No more please......

So sick of painting........

Dangerous?

Working on projects today and Lauren is helping me to tape off the woodwork for painting. A funny conversation, I was around the corner and couldn't see her.
L: mommy, can I go this high?
Me: I don't know, is it dangerous?
L: no
I almost said sure, but I decided to o look and this is what I saw. She certainly is resourceful.

Tutu dresses

Lauren is really into fancy dresses and fancy shoes lately (yay yay! Mama loves it!). CostCo has the tutu dresses back this year and we picked these two out, arent they cute?

iPhone

I love my iPhone! Recently my android phone broke and I converted to an iPhone. I wasn't sure at first that I was going to be an iPhone girl. But I am here to say it is the best move I ever made. I love love love it! Does anyone have iPhone apps that they could recommend? I have ton of apps on my phone that I really like but I'm always looking for some more. Some of my favorites are HeyTell and shazam and of course the blogger app. Oh and I wish I could have recorded a conversation that Lauren had with Siri this weekend when she accidentally closed a game she was playing. It was hilarious! She was having a conversation back and forth with Siri asking her to open up her pirate Game.

A real bike?

At Costco the other day. Maybe we should not have bought her a glider, but a real bike instead. She was much more interested in this big girl bike, it even had a dolly seat on the front handlebars ( not in the photo, but came with it). We didn't get it, but she may need it if we move to a new house...

She can write her name!

What a smarty pants! I am such a proud mama!

Ready to Pack!

She dressed herself today and came down yelling .... Let's paint! That is some painting outfit

You have to love how she made a too-small summer dress work in the winter. I asked her to wear pants under it because it was cold- so she got creative and put a purple tu-tu under the dress to make it longer/ warmer and knee socks. Gotta give her credit....

Drowning....

We have a  POD parked in front of our house and are supposed to have it filled by Sunday night. I have a sinus infection and cannot sleep, we are not packed, I need to set up appointments with the flooring people, mortgage people, realtor to measure and take pictures (WHAT! OF THIS MESS!), and maybe hire a painter (REALLY? PAY SOMEONE TO PAINT?). Oh, and I am giving a lecture wednesday morning (NOT STARTED YET), meeting with my boss on Tuesday regarding my future (kinda hope he fires me...), evaluations for one of my residents due on 2/1/2012 and a meeting re: the other resident I mentor. Oh, and Casey is sick and has we are not sure what is up- likely something very bad and we are not sure what to do, and I do have the at pretty little girl named Lauren running around who I would like to pay a moment of attention to. Perhaps I will find time to do a load of laundry becaue all I have are two black bras left and I am running out of dark shirts to wear them under, and the grocery store is only 2 miles away and surely contains more than pizza and spaghetti and we are out of Kleenex and  bread anyway...... AAAHhhhhh- Choooo!!

We hope to be moving...

Life is a whirlwind! Two hours with a realtor, POD ordered, WE ARE SELLING OUR HOUSE!

So bittersweet, I LOVE THIS HOUSE. SO MUCH! We were newlyweds in this house. We learned to be married and love /deal with one another. We were first time homeowners here. We hurriedly signed papers the day it went on the market, we happily payed over asking price in a bidding war, and we thought we WON! We endured the MOVE of our jobs- when we bought this house our hospitals were within a few miles of home. They have both since moved to the 'burbs and we drive out there at 6:15 am each morning (even our jobs moved to the 'burbs? maybe its time to get the hint?). This is Casey's house- we fixed him up a dog door and a bed on every floor of the house, he has spent most of his life living here. We cut a bed in half to make a "Garden- level" guest room for the new grandparents, and repainted the guest room, filled it with a crib and rocker and tiny soft baby things. And on December 8th, 2008 - we brought home of beautiful little girl to live with us in this house. 3 years of life- this is the only home Lauren has ever lived in-it makes me sad to think she will not remember it. We have hosted deck parties galore, my 30th birthday, our annual resident welcome party, a wedding day brunch, a few baby showers, and thousands of bratwurst served on our deck!

But here we go- in search of a bigger yard, quieter street, driveway to ride the bike in, neighbors with children and ultimately a nicer public school system. I will SOB when we leave this house, I have no doubt about it. But someone new will LOVE this home as we have. They will revel in its history and charm. The fact that it has been standing for over 100 years, and the windows are made of hand-made glass panes that make rainbows on the floor on a sunny day. This house came on a train from Chicago, someone's Sears Roebuck order, and wont be going anywhere soon. As fondly as I drive past my childhood home in Wisconsin, this house will hold a similar nostalgic charm.

Wish us luck and come help us paint- HERE WE GO!  The plan is to be on the market by St Patrick's Day and I hope to be moving this summer. I imagine this is going to be stressful......