Ok so I just realized that it has been forever since I posted anything :/ So here is what has been happening for like the past month (oops)
We have been really busy lately and have made several trips to the Fort and NWA over the past couple of weekends. It has been great seeing everyone but I can honestly say I am glad we have no plans for a while. Trying to pack for 4 girls is crazy and exhausting. Darin has been out of town a lot lately and this will continue for a while. The girls get sad when he leaves but they remind each other every day that he will be home soon and bring them a surprise :)
We have adjusted well to life here in Cabot and I am currently looking at dance classes for the girls and getting ready to enroll Kayleigh in a preschool program. I have realized that I just don't have the patience to teach the basics to her. I do better with Brooke since the comprehension is more advanced, however I am struggling to find things for her to do that keep her around her level and that also challenge her. I have moved up to the first grade level in almost everything and she reads non stop. I think she reads at least 10 books per day, she reads anytime to anyone who will listen. This includes our cat and any stuffed animals she can find.
I think we have found a church that we will start going to on a regular basis and we are very excited about that. We went a couple of weekends ago and the girls loved it (have been out of town since but get to go back this weekend). They were so excited when we told them we were going and they loved there class. Plus the met Darin's bosses daughter and had a great time playing with her.
Sydney is currently getting four new teeth and we will be glad when those come in, she gets more attached to me around teething time and I will be excited when I can get a few moments to myself. She is crawling everywhere and walks around the furniture and with the baby doll stroller we bought her. Brooke is constantly telling me how cute she is, I think she is going to be really spoiled :)
Ok that is all for now but I will have updates soon as the birthdays approach. Any unique party ideas for girls would be appreciated :)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
We're here!!
Ok so we have officially moved into our new house and I love it!!!! It has so much room and tons of storage which is fantastic. They came to our home in Rogers on Monday 2/28/11 and packed everything up, then on Tuesday the movers came and hauled everything away. By Wednesday they dropped everything off at our new house. So very thankful to Rob and Anna Williams for watching Sydney on Monday while the packers were at our house and then again on Thursday so I could clean. We decided to send Kayleigh to daycare for her last week. This would give her the max amount of time with her friends and also keep her from being extremely bored since all our stuff was being moved. The girls and I stayed in Rogers for the rest of the week to let Brooke finish up school and to complete the few things we needed to do before we moved. Camping out was fun and the girls seemed to enjoy it a lot.
My in-laws came up Thursday night and stayed in a hotel, this meant that the girls got to go swimming which they thought was the best. They also came to help us finish moving the "few" things that I had kept for us for the week. I am so thankful because there ended up being a ton of stuff and I would have never gotten all of it in my Firebird along with 3 girls and the cat :o)
Friday was also a very sad day, it was the girls last day with all of there friends and we had to give away our dog Lily. Luckily thanks to some amazing people we found her a great home and have heard she is doing well. We left Rogers around 4:45 Friday after Brooke got our of school and we said goodbye to our wonderful daycare family. The drive was smooth and we arrived at our new house right around 9pm or so. This included 1 bathroom break and a stop at Walmart in Cabot. Not to bad for a road trip with 5 girls. The girls were so excited to see their daddy, it had been about two weeks since they saw him and just couldn't wait.
Saturday we spent the morning with Darin's parents, did a little shopping and unpacking and spent time with each other. Sunday we got our new frig which was a blessing since we were living out of an ice chest. So now it is just back to work for Darin and unpacking for me and the girls. I will post some pictures of the house once we get boxes out of the way and you can actually see things.
My in-laws came up Thursday night and stayed in a hotel, this meant that the girls got to go swimming which they thought was the best. They also came to help us finish moving the "few" things that I had kept for us for the week. I am so thankful because there ended up being a ton of stuff and I would have never gotten all of it in my Firebird along with 3 girls and the cat :o)
Friday was also a very sad day, it was the girls last day with all of there friends and we had to give away our dog Lily. Luckily thanks to some amazing people we found her a great home and have heard she is doing well. We left Rogers around 4:45 Friday after Brooke got our of school and we said goodbye to our wonderful daycare family. The drive was smooth and we arrived at our new house right around 9pm or so. This included 1 bathroom break and a stop at Walmart in Cabot. Not to bad for a road trip with 5 girls. The girls were so excited to see their daddy, it had been about two weeks since they saw him and just couldn't wait.
Saturday we spent the morning with Darin's parents, did a little shopping and unpacking and spent time with each other. Sunday we got our new frig which was a blessing since we were living out of an ice chest. So now it is just back to work for Darin and unpacking for me and the girls. I will post some pictures of the house once we get boxes out of the way and you can actually see things.
Monday, February 21, 2011
New Adventure #1
I have so many friends who are now blogging that I thought I would give it a try. I am not a writer and you my find some grammatical errors as I post :) I hope this can give you a little insight into our daily lives and the fun we have every day.
So what to write about in my very first post? Well I guess I will start with the most pressing thing in my life right now. We are moving!!! It is kind of crazy but such a blessing for our family. Why are we moving?, where are we moving?, when are we moving?, & what do the girls think of the move?
