Okay, really this time.

I really am coming back. Things have been a bit hectic, and I have so much to say that I can't find the time to get it all out.

Yesterday was my precious daughter's 5th birthday, and we're having her party today. It was supposed to be outdoors. And is now indoors. Because it's raining.

Only I would think to host a birthday 20 days after moving in to my new home. My logic was that we would be outside so it wouldn't matter much that things were not finished inside. HA. That's what I get for thinking. It's also what I get for trying to accommodate everyone else by having her party on the 5th instead of the 4th. If I had, we would have enjoyed a beautiful day outdoors on the trampoline and slip n' slide. As it is, we are inside now.

Attempting to make everyone else happy = bad idea.

Lesson learned.

I will be back with more, including pictures, as soon I get a chance.

Almost there....

I've been a bit busy. Like, forgetting to eat, forgetting to take my daughter to speech therapy, why are my feet throbbing--oh yeah, I've been on them for 18 hours without sitting down while lifting heavy boxes and moving furniture kind of busy. It's all good, though. I'm very happy to do it. I have a great house that I love, my girls are adjusting relatively well considering, and nothing is broken which means that I actually packed better than I thought I did. SWEET.

There is more to say, but I'm starting to lost my momentum from sitting down in front of the computer and if I don't get up right now I might fall asleep.

I'll be back. Very soon. Possibly tomorrow.

TTFN

I will most likely be on temporary hiatus (blog wise) for the next month or so. C's last day of school is tomorrow and I will have her home all day until her ESY starts. Whatever will I do to entertain her? Teach her how to efficiently pack? Show her the wonders of cardboard and packing tape? Coerce her into organizing her stuff into neat little piles so I don't have to? HAHAHAHAHAHA!Hahahahaha!Ha ha ha. Ha. Man, that was funny.

This next month should be interesting.

I'll still be reading other blogs faithfully, but I'm too distracted with my girls and what is going on at the moment to put a complete sentence together, let alone anything interesting or entertaining. I'll spare you the dribble that would have inevitably spewed forth.

Oh, and I got my acceptance letter to school yesterday. Egads!

Movin' on down the road

So, assuming that we pass our inspection on Monday, and assuming that we also pass our appraisal, and assuming that the buyers don't lose their jobs, get hit by a bus, get a hangnail, etc, then we've sold our house!

And, assuming that the sellers pass their inspection, and assuming they pass their appraisal, and nothing as dreadful as a hangnail happens to them in the next month, then we've bought a house!

We got a great house with a great yard in the neighborhood we wanted, in the school district we wanted, in a timely manner during the summer so the girls won't have to transfer during the school year.

We are truly blessed.

Guestpost: L, The Destroyer

Hi, New Friends by association! My mom has been totally slacking lately;something to do about trying to sell a house or something? Unyhoo, I asked her if I could take over for her today. I wanted the opportunity to plead my case. What, you don't know what I'm talking about ?

See, around here, I have several names-- L (the one my mommy doesn't like the public to know), goober, butt-turd (don't ask), sweetness, snugglebug, and the one that seems to escape her lips more than the others:The Destroyer. Okay, first of all, I have no idea what she's talking about. She is seriously overreacting. I just like to, um, improve things around here sometimes. And second of all, I'm a freaking toddler for crying outloud. Not to mention I apparently have something called sensory issues. Whatever.

Without further delay, I give you exhibit A:

It looks SOOOOOO much better this way. My mommy keeps coming in and putting everything away which drives me crazy. I cannot sleep in that environment. Sometimes I think maybe she's a little, you know...cuckoo. She bought me this big wooden toddler bed thing, but I prefer to sleep on my lumpy Elmo couch. I don't know why the bed is even there except to entertain me (see exhibit B). I love all this stuff all over the place. So colorful. So full of texture. This is practically a work of art.



If it is art, this is my favorite piece. It used to be a cedar chest that my Nana gave to Mommy, and she left it in my room. I think it looks tons better like this, don't you? Now I can see the toys that were inside, and you can see both the finished and unfinished sides. See? Art.


