Barefeet in High Heels

Running errands on Saturday, Engineering Man called to see if I could stop by the liquor store.  

2 hours later after searching every strip mall and corner market, and dealing with crazy drivers, I finally found one on the other side of 35W.

And the reason...

That's right...I live in a dry county.

Ridiculous.

This was written a while back...sorry for the delay...but fitting for this week as we make our big move...




Mini #1 does not do well in new situations.

Not at all.

So, I've been trying to explain to him that we'll be moving to Texas.  He's excited to go, even declaring, "MOMMY.  We go NOW."

Unfortunately, I've been trying to also explain that we'll be living in a new house.

"No Mommy.  We live in my house." (our current one)

"Well buddy.  You see we can't live in our house.  We can't move it to Texas."

"Yes we can."

"How?"

"We just have to PUSH it there."

(heart breaking as I say) "I don't think I'm strong enough to push it there buddy."

"Daddy will help us."

Oh hell. This isn't going to be good.

 Before the moving guys came to the house I organized each room with a post it note.

Each color coincided with a room in our future house.  For example, blue was Mini #1's future room. So boxes marked with "blue" will be placed in the new house in the "blue" room. 

I did this to make it easier  for the unloading of the giant truck that they packed to the roof.

Needless to say I had a whole bunch of different colors of post it notes, and well, didn't use all of them.

Engineering Man was helping me unpack this week and asked..."Got enough post its?"

He'll thank me when he realizes this was just one of 15 rooms and closets.

...and I can tell him where his socks are...

...I woke up to this outside my back door...

We're in Texas and staying at corporate housing until our house sells.

Be back soon with a crazy update on moving/life with the parentals/visiting grandparentals...etc.

Have a great week at work!

(teehee)

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Today is my last day at work.

Today is the last day I'll receive an actual paycheck from an actual company...

...for (I hope)...

...the next SIX years.

God I love it!

Mini #1, Engineering Man and KG built a train this past weekend...

...around the kitchen island in my cousin's house.

This weekend included a cutie in camo...

...sitting on a car...

...and sitting in a car for a trip south to see this guy...

...(we really missed him)...

...with this girl...

(Thanks again KG!)

The minis got to meet new cousins...

...that love to shop! (score!!)...

I saw my very first soccer game (sheltered...I know)...

...and Mini #1 bonded by showing AM exactly what boys are made of...

...while Engineering Man and I signed on the dotted line for this...

Prayers that they accept our offer!!

The weekend included hanging with mom...

...a visit from the cousins...

...a trip to the nature center...

...to call birds...

...and check out the frogs...

...and the turtles...

...chewing on our straps...


















...and hardly ever pushing a stroller...

























...peering over the edge of the prairie dog habitat...


















...my nephew drawing "churches"...

...wearing Husker stuff...

...finding a new house to live in in  Texas...




















...checking out fish...

...and birds...

...relaxing with friends during the open house...

...being super happy that our favorite babysitter was around...

...not quite being tall enough...


























...the most gorgeous blue eyes...



















...a 7-month picture...

























...trying to get mommy's camera...


















...and finally; to encompass what my life will be like for the next, well, probably close to forever...

Engineering Man's been bitching about weed eating around the DIY patio I set up in the backyard.

So, Friday afternoon we ran to Home Depot to pick up some edgers.

$15 later, we were back home with a DIY project.

Engineering Man started by placing the edgers around the area to get an idea of where he wanted each of them placed.

Then, using a shovel, he cut into the sod on the outside of the edger to get his edge.

Finally, he  cut out the sod around the edge of the wood chips...

He made the cut out about the size of the stone edgers...

He then tamped down each of the edgers into the cut out area around the chips...

Finally, he used the sod he had cut out to make the edgers look like they'd been there for more than 5 minutes.

Unfortunately, I didn't take an after picture...

But trust me.  It looks awesome.