First of all we are moving due to the Promotion that Darin received with Humana, he will no longer be a sales rep but will manage a team of sales reps in Eastern Arkansas. I am so proud of all of his hard work! Since that is his new area we have decided to move into a rental home in Cabot, AR. I thought this process would go smoothly but I have been wrong plenty of times before and this is proving to be one of those times. Darin went and looked at a few rental homes and found one that would be perfect for us until we can purchase or build a home of our own. We needed to put money down to hold the place until we officially moved but with Darin's company paying for our move we had to wait on the relocation check. We discussed this with the Realtor and they told us we could post date a very large check and they would hold it until later this week. Well guess what???? They went ahead and deposited that check. Well that caused several problems but the main one being the check would be returned to them. After discovering this over the weekend I immediately called the Realtor and left a message. I heard back from them today and I am not pleased at all. They acted like we should have never post dated a check (specifically told to do that by one of their agents), we should have included a letter with the check explaining everything we needed to do (asked about this and told it wasn't needed) and last but not least they never hold checks and are not sure why we thought that would be ok. Needless to say I was not very happy, I understand mistakes are made but when I call with my concerns and you blame everything on me and my husband that does not ease the situation. In fact it makes me very frustrated with you so much so that I tell you that you should better train you agents if you would like additional business :/ Not my most shining moment but I do feel better. We will still get the home and we will be stuck with the fees and hassle that all this has caused us but we will not recommend them to anyone and will write a letter of complaint (after we move in of course).
Here a a couple of pictures of our new rental house
So on to the remaining questions
We are moving this coming weekend, it all has happened so fast. The girls and I will "camp" out at our current place for a week after our things are moved to finish up their last school weeks and close out some business in NWA.
The girls are both excited about the move and sad to be leaving the area. Brooke cries if we discuss leaving our church or her school friends but gets very excited about moving and eventually getting to paint her own room pink. Kayleigh is not really sure about anything and is just kind of going with the flow. One down side is that we are going to have to find a home for our puppy. This makes the girls have very sad faces every time we talk about it. :(
On a more positive note I do not have to pack any boxes for this move :) Darin's company is going to pack and move us without me having to do much. This is going to be great since Darin is currently spending his weeks working in Little Rock.
Ok this first post is going on forever so I am going to close but will try to keep everyone updated on the move and how the family is adjusting. :)
So what to write about in my very first post? Well I guess I will start with the most pressing thing in my life right now. We are moving!!! It is kind of crazy but such a blessing for our family. Why are we moving?, where are we moving?, when are we moving?, & what do the girls think of the move?
First of all we are moving due to the Promotion that Darin received with Humana, he will no longer be a sales rep but will manage a team of sales reps in Eastern Arkansas. I am so proud of all of his hard work! Since that is his new area we have decided to move into a rental home in Cabot, AR. I thought this process would go smoothly but I have been wrong plenty of times before and this is proving to be one of those times. Darin went and looked at a few rental homes and found one that would be perfect for us until we can purchase or build a home of our own. We needed to put money down to hold the place until we officially moved but with Darin's company paying for our move we had to wait on the relocation check. We discussed this with the Realtor and they told us we could post date a very large check and they would hold it until later this week. Well guess what???? They went ahead and deposited that check. Well that caused several problems but the main one being the check would be returned to them. After discovering this over the weekend I immediately called the Realtor and left a message. I heard back from them today and I am not pleased at all. They acted like we should have never post dated a check (specifically told to do that by one of their agents), we should have included a letter with the check explaining everything we needed to do (asked about this and told it wasn't needed) and last but not least they never hold checks and are not sure why we thought that would be ok. Needless to say I was not very happy, I understand mistakes are made but when I call with my concerns and you blame everything on me and my husband that does not ease the situation. In fact it makes me very frustrated with you so much so that I tell you that you should better train you agents if you would like additional business :/ Not my most shining moment but I do feel better. We will still get the home and we will be stuck with the fees and hassle that all this has caused us but we will not recommend them to anyone and will write a letter of complaint (after we move in of course).
Here a a couple of pictures of our new rental house
So on to the remaining questions
We are moving this coming weekend, it all has happened so fast. The girls and I will "camp" out at our current place for a week after our things are moved to finish up their last school weeks and close out some business in NWA.
The girls are both excited about the move and sad to be leaving the area. Brooke cries if we discuss leaving our church or her school friends but gets very excited about moving and eventually getting to paint her own room pink. Kayleigh is not really sure about anything and is just kind of going with the flow. One down side is that we are going to have to find a home for our puppy. This makes the girls have very sad faces every time we talk about it. :(
On a more positive note I do not have to pack any boxes for this move :) Darin's company is going to pack and move us without me having to do much. This is going to be great since Darin is currently spending his weeks working in Little Rock.
Ok this first post is going on forever so I am going to close but will try to keep everyone updated on the move and how the family is adjusting. :)
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