Showings!

Lots of them recently. I get hopeful. Then I have a hard time waiting. So many of the houses we have been considering have already sold. It is hard not to get disappointed. Everything happens for a reason so I just keep my fingers crossed that we find the right house and the right buyer for ours.
I have been thinking alot recently about being in a rut. I am there in so many ways. I always shop at the same places. I sign the girls up for the same activities. I am hoping that we can break out of that this year. I think the girls are going to join 4H and enter the fair next year. We are still going to dance but Jenna wants to continue majorettes. I am hoping Abby will decide to skip Brownies this year. She is considering it but I will have to make a decision soon.
I even feel like I am in a rut when I go to the Grocery store!
Traveling to Virginia this weekend. Tax free weekend down there on school supplies and clothing. Goody!

Furniture

Furniture is heading out the door tomorrow. I am taking the mouse cabinet, a bookshelf, a sandbox and a table out tomorrow. I am also emptying out the laundry room slowly. I am half afraid to put christmas stuff in storage because we could need it before we move at this rate! We have two showings already scheduled which is positive. I hate when people want to come in the middle of the day though! Poor Katie always has to sleep in the car instead of our comfy bed!
I also conquered part of my desk. I have sorted almost all the paperwork into manila folders and a filing cabinet. I got behind when Katie started "helping".
Off to scrub some toilets...wishing for a housekeeping service

Webkinz

Well I am obsessed. The girls love them and play with them all the time but....well I can't stop! I even have a link to the webkinzinsider on my favorites. I am very excited about the new addition of flying and swimming pets! I can't wait for a manatee!
I am boxing again with a frenetic energy that I have not had since my Disney days. I am wondering how much I can realistically put away and not be annoyed that I have done it. I guess when we get to the new house we will have a giant yard sale. I do need more minions for the ordering though.
It is nice to be able to get rid of stuff now that Katie is outgrowing it. Abby has shot up recently and was wearing 7's in the beginning of the summer. I bought her 10's the other day. I spent an hour cleaning out her drawers and came up with an entire bin that was too small. Thank goodness Jenna can usually wear the stuff. Katie gets a new wardrobe every season. I use the proceeds from the previous season to fund it!
Tonight's project is the file cabinet. I am notorious for making piles and then not ever really sorting them out. I am hoping to get the computer desk out this weekend and boy! i am really tossing stuff now!
My buddy Kri, who lives in IA sold her house in 2 weeks. I am so jealous! They really never had the crazy market that we have here.

Full House

We took Katie to the Dr. today and everything is well. There is a reason that she loves those Pediped shoes though. The doc says that rigid shoes make it difficult for her to walk. Thankfully she will outgrow the problem and we don't have to do anything drastic to accomplish it!
We had fun at the carnival last night and Katie got to ride a few as well. She wasn't into anything but the Elephant ride and she was too small for it. That really ticked her off!
We are going to have an open house in August. Liz is trying to coordinate it with other realtors from the neighborhood. That way there will be several houses to come to and it should boost attendance. It could backfire and sell someone elses house though !
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Again!

We are back from Deep Creek. It was hot! But there were yard sales...it probably balances out! I do love a good yard sale!
Mark rescreened the doors so there are no little finger holes in them anymore. He worked on some more trim and went shopping! I figured he was going to kick back with some diet coke and the Wii. :)
I had the best luck out at Lucy's in Libertytown finding clothes for Abby. Limited Too sets fro 11.99! Yeeha!
Jenna had her dental check up for school today. Perfect shiny little fangs. Abby goes in September.
We are doing majorettes tonight. Tomorrow night we are going to the carnival with Bear. Ride night and he got tickets!Since going to the carnival with three kids is roughly as expensive as going to a theme park I am excited!

Camp Rock

It has begun. We now shop at Limited Too. We need shirts with boys on them. I think I need tranquilizers. Courtesy of Camp Rock and Hannah Montana we are into the Jonas Bros. Did you know that for $2.49 you can have a composition book with a JoBro on it. Well I am sure it holds your writing much better than the .50 version!

The school supplies are rapidly filling the box. Like my buddy Jenn, I am slowly building up to the required 4 dozen glue sticks. You should have seen my dad's face when I told him that. I think we needed a few less supplies when Rachel and I were little! I also have to aquire a lunch box and tote bag for Roo. Thank goodness we bought LLBean for Abby. That will all be ready for another go around. Those LLBean bags are amazing! I still have mine from high school. It goes on vacation with us.

