Attempting to be a Super Mom

We have 1 1/2 weeks until close.  Packing is in full swing.  I've been working like a crazy lady trying to get as much done as possible.  We've hit a few hiccups along the way, but nothing major or unfixable, and honestly, nothing with the move. Just sick kids and such. We've had extreme allergies, pink eye, and viruses with fevers, headaches and sore throats. Hopefully everyone is finally on the mend, and we can move, and then really get this summer started.  We need park trips, swimming, playdates, zoo trips, and just good fun! Tonight, while Shawn's playing basketball with his friends, I've taken a break from packing and cleaning to make some grilled cheese and tomato soup, and to watch Zootopia with the kids.

Good morning. It's been awhile, and I do promise that I have some posts planned and I truly plan on getting my vlog caught up as well.  I've been overwhelmed and can't seem to find my external hard drive anywhere.  I'm a constant mess and should be the poster child for what happens when you're unorganized. So, this morning, we came downstairs and the kids started going nuts over a butterfly in the window. Since it was still pretty early in the morning, I assumed it was actually a moth and went about making their breakfast. Rylie kept insisting that I come look, so finally I did and was in for a beautiful surprise. Shawn took the big kids to school since he is WatchDOG for the day.  I think it's cool they have the dads sign up to help at the school. I fed them breakfast and packed their backpacks and off they went, walking to school with their dad. I took the dogs out for a quick walk so they could go potty without getting too muddy.  Yup, you read that...

Ok, so I've been a pretty crappy blog owner lately.  Christmas came and went.  As anyone, especially someone with children, can understand that the holidays become a huge blur.  Shawn took off from the day after Christmas until January 5th from work, so he had a little over a week of time to just hang out with us.  We were originally going to do a vacation to Colorado, but having to buy a new car at the end of November kind of killed that plan.  Then we planned on doing all of the fun stuff we could find and pack into our days.  Well, Ben continued to have wrestling, so we had to stay around home.  We didn't really do anything special, just took down the Christmas decorations and got the house back in order. Here's my new car. She's really beautiful.  Also, here's a picture of the kids in the van, saying goodbye.  She was a good van.  The kids love the Explorer, but were sad to see the van go. The day after Shawn went ...