One Week

One week from right now, we will be on our way to Iowa to say goodbye to our family one last time and then heading on to Alaska from there.  Two weeks from right now, we should be in Fairbanks- barring some great disaster on the road.  We spent the day packing and organizing our cargo trailer!  I'm in "move mode" again and don't think I'll be able to shut it off until we are in the rig and heading north!  I'm trying to get all the kids clothes down to the absolute necessities for the next couple of weeks- I really don't need a lot of laundry hanging over my head at this point!  I do have a couple of prayer requests- one that is somewhat urgent.  

I had blogged (a few posts back) about Jada's prescriptions not being sent.  Well- we still don't have them.  Evidently, the insurance company had her date of birth wrong and after several calls being made, I think we finally have it straightened out.  They have "ultra-prioritized" her order, as the last day that we will be able to receive packages here will be on Thursday of next week.  Hopefully, we'll get it on Monday or Tuesday.  We have just enough test strips to get us through plus a back up meter if we need to use it.

Second request- we don't have a place to live yet in Alaska!  There is a house that we would LOVE to rent, but the owner needs to decide if he's going to put it on the market (he's moving to California) or let us rent it now and buy it later.  Unfortunately, we aren't in the position to buy currently, but should be in a year.  We are going to stay with some very dear friends of ours when we arrive, but it is of the utmost importance that we get settled ASAP.  This time of year, housing gets hard to come by up there because the state has an influx of seasonal workers and rentals go quickly.  Having a dog doesn't help either- most landlords don't want animals.

Other than that- all is well.  Jada has had excellent numbers- her 30 day average is 156- right on target!  I thought she was getting a cold, but I think it's just allergies.  This next week should go quickly.  I have several people that I need to catch up with!  Jamie- if you read this- I'm sorry I haven't called you yet!!!!! :(  I will- I promise!  Any of my Tulsa friends who read this-- Facebook me- would love to get together for coffee!  I can't believe we're down to the last week.

 

Eli fixin' pancakes on our camping stove. 

Jeff fixin' up the cargo trailer.

Packing and Cleaning for Move #1

We are moving this weekend- to a temporary apartment for a little less than 4 weeks!  Jeff's new employer messed up his training schedule and we were originally have supposed to been on the road to Alaska last weekend. It turned out to NOT be a good weekend to travel as our route was hit by a blizzard and inundated with 18 inches of snow.  That would have been a lot of fun pulling a 12 foot cargo trailer behind us!  Traveling at the end of April will be much safer and we're hoping to see lots and lots of wildlife on the trip.

Currently, I'm up to my elbows in boxes and cleaning.  I have double ovens and only the top one is self cleaning, so I've spent the afternoon in the kitchen. Oh so much fun! My hands look and feel like dried up prunes! The house is mostly packed up, except for the girls bedroom and those things that we need to just survive.  

As far as Jada goes, her morning numbers have been perfect.  However, I've noticed the last few days, that even if she's on the lower side- say, around 100, even a small snack  (8 grams of carbs) in the afternoon will start her steadily climbing until her supper time shot.  Even last week, she wasn't doing this.  I'm thinking it's time to call her endo and send in her recent numbers.  It's nothing alarming, I'm just seeing a new trend for her.  I'm wondering maybe if we're going to have to do a shot at snack time, too-  which just makes me cringe.  I'm thinking it's high time to pursue a pump and I think we will as soon as we are settled in Alaska.

Well- it's back to more cleaning and packing.  Hopefully, I'll remember to stop and fix supper for everyone tonight! LOL!  I can't wait to be done with this!