Chloe appear to still be enjoying making her way through her Halloween haul. She’s got it tucked away in a dresser drawer, probably in fear that I might raid her stash.
cleaning – 6 nov 2011
Chloe procrastinated doing her homework by cleaning the entire condo.
wine fest – 5 nov 2011
After spending the morning working on getting the garage at the Pine Lake house emptied out and before heading to Blue Ridge for the night, I volunteered at the Decatur Wine Festival. While I did not want to pour wine, I ended up having to pour. I am sure I dribbled on too many fingers!
photo friday: lake eden arts festival (LEAF)
A couple weeks ago we haphazardly packed the car with camping equipment — as we are in the middle of a move, our stuff was spread out amongst our two homes. We somehow managed to bring what we needed to stay (sort of) warm at night as the temperatures dipped below freezing. This was our…
girls’ room – 4 nov 2011
Camille enjoys spending time in her room, especially during the day when Chloe’s not around….
hanging up – 3 nov 2011
Today I actually started to hang things up on the walls. This was one of the first things to go up.
Mission Downsize: Day 1082
Okay, not really, but it certainly is starting to feel that way. Yesterday, I really felt the toll that moving has taken on me. After Camille and I unloaded the car, I took a TWO hour nap…and still had to go to bed by 9:30pm. I’m just exhausted. Moving is hard work. But a downsize…
homework – 1 nov 2011
Chloe does have some math or spelling homework to do every so often, but it isn’t very much, thankfully. With all the tasks of moving and her gymnastics practice, she doesn’t have much time for it at the moment.
condo cat – 31 oct 2011
Gazoo is adjusting to the condo, but she does seem to miss being able to go outside, poor girl.
halloween parade – 30 oct 2011
We had a nice morning, enjoying breakfast across the street at Thumbs Up. But then i started to get a terrible sinus headache. I did manage to get the girls across the street for the Decatur Halloween Parade, at least.
halloween party – 29 oct 2011
After today’s massive garage sale, the girls and I headed down to the beach house for the Halloween Party. Chloe enjoyed being part of the play and the cookie decorating.
swirlin’ twirlin – 28 oct 2011
As we worked on building IKEA furniture, I saw on twitter that Swirlin’ Twirlin – two blocks away – was having a grand opening with free frozen yogurt. Chloe and I ran out in the rain to check it out. I had a little “Pumpkin Pie”; yum!
photo friday: corn maze
Despite the chaos that comes with moving, downsizing, a big release at work and a child starting school for the first time ever, we managed to make it up to north Georgia for our annual corn maze outing with my mom. This time, both my dad and Rob came along with us as well. And,…
food truck dinner – 27 oct 2011
After gymnastics, we stopped at the “Food Truck Event” at East Decatur Station to pick up dinner before heading to the screening of “The Phantom Tollbooth” at the high school.
Mission Downsize: Day 36
Aren’t we done yet?? No, but look how far we’ve come so fast! Our house is empty on the two top floors; we only have the storage room and garage left to empty. We now have a storage unit rented for things like holiday decorations, kayaks, the rooftop carrier and the tent. Soon we hope…
king of pops – 26 oct 2011
Though there wasn’t much that we needed, we headed over to the Decatur Farmers’ Market this afternoon. We ended up buying some green beans, honey and popsicles from King of Pops. Chloe’s first ever. And she LOVED it.
gazoo – 25 oct 2011
Gazoo doesn’t seem to be thrilled with the move. She simply seems resigned. She knows this is where she lives and gets food and attention. But she seems a bit bored, since she can no longer stalk the frogs and chipmunks. We are happy that she can no longer play and nap in the middle…
the dregs – 24 oct 2011
We are starting to hit the “dregs” of moving. Little bits and pieces here and there. It is slower to go through the stuff, but we are not hauling as much stuff over to the condo. The top two floors are empty. The art closet is empty. The storage room is emptying. The garage is…
lake eden – 23 oct 2011
Cold! Frigid! Freezing! Tent camping in the freezing weather is challenging. I wore my long johns, a turtleneck and sweats, smartwool socks, a large sweater, my down winter coat, gloves and a hat to sleep. I had my classic LLBean sleeping bag plus a fleece sweathshirt used as a blanket over my head. It was…
with noah – 22 oct 2011
Chloe and her best buddy Noah hung out a bunch at LEAF this weekend. Chloe met him last year, and they became fast friends. We’ve gotten to stay at his house twice in the past year and hope to see them again a bunch this coming year!!