Good Bye Old Friend

I, for some strange reason, seem to be surround by friends and a husband who love to throw things away. I mean it is the highlight of the day. Flemming can not wait for garbage day and finds it insulting if we do not have a full can. He loves to eat the last of the cereal so he can throw the box away. Things like that......Now I know my readers and I know that most of you are like that and yes you probably all know that that is just not me. I would not call my self a hoarder, but I do not get that same thrill. Actually sometimes it even pains me......like today

My family is growing up. I guess that is what kids do. I have had so much fun with these two items that we are giving away today. We really do not need them as much as we need the space in the garage, but some how I feel like I am giving away a piece of me. Silly I know, and convince me that I am not giving away my memories, and than one of you thrower awayers probably need to tell me just to "get real" or something like that..... So for now, I will just post a picture and some memories and say "Good-bye old friend, you sure have been good to us"



We bought this when Maddie was just 1. We have had a lot of fun family bike rides with this. This is a two person seat, but really with our girls it would just hold one and then all the stuff that they would bring along. When I am old and grey I hope there is a Burley for adults that my kids can pull me behind with their bikes.




I call this a tag-along-bike. Flemming bought it for me for Mother's Day 2006, so it has not been in the family as long as the Burley......but still has great memories. I used this with Kate for two summers. She could ride a bike with training wheels, but just could not keep up so this was the solution. I would highly recommend this bike. I think it really taught her how to keep her balance. In fact she got so good on sitting back there that she would multi task, take drinks, do her nails, listen to music. Good times, were had on this bike.

So off they go, some of my favorite things. I know that they are going to a great family that will hopefully enjoy them as much as we did, and I am off to look for my next favorite bike accessory. Most likely it will be a car rack for 5 bikes....but how are we going to bring all the "stuff" with us on our bike trips :)???????

Crystal Trees

It has been a while since I have been in a good ice storm. Despite some of the traffic headache it can cause, it really is an amazingly beautiful sight !!! I kept telling the kids it was like being in Narnia and half expected the Ice Princess to appear. One day we had clear blue skies that helped the beauty of it all. I was out with Maddie and she said "now I know why the color for faith is White*, because this white is so perfect" Gotta love that kid!!

(* At church each of the Young Women ages 12-18 have 8 different values that they concentrate on. Each value has a color associated with it......thus the Faith being White Comment)

Here are a few pictures of our "Crystal" Trees

Kate's Fort

The first thing Kate said when she saw all the moving boxes was, "MAN am I going to have a great fort". I really thought we were passed that stage and had no desire for the mess, so we just kept saying, "No Fort". Well about day 3 of the snow days last week, I finally gave in. She was so thrilled with her fort. Now the tricky part will be convincing her that it needs to go......

Where do I begin when I have taken such a long blogging break, I am sure I am going to have to up my game if I want any readers to come back, but who am I kidding, this has never been about my readers, but about keeping a record for myself and keeping my friends and family updated, hopefully I will be able to continue those goals and not put anybody to sleep.

So lets say, anything below this post is a review of the last two months, anything above will be current, I may even try and post more often, we will see what happens…….

“What have you been doing?”

I guess that would be the natural question to ask someone who you have not heard from for a while. Well I guess I have just been trying to get my life back, and

v unpacking the 250 boxes that we brought with us

v getting the kids acclimated (easier said than done with three emotional girls, but they are getting there).

v Trying to find a place for all of the things that are in the 250 boxes.

v Planning a great garage sale for everything that does not fit in the place it was suppose to fit or for everything that Flemming has “grown weary” of, (I hope he does not put me in the Garage Sale)

v Waking up everyday to see if school has been canceled due to the ¼ inch of snow that has falling.

v Thinking about all the fabulous post that I will post if I was going to ever use my Blog again.

New Game Alert!

Our friends taught us a new game. But beware you can only get it on Amazon.com.

It is called Qwirkle. I love it, it can be enjoyed on many levels. It is a bit of a cross between Dominoes, Scrabble, and Set.

So if you are looking for a new family game, you should try it. We love to play family games, so please comment about what games your family likes to play :)

Facebook

What a fun little software application. I know it was invented to keep college students in touch, but boy I have been enjoying it. If you want to be my friend, just ask. Flemming and Maddie have accounts too.

Some people call me a bit obsessed with it. I just like to say that I am a well informed friend. But I do keep tabs as to who is on-line and when but really not that obsessed. J