One for the books

Throughout this whole move thing the girls have been angels! Seriously angels! Ali has been a bit clingy but that is too be expected when her whole world has been packed up and shipped out. They have been especially loving toward each other. I think they are really bonding through this.

The past few days ago were especially stressful for me. The moving schedule with 2 toddlers is not ideal by any means, especially not by yourself. My daily routine was to wake up at 6:30, get the girls dressed and fed by 8:00 so we could get to the CDC by 8:30. Then rush back to the house to meet the movers who will be waiting for me so they can finish packing up the house. Make phone calls to cancel utilities here and set up arrangements in Hawaii, clean the house, and pack our suitcases until 1:00 when the movers take their lunch break. Rush to the CDC to get the girls and get back at the house where the movers will be waiting for me to finish packing up the house. Keep the girls out of the way and out of trouble for 5 more hours until the movers call it a day and we can leave to go to our hotel room. Rush to get dinner made, feed the girls and get them bathed and in bed before meltdown hits at 7:30. Crash in front of the TV for a few hours until it feels safe to sneak in the bedroom and sleep next to a kicking, thrashing, restless sleeping 3 year old. Hope to get 6 hours of sleep until the alarm goes off to do it all again.

Well after 3 days the girls were familiar with the routine and were catching their stride. Ali wasnt crying when I dropped her off anymore and that made the rest of the day seem so much easier (for both of us I'm sure).

This one particular day I showed up at the CDC to pick up the girls as usual and Ali was all smiles. She ran to me at the door, waved goodbye to her all her new friends and ran eagerly to her sisters classroom. We walked in and Beau was happily playing in the play kitchen teaching her doll to cook (adorable!). She had her back to us but Ali quickly spotted her and shouted "Beau". B turned and with a huge smile hugged her sister and I. She told us all about her day and wanted to show us all her new friends. The girls were quite chipper as we walked to the car, they held hands and giggled the whole way.

The giggling continued as I buckled them into their car seats. Beau started telling Ali what she was cooking for dinner and Ali just wanted to see Beau. As we were driving away I looked in the mirror to see them both leaning as far over in their car seats as they can to hold hands. Those tiny little arms and hands, stretched across the seat toward each other has got to be one of the cutest pictures ever! And as if that werent cute enough they topped it off with...

Beau: "Oh Alex, thank you so much for coming to get me from school and calling my name, it was magical!"
Alex: "I love you Beau"

My heart melted, it was hilarious and genuine, sweet and so childlike. It was definitely one for the books :) Kind of makes my stressful day seem ok.

We just accepted an offer on our house!!!

This has got to be the most exciting moment ever. I can still remember, 3 years ago how excited we were to hear the sellers had accepted our offer on this house. I couldn't sleep that night, I just wanted to move into OUR house. Now I see that excitement was nothing! I literally wanted to jump around the house screaming!

After months of stressing about the threat of a mortgage payment hanging over our heads it felt like this moment would never come. It feels so good to move to Hawaii with all of our finances settled.

You would think I would have slept like a baby last night, instead I was just too excited. I am running on about 4 hours, and I still have a smile :)



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Winter in OK

I love the weather channel, seriously, I could watch it for hours. I just love it... except when I tune in to the local on the 8's and hear...

"Currently the weather in your area, snow. Blizzard conditions likely. Temperatures, cold. High 20 degrees. Low, 5 degrees. Strong winds gusting up to 40 mph. Feels like -15 degrees."

Then I peek out the window to see...




What a GREAT day to stay inside!

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Home sweet home

I forgot to post this picture, it brings a tear to my eyes even now. :*)


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Home sweet home

T minus 7 days until the movers come and pack up our life and ship it to Hawaii! I only have about a million things to do before then.

Laundry
Taxes
Purge garage
Purge file cabinet
Purge closet
Purge pantry
Purge girls clothes
Purge bathroom cabinets
Pack valuables in original boxes so movers can't break anything too important
Putty all picture holes in house
Paint all putty marks from picture holes in house
Return cable boxes and remotes to Suddenlink
Pack our travel bags
Prep car for transport
Sell other car
Scrub house when it's empty
Find buyers or renters for the house
Find agent to manage house if renting
Find temporary house in Hawaii
Get plane tickets to Hawaii
Reserve rental car in Hawaii
Say goodbye to our home of 3 years

It finally hit us last night that we are really moving to Hawaii! We couldn't be more thrilled to start this new adventure... but I sure will miss this home. I will miss the place both girls took their first steps, said their first "I love you"'s, and shed their first real tears. I will miss knowing my way around in the dark, parking both cars in the garage, my huge windows that allow endless hours of people watching to the street. I have sunk my blood, sweat and tears into this home, from the counters and tile I installed myself, to the decorations and pictures I hung with love. This has been our home for 3 wonderful years. Even though it is in tornado alley Oklahoma, it was still our home. Our 1st home. And I am quite sure I will cry when we leave.

I'm just hoping the beautiful beaches of Hawaii will heal these wounds quickly ;p






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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, somehow I am still speechless.





Have a good day...or else!

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Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3

This is just a test. A "testing to see if I can start posting from my iPhone and iPad since the hubby stole my laptop and I would rather scratch my eyes out then use our ancient PC" test.

Is that a run on sentence?


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