Princess Tori

This is a picture of Tori before she went to her first birthday party that the twins weren't invited to too. It was really special for her to do something by herself for a change. It was a princess party so all the little girls dressed up.

First Day of Kindergarten

Maddie and Ryan had their first day of school. It was a little crazy. The camcorder battery was dead so I didn't get to video. I had to drop them off in the gym where they lined up with their class. My stomach was upset the whole morning. I emailed both their teachers when I got home to see if the kids had made it to the right class. Both teachers emailed me back on their breaks and assured me the kids were fine. So far they love it. They think it's neat that they both are doing some of the same things but in separate classes. They have recess at the same time and one day they had pe together so they see each other some during the day. I've been picking them up in the car lane because it's so hot outside but the car lane has been taking 20 to 30 minutes. Maddie likes it because she gets to sit outside with her friends and wait but Ryan wants me park and walk up to get him so I'm going to try that today. Tori's first day of pre-school is tomorrow. Luckily her teacher is a very good friend of mine from playgroup so I'm not too worried about her.

The joys of moving

This is everything that has gone on since my last post:
1. Meeting with 2 local real estate agents and having to choose
2. Termite inspection
3. General inspection
4. Structural and Foundation inspection
5. Talking to Chicago realtor
6. Talking to spousal assistance relocation coordinator
7. Finding someone to replace 17 broken tiles in kitchen
8. Meeting with moving company (tomorrow)
9. Having house deep cleaned
10. Having 17 tiles removed, after having house deep cleaned
11. Spending 3 hours trying to get rid of dust after the tile removal
12. Realizing the housekeeper will have to come clean again due to tile removal mess
12. Cleaning and de-cluttering all closets
13. Debate with Mike over whether to buy a new shower curtain for home showings
14. Telling my boss I'm moving
15. Meet the Teacher
16. Dentist appointments for myself and all 3 kids
17. Haircuts
18. Back to school shoe shopping on tax free weekend
19. Being told by Mike that Ryan's shoes are too big, and Maddie's are too small
20. Almost losing a toenail from running
21. Planning house hunting trip to Chicago

Chicago

We are moving to Chicago. I don't have a lot of details yet. Mike took a new job that he is super excited about. He starts Sept. 1. Our house will go on the market sometime after that. We'll stay here until our house sells. It's going to be a big change. We've been looking at the western suburbs. Housing is a lot higher than here in Texas. Mike will be riding the train to work. More details to come.