This will be the last post from Morning Glory Place. The computer is getting packed up tonight and we'll be without Internet service until next week. But that's ok. We load up the truck tomorrow and head on over to Summertime Lane on Friday. It's still a little hard to believe. Tonight is the girls last night in this house. As Lauren says, we are a little sad to leave this house. This is the home I moved in to when I married my wonderful husband Bill. This is the home we brought both of our girls to after they were born. For those reasons, I will be a little sad to say goodbye to Morning Glory Place. We also have such sweet neighbors here. They are all older than we are, but they have been so kind to us and to our girls. We are moving to a neighborhood with more young families with kids, which will be nice for the girls, but I shall miss the visits with Mrs. Maxine, and Mrs. Betty, two elderly women who live on Morning Glory. I shall also miss the beautiful view of the mountains from the kitchen window here.
But it's time to move on to a new chapter in our lives. Just over a week after we move, we have Kindergarten Round-up to register Lauren for Kindergarten in August. I'm so thankful we are able to move and get Lauren in a very good school here in Knoxville. That was our motivation for moving at this time!
So on Friday we will say goodbye to Morning Glory Place and hello to Summertime Lane. I am so thankful we got another good street name. I always loved our address here and I think I'm going to love Summertime Lane just a well.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
One Week from Tonight
One week from tonight we should have our little girls tucked in their beds in their new rooms! I'm not sure if they will be sleeping as soundly as they are tonight, but they will be in their new rooms. It's hard to believe it's almost here. Seems like we have been waiting forever!!! 
Tomorrow we are going to tackle packing up the garage and getting things out of the attic. Bill is taking the playset apart and loading it up on a trailer tomorrow and loading up the outside patio furniture and grills. I'm going to pack some more of our dishes, pots and pans, towels, and other things I've been putting off until the last week. Each box I pack just gets me closer to my new home!!
Our sweet friends April and David are keeping the girls tomorrow so we can get a lot accomplished. Thanks you guys for helping out.
Today was one of the few nice days we have had this year and the girls and I spent the morning at the park. Then we went to Old Navy and bought new flip-flops to celebrate the warm weather. I love Old Navy flip-flops, 2 pair for $5. You just can't beat that. With all the excitement of the park and buying flip-flops and eating dinner with Uncle Bill, I think Lauren's favorite thing about the day was getting to wear a short sleeved shirt outside! I love that girl and her simplicity! The littlest things make her happy! I want to be more like her. Love you Lauren!
Here are a couple of pictures from the day.
Sweet sisters riding on the blue whale
Lauren on the playground
Allison sliding
Lauren swinging
The girls sitting on the Pirate's Ladder in our back yard
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Saturdays
There are so many wonderful things to love about Saturday!! I remember back when I had a job outside the home, I loved sleeping in on Saturdays! As much as I loved sleeping in on those lazy Saturdays, I love my little girls more, and so I can live without the extra sleep! Now one of my favorite things about Saturday is Bill cooking pancakes and either sausage or bacon for breakfast. The girls and I love Daddy's pancakes and it is an extra special tradition we have enjoyed for quite some time now. It's just not a Saturday without starting off with our pancakes.
The girls love Saturdays (and Sundays) because those are the days Daddy is home in the mornings. Since he leaves for the gym and work before 5:00 a.m. every other morning, Lauren and Allison don't get to see Daddy until supper time. I love how excited they are to come in our room on Saturday morning and jump in bed with us.
Another nice thing about Saturday is that Bill usually takes the girls for a while so I can have some time to myself to do things. He loves to take them to the park. We are ready for warm weather so they can do that more often.
Saturdays are also the day my brother comes to visit us. The girls love to have Uncle Bill come over to play with them. He gives them his undivided attention and plays anything they want to play!! He's the best uncle. Those little girls are so blessed to have such a fun uncle!
This particular Saturday was fun because we bought a new refrigerator and a new washer and dryer for our new house!!!!
Two weeks from today we will wake up in the new house for the first time on a Saturday! What a great day to wake up in a new house!!!
The girls love Saturdays (and Sundays) because those are the days Daddy is home in the mornings. Since he leaves for the gym and work before 5:00 a.m. every other morning, Lauren and Allison don't get to see Daddy until supper time. I love how excited they are to come in our room on Saturday morning and jump in bed with us.
Another nice thing about Saturday is that Bill usually takes the girls for a while so I can have some time to myself to do things. He loves to take them to the park. We are ready for warm weather so they can do that more often.
Saturdays are also the day my brother comes to visit us. The girls love to have Uncle Bill come over to play with them. He gives them his undivided attention and plays anything they want to play!! He's the best uncle. Those little girls are so blessed to have such a fun uncle!
