Cleaning out the closet

It was another beautiful day with warm weather and the ability to play outside. After dinner Anna has the greatest time just running out on the driveway. She fell once and got some scrapes, but got past it quickly. Mike got Chipotle for dinner, which really hit the spot for me. This morning Anna and I went to Target to look for new bedding b/c Mike and I are upgrading to a king size bed soon. Lately my neck has been really sore and I think it is related to our current mattress. It is a pillow-top that you and see the body prints from where Mike and I lay. It will be nice to get a firm mattress...and having a king size won't be bad either. Lucy got groomed, so she looks really pretty now :) Tonight when Mike was getting Anna ready for bed I went through clothes in my closet and cleaned things out. There were a lot of things I haven't worn in a long time and just need to give to goodwill. Also took things out that I'll keep, but won't be wearing any tie soon. It was good to pare things down and clean it all out (to some degree). That was a random listing of what happened today--just how it came to mind. Thinking about welcoming a new baby in October I want to clean things out as much as I can to keep things simple. We've talked about putting our house on the market and seeing what happens. For whatever reason we've never felt settled in our house and have always gone back and forth about moving to another area and downsizing in a way. To get a house with a smaller mortgage in a more central place in Lees Summit would be good. Not sure how our house would sell, so all we can do is try. The good thing is if our house doesn't sell  then we stay where we are. That's a good position to be in. I've been looking at houses that are for sale and have found a hand full that look good. It is really different to see a house online and then see it in person. If we are really serious about moving we need to get on it soon. We also need to look into pre-schools for Anna. The spring is visiting and enrollment time and that is something we also need to get going on. Going back to moving...it's exciting, but also stressful to think about. The packing, moving, and unpacking just sucks. We would have a short time span, as well, b/c if we don't have any interest by August we'd probably need hold off. I don't want to be too close to my due date and worry about moving and unpacking with a new baby. Ugh. We'll see what happens and what God has in store. Really any stress I have is my need to control. Letting go of that is hard, but in this situation of selling a house, moving, and find a new home there is little I can do, but trust that God is guiding us. In the end we'll be where we need to be and can only be thankful for that.