At Home

Yay! We are at home at last. Today is Monday morning, the morning I promised myself we'd be unpacked and back in the swing of things... yeah, right! Well, one can have high hopes, right?

First off we decided to get spring cleaning out of the way as we sorted Christmas toys, clothes (we had to take 3 seasons worth), and all the different odds and ends we took or picked up along the way. It's been a much slower process than I anticipated. However, I am happy to report that my bathroom and the kitchen are sorted, organized and deep cleaned - yay!

Though I still have books, mainly cook books, piled in the eating area, we were able to all sit down to a hot breakfast at the kitchen table, and even do some schooling. Whew! That feels good:o).

It's a sparkling white winter day - the kind that feels like we should have a hot lunch of steaming soup and a simmering roast in the crock pot. The kids have been working toward the privilege of playing in the snow... they have to cooperatively help sort and put away toys, both old and new, as well as help us keep up on the regular chores. It's been a rough morning in that regard, as Jadon is really struggling with being treated as an almost 3 year old, instead of a baby... but we're getting there. Growing up is so hard!

Our family goal is to have the house completely done by this weekend, and the reward is a family sleep over, with movies, popcorn and left over Christmas and Halloween candy. Yup, Halloween candy! We didn't take any on the road (I couldn't put myself in the car with a huge bag of candy to munch on day in and day out), so we have a whole bag left over and I want it gone... so we figured one good night of pigging out and the rest will go to dump heaven. Then I won't feel like I'm a mean mom depraving my kids of their candy:o).

We are very happy to be home, thoroughly enjoying this winter weather and all adjusting very well. Although, whenever we get in the car the kids want to know where we're going next and if we're spending the night. When we reply that we're just going to the store they want to know if its a long enough drive for a movie (on really long travel days the kids got a movie), and when we're on our way home they want to know if the hotel has a pool for them to swim in... I think it might take a few weeks of getting in and out of the car at home for them to adjust to this "new" way of life:o)!