This particular Saturday was fun because we bought a new refrigerator and a new washer and dryer for our new house!!!!
Two weeks from today we will wake up in the new house for the first time on a Saturday! What a great day to wake up in a new house!!!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Four, Three, Two, One......
Four nights with Allison (and Mommy) being awake for hours coughing
Three days of being stranded at the house (except for a visit to the doctor and pharmacy)
Two little girls with horrible coughs, fever, and ear infections
Equals One frazzled, stir crazy Mommy!!!!
I guess I should not complain. Considering how cold and snowy it has been this winter, we have been blessed to have a relatively healthy season. When I took the girls to the doctor Monday, the nurse said to me, "Allison looks like she has the flu." Fortunately she did not have the flu, just a very mild ear infection developing with her nasty cold. Poor Lauren's ear infection was pretty bad the nurse said. Lauren's cough sounds so bad even today. Allison finally slept last night all the way through until 4:45 am when Bill got up. She did go back to sleep after I gave her another dose of Triaminic. Both girls still had fevers this morning, but when I took their temperatures at lunch time, they were both back to normal. I've been giving Tylenol and Motrin round the clock for ear pain and fever. I had to make a chart to keep up with the times I was giving all the pain relievers and cold medicine.....and antibiotic because I could not keep it straight!!
Fevers came back in the late afternoon. Guess we will spend another day at home!!
On a happy note only 17 more days until moving day!!!!
Three days of being stranded at the house (except for a visit to the doctor and pharmacy)
Two little girls with horrible coughs, fever, and ear infections
Equals One frazzled, stir crazy Mommy!!!!
I guess I should not complain. Considering how cold and snowy it has been this winter, we have been blessed to have a relatively healthy season. When I took the girls to the doctor Monday, the nurse said to me, "Allison looks like she has the flu." Fortunately she did not have the flu, just a very mild ear infection developing with her nasty cold. Poor Lauren's ear infection was pretty bad the nurse said. Lauren's cough sounds so bad even today. Allison finally slept last night all the way through until 4:45 am when Bill got up. She did go back to sleep after I gave her another dose of Triaminic. Both girls still had fevers this morning, but when I took their temperatures at lunch time, they were both back to normal. I've been giving Tylenol and Motrin round the clock for ear pain and fever. I had to make a chart to keep up with the times I was giving all the pain relievers and cold medicine.....and antibiotic because I could not keep it straight!!
Fevers came back in the late afternoon. Guess we will spend another day at home!!
On a happy note only 17 more days until moving day!!!!
Monday, March 1, 2010
March Madness
I enjoy basketball and love watching the Lady Vols and even the UT men (as of the past couple of years) especially during tournament time. But I'm ready for a different type of March Madness this year.
I am so happy to see March arrive. February seemed like such a long month this year. Only 25 more days until moving day. We are tying up loose ends and continuing to pack. Every day I drive through our current neighborhood I am thankful that the number of days we have to drive through this particular neighborhood are numbered. Bill said on the way to church yesterday morning that we only had three more Sundays to drive that way to church.
God has blessed my life so much. Even in this somewhat stressful time of moving, I am so in awe at how wonderful my life is. I could not ask for anything more in my life. Getting ready to move into this house with Bill and the girls is so exciting. I love how excited Lauren and Allison are about moving. I love seeing the joy and excitement in their eyes.
I met with Lauren's preschool teacher last week for a conference to talk about Kindergarten readiness. I was very pleased to hear what her teacher said about her. A few of her comments were,
I am so happy to see March arrive. February seemed like such a long month this year. Only 25 more days until moving day. We are tying up loose ends and continuing to pack. Every day I drive through our current neighborhood I am thankful that the number of days we have to drive through this particular neighborhood are numbered. Bill said on the way to church yesterday morning that we only had three more Sundays to drive that way to church.
God has blessed my life so much. Even in this somewhat stressful time of moving, I am so in awe at how wonderful my life is. I could not ask for anything more in my life. Getting ready to move into this house with Bill and the girls is so exciting. I love how excited Lauren and Allison are about moving. I love seeing the joy and excitement in their eyes.
I met with Lauren's preschool teacher last week for a conference to talk about Kindergarten readiness. I was very pleased to hear what her teacher said about her. A few of her comments were,
- well liked by her classmates
- leads and follows (we knew she could lead, but wasn't sure about the following part) :)
- uses manners
- easily corrected
- learns to find joy in everything (my favorite)
- always positive
My one concern about Lauren is her activity level. While she can sit still and focus and attend to any number of activities, she still loves to be moving. And she is going to be one of, if not the youngest in her class. Yet her teacher assured me that she is more than ready for Kindergarten. I knew that, but it was nice to hear from her teacher.