I am still reeling at the thought of Roo being gone all day. I am tired just thinking of the activities we have planned. The whole thing makes me sleepy. Katie is not looking forward to much of it either. We will have roughly 5 hours of dance practice a week. Picture me looking thrilled here!

Check out the pic above. That is my living room! Those of you who know me well would never believe it! There is only one visible Fisher Price product! Crazy...but hopefully it will being in the buyers!

Off to swimming with Bear tonight

Then to Deep Creek for the weekend, Mark will be flying solo. Home improvement projects beware!

Shattered Piglets Everywhere

Well Katie has officially entered the terrible twos a few months early. She got into my glass cabinet and managed to tip a shelf. It completely shattered and took with it about 5 of my pooh anf friends collectibles. Thank goodness she escaped with a small scratch on her hand. Pooh and piglet were not so lucky. I spent near to an hour sweeping up their little bodies. No chance of putting any of them back together. Plus now we have a cabinet missing a shelf. It was Disney carnage.
The girls have been playing with their American Girl dolls all week. It's so funny how every time you think they have moved on from an obsession they circle back. I was figuring Abby was outgrowing it. Now she wants some new things from there for Christmas. Jenna wants Kit's friend Ruthie and Abby is thinking about the 2009 doll. She has the doll from every year since 2005.
I have been putting much thought to Christmas this year. Mostly because Katies birthday is so close on the heels of Christmas. I want to be organized for her party ahead of time so she doesn't get shafted!
I have been considering a Pet Pet party (Wonder Pets) She really like those guys. The other plan is a safari party. She really likes elephants and is still dragging around her figure from the museum. She is less partial to the giraffe. If I do safari it will be fun to come up with decorations and cake ideas. I am going to get that Step 2 coaster for her whether we have moved or not. I think the Bitty Twins will make it to the top of her lists. She loves to Rock, Baby, rock, baby!

House woes~

No showings this weekend so far. I am getting tired of waiting! We found a few houses that we like. We just need to sell ours. THe problem is that there are so many for sale. There is just alot of competetion and people are waiting around for the best price! I know we can afford to wait but arrghh!

On the flip side we had a great time at the museum. Katie is reallllllly into Elephants. She a little plastic friend that she has been carrying around since yesterday. Abby enjoyed the minerals and rocks. Jewelry lover that she is. Jenna of course...the Dinsoaurs. She has a new Brachiosaurus that like to stomp heavily on the bubble wrap we are using to pack things up.

Happy Fourth...ok the sixth...

I got a picture before they messed them up! We went to a parade with majorettes...boy it was hot! The rain stopped just long enough for us to see the fireworks...to which Katie said COOL! Everytime one went off though. COOL!

Happy Birthday to Brianna (well it was the second) but we went to her party today. She is three and getting ready to welcome a new sister in about a month. She got some cool presents and visited with family. The girls had such a good time shopping for her. They filled a sand bucket with all the litle things they picked out (panties, cards, sand shovels etc..)

Recital pics!

Abby and her friends Faith and Hope in their jazz costumes...

Jenna's class of "Love Bugs" on recital day...

Abby, Faith and Hope get ready for Sleeping Beauty's Once Upon a Dream ...

Jenna...the main bug!

Abby is "True to Your Heart" in her jazz costume!

Abby in the "itchy and hot" costume...clearly a favorite!

Summer plans

This summer we are going to Port Discovery, The National Zoo, The Smithsonian and the Butterfly exhibit. We are also hoping to hit Deep Creek and Hershey Park. Mooching vacations are the best. We are hoping to get to WDW in December. I can't believe that Katies birthday is only 5 months away and that she will be almost 2 when we go. She is really into the characters now. What's funny to me is that they have all been into different characters at that age. Abby was into Peter Pan and Toy Story. I mean we wore those DVDS out! She wanted to wear clothes with them on it too.

Jenna was into Ariel and always wants to watch Little Mermaid...still! She had the best time during our last trip meeting her (see above)

Katie is into Pooh and "Mick". I can't wait for her to meet them again!

We are looking at one more house this weekend. Maybe it will be the one!