How to Move?

When we first started down this road (2 months ago), the plan was to rent a U-Haul truck, pack everything, and spend a couple of days driving down to Flagstaff, AZ. With the recent snow experience, and reliving memories from our many winter drives to Ontario, OR and up from Fresno, CA, we have changed plans and will be hiring a mover. Finding the right mover is also proving to be a stressful event, as we read many horror stories concerning most movers on the web, and recover after getting the expensive bids from those we think will be honest. This is probably our largest hurdle to date, the next will be finding a place to live in our meager budget, in a resort town. Again, your prayers are greatly appreciated.