just another day

nothing exciting to report in these here parts. we've had a lot of rain, crazy kids bouncing off the walls and a half-way unpacked house. the rest of our stuff comes this week, as does my vehicle and our new bed:)

i think i am going to finally be relieved to have my scrappy stuff back! oh, and our silverware too. really tired of using plastic forks! i think i ate part of one the other day when it broke off. yuck!

we are on the home stretch of school now...and for all of you who are already enjoying your summer break...you stink! we don't end here for another month! thats ok...right now that is helping me keep my sanity and also giving me time to unpack everything before i have to be the full time mom again:)

will share some more pics later. gotta get them off my camera!
k

mindless rambling...

today ended with lots of good things to look forward to and some cranky, mischievious kids. we will have my car, and the rest of our boxes by the beginning of next week (woohoo!) and hopefully (keep our fingers crossed) our new bed. yep...good old reliable movers lost our other one.

LOST.

i mean really...how often do you lose a bed?? whatever. the good news to that sad story is we have an amazing memory foam mattress coming. i may never leave my bed again! yeah, right!

kids are all sorts of weird acting today. i think its the barometric pressure change affecting their little bodies or something. all i know is i couldn't get them in bed fast enough. and of course, m had to work late. i hate that!

well onto photos...i am back to editing some more personal ones. i am playing with framing them, so bear with me. the 1st one is my little one...the goof ball! and the 2nd one is a sunset at my parents house. enjoy~

30 degree wake up

man i was not ready to see the temp was 30 degrees this morning! yikes! i am SO ready for a little warmer weather!! we had to wear hats and gloves on our walk to school this morning! but the afternoon promises a high of (are you ready for this??) 62. yep...we're gonna make into the balmy temps by this afternoon...

now switching gears...the last 2 years the only wild animals we ever saw were rats, alley cats and pigeons...well since we have been in our house we have had the following visitors: 2 deer, 2 turkeys, a raccoon and a very cute and curious chipmunk (who actually lives under our deck). oh yeah...and some VERY loud crows.

well here are some random pics. the 1st one is my nephew and the 2nd one i took while my husband was rocking the girls, getting ready for bed. it was the sweetest moment...really pulled at my heart strings.

heading to normality...

or at least i think i am:) we have moved...survived severe jetlag, househunted, reenrolled my oldest in school and lived in hotels for 2 months. we are now...home. for the time being anyways:)

we have received 2 of the 3 of our shipements. still waiting on our main household stuff, esp all my kitchen stuff. it gets old eating off plastic silverware:)

we are still waiting on my van to show up, but bought a jogging stroller and have put a lot of miles on that already. esp. since i walk abby to school (4 miles a day for me, 2 for her). good exercise, plus its great just chatting with her without anything else distracting us.

i am really missing all my friends back in the "land of not-quite right"...but feel some happiness that many of them will be heading to their new homes in the states in the next couple of months.

i have been reading a lot...and have really been enjoying doing something new for a change. but don't get me wrong...i can't WAIT to get my scrapbook stuff back!

as far as new updates of the girls...abby lost her 2nd tooth on sunday the 18th and ella had her 1st haircut on saturday the 17th.

now i need to go look for my camera cord so i can upload some pics and post some~

have a good one!

weekly wrap up

well only in my house is the current state of chaos never enough. last monday (st patty's day)...my oldest decided our lives were so mundane that she had to do something about it...in her quest to try new things, she settled on taking on a brick wall with her head (brick wall won). so off to our monthly visit to the ER to have her head stapled (yes, stapled) back together. lucky for her, you can't see it and she didn't have to have her hair shaved.

then...as if she didn't receive enough attention from previously mentioned incident, she went and pulled out her 1st tooth!! jeepers! i'm not ready for my baby to be old enough to lose teeth. this happened on saturday (the 22nd). never let your kids lose teeth the day before easter. she was petrified that the easter bunny and tooth fairy would get things mixed up. thankfully, they didn't.

i am happy to report that this week has started out at a much slower pace. got staples removed on monday and have been injury free (knock on wood) since.

matt has started clearing and our move is quickly becoming a reality. we fly out of here in less than 2 weeks. deep breath...

we have a small shipment being picked up on friday and then i leave for mommy R&R to china on sunday. my husband will quickly convert to mommy/daddy role overnight and will manage things until i return. i get back next week and we have our full shipment being packed up the next day. cutting it kind of close, but i may never get this chance again.

i will be losing my main computer this week...so this will be one of my last updates for awhile. i should be able to use our laptop...but we have to remember to keep it behind:)

enjoy~

27 days...

left here:(

lots to do...lots going on...wrapping up loose ends and trying to keep life "normal" for the girls (and my sanity) for as long as possible...if thats possible.

finally have my tickets booked for china! woohoo! very excited! i will be going at the end of the month before we move into the hotel here. talk about a whirlwind!

serious inspiration!

short post....just wanted to share a very talented woman and her blog...check her out! she can make ANYTHING out of paper! truly amazing!

http://iralamija.blogspot.com/

thanks!

k