Perfection is my enemy!

So, I swore up and down that I would never blog, however, this is a much better alternative than updating you all on facebook. We are going to try to keep our business here as a one stop shop for all things Holliday. There is so much going on right now that I'm pretty sure if my head were not screwed on tightly it would spin off into orbit.

I'll begin with our move. Shane and I decided that moving ourselves from Hawaii to Virginia would help off-set the costs of shipping the canine kids and our Jeep. Great idea in theory. What this means is we gather the boxes, packing materials, we hire the container company, trucking company, ramp company, build the motorcycle crate and the Jeep crate, and load everything onto the container with the help of some stellar friends that have stepped up to help in return for pizza and beer. The government cuts us a check for 60% of what the move would cost them. This will cover most, but not all of the expense. After loading the trucking company weighs our goods and we are paid the remaining 40% on the receiving end all based on weight.

So, this leaves me with the job of organizing and packing up the house in such a way that our time unpacking in Virginia will be minimal and structured. HA! I am trying nonetheless.

Our next couple weeks are jammed packed with activity. Tomorrow I move into a friends house for 4 days to care for their 5 adorable children 5 and under. Monday my kids will join us for the fun. For those of you doing the math that's a single mom to 7 children under 6. I'm looking forward to all the fun and looking forward to the time I get to love on them before we leave.

Braden is scheduled for surgery on his pinky and possibly his arm on March 3rd. The hand surgeon who is doing the surgery is the number 1 hand surgeon in the Army and Braden will be followed by his mentor once we arrive in the DC area.

Please pray for Braden's anxiety to keep at an all time low, the surgeons wisdom in deciding whether to operate on his arm and his steady hand in repairing Braden's finger. Braden has also asked for prayer that he will heal quickly so he will not have an issue play

ing for his new baseball team on April 5th in Virginia. If you know Braden, you know he lives for baseball.

We are also opting to live on Fort Belvoir for one year while we house hunt in VA. If you could please pray for newer housing to be available to our family once we arrive that would take a huge chunk of stress off our shoulders.