On a different note, I think Allison may be trying to give up her nap. Some days she decides she is not going to go to sleep at nap time. When she does nap, she is staying up until 9:00 or 10:00 and sometimes later. She has a hard time in the evenings if she doesn't nap though. I'm not sure I'm quite ready to let her give up the nap completely. Maybe she will just nap every other day or every three days. We'll see.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
31 Days and Counting
I have finally begun the official countdown to closing day. It seems like the time has just crawled by since we sold our house on January 20 and bought the new one on January 24. We are anxiously waiting to get settled into our new home. I am including some pictures we took of the house while we were there for the inspection.
This is the front of our new home.
This picture is taken from the dining room looking at the front door.
Here's the kitchen.
This is the view you see of the back yard when sitting at the breakfast table. It was snowing the day we were there for the inspection!
We have a corner fireplace in the living room. (Finally, I will have a place to hang stockings for Christmas!!)
This is the front of our new home.
This picture is taken from the dining room looking at the front door.
Here's the kitchen.
The breakfast area of the kitchen
This is the view you see of the back yard when sitting at the breakfast table. It was snowing the day we were there for the inspection!
We have a corner fireplace in the living room. (Finally, I will have a place to hang stockings for Christmas!!)
The packing is coming along nicely. I really am enjoying that part. I have been cleaning out drawers and closets and making regular runs to Goodwill. I am also in the middle of getting some of the spring clothes Allison has outgrown ready to consign. (I'm not enjoying that!)
We are researching refrigerators and a washer and dryer set to purchase for our new home. If you have any great suggestions for these, please let us know. We have found some we like, but would love to have any additional input from friends on appliances you love or hate!
Lauren has pretty much memorized her new address and talks constantly about starting Kindergarten at Brickey Elementary in August. Both girls are ready to move in and have a bonus room to play in. I'm sure we're in for a few sleepless nights before we move in and after we move in while the girls get adjusted to a new room, but we are more than ready for that time to come.
Next week I have a scheduled appointment every day of the week, so I guess that will help pass the time quickly. I don't really like to wish my life away, but in this case, I'm ready for closing day!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Fun in the Snow
What a great Saturday we had here at our house. Lauren was so excited to see how much snow we got overnight and was ready to get out and build our own "Frosty". (She has been watching the movie Frosty and Frosty Returns a whole lot lately) I was a little afraid we might not get to go out because when we got up this morning Bill noticed that the thermostat in the hallway read 65 degrees and it was set at 68 degrees. The fan was blowing but the compressor was not running. Oh know!!!! Fortunately it was nothing major. The breaker had just tripped so Bill was able to get it fixed before we got too cold!
After our traditional Saturday morning breakfast of pancakes and sausage, we got bundled up and headed outside to enjoy the snow. We do not own a sled, but we tried a few things we had laying around the garage to let the girls try sledding. The snow was very wet and they couldn't really get going down the small hill at the side of our house. So on to building our snowman. The wet snow was great for packing.
Below is a picture of Bill rolling a snow ball. It got really big, but it was shaped more like a tire....it was flat!
So they started over with a smaller ball of snow and ended up with a smaller snowman. The girls were quite pleased with their "Frosty".
Allison, Frosty, and Lauren
Here is a video of Lauren and Allison singing Frosty the Snowman.
Allison enjoying the snow.
Lauren enjoying the snow.
After our traditional Saturday morning breakfast of pancakes and sausage, we got bundled up and headed outside to enjoy the snow. We do not own a sled, but we tried a few things we had laying around the garage to let the girls try sledding. The snow was very wet and they couldn't really get going down the small hill at the side of our house. So on to building our snowman. The wet snow was great for packing.
Below is a picture of Bill rolling a snow ball. It got really big, but it was shaped more like a tire....it was flat!
So they started over with a smaller ball of snow and ended up with a smaller snowman. The girls were quite pleased with their "Frosty".
Allison, Frosty, and Lauren
Here is a video of Lauren and Allison singing Frosty the Snowman.
Allison enjoying the snow.
Lauren enjoying the snow.
Cute little smile.
Their favorite thing to do was to eat the snow!
Their favorite thing to do was to eat the snow!
Lauren eating the snow.
This afternoon Lauren went to a birthday party at Bounce USA. The roads were fine when we drove to the party, but they were very slick when we left at about 5:30. I was so happy to make it back home and up the hill safely.
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