Well, here it is the last night in our Highland Street house. While I sit here amidst boxes it all feels a bit depressing. I know we'll be happy once we get settled, but that won't come soon enough!
Today the packers did a great job and finished up by 2. Jill stayed here with the kids in the morning and then took them to Jungle Fun, Arby's and then to a pool til almost 3.
They were both tired and we realized that there wasn't any way to watch tv since they had been dismantled. Luckily the computer was still up and running and they watched some Disney channel shows online.
We then brought a pizza over to Julia's. The kids played and we talked and it was really nice to get away from our chaos for a while. They gave us a big bag of gourmet snacks for the ride tomorrow. Such a nice and thoughtful treat!
Well, it's off to bed for me. Did I mention we're going to Paris after Christmas?! We asked Grace where she wanted to go and since she loves "Ratatouille" she picked Paris. So, we have our plane tickets and are now trying to pick an apartment so we can live like Parisians for a week!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Camping
Friday was like the movie, "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" for Rich. First he started walking to work and was given a ride by a guy passing by that he thought worked with him. Luckily he was just another nice dad going to work. Then he took the shuttle bus from work to the train station in the evening. From there he hopped on the train from Westport to Grand Central. He walked from there to Port Authority and got the Bieber bus to Allentown. His dad picked him up at 10:30pm. All that was so that he could leave his car in CT and then bring the truck and camper back to CT today.
We went camping with Klavonskis at Hickory Run from Friday til today. It was very hot and we mostly just sat around and took turns walking with the kids while they rode their bikes/trike or wagon around the campground. Today we packed up by noon and were home by 1. Rich got back to CT by 3 and easily parked the camper at our new house.
I've been making a huge pile of stuff to take with us when we drive up on Tuesday. Tomorrow morning the packers come as well as the stager to talk with me about what she's going to do to make the house look homey.
So, I don't look forward to the next week of work! The kids had a fun weekend and will be with a sitter the next three days. Hopefully that will be fun for them, too.
We went camping with Klavonskis at Hickory Run from Friday til today. It was very hot and we mostly just sat around and took turns walking with the kids while they rode their bikes/trike or wagon around the campground. Today we packed up by noon and were home by 1. Rich got back to CT by 3 and easily parked the camper at our new house.
I've been making a huge pile of stuff to take with us when we drive up on Tuesday. Tomorrow morning the packers come as well as the stager to talk with me about what she's going to do to make the house look homey.
So, I don't look forward to the next week of work! The kids had a fun weekend and will be with a sitter the next three days. Hopefully that will be fun for them, too.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Picture day
This morning we met Thuy and Kaveh at Wildwater Kingdom. The kids had fun and the moms got to chat a bit. Then we hit Mickey D's on the way home. I've been so bad lately! It will be nice to get settled in our new home and start cooking healthful meals again!
I took the girls to Portrait Innovations to try to get Lola's 2 year old picture and a picture of both of them. I had sweet matching dresses and sandals. Too bad we had to wait a long time and then couldn't get Lola to cooperate. All she wanted to do was play with everything in the studio and didn't want to step foot on the backdrop. We were able to get a decent shot...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
The countdown
Well, it's the last full week in our house in Pennsylvania! Mike and Tom took down the plasma tv in the family room and the girls and I miss having that tv to watch. We will never sit and watch tv in that family room again. I keep thinking everything we do is the last time we will do it in this house. We went through this when we lived in DE after Grace came home and now we're moving again not long after Lola has been home. I certainly hope this next move will be it for a very long time!
Grace's big news is that she has a wiggly tooth. The dentist told her that her two front bottom teeth were loose. One has proceeded to get more and more wiggly. I would guess by the time school starts she will have lost it!
Grandpa came over tonight and was knocking on the door while we were doing a bath upstairs. I finally ran down when I thought I heard the door. He was just walking away and the girls came running down the stairs and out the door-NAKED! We were all laughing, but quickly shooed them back into the house before we caused a stir in the neighborhood! I think Grandpa got a kick out of it!
