Moving Day!!

I can't believe its FINALLY here!! We have been looking and looking for a new house all summer. We had a couple failed offers and then THIS house went on the market. It was meant to be. We had an offer in on another house, paid for the inspection and everything and it fell through because it had horrific foundation issues. I immediately told our realtor that we needed to see this house. We put an offer in after looking at it and someone outbid us. I was devastated and about to give up on the idea of finding the perfect home for us. A few days later, I got a text from my realtor saying that the deal fell through and the house hadn't even been listed again. It turns out that after that deal fell through the owner mentioned that he thought he knew us. He did! Well he knew Joe. He really wanted a family to buy his house and enjoy it like he had wanted to before his divorce. We put in our offer and he agreed to things that he wasn't originally going to do for anyone and that is the only way we were able to buy the house. We LOVE it!! Home sweet home!

First Day of 2nd Grade!

Lots of new things happening around here! The biggest being that we finally bought a house that fits our needs. We close on it in a few days. With the new house came a new school. Veda is very sad about leaving behind friends from her old school but seems excited about making new friends this year. She was so brave. I could tell she was a little nervous but she held her head high and kept a smile on her face. Proud mama here! I know she didn't want Grayson to feel sad so she kept herself together!

Kindergarten!

New town and new school. Today was the 1st day of Kindergarten for Grayson. Wowza, there were a lot of tears. From him AND mommy. How was it possible that this little one is already 5 and already in Kindergarten? I'm not ready and he was very apprehensive. He put on a good show about being excited, until we arrived and it was time to go to class. Then he sobbed. I hugged him as tight as I could and I turned around and walked away with tears streaming down my face. Thankfully, when we arrived we were greeted with the most wonderful teacher, Mrs. Liebnau. What a blessing. She was so friendly and helped keep him in the classroom. I'm sure things will get better over time.

Yogi Bear!

Another fantastic camping trip is in the books! There were a few bumps in the road but fun was had by all. It all started with momma being a little tired because I had worked the night before. I came home to sleep for a few hours before daddy got home. Miss Veda woke me up saying her throat hurt really bad, and when I looked at it, it looked really bad. I instantly knew she had strep so I called the peds office. Just before heading there Veda needed help getting ready so I was brushing her hair and all of the sudden she said she felt dizzy and dropped to the floor. I felt panic overcome me but she stood right up and said she was going to throw up, and that she did. A few minutes later we were off to the peds office where they indeed diagnosed her with strep. Dr. Haidar said you would need antibiotics but would be up and running by morning and that we shouldn't skip our trip camping. Veda agreed. poor girl was willing to ride in the car with a bucket by her side. She didn't throw up again until we got there. Once she got a good night sleep she felt much better and enjoyed the trip! We had a blast and can't wait to go again next year!