When we sold the house, we were hoping that we would be able to move after our youngest son, William, came home on leave to visit. He had been in Afghanistan and we were so eager to see him. We moved to the house when he was just 3-4 so it was all he remembered living in and he wasn't too happy about our selling it. We were hoping he would get to stay there one last time, but it didn't work out that way. So 3 days after we moved, he arrived "home" to find all the things he remembered piled here, there and everywhere and a family trying to sort things out and figuring how to survive in a camper with no electricity or running water. He opted to stay in a hotel!
We were so glad to see him, and he really helped out in putting the horse shelters together and other things we had to get done. I felt so bad about him visiting under these conditions, we were so busy we had little time to relax and just visit. He said he felt like he was back in Afghanistan! We did get the Port-a-Potty while he was here, so that helped. But he was reduced to shaving using a Barbie jewelry box mirror!
It was a tough time for everyone, but his next visit at Christmas was much better.
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