Farmer's market

A sunny day about 60 degrees with a breeze. Who could ask for more, right? Not me, I happily got out of bed ready for a visit to the farmer's market. yes, I scoped it out the second day we arrived! Wednesday from 8am-1pm. School must wait, life must break, I have an outing! My very own North Carolina outing, just for me. I left Cozy napping at home with Daniel, and the kids and I headed out, jackets in hand to find freshness! I found it, only made one little U-turn and there I was, under big tall trees, lots of sunshine and endless tents full of homemade wares of every kind. I walked slowly taking it in, oh how I missed bringing eggs and veggies to sell. But I just took the moment as another new experience. I of course hounded the many farmers who would chat with me about gardening in beach sand and how to grow big beautiful green things. We took our finds to the nearby swings and snacked on fresh peaches and homemade bread. It was a very good morning.

The afternoon that followed only dampened my high of the morning a little...I felt so sick today. I spent most of the time on the couch. Taught school from the couch, yelled from the couch, slept on the couch, I tried to make dinner from the couch, but Daniel needed some help. Later that night Wendy's frosty was the only thing that saved me...ahh.

Some pictures

The house

The entry, to the right is the living room

Cozy's room, on the main floor

Braxtyn's room on the main floor

The main floor bathroom (the girl's)

Dining room/school room

Teeny tiny kitchen

Living room

Living room

Boys room upstairs

I don't have any pictures of the master bedroom or bathrooms yet, still making them pretty. But this gives you an idea of the interior of the house.

I know, I know..Pictures!

I took a bunch of pictures today and I will load them tomorrow! I have been wanting to clean up the empty boxes first.

Today was our first "normal day". We got up, started a chore list and did school. It was a rough start but everyone is falling into a pattern. After school I did more unpacking and actually decorated our bathrooms and finished some of the laundry that is taking over the laundry room. I also prayed for someone to help me with the laundry. :) When Daniel came home, we packed up the kids and went to the beach. (we live about 1 1/2 blocks from the inter coastal, which is like a calm ocean river where boats drive past and pull up nets full of fish and crab and shrimp), so we have to drive about 15 minutes to the actual beach where there are waves and sand...Anyways, we headed out and the beach is usually pretty empty so we had it to ourselves. It was about 70 degrees and breezy but the water was warm (it was warmer than I've ever felt the California water in the dead of summer). The kids jumped right in and body surfed for hours. We then headed back home and I made some fish tacos for Derek and Amy and family. And the best part, Amy ask me if I needed any help with the laundry? .... God still hears me! Yeah! And we folded about 4 loads while we visited. Funny how the small things matter to us and our heavenly father. One more box empty!.Yes, I packed 4 loads of unfolded laundry in a big box the night before we loaded the truck. I was tired and well, the wrinkles will fall out in time. Right? I am missing certain items, can't find the baggies, dish soap and some platters. Oh well, they will turn up I suppose. My pajamas, socks and sweats are still in a dresser in the basement, we aren't bringing up the four flights of stairs. So, I'm off to Walmart to by a set of plastic drawers, baggies and dish soap! Well that's the excitement in my world across the world. I'm headed to bed at 7:45 Arizona time:)
Much love, and thank you for the blog attention. It makes me feel like you all are near me:)

A better day..kind of

Today was going to be a fresh start with school and getting my room unpacked. I needed Aimee Z to come over and help me re-hang all my clothes!:) So after a long cry last night, I woke up feeling hopeful and ready to begin again. And it was a nice morning until Noah showed me his arm...yep, you know Noah! He was stung by something unknown and after about two days of cream and Benedryl the red swelling was hot and traveling up half his arm. We had gone through this with him before the last time he got stung by a bee. We carry an epi-pen for him. He was acting fine but his arm was not getting better. Well because we don't have the health care switched over we had to visit the ER. Yes, it is a Zimmermann tradition to visit Er's all around the world. It was a long visit but nice Dr's and nurses. I was worried about prescriptions because our health care does not cover prescriptions out of state and Noah needed antibiotics and steroids to bring relief. Thanks to Walmart, we only paid $8. I was so thrilled, it was a moment when I realized that God is capable of taking care of us no matter where we are. It was certainly a wake up call, that God can take something scary and give me peace about it. After an all day in the ER we decided to load the kids up and find a place to eat. We are exploring different places to see where our favorites might be. We ate at the Fish Camp. It was really good seafood and a great place for the kids. Everything is fried here so you can eat shrimp, clams, fish and oysters and they all pretty much taste the same! LOL! And they serve hush puppies and sweet tea like they serve tortilla chips and coke at home.:) The side dishes were funny too, tomatoes & okra, banana pudding, black eyed peas and turnip greens to name a few. The kids opted for french fries, at least that's the same! We saw dear eating on the side of the road on the way home, they were so cute. Our house is feeling more like home when we walk in the door. We are establishing routines and getting chores done. The kids like their rooms. I have a huge tub with jets, I have always wanted one of those! So today was a better day, even though it included a trip to the ER, but that felt like home too:)

Braxtyn funny:
Today she was Special agent dog, she had many powers. She was promising Graham she would teach him to fly and he was complaining because she had taken away his flying lessons as punishment for him being mean. He was taking this very seriously and was quite hurt.
Graham: Braxtyn are you going to teach me to fly?
Braxtyn: Yes, I'm a pilot so I know how
Daniel: Are there some things we should know about flying?
Braxtyn: Yes, always wear your seat belt.
Daniel: Oh that's good. Anything else?
Braxtyn: Yes, we have coke, sprite, Dr. Pepper, peanuts and pretzels.

She had the whole list down, it was very funny and she was very matter of fact about her pilot and I guess stewardess skills as Special agent dog:)

The Suchawee goes East...

Oh how do I sum up the last few months? It is hard to do so I won't really try, this may take a few postings. There has been so much to this new life we are entering into...let me see. Most of which I'm not at liberty to discuss, so let me put in my disclaimer so I won't have to explain it in court later. Anyways, when oppression takes you over and there seems to be no way out...there somehow is way and for us, out was the way. For right now, we live in Phoenix and are commuting to North Carolina. Serious commute! Jobs seem abundant for Daniel here, not completely solid yet, but many prospects and a strong leading to head East. We will be back to finish things in Arizona, we don't have a choice in that matter, so that is why we are commuting. Once we are free, we will most likely stay here for a time. It is still unknown how long, so we are just renting.

OK, on to the heart of it...
We have been scared, excited, sad and scared most of the time. Did I mention this has been truly scary? To begin with, the loss of our lives in Arizona is what I grieve for deeply and tonight it makes me angry. I feel cheated and lonely.

I like the ocean, its a nice walk to the water near the house. We are still unpacking. I'm looking forward to exploring the island and the downtown area . The girls are adjusting fine, the boys are having a harder time. They went out on the canoe tonight and saw crabs and shrimp and a raccoon swimming across the water. Cozy and I went for a walk to the dock and watched the birds fly over, it was very peaceful.

I really miss feeding my animals in the mornings and working in the garden. I had to buy eggs at the store today for the first time in like two years. There is a farmer's market on Wednesday we are going to check out. Nothing really exciting yet, I'm sure things will get easier as we try on this new life, it just fits weird right now.