This is for you Ashley!

My sister and I have the same since of humour, sometimes others don't find it funny. We used to watch the Office when it first came out all of the time and I think I laughed more cause she was laughing so much! Sometimes Joe and Tex just shake their heads because we crack up at very inappropriate things at very inappropriate times! Of course I was on Pinterest last night and they have thousands of quotes! These were just two that I had to share with my sister!

She thought they were just as funny as I did and she said she tried to repeat them at dinner last night and no one laughed, that is why we are sisters! You may or may not think they are as funny as we do but they remind me of her! I love you Ashley!

I just cracked up again!

The Begining of Some of The Lasts...

Today is a big day! This is the last day of School and Work for the kiddos and I! (Insert weeping sound) I secretly wish I could say that it was my last day of work for a while (maybe one day :) but at least I get a week off do get the 1001 things I need to do before we move to Owensboro!

I realize the kiddos are only 2 and 4 but it makes me sad to see Palmer really taking this all in and realizing he is leaving friends and the uncertainty of finding new ones. I have said before he is my mini me so he analyzes everything, Annie is the free spirit that will bloom wherever she goes. Palmer will too he is just more cautious :) In a month they will totally have moved on to their new home, new school and new friends, that is what is great about kids!

So here are the best pics I could take at 7 am this morning of their last day of school in Louisville. It is water works day so that is why they have swim trunks on and cover-ups, I haven't gone that far off the deep end yet :)

 

I swear I can't get this girl to stop looking up and smiling at her big brother, I hope it never stops!

This kind of looks like a kiddie mug shot! haha Camera phone + bad lighting = scary mug shot of my kiddos!

Making funny faces! They think they are Hilarious even when they aren't!

I am almost to the point where I can say "I made it" I have survived being a single momma for 11 weeks Monday -Friday (sometimes Sunday - Friday, they extra night DOES count :) There were times when I didn't think I had it in me and there were times I thought, I could conquer the world! In the end I am grateful for this experience it has taught me SO much about myself my strengths and my weaknesses! I am stronger than I thought, I appreciate my husband more now than even before, we work the best as a "whole" family, I like having "me" time at night, I don't mind staying by myself in the house as much as I thought. I have gained patience, I have lost patience, I have laughed and cried (a lot), but I made it! So our families homecoming will be that much sweeter!

My mom told me I am on my "middle life's journey" it kind of scared me at first, since I tend to think of myself as 18 :) but then when I think about it, it is pretty cool! I am totally excited for this "middle life journey" bring it on baby!

Emotions and a New Bedspread

Well, the repair negotiations are done on our new house and things still seem to be set for an August 15th closing on the new home! I am still SO cautious about getting my hopes up for some reason but knowing things are on the right track makes me feel a little more at ease! I can't wait to post tons of pictures of "before" and "after" shots and I am so excited to make this house our home by adding all of the things we love.

I am still obsessed with PINTEREST! Seriously, it could be the coolest website ever and my mind is spinning with all of the DIY projects, awesome recipes and beautiful decorating inspirations that I find daily! I am a total sucker for bedspreads, always have, always will. I LOVE them, I LOVE looking for them, I just have a thing for bedspreads :) So I did make one tiny purchase for the new home ( I mean you have to, right?)

My new thoughts on style are to go light and airy especially in our master bedroom. It has a bay window and a window seat and I just envision this beautiful white, light blue and beige room accented in silvers and whites that can be our retreat! Here is the bedding I picked out for our room. Still deciding on a color for the walls but I am thinking a pale, pale, pretty light blue. It makes me get excited just looking at it!

