These last couple months have flown by!! Once we got home from our trip the first order of business was to fulfill my promise to my children to buy a cat. So now we have a kitty named Charlie. I need to find a picture to post! I was not a huge fan of having an animal, but I am happy for my kiddos...I guess every kid needs a pet :) Abigail's two goldfish weren't cutting it!!
(I will find some photos for everything and post them later)
In July I went as a leader to camp with Abigail...wow, I was exhausted! Being 40 is way different than being 20 something and trying to keep up with middle schoolers!
Hannah also finally got her braces off!! It has been 3 years...felt like forever... and she looks beautiful! She was so excited. I took her to get her make-up done as well. She looks all grown up!
We also found out this last spring that our landlord is selling our house to a family member, so I started to process of trying to find a new home. Originally I thought I would find a home that we could maybe buy at some point...but seeing as how every home we looked at was smaller and cost more $$$, I lowered my expectations! We found a beautiful home in a neighborhood a few miles away that is in the school district we wanted. We move in Sept first! It is smaller and a couple hundred more dollars a month, but it will work :)
Once we found this house I registered Abigail for the neighborhood school just 3 days before school started!! Craziness!! Hannah was already going to attend the junior high there. They are both so happy in their new schools, it is such a blessing. AND they even get to ride the bus!! For the first time ever!! Yeah for me not having to drive!!
On top of that...we are traveling to England and France in October and I am furiously planning that. There are so many moving parts, it has actually been kind of a headache, even though I LOVE planning vacations. In England we will be visiting London, Oxford and Stratford upon Avon. Then we head to Normandy to spend time with Doug and Nicole. We will also go visit the chateaus in the Loire valley. Then the kids and I will end up in Paris for the last few days. The kids and I will be gone for 3 weeks, during their fall break, and David will be gone for only 2. One side benefit is a very long layover at Seatac and getting to see everyone who lives in Washington still!
Goodness... you're moving very soon!! At least you get to be settled before the holidays start up. You'll have to post pictures like last time so we can see it. That is until we can come and visit again. Will you have room for us all?? :) (Too bad your move didn't fall during one of the many houseguest visitors you've had. Moving is no fun... but I'm sure you 2 are pros! What happened to all the "cheaper" homes we saw on Craigslist while we were there?)
ReplyDeleteHow fun... France and Europe! A dream of mine, that I'm not sure will ever become a reality. You'll have to give us the scoop when you get back.
I'm so looking forward to seeing you all next month... as are the boys! They talk about Hannah and Abigail all the time.
Love and miss you! We must chat one of these days soon.