Wait....let me stop and catch my breath for a second.......Thanks, that's better. Today I have literally been running/driving from one thing to the next.
This was a big week for us. Last Saturday my husband and I had our walk-through of the trailer. I was SO excited to pick it up. I mean, the trailer is a huge piece of the puzzle for our adventure. But no. They told us to go away and come back later. Apparently we had the wrong electrical lines installed in our car. The ones we got were for a horse trailer. How were we supposed to know?! We've never had a trailer before. You'd think the installer would have said something. Nope. And so we went home. On the up side, I now have a better understanding of what to do and what to avoid for the rig. That's something. My husband and some friends picked it up on Wednesday and I've been itching to make it mine....I mean ours.
Saturday night we went to see the Mariners play the Royals with our Cub Scout pack. It was a lot of fun and we (the Mariners) won 6-0!! Hooray! I love going to sporting events with our family. I've never been very interested in sports before, but with kids, you learn. It's such a great experience, and now we have "our" teams.
We're continuing to check items off the list. One big item is that I filed our Declaration of Intent to Homeschool all three kids next year with the school district. We're going to have a great time at the Homeschool Curriculum fair next month. Elementary, middle, and high school at once! Pray for me! ;-)
This week, a certain husband of mine celebrated a nice round-number birthday. Since he isn't a big PDA man, I'll just leave it at that. (But just between you and me, we love him bunches and bunches and are so blessed to have him. <3)
Today my youngest and I had a field trip to the tide pools with our homeschool group. I've been so frazzled over the past few days that I completely blanked and went to the Seattle Aquarium to meet them. If I had looked a little closer at the email this morning, I would have read that they were meeting at the aquarium in Des Moines, WA. Oops! What can you do but make the best of the situation. So, my littlest guy and I enjoyed an afternoon together touching the starfish and watching the otters and seals. Did I mention that I had completely forgotten to cancel his speech therapy appointment? Yeah. Lame, I know. Fortunately we have a therapist who was wonderful about the whole thing and was happy to reschedule. That isn't always the case, or so I understand, so we are extra grateful for his generosity in letting us off the hook this time.
Oh! There's the door. Gotta run! I wish all of you, and especially the Moms out there, a wonderful weekend! Thanks for hanging in there with me! Next week I'll bombard you with pictures. I promise!
Jen
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Saturday, March 19, 2016
Double-Digits and Counting...
The fact that I'm a day late should tell you how this week went. I feel like I've been running from one thing to the next non-stop!
Cookie season is winding down for the Girl Scouts, so our daughter has been busy with site sales. Their troop leader is a cookie season dynamo and made sure the girls were organized and ready. If you haven't bought your cookies yet, make sure to pick some up quickly because this is the last weekend!
I love how the girls decide what to do with the money they earn. I wasn't in on the planning meeting this year, but last year they were able to buy over $300 worth of supplies for a local animal shelter- on top of paying for a trip to Great Wolf Lodge! It was amazing. They loved being able to make the calls on where their money was going. That's the whole point of cookie sales. The girls learn how to set goals, run a business, learn how to deal with rejection, budget money, and then plan where their money will go. All valuable experiences to prepare them for the future.
Our youngest son and I were invited to the retirement community where our new friends from the pool live. We were generously treated to a tour and lunch. It was fascinating to find out that the woman who gave us the tour was a doctor before retirement, and was the only woman in her class. We take so much for granted these days. Did you know that women didn't even earn the right to vote across the United States until 1920? That's less than 100 years ago!! What a wealth of knowledge and experience we have in our older generations. It's a shame we don't spend more time with them. My son was most amazed by a man who is 100 years old.
House improvements have been going full-steam ahead. When my husband isn't at work, he's in the upstairs bathroom grouting, or sealing, or scraping, or something. It should be complete within the week and is looking fantastic! I can't wait to show you! Below is a small peek.
We reached a milestone this week. 100 days. We now have less than one hundred days until we hit the road. A little scary, but I have every confidence that we can be ready in time. Our first walk-through from potential renters was this morning. It's getting more real every day!
- Jen
Cookie season is winding down for the Girl Scouts, so our daughter has been busy with site sales. Their troop leader is a cookie season dynamo and made sure the girls were organized and ready. If you haven't bought your cookies yet, make sure to pick some up quickly because this is the last weekend!
I love how the girls decide what to do with the money they earn. I wasn't in on the planning meeting this year, but last year they were able to buy over $300 worth of supplies for a local animal shelter- on top of paying for a trip to Great Wolf Lodge! It was amazing. They loved being able to make the calls on where their money was going. That's the whole point of cookie sales. The girls learn how to set goals, run a business, learn how to deal with rejection, budget money, and then plan where their money will go. All valuable experiences to prepare them for the future.
Our youngest son and I were invited to the retirement community where our new friends from the pool live. We were generously treated to a tour and lunch. It was fascinating to find out that the woman who gave us the tour was a doctor before retirement, and was the only woman in her class. We take so much for granted these days. Did you know that women didn't even earn the right to vote across the United States until 1920? That's less than 100 years ago!! What a wealth of knowledge and experience we have in our older generations. It's a shame we don't spend more time with them. My son was most amazed by a man who is 100 years old.
House improvements have been going full-steam ahead. When my husband isn't at work, he's in the upstairs bathroom grouting, or sealing, or scraping, or something. It should be complete within the week and is looking fantastic! I can't wait to show you! Below is a small peek.
The vanity counter was installed yesterday, and as I type, my dear husband is installing new glass doors for the bath/shower. The cacophony from drilling and the guys on our roof cleaning out the gutters is deafening. A small price to pay for the progress being made!
We reached a milestone this week. 100 days. We now have less than one hundred days until we hit the road. A little scary, but I have every confidence that we can be ready in time. Our first walk-through from potential renters was this morning. It's getting more real every day!
- Jen
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