Exhibit B: Mommy says this has something to do with some sort of oral sensory issues, but I'm here to tell you a little secret. Psst! Come here. Wood tastes sooooo good. Really. It's delish. Also, wall is fantastic. Chalky and....chalky. With just a hint of paint. Yumm...... You should give it a try. You won't regret it.



Exhibit C: Mommy loves books. I mean, LOVES them. I must get it from her then, because I adore them, too. I just love the sound of a page ripping in my little fingers, the feel of paper tearing in my teeth and the sweet taste of paper pulp rolling around in my mouth. Books rock. Here I am hard at work tearing up one of daddy's books. Mommy was trying to catch me in the act. See those lightning fast reflexes? I dashed off so quick, she probably didn't even know it was me.



Exhibit D: This was a pillow, but I think that it looks much better now. Kind of like snow. And, in my defense, my sister was in there tossing it in the air with me, but apparently Mommy didn't get a picture of her. Figures.



Anyhow, I'll stop there; it's time for my pajamas and a clean diaper, but I think I've made my point.

One Mommy's trash is another baby's treasure. She's just jealous that she doesn't know how to have as much fun as I do. Speaking of, she cleaned my room again (what is wrong with her???) so now I have to spend at least an hour/hour and a half taking it apart again before I can fall asleep.

Sigh. A baby's work is never done. Nighty-night!

What. The. Eff.

I go out of my way to not watch the news very often. In general, it's entirely politically biased and that pissed me off to no end. However, I do think it is important to know the state of the world and what not so I try to catch the headlines with my blinders on. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? Am I the only one who has noticed this unbelievable trend of fathers killing their whole families? Brothers beheading their sisters? Children being thrown over bridges and onto highways and into rivers? Seriously???? I know this kind of thing happens on occasion but it seems to be the thing to do lately.

Some days I have absolutely no faith in humanity.

Can't you see the sunshine, can't you just feel the moonshine...

Last week, as MOTH was preparing to leave for a man week in Columbia, SC with one of his best friends, he suggested that instead of staying here with the girls, I should leave as well and spend some time at my parents house. I was a little wary of abandoning school and therapy for the week, but then remembered that my parents would be leaving for a mission trip to work at a dental clinic in Honduras when school lets out and we wouldn't be able to visit without taking a break from school (although they may not be able to go now thanks to the swine flu), so I packed our stuff and we left.


I love the drive into Asheville. The mountains are just spectacular. I know this will sound quite cheesy, but sometimes I get overwhelmed with the desire to pull over on to the ittybitty shoulder provided through the pass and run up the mountainside. I've never actually done it--typically the girls are with me, so it would be stupid if not impossible, but maybe some day....


Anyhow, we had a great time, as always. The weather was gorgeous most of our visit and the girls had a blast running around in their diapers and playing in the grass and dirt. C found her happiness in the muddy water created by the sprinkler, and L's bliss was the rocky walk and driveway. I just know she's dreaming of a rock pit of her very own when we move.




I also had a bit of fun. I always have a good time hanging with my parents, talking and catching up on movies (I watched Australia, Seven Pounds, Rachel Getting Married, Bride Wars, and Slumdog Millionaire-- some great, some not so great). My parents told me to go out by myself for a bit, so I went to both Books-A-Million AND Barns and Noble. I had an Irish Creme Latte and actually looked at the books on the shelf and then purchased two of them. I was beside myself with glee! I still found myself rocking back and forth as if I had a child in a stroller I was trying to keep entertained.

I also accompanied my mom to her favorite local used book store and found a few more treasures. I bought a couple of books recommended to me and replaced my battered copy of The Count of Monte Cristo ( I don't like ugly books--I'm quirky like that).



And then, as if going to three bookstores in one week wasn't awesome enough, I went to the Asheville Cotton Company which is an incredible fabric store. It stocked a ton of fabric that I normally only get to drool over online. I actually saw it in person and touched it, and then I stopped touching long enough to buy some. I'm ecstatic, particularly because every scrap I bought are for projects I'm actually keeping, which is a first. Unfortunately I have so much planned before these that I won't ge to use this stuff until next year, but I can still ogle it until then.




I also made this cute dress for L under the tutelage of my mom. Matching or similar dress for C soon to follow.



All in all it was a great week. Back to the grindstone on Monday. I hope you all had an equally awesome week!