Sheffield-Day #3 and on to York

After all the "blowing and going", we decided to take it easy Thursday morning and let the kids just have fun around the barn while I packed us up to leave.  Original plans had been changed a bit and we were departing Sheffield a day earlier.  Andy came to pick us up at around noon and we went on a very quick shopping excursion to find thank you gifts for the Childs' for all their kindness.  After picking up a few items, we headed to an indoor playground (Wacky Warehouse) where the kids played in a giant ball pit for about 30 minutes.  At this point, we were simply trying to use up extra time because we were planning on going and picking Tim up from a business lunch a little after 2pm.  Once he joined us, Andy was going to drive us to the home of Paul and Lisa Chasney.  Paul is the current CFO of Barrett Steel and his wife Lisa is actively involved in raising and showing sheep.  They hosted us for a lovely tea and allowed the kids the opportunity to see and pet the sheep while we were there.  From there, we made our way to York where we checked into The Hedley House apartments.  This was the coup de gras of our week.  We were all excited about being in a new space after the barn didn't quite live up to all we had hoped.  Once we checked-in, we went down to the basement level and unlocked the door to a single room that was roughly 15X30 feet (about the size of a large bedroom).  There were three singles and one full size bed taking up the entire space.  I looked at Tim, he looked at me, and we both exhaled a huge sigh communicating, "Oh no, what are we going to do?"  Always the problem solver, Tim made it his mission to locate a new place for us the following day.  I certainly didn't want to add to his responsibilities, but I am so grateful he managed to get us moved because I spent most of the day on Friday with all 3 kids in that room and I'm quite certain if we had stayed, one of us wouldn't have made it out alive!  Now, we are in a two-story, two bedroom duplex and it is much more comfortable and practical for the five of us.  Having a kitchen makes a huge difference as well!
With that said, I just want to acknowledge the efforts my wonderful husband has made for us in making this trip as awesome as possible.  He spent hours before we left researching, scheduling, and booking our housing and all our activities.  He has gone to great lengths to make sure this experience is all it can be and I am ever so grateful to him for it.  I can assure you, without everything he has done for us, this trip wouldn't be nearly as wonderful as it is.  Thanks, Tim for all you do for your family!