We did end up watching part of the Miss Universe pageant Sunday night. Grace was engrossed. I let her stay up for the whole thing. They showed quite a bit of the country and I saw many things that I'd seen on my three trips to Vietnam. How exciting! Of course, Grace was more interested in the girls and their outfits.
Rich and I went to hear the Dalai Lama speak on generating a good heart on Sunday afternoon. It was a very simple, but profound talk. I was weepy through a good portion of the event because of the content as well as having the feeling that I was witnessing something historic. He was given an honorary doctorate degree by Lehigh University. He's a very funny guy and said that he was honored and happy that he didn't even have to work for it, since he's very lazy!
I'm slowly working on getting things wrapped up this week. Today I had to get a new windshield put in my car. Thankfully they came to our house. Tomorrow my car goes for detailing, but now can't be washed because of the new windshield!
This weekend we're camping with Klavonski's. Rich will take the camper and truck back to CT on Sunday and we'll come back home for the packers on Monday and the movers on Tuesday. After the movers are here on Tuesday we'll head up to CT to meet them on Wednesday.
Grace's big news is that she has a wiggly tooth. The dentist told her that her two front bottom teeth were loose. One has proceeded to get more and more wiggly. I would guess by the time school starts she will have lost it!
Grandpa came over tonight and was knocking on the door while we were doing a bath upstairs. I finally ran down when I thought I heard the door. He was just walking away and the girls came running down the stairs and out the door-NAKED! We were all laughing, but quickly shooed them back into the house before we caused a stir in the neighborhood! I think Grandpa got a kick out of it!
We did end up watching part of the Miss Universe pageant Sunday night. Grace was engrossed. I let her stay up for the whole thing. They showed quite a bit of the country and I saw many things that I'd seen on my three trips to Vietnam. How exciting! Of course, Grace was more interested in the girls and their outfits.
Rich and I went to hear the Dalai Lama speak on generating a good heart on Sunday afternoon. It was a very simple, but profound talk. I was weepy through a good portion of the event because of the content as well as having the feeling that I was witnessing something historic. He was given an honorary doctorate degree by Lehigh University. He's a very funny guy and said that he was honored and happy that he didn't even have to work for it, since he's very lazy!
I'm slowly working on getting things wrapped up this week. Today I had to get a new windshield put in my car. Thankfully they came to our house. Tomorrow my car goes for detailing, but now can't be washed because of the new windshield!
This weekend we're camping with Klavonski's. Rich will take the camper and truck back to CT on Sunday and we'll come back home for the packers on Monday and the movers on Tuesday. After the movers are here on Tuesday we'll head up to CT to meet them on Wednesday.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Rain, rain go away
We stayed in all day and Grace never even got out of her pajamas! She said she didn't want to go anywhere, so we didn't! They were both quite good today and let me get some much-needed work done.
One thing that is starting is that Lola is hitting now! I know Grace will occasionally say she accidentally bumped Lola and I'm wondering if Lola is starting to retaliate! We need to nip this in the bud before school starts!
One fun thing we did today is to make popcorn balls. We had two packs of gooey marshmallows left over from camping and I was going to make cereal treats with whatever cereal we had. Grace suggested popcorn and they turned out great-I'm still full from eating so many!
I just found out that the Miss Universe Pageant is being held in Vietnam this year on Sunday from 9-11. I checked out their website and watched some of the information on Miss Vietnam. It looks a bit like "Girls Gone Wild" but I did see them in the New World Hotel, which we visited often for their fabulous buffet.
Here is a link of the contestants visiting Tam Binh, Grace's orphanage:
http://picasaweb.google.com/universe2008pics/Orphanage
I guess Angelina Jolie's adoption from Tam Binh made it a popular spot to visit. The pictures strike me as kind of cool and kind of strange at the same time! Frankly, any attention and gifts the children themselves can get is good in my eyes. A lot of the children shown were special needs and older-both groups ones that most likely will have no chance of being adopted.
Tomorrow the charity truck is picking up a huge amount of stuff from us. I hope it all fits on the front porch.
Carole and the kids are coming to visit and we're hoping to hit Dorney/Wild Water Kingdom. I'm determined to go a few more times to feel we're getting our money's worth from our passes-which we definitely won't this year as Rich probably won't even go at all.
