Somewhere in the middle

I think today it is really sinking in about what this move involves..... I feel so in the middle. Disconnected from our friends in IL, but not yet close to being settled in MI. I don't think it will change until the house is officially sold and I really can focus on finding a new house. Speaking of houses.... ours is being shown tomorrow so I'm praying!! It's so weird how some people totally disconnect from you when they find you are moving away and others seem to still be interested in being friends through the distance. Thank you for those that are still there for me, even though I'm not physically there ~ I truly appreciate it. I never thought this would be a hard move, after all we are going "home" for Mark and I, but it is hard for me. I will definitely miss the community where I had both of my children and the group of friends that taught me about parenting and life and for the people that taught me about God and that church is not necesarily a bad thing. I'm excited about meeting new people and re-connecting with old friends and thank you to all of you that gave me the ideas on how to find like-minded people in my new area!

snow and buddies

We went to a friend's to play while carpet was being installed.... the boys ate cookies, because of course everyone needs more cookies!! They are such great friends and will be missed more than I can say.

Aidan loves the snow.... although he thinks the grass turns to snow and then turns back to grass. Anyways he loves to "find" snowballs and I do realize my child was outside without mittens or a scarf....

Free Ride

Finally AJ convinced someone to give him a ride in the "lawnmower".... can you tell we are trying to move!

Last Game

Mark has loved coaching since we have been here... Monday was his last game with the girls so the kids and I went to the game. AJ loved it ~ he cheered for everyone that made a shot. Here's a pic of TK ~ in a skirt!! I think this is the first time since she started crawling that she has not had pants or shorts on.... finally that girl is walking (:

The waterpark

Here's a couple pics from last weekend at the waterpark with Mark's family. It was a blast and AJ definitely liked it better than a couple years ago, when he screamed everytime we took him in the water area!! This year he actually liked it ~ although he said he liked the arcade better since it was quieter.... I understand those indoor waterparks are loud. The kids loved the horses in the lobby.

Here are some shots from the trip home.... we got a bit of snow and apparently there was an accident, so we sat in rest area for about 2 hours with a few hundred other people (: AJ thought playing in the trunk was great though!!

Little Update

So it's been a couple of weeks and more has happened then I can probably remember at this hour. Shortly after my last post my former boss offered me my old, old job back and I was very excited to accept. I have been very ready for a change and back to work sounded perfect. The kids and I went and looked at a couple of day care options and settled on the YWCA. The one in town here has great accreditation's and wonderful programs so I was excited about that choice. Mark was going to finish his master's and we were starting to think about building a new house in the spring and were really settling into staying in town for awhile, but then..... This last Sunday Mark got offered a job back in MI. We have wanted to move back so this sounded perfect, albeit we didn't really think we would move back to that specific location we were thinking more up north, but still we are VERY excited about moving back and being by family. Maybe this next summer when I go to the playground I won't have to talk to AJ about running up to random elderly men and saying, "hey grandpa look at me!", since hopefully it will be more concrete in his mind who exactly his grandparents are.

Anyways yesterday Mark told his boss and today I my former and soon-to-be boss that I wouldn't be able to start in January, so now we are telling everyone. Now that I had the Christmas decorations, they are all coming down since we are painting and getting carpet, etc. and hopefully listing the house next week. Granted maybe not the best time of year to sell, but we are praying it sells quick! Anybody know someone who would like to buy our place?

Also, Mark got my Christmas present early... a new digital camera so here's a couple of shots of my mom visiting last weekend to make cookies with AJ and then some of the kids dancing around today: