This was my family's first real move... and I don't think I ever want to do it again! It's been quite an experience! We finalized our move-in on a Wednesday evening, having brought the remainder of our stuff from the old house and cleaned it all up for the new owners. We closed on that house the next day. We then left on a family trip to Ohio and Tennessee that following Saturday. Talk about a whirlwind of a week! Needless to say, when we returned from our trip late last Thursday night (almost 2 weeks later), the house was just as we'd left it - boxes and stuff EVERYWHERE. We managed to put some of it away, but you can no longer tell since yesterday, Bill and Brian emptied our storage unit into our sunroom. We're back to boxes everywhere. I'm trying to figure out where in the world I'm going to put all of it! I think the thing to remember is that for the last 4 months, I have lived without all of that stuff.... Perhaps I don't need most of it?
I'll post pictures from our trip and the move soon... I just wanted to let everyone know that My Family Zoo is still here, and if ever that title was the perfect description of my life, it's right now!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Indoor Sprinklers
My children asked me today if they could play outside in the sprinkler. I wanted to say yes because I know how tired they are of being stuck inside, and it's really too hot to play outside. But I would have to supervise them, and I just have so much to do inside right now. So I responded to their requests with, "No, not today."
While I was on the phone a short while later, Alex and Nathan came running into the kitchen to fill their cups with water. And then, as they were running back out, they stated something like, "We're going to be sprinklers." I did not make the connection until a few minutes later when I walked into the den and felt the wet carpet. Each of the kids had straws hanging out of their mouths. They were filling their mouths with water, and then as they would spin around in circles, they'd spit the water back out through the straw. Gross, I know. But it was quite ingenious. :)
While I was on the phone a short while later, Alex and Nathan came running into the kitchen to fill their cups with water. And then, as they were running back out, they stated something like, "We're going to be sprinklers." I did not make the connection until a few minutes later when I walked into the den and felt the wet carpet. Each of the kids had straws hanging out of their mouths. They were filling their mouths with water, and then as they would spin around in circles, they'd spit the water back out through the straw. Gross, I know. But it was quite ingenious. :)
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