@janetheconquerer and redandblue, thanks for checking in! We're in our new city now. We are renting until we get an idea of whether or not we want to stay here. Specifically I'm worried about liking my new gig, dealing with my mom and being land locked.
aydee, hope you are hanging in there and are enjoying the zoo. Would you like to declutter my house? We are swimming in boxes of crap right now.
amberlie, I hope you are hanging in there! You seem so organized!
Aw, thanks for asking! I haven't been around much since Ida started taking naps in her crib instead of my arms, meaning I'm no longer stuck in a chair for long periods with my phone. A good thing! But also I'd like to make the time to post here more.
Ida goes to daycare three days a week, just in the mornings, to give me a chance to do my own thing. I'm trying to get back into painting, but it's proving difficult with such little time. She loves daycare though, and it's nice to have a break.
And she got Hand Foot Mouth disease, and gave it to me. The freaking worst. It's on its way out now though, finally. Now I just have blisters all over my hands and face. Fun times. I look like a leper.
And this morning I just received horrible news that I'm still figuring out how to process (which is why I'm typing it out here...) My younger cousin is in jail for homicide. He's only 15 but he'll be tried as an adult. My heart is breaking for my aunt and uncle. And for the family of the victim. And my cousin - there goes his life. None of it makes sense.
Sooo anyway. I'm going to try to catch up on all these posts! But what's that - amberlie is due already!? How is that possible!
ampaints Thank you! And yea. I'm not familiar with how to grieve losing someone to prison. Or how to come to terms with understanding that he killed someone.
I'll just go back to the adorable baby pictures thread.
aydee can you leave your H to do bedtime so you can get to the store?
I definitely considered that but Abigail is still nursing so I need to be here at bedtime (she doesn't do bottles). I realized I can go grocery shopping with Abigail tomorrow morning while the twins are at preschool. That will work much better. Then I can just run to Target tonight for a few basics we need for the morning since they're open late.
shellyr, You might actually be close by now after your move. I'd happily come declutter. It's way easier to throw out someone else's stuff!
carabassa So sorry to hear about what's going on with your cousin. There are a lot of complicated emotions that go into a situation like that. So many sad and confusing things all rolled into one.
We had a great morning at the zoo. The kids are actually much easier to manage out in public. Abigail was really interested in the lion and the giraffes. She seemed to understand that they were the same things we've been reading about it books. It was cool. She was roaring at the lion.
I won't be able to fit in a run today with DH being gone but I did push 85 lbs of kids/stroller around the zoo today for 2.5 hours including one giant hill. That counts for something.
Abigail is napping and big kids are watching a Daniel Tiger episode about cleaning up. Hopefully they'll take some cues from that and stop trashing the house, lol.
DH is on his way home. His plane was delayed but I'm pretty sure they finally took off. We're going out to dinner no matter what time he gets back. I've earned that!
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