Well, we made the move to Scobey! The last couple of weeks were a little
stressful, getting everything packed up and cleaned. I felt like the worst mom, extra cranky and
didn’t spend much time with the kids because I had to get everything done! Moving is not one of my favorite things! But we had some fun times with friends! We got together with some friends for a final
playdate at the park, that was fun. We
went to Amy, Kolby & Boji’s to visit them one last time the weekend
before. We were going to meet them in
Rock Springs or Thermopolis, but their car was having problems so we just went
to their house. We went swimming, had a
BBQ, played and talked a ton…we will miss them and all our family so much! But know we are going where we need to be for
now. We had a final nice visit with our
neighbors Tony & Angie and the kids played in their back yard a lot and
they watched our littles (who they call their little buddies) the last few days
before we left. We got together with the
Johnsons, our good friends who are buying our house, to go get ice cream. They are a special family and as Emma said
“they’re more like cousins than friends.”
We’re so happy they’re moving into our home, which we loved so much and
hope they make some great memories in it like we have. We had plans to get together with other
friends, too but this move sneaked up so fast!
I have been getting so many texts saying how missed we will be and it
has made me feel grateful for the good people we’ve had in our life!
We packed everything up on Tuesday night and Wednesday. My dad came up and helped us all pack it up
and the Elders Quorum came and helped some, too. But mostly Dave just likes to do it himself. The kids had fun letting Grandpa give them
rides on the moving dolly. We left
bright and early Thursday morning, the 23 of June. We split up the kids, girls in the moving
truck with Dave first and boys in the car with me and then we swapped. My mom made grab bags for each hour of the
drive, which had activities, games, and snacks.
The kids loved them and as I was driving I cried, feeling so thankful
for her and my parents and all they do!
It was a rather pleasant drive, and we stopped in Cody, WY for lunch and
let the kids play on the play place at Burger King. Poor Jazzy wasn’t sure what to do! She did like looking up out of the moving
truck though and laying on Dave’s lap.
We stopped that afternoon in Billings for Dave to fill out the final bit
of paper work and let them make copies of his documents. Then we stayed the night in Miles City. We got pizza and donuts, watched Finding
Nemo, and went swimming – it was a fun “moving party” at the hotel to celebrate
our upcoming move. Friday morning, we woke
up and drove the last three hours or so to our destination. They were excited to arrive to Scobey,
Montana! It was beautiful and hot and
humid when we arrived. We were greeting
by Don & Nancy Rush, the current CEO at the hospital and his wife, who
invited us over for lunch. We then
unpacked everything in our rental we’ll be living at for the next few weeks
until we close on our house there. Then
we went to our new house and they allowed us some space to unload most of our
stuff, which was SO nice of them! We are
so thankful! We had some ward members
come help us out with that, and some neighbors come greet us and welcome
us. We were exhausted by the evening, as
the Rush’s had a family reunion and the Anderberg’s, the other family, had a
family birthday party, so we did a lot of it by ourselves. We crashed hard that night and slept very
well!
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| Hanging out in the moving truck |
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| We killed a few birds on the way up, sad! |
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| Our rental for a few weeks that belongs to our Branch President |
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| The house that will be ours in a few weeks when we close. |
Saturday, we woke up and went to the Pioneer Town
celebration that is held every year around this time. We went to the delicious pancake breakfast –
served with amazing chokecherry syrup, and sausage and juice. We got to sit in an old train car, which was
fun. We got to know some locals, and
some visitors (many from Canada, and I thought the “eh?” thing was
stereotypical, but it is not at all, that’s how they talked!) who were so
friendly and welcoming and said “hi” each time we saw them the rest of the
day. Then we had to take our moving
truck back so we made the trip out to Wolf Point, about 45 minutes away. We also stopped off at the grocery store to
stock up on some things. When we got
back, we ate lunch really quick and went back to the Pioneer Town for the
parade. The entries included classic
cars and lots of vintage tractors, which was pretty neat! This town and surrounding areas are big in
farming, mostly wheat farms. So tractors
and farm equipment are a big deal. Then
we checked out the old buildings and demonstrations, got a funnel cake and went
to the “Dirty Shame Show”…haha! Don’t
let that name fool you, there was nothing dirty about it! It was a variety show that included skits,
songs, a local Dixieland Jazz band, and the main act, the Dirty Shame Belles,
which are family-oriented can-can girls.
It was a fun little show, and the kids all liked it and are quoting one
of the skits that made them all laughed (“Dingaling!”). Lucy thought the Belles were so pretty and
wants a purple dress like one of theirs now.
We got the full Scobey experience and it was a great time to come. That night, the Anderbergs brought dinner
over and it was delicious and enough to feed us for two meals or more! SO sweet of them, and we talked to Sherry,
who is the mom/Grandma to many here and she is so fun! Her kids all started moving up here and she
and her husband moved up last to be close and help out. Our kids played with
their granddaughter, Kennedy, who was sweet. They are a great family! We went to the school park after dinner and
played there, it was a fun park and the kids were impressed.
Sunday, we woke up and got ready for church, which is about
a 40 minute drive away. The branch meets
in Plentywood, just east of us. The church
has been converted from a house. It has
all of the same furniture, carpet, trim, and other details as a regular chapel,
only quite a bit smaller. They have some
basketball hoops outside - “There’s the gym!” Cal exclaimed! Right off the bat, I was asked to help lead
the music for Sacrament Meeting, as the one who normally does was out of
town. Sherry also asked me the day
before if I could play piano for Primary, as that sister was out of town that
week as well. So already, they put me to
work. And Dave got asked to say a
prayer, but no callings extended…yet.
Though I’m sure that’s coming!
;) There were about 10 kids in
Primary, our kids being 3 of those, and 3 others in Nursery with Cov. First hour was Sunday School and
Sharing/Singing time for the kids and the last hour the junior and senior
Primaries break off into two classes and Priesthood/Relief Society
classes. There were about 40 people at
church total our first Sunday. Instead
of the full 3 hours, it is only 2 ½ hours total. Our kids were shocked by it all but seemed to
like it! Emma was the oldest in Primary
(at least there that day) and Cal had another buddy his age, Lucy had another
girl a little younger than her. The
Scobey members are really the lifeblood of the branch, and we’re excited to get
integrated into this little ward family.
I am so thankful for this little band of Saints already.
So far, so good in Scobey!
Everyone waves and smiles as you’re driving down the street, whether you
know them or not. The kids are loving it
and riding their bikes all over. It’s
almost like stepping back in time 50 years ago or so. The air is clear and open and pretty. The fields and neighborhoods are very
green. People take pride in this
town. The crime rate is next to none and
it’s the type of place where no one locks their doors. We feel it will be a great place to raise our
kids and are thankful for the guidance in getting here!
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