December 21th

Only three days left until we are back with our loved ones!

This morning the wonderful snow socks again made it up the hill and over the river to dry ground.  We took the first load of our belonging over to the new house in St. Monans.  What delightful a neighborhood we are part of.  We met a young couple who live across the street in a very bright yellow house, she goes by Ash, and his name is Dustin.  Dustin hails from the south of Illinois, but sounds as if he has lived here a long while.

Then a woman named Rosalynn came over and introduced herself.   She and her husband John live across the street in a different house.  Then a neighbor three doors up the street, named Nick came and introduced himself.  It seems like such a friendly neighborhood and we are only half moved in!  We've even been invited over for drinks when we get back.  Wow, I don't think I've ever moved into a new area and had so many people come to say hello within minutes. 

We walked through the house again yesterday after signing the lease and it has the most comfortable feel to it.  A homey feeling and the owners must have very similar taste to Robb and I.  It is decorated in a beach type of decor every where but the sitting room, which is leather furniture, painted yellow on three walls and the fireplace wall is a deep red with wall sconces.  A wonderful place to sit with beautiful views of the Firth of Forth.  We placed Robb's desk under one of the windows so he'll have a beautiful view while he works.

The phones have slowed down and people are already getting ready for Christmas.  The Tesco market we stopped at on the way back home was so busy you would have thought it was a shopping day, not 11a.m. on a Tuesday morning.  We'll finish up packing in the morning and move everything over to the other house after lunch tomorrow and then move on to the hotel at the Glasgow airport.

As it stands right now, flights are coming and going with no delays and we shouldn't have any trouble getting out of Scotland.  We were about eight hours ahead of the storm that has caused so much trouble in the South.  Robb was going to stop on Thursday night and then drive the remainder of the way Friday, but he felt like he should just drive on.  God was so gracious because the storm hit the next morning after we had arrived.  The snow, ice and freezing fog have closed roads, airports, rails, stores, deliveries, etc for so many people.  The new neighbor we met Rosalynn, has two sons that have had trouble getting back here from the states.  One made it home this morning, and the second one is supposed to land at Heathrow tomorrow and catch a flight to Edinburgh afterwards.  With so many flights cancelled I hope that he makes it.

Keep Praying!!!!
Love to all,
Dawn