Well, for the emotions part! I have been waiting for the flood gates to open because I have been very unseasonably unemotional about this whole move, I think it had not hit me! Well, it has started! I think between yesterday and already this morning I have cried about 6 times! Everything I do now I think "this is the last time I will do "this" in Louisville. Or this is the last time I might ever drive down this street. And most importantly I am realizing I am seeing people, friends, family for the last time as a resident of Louisville, that really pulls my heartstrings! Don't get me wrong, I am excited about our move. Other than the fact I hate change :) this is going to be a wonderful opportunity for us, we are moving to a place where we have family and friends and it is familiar. A place where I hope to call home for many years to come. But at the same time I am leaving what has been my comfort zone for 9 years. My job that I have had for 7 years and old friends, new friends and my sister. It's ok to be sad, I know this! I just didn't know that I would be SO emotional! I think with anything else, the anticipation of a lot of change is worse than when it actually happens and I have had 11 weeks to anticipate so it has built up for a while :)

Tomorrow is my last day of work and I said goodbye to my boss yesterday and that was hard. Tomorrow I will say goodbye to co workers that I love. This weekend will be filled with going away celebrations! I know I will see EVERYONE again and I am just moving 2 hours away, so now that I say this it does sound a little dramatic! haha But I have loved Louisville, I think back to the day I came here and the person I am leaving and there is no doubt in my mind when I look back on my years here, that God had a purpose for me and he placed me here with  people that led me, helped, supported and walked with me during the good times and bad. I know God has wonderful plans for our family and I am excited about the future but right now I if you see me I might have puffy red eyes for the next week or so and it is only because this city and everyone that I know here has touched my life and my heart and distance will never change that!

Totally on the Bandwagon!

I am totally 100% on the Pinterest band wagon! If you have not heard about this website! Go check it out Pinterest it is like your own personal page to keep all of your ideas, recipes, inspirations, etc... on one page. My head is spinning with all of the possibilities of this website! It surely will steal many hours away from me for a while :) You may need an invite, if you do, let me know! If you are on it follow me! It is SO awesome and with moving into a new house and loving to do DIY craft projects and try new recipes I am pretty much in "new website" heaven!

We have had a great weekend! I know I say it a lot and I am probably more emotional knowing that our time in Louisville is ending but I am SO blessed with the friendships I have made and the impact that these friendships have had on shaping my life and enriching my life over the past 9 years. This week will be hard, it is my last week at my job where I have worked for the last 7 years. I don't know if I have ever done anything for 7 years other than school and cheerleading! haha My coworkers and boss have been my stability when things were not always stable with me! I have confided in them and they have lifted me and supported me and have become much more like family. There are days when I stress and I don't like my "job duties" but I am SO grateful to have had the opportunity to have found something I enjoy and work with people that have been amazing to myself and my family. Friday when I leave, I know I will be emotional. It might not hit me at that particular moment, but it will be sad.

All of the change, all of the uncertainty, all of the goodbyes and all of the hopes for the future is a huge mixing bowl of emotion for me! I think I have cried at least 6 times this week, some happy tears and some sad tears. I have had a heavy heart lately with some things that have happened to people I know personally and people that I don't know at all, mostly tragic accidents and premature deaths. It has weighed so heavy on my heart because I feel guilty. I feel guilty that I have had worries that these families only wish they had instead of grieving for their loved ones that aren't with them anymore. When I am in a hard place I think about that a lot. We all have so much to be blessed for!

I was horrible about taking pictures this weekend! We did a lot of packing and in between hung out with a lot of friends! It was both productive and fun! Hopefully lots of pics to come! We have lots to do in the next month!!

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Happy, Happy Friday!

Words can not describe how pumped I am that it is Friday! That means we are closer to the end of this training period and hopefully closer to moving and getting settled! It has been a crazy week. These two wear me out but they make me smile and I love them more than anything, they also know how to push me to my limits daily! haha

So, we are still going ok with the house we had the home inspection done. No MAJOR items but a few things that need to be repaired and or replaced so hopefully the sellers will work with us and we can get this finalized and get a closing date!

It totally has not hit me that we are moving but the thought of having our own home again and all being together sounds wonderful right now!

We are trying to squeeze as much time as possible in with friends and family before we leave so this weekend we are going to hang out with friends and hopefully do some more packing. The more we can do now the easier it will be when the day comes!!!

