On Friday Afternoon (March 19, 2010) the Chappell's and Aune's gathered at Scott and Fedra's house in Suncrest which is at the top of the mountain in Draper. It was moving day for the Chappell's and we were there to help them move their belongings out to the street and into these things called "pods". Pods are storage units that are delivered right to your door, then picked up and stored when they are loaded...SWEET! Why were Pods not invented when I was moving, seriously? Of course it had to snow, and it was pretty cold, but there were a lot of us there to help out, so that made it go pretty fast (I'm sure Scott and Fedra would say differently since they have been packing for weeks, and they still had a whole day of moving on Saturday too). Okay so helping my brother move seriously reminded me why I should never do it again myself! It is a huge job!
Scott and Fedra's house in Suncrest
Scub and Muth...Love these two!
I'm happy that Scub and Fedra were able to sell their house, and will now be moving down into the valley a little closer to the family. However, it was a bittersweet day. It's always sad to say good-bye to a home where you have built beautiful memories. Scott expressed how hard it was for him to leave his home, because of the memories that he and his family have of the home that they built as their forever home. The hardest part for him in leaving are the memories that he has of our dad helping him clear the scrub oak from off of their property and of the good old Gusty helping Scott build the shelves in his garage.
Eric, Lor, and Jeff using their muscles!
Too much fun for Lysster on a Friday night!
Scott and Muth loading the pod
Miss Ann hard at work
Marshall and Ryan
I'm so thankful for a family that supports one another and that enjoys being together. I'm thankful for memories like clearing scrub oak and building shelves, and even hauling boxes and furniture in the freezing cold during a snowstorm. I personally have many fond memories of being at Scott and Fedra's, Thanksgiving dinners, card games, guitar hero, and children who love to spend time together. Thank you for the memories little brother! I love you and pray for you everyday...praying for many, many more beautiful memories with you.
One thing I know is that even though my dad wasn't here with us on Friday helping us pack those boxes to the pods, he's still with us! I'm sure he was right there with us making sure that everything went smooth and that we were safe, because that's what the Gusty was best at...taking care of his family! I took this picture of the sunset from Scott's house last Friday, and anytime I see a beautiful Sunset like this I think of my dad and wonder what he's doing. I'm thankful for a Heavenly Father that created such beautiful things, and I wonder what kind of beauty my dad get's to experience now?
Your blog is very nice. It looks like you have been very busy. I hope that your brother and family are all moved in to their new place and things are going really well for them. I am missing my jesi bess and it seems like such a long time for her to be away but her spirits are high and she is enjoying the work for which I am very grateful. Love you,
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