Scenes From The Move

There was a lot of this. Up and down the ramp. Luckily we had some friends (Brittney, Brandon and Lauren) who were able to help us out. And we seriously could not have done it without them. And to prove my point, after the help had to go home, it was up to me to assist Shawn move heavy things, like desks, down stairs. And that did not go well. The desk is now in pieces in our garage.




There was a little bit of this. But, luckily not too much. My friend Deborah was nice enough to watch the kids for 2 days straight while we got the stuff moved over and the old house cleaned up. So, that made life a whole lot easier.




Don't tell AJ, but this is how we transported the guinea pigs to the new house. The cage was so large, we couldn't close the back door. We drove at about 5 mph the five blocks to the new house. They made it just fine, don't worry.




This is Zac making a nest in the packing paper pile. Like most cats, Zac has a thing for paper. He could be in a room completely empty except for a singe piece of notebook paper on the floor, and that is where he will choose to sleep. So, when he saw this pile of paper in a corner, he was in heaven.

On a side note, Zac did not so much as put a nose out the front door this time. I think he learned his lesson from the last move.

So all adults, children, cats and guinea pigs made it safely to the new abode. And we are slowly getting unpacked and settled. It feels a little more like home every day.

We Are Moved!!

We got ourselves moved this past weekend. I am seriously getting too old for this. My back hurts. My knees hurt. My feet hurt. But, we are moved. And I have unpacked about 80% of the boxes already. Why the rush? I decided to have a party tomorrow night and then host a baby shower on Sunday. I am not sure what I was thinking, but it is motivating me to get the unpacking done.

The house is very nice and has a beautiful view with a pool. We totally lucked out. The neighbors are friendly and we are in walking distance to everything on Main Street. This particular floor plan, which I swore I would never live in, is actually working out well. I stand corrected.

I will post pictures as soon as I can get that process to work. I put the cord thingy in the camera thingy that is attached to the thingy by the computer, and nothing happens. Maybe the hamsters that run my computer died in the move. I have no idea. I will have Shawn look at it when he gets a chance. The smartest thing I ever did was marry a man that knows something about computers.

I should probably go and unpack something. I will post pictures when I can.

Fun With iPhoto

This is a picture my dad sent me today. In case you haven't figured it out, I have a thing for dragonflies.





I love the picture, but in his email, he said that the photo could stand to be edited a bit. So I did. Here is what I came up with after playing with the editing features in iPhoto:

Two Possibilities:

1) Our move has been blessed by the universe.

or

2) There is a leprechaun in that box.

My Three Boys

This morning there were two things that would make Charlie happy. He wanted to be near Shawn, and he wanted his picture taken. So we ended up with this picture. Its not bad for a picture taken purely to keep a toddler from having a tantrum and waking up the neighbors.

First Day of 5th Grade

Check out the hair and the pose!