Update on Move...

Because of all the good weather apparently they are able to get the new houses done sooner then they thought. We will be signing our lease on the 9th of March...like a whole month sooner then what the first notice informed us. We plan on moving the bulk of our household goods ourselves and leave the backbreaking items for the professionals...good thing J is scheduled to be back on the 7th! So March is turning into a very busy month around here.

The older 2 boys spent the afternoon at J's "school" (the CDC) for "Give Parents a Break"...so I got to do a little shopping with only lil' N in tow. It is a great program and I wish I would have used it when J was on his other "trips". The best part is they like it and think it is a special treat for them...so the only complaint is when it is time to go home.

That is all for now and hopefully I can post some pictures of the boys next time.

Pending Move...

So we got notice that we will be soon moving into a brand new duplex...not so excited about downgrading to a duplex since we have a single family house right now, but we really have no choice in the matter since our house is being torn down. We knew it was coming and we were just waiting to be notified of when and where we would be placed. It is new...so I guess that is nice. I feel like I have to be productive so I am starting to pack up the things we don't use on a daily basis and throwing/donating things we no longer need. Since we have to be moved out before our trip back home in early April and won't get the keys till the end of March I feel like I need to get as much done as possible. Luckily J will be back from his trip for the actual move so I won't have to go it alone, hopefully he can manage his office job, his flying, writing papers for his masters class and moving all at the same time. I will send out our new address to everyone once we get all the details and sign the lease so watch your mailboxes at the end of March or so.
So once again we are a family on the move...we're just not moving that far this time.

Winter Olympics

On Friday M participated in his section of K5 Winter Olympics. He participated in Carpet Square Hockey, Bobsled Scooter Racing and the Faux Ice Dancing. He did well in all of the events, came close in the Hockey heat, and even got to the finals in the Boys Ice Dancing. He enjoyed the day cheering on his friends and classmates and I was glad to see some of the activities they have been working on. I think this week I will head into the Youth Center and sign him up for Tee ball for the spring and see if there are any other activities that the boys can participate in.

Are you ready for some Football!

So with J gone we are doing a low key Super Bowl Sunday, especially since we really don't have any stake in either team. The main reason for watching this year are the commercials, this may be the only time I use the DVR to rewind to rewatch the commercials and actually fast forward the main show. So the boys are enjoying their favorite type of day...Pajama Day. The boys are still in the Pjs and we are ordering pizza for super and staying in...it is still mighty chilly here and the older two boys seemed to have caught a good cough this past week.
We also do a lot of running around during the week with M leaving for school on the bus at 730 and returning at 245 everyday and J needing to be dropped off at his preschool no sooner then 9 and picked up no later then 12 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. They complain they don't end up having much time at home together just to play...which some days is a good thing! I also spend much of my time out of the house with almost all Tuesdays having a MOPS function and almost every Thursday having a special Bible Study ("Loving Your Military Man"), so that leaves Wednesdays from 9-12 that I am down to only one kid to do any major household or grocery shopping without dragging screaming kids through the aisles. Hopefully N stays a good shopper and when the time comes that he is too big for the infant carrier he doesn't fuss too much about staying in the shopping cart.
I have also added to the routine going to the gym, which finally added a family workout area. One of the things I miss from our life back in Ohio was the wonderful family workout area that a good friend and her kids and my little tribe would meet up at. This one isn't as large or equipped as the other one, but it does have a TV/DVD player to pop a movie in for the older two and I haven't had to really wait for any of the equipment I wanted to use. Along with that and the Wii Fit I was able to snag at Target I hope to drop the last of the baby weight.
Super Bowl Sunday does remind me of when M was 9 months old and walked for the very first time, we were in a TLF in San Antonio and just moved out of Del Rio and starting our almost 3 months of being homeless and living in Hotels and a Condo. It was the year of the infamous "Wardrobe Malfunction" with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's Half-time show, hard to believe that was 5 years ago.
I hope to have some more pictures here shortly, our life is always busy it seems.