Adventures in La La Land

1. We did it!! We successfully moved into the new house! I spent weeks purging, packing, and organizing. My kids watched hours and hours of TV. The Roku was the last thing I packed. Lol. Justin and I hauled load after load to the new house and stored it in the basement. Then finally, on Friday my dad, Justin, and Luke all had the day off, so we kicked it into high gear. And on Saturday we called in the cavalry and knocked out the rest of the move in just a couple trips. We are so  grateful for all the people who lent their muscles and their time. 2. 2 days before the big move, we took a break from the packing to celebrate Levi's 3rd birthday. I was very grateful that he's young enough to have low expectations. Haha. Working on getting all 3 fingers up at the same time. Lena had gymnastics on Levi's birthday, so he got to get a candy bar from the vending machine. My sweet friend Kelly gave Levi a bunch of her boys' old tracks. He's been lovi...

1. One week, people! One week! This is not a drill! I told my mom today that I don't know how people with jobs can move. It has become my full time job for the past two weeks. Between that and homeschooling, I can't get anything else done. At the beginning of the school year, when I was planning our year, I intentionally took off the last week of February, just because I know February burnout is a real thing. Lo and behold, the last week of February is moving week! Thank you, Jesus! So we'll be playing the game of "Can I live without this for a week?" as I continue to pack up the last six years of our lives. Also, word of warning: there will not be a Saturday 7 next week. Contain your disappointment. 2. On Sunday, my friend Kelly gave me a book she recently read and loved. Affiliate Link It was very short, so I read it all that afternoon. But it was really good. Kelly has gotten me on a Rachel Jankovic kick lately. I've been sporadically listening to...

1. Two weeks, people! This is getting serious! We are moving in two weeks! Anyone else hear this in their head every time they hear the phrase "freaking out"? #pbs I spent five hours cleaning, purging, and packing today, then we hauled it all to the new house. But I still feel like I've hardly made a dent. How do we have SO MUCH STUFF?! I think I packed 6 boxes of "craft supplies" today - that includes stuff we need for school, but seriously! Not to mention the books . . . Honestly, I think two weeks will be sufficient to finish packing. It just feels like it's happening so fast all of a sudden. 2. We had more abysmal weather this week. The good news is I'm saving on gas because I never leave my house. 🤷 The even better news is we're over halfway through February! My mantra every year is "I just have to make it through February." March will at least bring a few 50 degree days here and there. This was our backyard after another da...

1. If last week's storm wasn't bad enough, we got hammered with another one this week - this time in the form of ice. We had such a nice November and December with so little snow. I guess we're paying for it now. Apparently there's no end in sight, and another ice storm is expected Tuesday night! Those poor public school kids are going to be making up days into July if this keeps up! (And we're doing VBS the third week of June this year, so we need them to be done with school by then!) Life wasn't much different for us. We still did school. We were just trapped at home for another week. Either my Zoloft is really pulling its weight, or God is pouring out some major grace because I've handled the "cabin fever" without spiraling into depression. Thank you, Jesus! We were also very fortunate that we never lost power. My sister's power went out Thursday morning and still isn't back on! Pure ice Pretty trees. Can you see the icicles hang...