Right now, I guess you could say we are just doing life, as that chapter closes in our life and I move forward and focus on the new memories that we are making in our new home.
Today we are celebrating William's birthday. Adam and Annalyn helped make the cupcakes.
William, Julia, and Rachel on the computer.
Dennis hit his tooth when he fell and Daddy comforted him. Nothing beats a Daddy hug to make you feel better.
I gave Dennis this bottle because the other ones were dirty. The nipple doesn't have a huge hole in the tip because the bottle is squeezable which makes the milk come out. I only had to show this to Dennis one time and he did it all by himself.
John just spending time with the kids.
Sveta put her hair in curlers. I went out for coffee with a friend this morning and came home to see Sveta with her hair like this---- she wants her hair to look nice for dinner tonight when we go as a family to Marie Calendar's.
Earlier this week I took the dogs in for shots. Sveta expressed such an interest by asking me everyday if today was the day, so I picked her up from school for one hour and took her with me.
She couldn't be more excited!
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Even though it was time to move from our last house (880 sq ft with 6 people), it was still hard leaving it after 10 1/2 years... So many memories! ... But I love the house we have now! :D
How exciting for Sveta, it's so neat that you take an interest in your children's interest.
Mmmmmm....Marie Calendars!! Can I go? (0;
Its got to be hard leaving a place with so many memories behind. My parents still live in my childhood home but I know they will be selling it sometime in the years to come. Even though they will probably end up moving closer to where I am now, it will be hard to leave behind a house with so many memories. I don't really live there anymore (I am a grad student) but it is nice to return there during my breaks. Keep those memories alive and I am sure you and your family will make wonderful new memories in your current home or wherever you go.
I know the feeling of having to leave your house behind. We had to do it recently too. We had outgrown it and it was time to move on, but it is still hard. The funny thing is some very close friends of ours now live there, so we return to 'our' old house regulary to see them..
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIAM..i HOPE YOU HAVE A LOVELY DAY....
There is always a lamenting stage when you move on. I totally understand. On the positive side, I am glad that you sold.
We moved this summer and even though I love our new house. I still miss the old house sometimes. It's not even the house that I miss (it was a major headache and the neighbors were awful) but I miss the times we had there espically the deck we laughed we cried and God healed our marriage on that deck over many long talks so I kind of know what you mean.
I cried for 2 days when we moved away from our old house 5 years ago, so I know exactly what you're feeling. All of the memories made there made it so special. (we lived there for 10 years) Even when we return to see it there's something I miss about it, but it is getting easier with time as we make more and more memories here.
I love all of the family pictures you post. Annalyn looks like she just loves her dad. Love the pic if Sveta in the curlers.
Sometimes it's nice to "just do life."
I have shed a few tears over leaving a home. In fact, I remember not be able to clean up after the move because every time I walked through the door, I broke down. When our hearts are at home, home is hard to leave.
By the way, I love the new family picture!!
That was really sweet of you to let Sveta go with you to the Vet's!
I just love the curls in Sveta's hair. Maybe she should think about being a hairdresser? I own a salon and they really have the potential of making great money and they usually seem to be having a good time.
I hope Dennis' tooth feels better. I just love the picture of him getting all of that love from his daddy. Carson is the same way, he loves his daddy taking away all the pain.
Hope you have a great weekend.
It is so hard leaving a home that was so filled with memories. Your head and heart will catch up with each other soon, but for now, it's okay to feel sad about it. The picture of Dennis being comforted by John just melted me heart. That boy...he just has a way.
I love all the pictures of your house and family. Adam seems like a really nice older brother. I never had an older brother. :( I saw the pics a few days go of the fort your kids made, when my sisters and I were younger, we used to push together the two couches and loop the pup tent poles over them and make a covered wagon to play in. It was soo much fun. God bless you all!
Just think of all the happy memories that are now in the making in your new house.
It's OK to shed tears about missing your old house as it holds memories of your family.
Happy birthday to William.
I love how the kids were really focused on making those cupcakes. Great post.
I break down at the strangest moments, too! At seventeen, I started sobbing at graduation PRACTICE (but was dry eyed at the actual ceremony). At the close of my freshman year of college, I broke down AFTER all my girlfriends left the hall and I was sitting alone on my bed with my bags all packed (but I sent them all off with a smile). You just never know when you'll have a "moment."
I'm sorry you are having one of "those" weeks. They do come upon us at times. Please give yourself some grace and mercy, make sure you rest and do a little something for yourself.
Blessings to you,
Christine,
Congrats on finally selling the other house! What a relief, though sad at the same time. I'm happy for you to have that financial burden off our shoulders. I hope William enjoys his birthday!
Laurel
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIAM!!!! LOVE YOU!!!
Glad that you sold your house, but I understand the grief. A house is a home and hard to leave.. even more temporary housing can be hard to leave. Keep in mind what a blessing it will be for the next family who lives there :-)
I love Sveta's huge heart for animals! I think it's wonderful she has such an interest, there are so many things she could do as an adult involving animals, I hope her interest is able to serve her well!!
I'm sorry about the house. I know those feelings well, in fact just yesterday we had out some old home videos to show the kids and one was a tour of our first home. We were SO proud of that house!!! Of course when our first pouted and said how come we had to move and I said because you and "C" would have to share a bedroom and we wouldn't have "P" and "R" in our family at all she seemed to think it was okay! ;) (It was a 953sq ft home!)
Its great you sold your house...but I totally get what you are going through.
thinking of you
poor little Dennis...I hope he didn´t hurt himself too much...I know how difficult is it to have clean bottle ready :D when I was looking after 4 little kids I never had enough clen bottles...the dishwasher was never full enough to switch it on, so I kept washing bottles again and again in the kitchen sink(all 4 of them loved drinking from bottle even when 3 of them were quite big :P )
We had the same cleft bottles for Jasmine.
I cried and cried when we moved out of our first house. I loved that place. Every time we went back to get more stuff or clean something up I cried some more.
Our then two-yr-old kept asking when we were going "home". For months!
Thankfully my folks live in that house now and we get to go back lol.
Love all your pictures, thank you for sharing.
♥ Great pictures! Looks like a fun week! :)
Being an Army brat, I never really got to get attached to a house (or place) before. But my hubby's family has lived in the same house his whole life and I see so much history in everything in their house...the ticks on the door frame for their growth chart and the nicks in the floor from crazy games. I can understand how someone would get attached to what the house represented, and how hard it would be to leave it.
How did Sveta's hair turn out? I'm betting it was Shirley Temple-curls.
Happy birhtday William! Hope it was fabulous.
I know exactly what you mean with the house. I loved our old house & didn't want to move. I've shed many a tear for the times there - maybe it was because it was so close to our families & now we are so far from them!
Hope you are enjoying your family!
Hope you are doing better today, Christine. How was Marie Calendar's?
Hi Christine -
I have a question for you. We are considering adopting our two foster children. I'm wondering what to say to them about their mom who is a recovered meth addict who did not do what was required to keep them, such as getting her own place to live and a job. What do you tell your children about their birth parents faults? I'm not a sugar-coater by nature but I also don't want them to get defensive about their parents. Right now, they are only 6 and 3 years old. Thanks Debbie
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