We let Lewis watch the kids today while Gena and I headed up alone to Santa Barbara. We were able to tour another property that was beautiful but too small and perched on the edge of a cliff that made me a bit nervous thinking of small children and earthquakes. We toured another property in the downtown area that could work, but we discovered that there was another building attached to it with three smaller apartments in it. That would be a little weird.
I met with Emanuel's leadership briefly, making plans for the installation service and dropping off some necessary paperwork. We drove by a few other places, but weren't able to go inside. We know that we'll find the right thing - but we haven't apparently found it yet. Continued prayers are appreciated.
We drove back to meet up with Lewis & the kids at Jim & Dianne's house. The kids were thrilled to be swimming. They were also thrilled to see our dog, Whiskey, for the first time in almost five months. Jim & Dianne have agreed to keep Whiskey as their dog, since she's such good friends with their dog, Brandy. Finding rentals is hard enough in Santa Barbara, but finding ones that allow pets is nigh impossible. We'll get another dog at some point in the future - but it's good to know that Whiskey has a wonderful home with people (and another dog!) that love her.
The decision was also made to leave mid-day tomorrow (Thursday), and drive into the night to Flagstaff, Arizona, rather than attempting to get up at 3am to beat the heat across the Mojave. This makes a lot of sense, and allows us to get a better night's sleep which we're quite grateful for.
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