New Year's Eve we got a call from Mr. Ella's youngest sister announcing her engagement! We we're so excited for her but a little bummed that she was getting married in North Carolina the beginning of March. For us that's a busy time at work so the likelihood of being able to get the time off wasn't good. Plus the wedding is in North Carolina and we're in Idaho which meant that we'd have to fly out there with 7 people. That's expensive and we don't have a lot of extra money right now. (Not only did I just have 3 crowns done but Louie needs 8 cavities filled.) So we kindly and regretfully announce we wouldn't be able to make it.
But just last week we got an email from Mr. Ella's aunt offering to help us out with expenses if we would fly out. This was prompted by Mr. Ella's grandfather's poor health and the fact that he's never even met most of our children. We still didn't think that we'd be able to make it happen due to work schedules. So, we prayed and talked it over. Now Mr. Ella is an accountant and the first 6 days of each month is used to close out the accounts of the previous month. Because it's such a critical part of his job, no one takes this time off. Well, Mr Ella went to his boss and explained the situation and was magically given the time off. Next, my work schedule cleared up too. One by one the obstacles in our way were falling away.
With everything falling into place, we spoke to the kids about the situation and we all agreed that we should go. So, we called up Mr. Ella's aunt to accept her offer and to let her know that not only would we be coming out for the wedding but that we'd be expanding our trip to a whole week and traveling up to Washington D.C. after the wedding to spend the rest of our time visiting with her and the rest of the family out there. She was so excited that she babbled for 5 minutes straight all the while crying. Needless to say, everyone else was very excited with our news too.
While I'm excited, this will be our first trip flying with all 7 of us. It's a little intimidating. Not only did we have to buy 6 airplane tickets but we have two layovers each way. I'm a little concerned about making sure all of us and our carry-on luggage makes it with us to each of the planes. Heaven help us if something important like a sippy cup or stuffed toy gets left behind. And during all of this, Mr. Ella and I some how have to keep each child entertained and fed so that no one is grumpy. As an added bonus, Louie and I get motion sick while Mr. Ella has ear issues that we hope won't be aggravated by the pressure inside the cabin.
All I can say is thank goodness for prayer. I will be praying, often, that everything will go smoothly and nothing important will get lost. Then I will plan, plan and plan some more. If anyone has any suggestions on traveling by air with a larger family, I would love to hear from you.
Ella
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January 15, 2013
Bits and Pieces
1. Christmas was horrible and wonderful all at the same time.
2. Teeny brought me breakfast in bed. He is so sweet!
3. I went to the dentist and had no cavities. Yay me! On the flipside, I need 3 crowns.
4. I'm pretty sure O'Henry is left-handed.
5. It's official that Tater Tot and O'Henry are milk intolerant. They can eat ice cream, yogurt or cheese with no issues but give them a glass of milk and we have problems.
6. Sweet Cheeks has decided the she's going to "beat the freak" out of anyone who messes with her siblings again.
7. I'm slightly jealous of Tater Tot. Why? Because O'Henry loves him so much that he's the ONLY one to get hugs and kisses. I'm pretty sure that not even fair.
8. During our holiday vacations, Mr. Ella came to a realization of how much O'Henry gets into everything. In his opinion, O'Henry is worse than all of our other children put together.
9. I was speaking in Church this past Sunday and mentioned how much Mr. Ella hates clutter, at this point Teeny snorted loudly and said "Oh yeah!" The congregation roared with laughter while my son turned red. He thought he said it in his head inside of out loud. It was priceless.
10. Our weather out here is crazy! We stayed warm (40's- 50's) til right before Christmas and then it got cold and we had a white Christmas. Not even a month later, we had to cancel school because the high never got above -1 degrees F. Usually we don't hit temperatures this low til late January. It's insane!
Ella
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2. Teeny brought me breakfast in bed. He is so sweet!
3. I went to the dentist and had no cavities. Yay me! On the flipside, I need 3 crowns.
4. I'm pretty sure O'Henry is left-handed.
5. It's official that Tater Tot and O'Henry are milk intolerant. They can eat ice cream, yogurt or cheese with no issues but give them a glass of milk and we have problems.
6. Sweet Cheeks has decided the she's going to "beat the freak" out of anyone who messes with her siblings again.
7. I'm slightly jealous of Tater Tot. Why? Because O'Henry loves him so much that he's the ONLY one to get hugs and kisses. I'm pretty sure that not even fair.
8. During our holiday vacations, Mr. Ella came to a realization of how much O'Henry gets into everything. In his opinion, O'Henry is worse than all of our other children put together.
9. I was speaking in Church this past Sunday and mentioned how much Mr. Ella hates clutter, at this point Teeny snorted loudly and said "Oh yeah!" The congregation roared with laughter while my son turned red. He thought he said it in his head inside of out loud. It was priceless.
10. Our weather out here is crazy! We stayed warm (40's- 50's) til right before Christmas and then it got cold and we had a white Christmas. Not even a month later, we had to cancel school because the high never got above -1 degrees F. Usually we don't hit temperatures this low til late January. It's insane!
Ella
copyright Ella's Place
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