Goodbye KC/IHOP

This is the house we lived in for 2 months- it looked bad on the outside, but the inside was great and it was truly a peaceful house. Our kids slept great for 2 months- no bad dreams, David stayed in his bed, and no matter how late we where up, no one was ever tired. It was truly amazing, and I was able to share that with the owners of the house before we left (they are IHOPers who live in another house and rent this one). Lane Lackey took these pictures before we left. We took 2 days to drive home and it was an interesting trip. Jeff and I talked about how we would describe this experience to people at home, listened to a lot of music, I cried (mainly sadness to leave and worried that life would "eat me up" when I got home), and we prayed about our future a good bit. Coming into Birmingham was strange, and when we walked into our house, I felt claustrophobic. We had been in a furnished house but with only necessities ( we packed all our family's clothes in 2 Rubbermaids) and very minimal toys. We fit it all including 2 pack n plays into the back of the suburban. So, to come home to so much stuff was overwhelming, and honestly a little sickening. We are in process now of seriously purging which feels great!