Home Sweet Home

Its official!  Home sweet home is now our 5th Wheel!  No good blogging photos for awhile-this one is from my iPhone/stolen from Facebook.  My iMac (4th love of my life) is now packed away since it doesn't fit so well in here, so I am using our dinosaur iBook that is as old as Boone.  I am VERY hopeful that I'll be the owner of a Mac Book Pro sometime in October.  

We are all settling in fairly well and very happy we upgraded our living quarters earlier this year.  This 5th Wheel is much easier for all 4 of us to live in than our old one would have been.  Of course, we are also very grateful to my inlaws for letting us take up their driveway and take over their kitchen every night.  It is really good to be able to cook for us inside.  Of course with football practice (Josh), soccer practice (boys), and me being sicky, there hasn't been a whole lot of cooking so far.  

The boys are a bit emotional but they are also feeling under the weather so it is hard to tell exactly why.  Boone isn't nearly as enamored with school this year, we are still trying to problem solve that one.  Poor kid - not only did we have the move but he started full day school this year in a temporary location since his school is being remodeled.  He doesn't have any of his closest buddies in his class (which has positive and negative consequences) and his teacher is new to Southgate too (I do think she is great so far though).  The night before school started, his 2nd front tooth came out.  My kid is SO self conscious about his appearance (thank goodness he isn't a girl or we'd be dealing with eating disorders etc. for sure) so he is definitely smiling less.  

My little Brody is also pretty emotional lately.  The other day, when I explained that there were new people living in our house he started wailing "I miss my HOOOOME!"  So sad!  I am trying to be understanding and patient and reflect on how this must feel in the world of a 4/6 year old, but sometimes I get frustrated.  The benefit in the long run is going to be so worth it and they will have so much!  But 8 months away is a lifetime for little folks.

So on we go into our year of adventure!  I'll start to post some photos and ideas that I have for the house so you all can help me finalize decisions as we go!  

33 for 33 Update - 4 months in...

1.  Run a 5K (Did a 2 mile race in July)
2. Achieve a "normal" BMI (so very close, 2# away)
3. Wear a bikini - even if just in private (Do Tankinis count?  Didn't think so)
4. Take a photography class (Took one online - but haven't practiced much)
5. Get a new tattoo
6. Hike Badger 5 times (2 times so far)
7. Eat more veggies daily
8. Go on a weekend trip away with no kids (Adult weekend at the Roberts Cabin in June)
9. Take a family vacation (Not quite what we planned but we took a 3 day trip to Silverwood)
10. Finish our shop (Done enough to count, still waiting for power)
11. Move into our new house (I think I'll be cutting this one a little close)
12. Plant a garden
13. Pay off the Tahoe (Would be moving along faster if we hadn't purchased a "new" truck)
14. Decrease non-mortgage debt (Moving right along - boat is paid off)
15. Practice Yoga weekly
16. Scrapbook monthly (not so much)
17. Sew Something
18. Go Kayaking
19. Float the River
20. Go Wine Tasting
21. Sell our house  (Yay -we closed this week)
22. Go white water rafting
23. Finish 5 books on Good Reads list - not new additions (one down - 3 currently underway)
24. Smile More
25. Go on adventure walks with boys monthly
26. Get a massage
27. Build a piece of furniture
28. Keep a one sentence journal for a month
29. Monthly game/movie nights with kids
30. Finish my "Encyclopedia of Me"
31. Volunteer
32. Improve/Maintain/Make New Friendships
33. Make more desserts!

So that's where I am at so far!  I still have a lot to do, some of which will be pretty difficult without a house to live in.  The sun is fading fast too, so I am afraid all of my water adventures won't come to fruition either; considering we didn't even un-winterize (is that a word?) our boat this year.

There are still a lot of adventures to be had...

Moving Right Along

The Shop floor was poured today with lots of late night work this week from Josh and lots of great help today! 

I HATE slippery shiny concrete surfaces! I can barely walk in my in-laws garage with bare feet without gritting my teeth.  I think I am going to be very happy with with this power trowel finish on my feet!

Uncle T & Brody on a break!  Love how he's drinking and driving my 4 year old in the lift!

We had a surprise visit from Mr. Hamby this morning and I'm glad he showed up to help!  I am sure the guys were too. 

The metal is being delivered at 3pm today so Josh is going to have a very busy weekend in front of him.  I'm thinking we should be having some margaritas by a pool tonight to prepare for another long day.

Late T-Ball Layout

Though it was a little a lot crazy to have both  boys in sports this spring, it was great in a lot of ways!  We were fortunate enough to have practice on the same night at the same location with enough space in between that we could handle it even on single parent nights.
It was great for Brody to get to be the center of our attention for an activity and we met some wonderful new friends thanks to T-Ball! (But I am really glad its over!)

Ten on Tuesday

1. Hanging at home with the boys today after Boone spent Monday afternoon throwing up!  
2. My scale is slowly recovering from the shock I gave it after a fun cabin weekend with Josh and the Roberts'.  
3. The boys are a week into their short summer hair cuts with no sun to keep their poor heads warm.
4. The shop is more than half way done and is going to stay that way for three weeks (Cabin Weekend, Hoopfest, and Mottet).
5. Interviewing a new realtor tomorrow.
6. Loving all of my new CAbi clothes, can't wait to see the fall line.
7. Wishing we were planning a vacation this summer!
8. Wanting to go run today but think that Josh's 5:30 tee time will probably keep that from happening.
9. Crossed one of the five Badger Mountain hikes off of my list for the year.
10. Pretty excited that there is a new Ramona movie coming out.