The Great FB Migration: March 2012

March 1 ~ Another day, another house showing. Prayers today, please!

March 1 ~ We put in an application on the house: right size, right location, right price, GREAT landlord. Please pray that this is the house meant just for us. We should have an answer with a day or two.

March 2 ~ After three attempts to put Abigail back in bed last night, I gave up and let her stay. I ended up building a pillow blockade to keep her wiggly highness away from me. I have never seen a kid so fidgety!

How Shelby must be feeling these days . . .

March 2 ~ Still no news on the house: pray, pray, pray!!!

March 3 ~ We have a house! God is so good!!

Elyas while we pack around him.

March 5 ~ 

Baby Niner!

March 6 ~ True Story from 5:45 am --

"Mommy, can I have a bowl of grapes and pizza while playing the iPad?"
"Elyas, who let you out of your cozy tent?"
"I'm not supposed to tell you. I'm just here for grapes and pizza. And the iPad."

~comments~

Heather Martin: Nice thing about big families: there's always another kid to blame stuff on. PS. In your copious *spare* time, PLEASE write a book! I promise you: BEST SELLER! 

mom: And the culprit is . . . TUCKER!!!!

Debbie Cali: Hahahahahaaa! Cracking up here! Thanks for the laugh.

Clay Carr: his is a wonderful story. Remember to tell it to their children when they come to visit Grandma and PAW PAW. It will really be funny then.

March 6 ~ I just handed Elyas some tights which were still damp from being balled up through the wash and asked him to please set them in the dryer. Little Brain Boy took the tights, placed them into the dryer, closed the door, and proceeded to turn it on!!

New Elyas trick? Diaper mooning.

I just heard from our new landlord and the new carpet is being installed Friday! NEW CARPET! No, it's not the hardwood we'll have when we buy, but it's also not the original carpet from 1970 that we had here!!! The blessings just keep coming!!!!

March 7 ~ What exactly is the purpose of having the gas pump auto shut off at $75 when I have another $48.35 worth of gas to put in? If the goal is to emphasize that the price of gas is so high i have to swipe my debit twice, mission accomplished.

Elyas made it only 5 minutes into the movie.
Poor sleepy head.

March 8 ~ Enjoyed a delightful morning with our Isabelle. She now has plenty of shoes, clothes for her piano festival, and can finally say she's eaten at Red Robin!

Summed up beautifully.

March 9 ~ Rough night in Castle Rutherford. The boys multiple post 11pm nights have finally caught up with all of us. Mean mom made quite the appearance and now everyone is in bed: the Littles because that's where they need to be and the OARs because they want the extra quiet & rest. I'm going to bed to read.

March 8: Isabelle reading to Elyas

March 10 ~ Good morning!! Rutherford boys slept ALL NIGHT from 7:25 until just moments ago. And they each greeted me with a smile and a cheerful hello. Mean Mom should have a super cape.

Home

March 17 ~ Moving madness!!! We're 72 hours into all the craziness . . .

Isabelle & Tucker after performing at the RMTA 2012 Honor's Recital

Elyas at the recital

Abigail attempting to eat her yogurt pop at the table, just as she's been taught.

Elyas just can't keep up.

What 3 days worth of unattended clean laundry becomes.

After we tamed the mountain.

March 20 ~ Some family snaps.

March 21 ~ Elyas new favorite song: The Main Title Theme from Jaws. Weirdie.

March 23 ~ Elyas just came in and announced: "I'm hungry for cow."

March 27 ~ I'm tired of moving. And cleaning. And shuffling. And remembering where new places for things are. Whine over. Go back to your regularly scheduled cheerful posts.

There is nothing quite like laying quietly in bed and feeling the little flutter kicks from within.

March 29 ~ Day 4 of Rutherford Boot Camp. Manners and personal responsibility on the uptick!!

March 31 ~ Rutherford Boot Camp Update: 4 OARs cheerfully working on a make-up school day, Littles playing contentedly, no arguments, no TV automatically turned on, kind words abounding. 

Looking forward to week two!!