offer letter is signed, we are still not at ease, but things are working out. We are being taken care of.

So while we were doing a lot of this…

Jameson spent a lot of time doing this…

 

We sold our tv a couple weeks before we moved, so all I had was movies on my lap top for him. His toys were getting packed, and his outsided toys were sold. The poor kid had nothing to do. His favorite movie is 101 Dalmations. Well after a couple days of a dramatic Cruella Devil, I decided it was time for a new movie. He likes fish, so I decided Finding Nemo might be a good choice. We have watched “Fishies” everyday for the last 3 weeks straight. When it ends, Jameson comes and tells me, “Fishies again, Mom.” At least it is not a dramatic show like the doggies are.

One day, in the middle of packing, Kevin left his rootbeer out, and this is what we found…

   

  

We had some great friends come help us load our truck, then prepared to leave Saturday morning. It’s been a bit of a stressful September, but we made it.