One thing that is starting is that Lola is hitting now! I know Grace will occasionally say she accidentally bumped Lola and I'm wondering if Lola is starting to retaliate! We need to nip this in the bud before school starts!
One fun thing we did today is to make popcorn balls. We had two packs of gooey marshmallows left over from camping and I was going to make cereal treats with whatever cereal we had. Grace suggested popcorn and they turned out great-I'm still full from eating so many!
I just found out that the Miss Universe Pageant is being held in Vietnam this year on Sunday from 9-11. I checked out their website and watched some of the information on Miss Vietnam. It looks a bit like "Girls Gone Wild" but I did see them in the New World Hotel, which we visited often for their fabulous buffet.
Here is a link of the contestants visiting Tam Binh, Grace's orphanage:
http://picasaweb.google.com/universe2008pics/Orphanage
I guess Angelina Jolie's adoption from Tam Binh made it a popular spot to visit. The pictures strike me as kind of cool and kind of strange at the same time! Frankly, any attention and gifts the children themselves can get is good in my eyes. A lot of the children shown were special needs and older-both groups ones that most likely will have no chance of being adopted.
Tomorrow the charity truck is picking up a huge amount of stuff from us. I hope it all fits on the front porch.
Carole and the kids are coming to visit and we're hoping to hit Dorney/Wild Water Kingdom. I'm determined to go a few more times to feel we're getting our money's worth from our passes-which we definitely won't this year as Rich probably won't even go at all.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Just returned from Keuka
We drove up to Keuka Lake last weekend. I got the fun job of driving the new Benz while Rich drove the camper and the girls. It was heavenly to have 6 hours of radio time all to myself!
We got up there Saturday and unhitched at a campground in Potter. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get KLSP again so we had to stay nearby. Suffice it to say, we won't be staying in Potter again. After Rich left on Sunday we'd spend most days at the cottage with Gammy and Gampy and then I'd take the girls back and lock ourselves in the camper for the night. Actually, it was totally fine and completely safe, but just wouldn't be my first choice for folks to hang out with-'nuff said!
The girls loved being at the lake and playing in the water. Grace got better and better at jumping off the dock and swimming to the neighbors' raft. They have kids and they both had fun playing with them.
Lola seemed to really blossom last week and is saying many more words and coming into her own. My little baby is really a toddler now! I hate to say she is getting an attitude, too, like her big sister!
Rich came back and spent Friday and Saturday with us at the lake and then we all came back today. We now have satellite radio in the Benz and I jammed to the 80's all the way home! Too bad there was loads of traffic!
He headed back to CT after taking the camper to storage and packing up again for the week. We had take out pizza and wings and he headed off as I put the kids to bed. I can't wait til we're all in CT for good!
So, lots to do this week with laundry, more car issues and moving stuff. Let's hope we all have a good nights' sleep in our own beds!
We got up there Saturday and unhitched at a campground in Potter. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get KLSP again so we had to stay nearby. Suffice it to say, we won't be staying in Potter again. After Rich left on Sunday we'd spend most days at the cottage with Gammy and Gampy and then I'd take the girls back and lock ourselves in the camper for the night. Actually, it was totally fine and completely safe, but just wouldn't be my first choice for folks to hang out with-'nuff said!
The girls loved being at the lake and playing in the water. Grace got better and better at jumping off the dock and swimming to the neighbors' raft. They have kids and they both had fun playing with them.
Lola seemed to really blossom last week and is saying many more words and coming into her own. My little baby is really a toddler now! I hate to say she is getting an attitude, too, like her big sister!
Rich came back and spent Friday and Saturday with us at the lake and then we all came back today. We now have satellite radio in the Benz and I jammed to the 80's all the way home! Too bad there was loads of traffic!
He headed back to CT after taking the camper to storage and packing up again for the week. We had take out pizza and wings and he headed off as I put the kids to bed. I can't wait til we're all in CT for good!
So, lots to do this week with laundry, more car issues and moving stuff. Let's hope we all have a good nights' sleep in our own beds!
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