The Move

Many people ask us when we tell them where we're from (Las Vegas) why we would choose Kansas City to move to...here's the story! We HATED Las Vegas. We hated the heat, the casinos, the traffic, the lack of things to do without having to enter a casino, and most of all we hated that our daughter would learn (probably sooner than later) that she can earn pretty good money for dancing without clothes on...Besides, we have great family in Missouri...We moved to Smithville, which is about 25 miles north of KC, in August of 2008. It was a tough move for all of us. We had to say goodbye to wonderful friends, coworkers, and worst of all...our better Frayer Family halves (Jason, Jaimee, Alex, Tristan, and Kaleb)... not to mention Grandma Becky and my sister Courtney and her boyfriend Ed!...The anticipation of getting on the road early that morning was quickly dashed as we struggled to say the final goodbye and give the final hug...lots of tears! The kids and I left (Grandma tagged along to help, thank god!), and Scott stayed behind as he was not starting his job in KC as soon as I had to report. The trip was long and painful, but we were excited once we started thinking about new beginnings. When we arrived in Smithville we were greeted by anxious family members Aunt Laura, Angela, Grandpa Neil, Daniel, and Uncle Kenny...We moved in with Aunt Laura (poor 13-year old Angela got an insta-family with two noisy, crazy little cousins)and we stayed there as things began to steadily unravel...I hated my job, the kids hated their school, and we missed Scott immensely! The time difference made it hard to stay in touch as I attempted to keep the kids on a routine with meal and bed time...The small house we stayed in made it hard for us to get settled since we didn't have a space of our own. The kids were trashing Laura's house and screaming at all hours! Yikes! About a long, horrible month later, Scott arrived! Whew! He had already scouted out houses in the neighborhood we liked and we were ready to buy! We bought! From that point on it has been smooth sailing. Well, almost. We bought our house, but had nothing to put inside. All of our furniture and things were still in Vegas in a storage unit. After about a month of going to bed early (no tv, and running out of things to talk about) Grandpa and Scott flew to Vegas, loaded up the Penske truck and returned with the "guts" of our new home. Much to my chagrin, I had denied the opportunity to go along so that I could supervise the packing, and many things came back to me chipped, broken, or scratched...oh well, it was better than nothing...We have been steadily unpacking, but we got that tv and couch in quick! We have began to settle in, and now we're looking forward to Christmas in our first home! Update on my job and the kids' school: I changed positions, and the kids have changed schools and things are MUCH better now!...That's the story...Jaimee, pics are on their way. I promise!