Finally, a Little Sanity

I have finally gotten most of my kitchen stuff put away. Tonight I took the last box off of the kitchen counter and finally, I can cook in my kitchen!! This always makes me feel a little more sane! Even though the kitchen is galley style, the wall on the "sink side" has a large cut out so that it is open to the living room, which I really like.

Easter Afterthought

After the Sunday service at our church, we had a communion service for the church family. Rich and I were sitting with David between us, Victoria next to me, and Carolyn next to her. During the start of the service it seemed that some of the younger teens might need some "guidance" (hehe) and Carolyn went over to sit by them. This left Rich and me to make sure that somehow a 7 and 9 year old kept their eyes closed during prayer and didn't spill their juice. I thought that was the hard part. I must have told Victoria three times to be careful to sit still and not to spill on her Easter dress. She was so careful and adorable to hold her little cup carefully, and kept glancing up at me with her eyes shining, the cup grasped tightly in her hands. David sat like a statue, too. I ended up being so careful and attentive to the kids that I ended up moving my own hand and spilling all over myself!! I immediately started laughing and so did Victoria and David. What a picture we made, two great kids sitting there grasping their cups tightly, and me in the middle with juice all over my lap, laughing during the middle of the Lord's Supper. It reminded me of the "dates" my dad used to take me on when I was a little girl. To this day I can't remember where we were going on this certain one, but I remember that I got dressed up in this pink flowery dress, and we went to grab a quick dinner before going to wherever it was that we were going. Dad told me repeatedly not to spill anything on my dress. I was sooooo careful, and I ended up without a spot while he spilled something all down his white shirt and he had to go home and change.

David is 9, Tory is 7, and Maddie is 3

It was great to spend this Easter with the friends we have made since we have been here. We hit it off with our Pastor and Pastor's wife (Tom and Carolyn) immediately when we met them, and we love their kids too. Madelyn doesn't get mentioned in the story because she is only 3 and was in the nursery. She is a pistol--everything from cutting her own hair, to coming in from the yard looking like she rolled in the mud--then she becomes a giggling little girl, playing with her dolls in the tub to clean up.

Tom & Carolyn

It makes me think of our friends Jim and Nanette from CA. We vacationed together with them in January. They had their 3 kids with them, and we had a great time! We really miss them, but thankfully Nanette is great about taking pictures and letting me keep up with the kids that way. :)

Nanette & me, Chloe is all bundled up in the middle and Seth in the front pack. It was freezing!!

Happy After-Easter! :)

Moving!!

                                                             I think this face really says it all!! We are surrounded by moving boxes, wrapping paper, bubble wrap, and tons of loose items everywhere!! We have gotten a fair amount done in the last 2 days, considering our schedules. On Wednesday we moved all of our stuff from storage into our new place, and moved our clothes and personal items from the townhouse. Thursday morning was our furniture delivery. We love our new bedroom set and dining set. I snapped a few pictures around the house but I still haven't figured out how to use the flash properly on my new camera, and they look super dark! As you can see the dining table is functioning beautifully as a catch-all. There's so much stuff still to put away!! Then Rich installed a fan/light fixture thing in the master bedroom. I have to admit I married a pretty smart guy :)

Thursday afternoon we went and picked up an entertainment center, which Rich put together by himself.  He never reads the directions for anything, but somehow he puts together everything perfectly--extremely fast. The entertainment center is all done except for the doors we ordered for the two towers. We wanted a special type of door, so when they are in then he will be able to finish that. You can kind of see the living rom in this pic of him putting everything all together. 

Then there is my fab find. That would be a piece of art for the living room. And surprisingly I found it at Ikea. We were browsing through and I saw the Golden Gate bridge!!! I knew I had to have it!

I love my bridge!! It's a nice reminder of the place I spent most of my life. I love having things in the house that mean something in one way or another. I can't wait to get things more put together!

Target has cute flats for summer!!!

Basic black and ..... basic yellow? Lol :) $19.99 each, that's a great price for me!! :) I bought a really cute brown pair of knotted front shantung flats (THESE, the brown) a couple of months ago (rocket dog) but I have been disappointed in the quality. After 2 wears the sole was coming unattached from the toe of the left shoe. :( I don't think I will buy another pair of Rocket dog shoes!! Unless I give in to THESE.

His love is extravagant :)