Weekend

I wanted to write about what Lola's new favorite thing is...stacking blocks! A few days ago she stacked 15 wooden, shaped blocks. They are different colors, but she stacked them by shape, not by color. Every so often she would take a few off, readjust and then stack them some more. We're really happy about this new activity!

When Grace had the Parents as Teachers woman coming to our house every month when she was two, one of the things she was tested for was stacking blocks. This was something Grace had no interest in, but that Lola is really enjoying. The woman said that stacking is a really great thing and would really be proud of Lola!

Rich and I went to CT overnight Thursday to Friday. His parents took the girls for two nights. Thank you!! We were able to do the home inspection and I was able to look at preschools and Grace's elementary school. Then we finished up with the lawyer. The scheduled closing is June 30.

On the way to/from CT is the Palisades Center in West Nyack, NJ. This place has about everything you can imagine! Initially we thought we'd stop and eat at Dave & Buster's, but found a Cheesecake Factory! So, we've now eaten there 4 times in the past several weeks! We never had to wait more than 5 minutes and have been astounded at that every time.

We'll be home for the weekend. Rich has a bad case of shingles and has been suffering all week. We'll get Lola's second varicella immunization today just to make sure she is safe from this chicken pox-related virus.

We may hit Dorney Park today if it doesn't rain. Grace has a pool/birthday party tomorrow. But, other than that, we're relaxing-and trying to figure out what preschool to pick for Lola!

New home

I haven't written in a while as I think I burned myself out and also had some news that I couldn't share til it was a done deal.

Rich has accepted a new job in Westport, CT and will start June 16. We've been house hunting and did find a house and agreed on a price over the weekend. We plan to go up this week for the inspection. The builder has been holding the house for a long time and is ready to move on. So, they want to move quickly, which is fine for us. Let's just hope our house sells quickly!

We camped in Watkins Glen over the long weekend. We were mostly over at Keuka. The girls had a ball playing with the neighbors in the lake almost all day on Sunday. Grace had on a wetsuit and Lola waded in and out. It really brought back such happy memories watching them having such a good time.