Thursday, September 16, 2010

Changes


For those of you who still check this thing....

We moved to Iowa 
1 week later Bishop had us pinned for talks
2 weeks later, callings at church
A month later moved out of the tiny apartment(where we went insane with boredom)
             Closed on our new home on our 10 year wedding anniversary(celebrated by eating 
                 at Culver's, I know, how romantic!!!)
Mom and Dad come to help and visit(no more boredom, complete chaos)
Tried to mow our 1 acre lawn, took 6 hours...will never do that again
Hubby leaves for business trip 
Hubby gone, school starts.  Second grader and Kindergartner
Hubby back(for 24 hours)
Child #2 birthday party. Hubby and I visit by taking a trip to the DMV(Dang!, we are 
                 romantic!!!)
             Found out a close friend lost her Husband in a terrible car accident.
             Attended a Youth Activity= can't visit with mom and dad and last 
             night with Hubby
Hubby gone again(3 weeks)
Loving the wonderful neighbor who is mowing my lawn
Thank goodness mom and dad came to help 
Unpacked, unpacked and unpacked some more
Mom and Dad leave=sad day
Drive back to St. Louis to attend Funeral and see friends
Sister and Niece come to visit from California 
3 kids get sick, 2 doctor visits, 2 antibiotics, 1 ear infection, too much Ibuprofen.
Love the giggles of my visiting niece
No sleep
Discovered all the things "wrong" with our home
Watched the entire first Season of Glee(for the third time)
Appointments with Electrician, Propane Company, AC repair, Pest Control
Sister and Niece leave=sad day
We have been in our home 1 month
            Haven't exercised since then
Hubby comes back in less than 24 hours, longest month of my life.
Lea= Exhausted

8 comments:

Tam Tam said...

That sounds exhausting! Sure puts things in perspective. Hope things slow down a bit! Hugs! Congrats on the new house!

Craig, Sarah, Liv & Sev said...

I check it regularly :)
Wish I was there to help you Lea!
You are super woman
xoxo
Miss ya
-Sarah

Katie @SwimBikeQuilt said...

I'm tired just reading this! Good luck!

Katie @SwimBikeQuilt said...

I'm tired just reading this! Good luck!

Anonymous said...

That does sound exhausting .. I'm tired .. just from reading all of that. Hope things settle down and you get some hubby time in there. You guys are WAY too romantic! =o) Miss you!

Catherine said...

Bless your stinkin' heart. You know I wanted to come and visit and help, I hope I can sometime soon!

Jen said...

Love it Lea...life is crazy isn't it? It's always fun to hear about someone else's :). Hope things are going better as you get settled!

wright said...

What a crazy month! Hope that things are settling down a bit. Thinking of you and your cute fam!