Kind of feeling melancholy about the whole move thing all of a sudden. Still thrilled to be moving but we have made some great new friends here, reconnected with old friends - and that has been wonderful! Tomorrow 'Big Girl Baby' (her sister calls her that) and I are flying out and then on Saturday Sam and Ella (ha ha ha) are heading over with Grandpa.
I'm feeling a lot of love all of a sudden - from both sides and that's a great feeling. I am sad that these tiny roots that the girls have formed are being moved and I know they'll rebound - I'm not at all worried but still a little saddened that things happened this way.
Lately the PEPS emails have been flying - which has been much more my home, even away, than my new MOMS club is while being here. It will all be good - I just wish we would have had longer to make our friendships stronger - although that probably would make it even harder to leave.
I've talked to a couple of friends from when I was teaching - Totally out of the blue - maybe some sort of universal "welcome back" or something - whatever it is, I'll take it! Rick and Mel have both mentioned plans for the 4th, Ella is signed up for Ballet, a couple of the PEPS moms want to know if she'll join swim lessons with them - evidently it is quite the thing for the 4 year old set. I got some information, unsolicited, about a pre-school we are considering - all at once things are coming our way.
Today the girls spent the afternoon with Shelby. She is the Most Amazing Young Woman! Seriously - Sam and I wonder what our lives would have been like if we were even 1/2 as put together at 16 as she is. This summer she's off for a month in Europe - we tried to convince her to move with us...Silly girl won't agree ;) The girls had a wonderful time with her - as usual and she had a wonderful time with them. I love this sitter who takes delight in the things my kids do - she thinks they are almost as wonderful as I do :D Plus, she totally lets me know the 'right' way to text!
So, off to the other side. Wish us luck in a quick and easy move!!!
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Wait! What?! I find out you have a blog and then five seconds later I find out you're moving? The excitement was totally replaced by the bummed feeling.
I'm sorry we didn't get together more while you were here. I so appreciated your counsel when Dot was first born. And the Baby Bjorn? It's more or less saved my sanity.
I was just trying to figure out what day in July to invite you over for dinner, too! Grr. Guess I'll have to read more of your blog to find out what the heck is going on!
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