It's a new me....

So today we move in offiicially. we have been both homeless and with a home for the past 5 days. We moved out of our house (thanks to Adam's parents and Glenn and Megan) but the floors were not yet finished at my parents', so we moved all of our furniture into their backyard, hoping for that sunny Oct. weather we are sometimes lucky enough to have.

4 adults, 2 children, 1 dog, lots of crap, and no kitchen in one small living area turned out to be pretty darn fun. We laughed together, watched political TV, and generally enjoyed each other's company. Pretty impressive considering my dad's back is incredibly painful, my mom is still having difficulty breathing, charlie had a high fever and Kate has been pretty clingy. But as always we made the best of it, and once again I am incredibly thankful for my parents. They have been tolerant and accepting of dirty diapers left on their floors, empty seltzers and glasses of wine left on their furniture, their garage filled to the brim with our crap, leaving the tiniest space for both of my parents to get outside. They have been ok with my clothes strung along the couch, the childrens' toys laid across the floor, and the already small laundry room turned kitchen overcome with our crap.

I have slept on a couch with a baby, shared a double with adam and two sick kids, and eaten out more than I have in the past 5 years. Now I am ready for:

THIS BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN AND ALL THE COOKING AND BAKING THAT COMES ALONG WITH IT

TO SET UP OUR STUFF AND WATCH MY CHILDREN PLAY ON OUR GORGEOUS NEW FLOORS

TO HAVE A PLAY ROOM AND A BEDROOM FOR THE KIDS

HAVE CHARLIE NAPPING IN A QUIET ROOM, AND MAYBE THE BABY TOO (she has been napping on my back which is cozy and nice but my back has been hurting lately)

START ART PROJECTS WITH CHARLIE

TRULY GO THROUGH OUR CRAP AND GET RID OF WHAT WE ABSOLUTELY DONT NEED

So I feel as if I have come into my own, and this is even after waking up with 2 kid ready to play at 5 in the am.