We aren't dead yet

Hey there
Sorry it's been awhile
The man came to town,
We sold our house,
Yay!
Then my mom came to town,
Then we got packed up and moved.
Phew, what a whirl wind.
Now we are in Minnesota
Hanging out at J & J's
(they're saints).
We found a house
Finally
But can't move in until the 1st
Again, they're saints.
I feel like I am just floating around
While everyone around me
has a life.
Thank goodness
that there are
always dishes to do.
Or I might feel like
The biggest mooch
in the world.
Ps - how did we live without smart phones? You would not have gotten a message from me for another 2 weeks. love the htc

Best Surprise Ever

I LOVE Surprises.

I would rather have

gifts and presents

be a surprise

than be something I

know about

and really want.

The Man is generally

pretty awesome

at surprises.

Not to put pressure on him,

but he is very creative.

Our engagement story

is one big surprise

after another.

But that's another post.

When he is able to,

Birthdays and Christmas

are days that will never be forgotten.

Needless to say,

this takes them all.

It was neither

a birthday or Christmas

but it sure felt like both.

As many of you know,

The Man has moved to MN

to begin his new job

while the kids I stay

and try to sell the house.

It has been 3 weeks.

3 LOOONNNG weeks.

Some parts good

some parts so very bad

but we are hanging in there.

On Friday night,

around midnight,

I received a text from The Man.

All is said was

"Can I stop by?"

It took me about a second

to drop my phone

and RUN

to the door

to find him standing there!

YAYYYYY!

He had bought a ticket,

flew out after work,

arranged a ride home

to make me one happy woman.

This one didn't know what was going on.

But she sure was glad

to have another person

to smile at.

Unlike the baby

GMan was ecstatic

to have his dad back.

He was struggling the most

having the Man gone.

The visit has done him

a world of good.

We just might survive

until we move.

Happy Second 30th Day

of your 30th Year

Husband.

Hope it's something special,

since you only get it

once a month.

Love you!

Cold Pizza

GMan is quite a capable kid.

As mentioned before

when he gets up early,

and I do not

(which, let's face it, is everyday)

he takes care of himself.

The most recent thing

is his willingness

to scrounge for a snack until breakfast

or just eat dry cereal for breakfast.

Well today he had other plans.

Last night we had pizza.

I put it away in the fridge,

on the bottom shelf

because

it was the only available shelf.

No biggie.

Until Little Man goes scrounging in the morning.

I walk out to this.

He was so pleased with himself

for finding cold pizza for breakfast

that I just laughed and relished in his delight.

Carrying On

The kids are still sick

and we have not left our house

in 4 days.

That promotes an air

of creativity

for a bored toddler.

I was in the office

(incidentally typing up a blog post)

and I hear commotion

come around the corner.

Miss L was laughing hysterically

GMan was shouting

"Mom look!

I am holding her

under her arm pits!

and beaming with pride

(he has been trying to

lift her up by her hands

so it's a lesson

we've been working on.)

Now I will just need

to make sure

that no one

ends up hurt

as we try to grow up.

Stubborn

Since Miss L

learned to sit up

she stopped napping.

For days

she would be in bed

(for hours)

but would never go to sleep.

Now

she's so exhausted

but still stubborn

that she is falling asleep,

or mostly asleep,

sitting up

and then

falling over.

Seriously,

I don't know

who she gets this from.

Pillow Fight

When your 3 year old

is standing on the table

yelling and kicking the pillows off

what does he tell you he's doing?

Having a

"Pillow Fight"

Get it?

He's fighting the pillows!

and of course

you have to

do it all over again.