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Home Sweet Home

Tick, tock, the final countdown to the move has begun. We found a house in Upland, Ca. It is very nice and it has a pool! (I know, I am very concerned about pool safety and will be taking precautions and suggestions.) Unfortunetly we will not be able to finish the school year in Ohio. Both of the kids teachers have been really understanding and we have arranged to have a special "last" day for CC and O. Owen is taking it really well, especially when I told him I would bring in juice and cupcakes. CC's preschool class will have a little graduation program that we will miss, that really bums me out. On May 9th the moving people will come and pack us up, 10th load, and on May 12th we will all fly out to California. We will not be able to move in to the house in Upland until May 21st. Luckily, Bill found a motel for us across the street from Ontario Mills mall. We will have plenty to do within walking distance. (my car will be transported from Ohio)

Bill and I had a great time together in California and the kids had a blast with my Dad and Judy.

A few things I learned about SoCal: Smog is no joke. In-n-Out Burger is not at all overrated. People in Ca. drive like total a**holes!! I am not kidding, I am more worried about getting around than anything else, actually in addition to everything else. Which leads me to what I am dreading most, that is saying goodbye to my Ohio friends. And even worse will be watching my kids say goodbye to their friends. I am getting weepy thinking about it. A part of me wishes we could sneak out at midnight to avoid the goodbyes. We have made such amazing friends here. My neighbors have become my support system. Going through the toddler/preschool age together has been a bonding experience. These ladies have made me a better, more confident parent. I feel like I am moving from a village to a deserted island!! I am hoping to stay in touch and I am counting on getting some visitors, hello Disneyland. Now I need to get back to cleaning out junk drawers/cabinets/closets. Our garage sale was a total bust, apparently we are not the only ones that do not want our useless stuff. Oh, well.

Big Ol Jet Airliner

Busy, busy times. I am leaving for Cali in the morning, my kids are staying here with my Dad and Judy is hopfully coming on Sat. for sure on Sun. I will be home on Wednesday. (Anyone have a spare xanax?) Just kidding, I know the kids are in excellent hands. I am the one who has trouble letting go. It sounds like I may be too busy to worry much, our house sold this weekend. This is good news, we just were not expecting it. Now it is crunch time. We are working with a realtor and have about 30 homes to look at. Most of the houses are in Upland, a couple in Chino Hills (no OC references) and Redlands although we are a little concerned about the commute to Redlands. I also panicked and signed CC up for a couple of preschools sight unseen, I am hoping to get a chance to check a few schools out when I am there. All in all, I am feeling 100% nuts right now. As soon as I settle down I am going to relax and try to appreciate the fact that I will have 5 days to only worry about feeding, clothing, and entertaining myself. (and Bill, ofcourse. and find a house, and preschool, but other than that...) The kids are a little overly excited, which means they are even more talkative than usual. Last night we were driving to the airport to pick up my Dad and CC started to cough, I asked her if she was ok and she told me she was just talking and forgot to breathe. Believe it! Well, I'm outta here. Wish me luck, and my Dad and Judy too!

Hippity, Hoppity, Happy Easter Day!

Vacation

The kids and I went to Florida for spring break. (Poor Bill had to stay in Ca. and work.) We had a great time visiting with Grandma and Papa Frank. My Mom scored some passes to Ron Jon Resorts, very fun splashing around in all of the different pools, lazy river , and water slide. The kids loved the beach, they were absolutely fearless! I think they would have tried to make it to Cuba if I wasn't harping on them every 15 seconds. I am comfortable wading to my knee, any deeper and I start getting squirrely. I loved that they were so brave, even if it made me a little nervous. Check out the actual "beach bum" that decided to hunker down inches from us. What can I say, crazy people seek me out. My Aunt Dee Dee was also visiting, it was nice to be able to catch up with her. Other than missing Daddy Bill, and my Mom being a little under the weather, it was a super nice break. We came home to snow flurries!