Can't wait to make this thing official and post pics of our new home and all of our home projects!

Everyone have a great weekend!

Answered Prayers!

Hello Blog! I have missed you!! I have wanted to write so many times on things that are going on in our lives but it seems like each day something changed and I didn't want to jinx myself like last time! Most of you know Tex took a job with a 13 week training period that takes him different places. When we accepted this job we thought the kids and I could go ahead and move, etc... and we made an offer on a house, had it accepted and then were told they didn't know 100% where we would be living!!!

This has caused my type A, control freak personality to have some major problems!! So FOR a VERY long almost 9 weeks we have waited and waited and waited for someone to give us an answer. Evey week we would say "this is the week, we just know it" and no phone calls. It was getting to the point where we HAD to have an answer, I have to start working where we are moving, the kids have to have a place in daycare, we need a house and oh yeah the one we have now we have to be out of soon! 

So for the past week especially we have been on pins and needles waiting for an answer because we found a second home in Owensboro that we REALLY didn't want to lose this time. We finally got the 100% confirmation that we will be located in Owensboro at the 11th hour on Friday about the same time that the realtor and mortgage loan officer needed our final sales agreement for what I hope is our new home!!! 

There are no words to describe the weight that has been lifted off of us just to know we can move forward and it isn't much longer till we are all reunited and maybe our lives will finally feel settled and we can put down our roots! 

I am not going to say much about the house other than we LOVE it, obviously it still has to go thru inspection, financing has to go thru, all the hoopla of buying a home. I am just praying that everything goes thru and we can close on our estimated date in August!! 

I have to laugh, not only am I moving to Owensboro but we bought a house that backs up to corn fields! Here is a pic of the backyard. Now the back of it has corn for miles, it really is pretty and is my view from the master bedroom ironic huh? I am kind of looking forward to hopefully a simpler way of life after the past few years! :) 

We were kind of bummed about the gloomy weather this weekend but then again it gave us a ton of time to pack and just relax! We have stayed in the house about 75% of the weekend! The next month is going to be crazy, exciting, emotional (in a good way) and super busy and a ton of work! I am sure I will have tons of posts on the move, the new home and our new chapter of life! We are SO excited!!! If the plan goes as follows we will have about 3 more weekends in Louisville and then we will be for the most part relocated, I am sure it will take a few weeks to get everything there but we will go ahead and start staying there and start work and school!

Thanks to everyone who always asked and has been there! Hopefully I will have a lot more exciting posts and I hope you all will follow us to Owensboro as we embark on this new journey as a family! We cant wait!

Splishin and a Spalshin

This weekend has been BEAUTIFUL!!! Yesterday we were so excited that my sister in law and my three nieces came in and went to the pool. Ashley and Belle joined us and the kiddos had a blast! Today we hope to go to the pool again before the weekend ends :(

Piper in her adorable swimsuit and swim cap! She is ALWAYS happy!

Ashley with Piper and Belle! Belle and Piper are about 2 months apart and they are so cute with each other! They have their own little language!

I am pretty sure we don't have one of all of the kids since it was just Jillian, Mia and Palmer and we managed to get everyone together! I LOVE, LOVE how the babies have their heads tilted exactly the same wondering what was going on! :) From R to L Jillian, Mia, Palmer, Ann Mason, Belle and Piper!

After pool and naps Palmer and I had a "date night"! Palmer and I don't always get to spend quality time just the two of us because Annie is a little demanding at this age :) So for us to go together alone was SO very special. He was cheesing from ear to ear and so was I! We ate too much popcorn and peanut M&M's and I even splurged and got a huge Cherry Coke (my all time fav at movies)

We of course went to see Cars 2! It was really cute, Palmer and I agree that Cars 1 was better but it was definitely a GREAT movie! Palmer wants to know when the mail lady is going to put it in our mailbox??? He is going to be waiting for a long time :)