My classroom is all packed up in boxes scattered throughout the house. 10 kids in my class were crying on the last day as we said goodbye. It was very sad.

I only have one kid to babysit this summer. Maybe I'll work at Pizza Hut.

Our new kitchen

It's not very exciting. Much smaller than our other kitchen. We're struggling with space a bit. Not a huge deal, we just don't have a junk drawer or anywhere to put our cookbooks. Drama, drama, drama.

I'm going to take more pictures once our new furniture comes and we have some pictures on the walls. So this will be it for a while.

Rosa's Favorite Spots

Here are two of Rosa's favorite spots in our new house. It's very sunny with all the windows and she loves to lay anywhere with sun.

A walk to our new home...

Here are some pictures of our neighborhood, house, the little gate leading to our side door and the backyard. More pictures later.

Completely overwhelmed.

I have so much to do. So much to do! And all I can do is go to the bathroom. All the time. How can I get anything done when I am always in the bathroom?

I just can't stop talking about babies.

John finally felt Maryn move! It was so exciting. He was getting quite frustrated and jealous, and it was so neat to finally see him experience what I get to feel all the time. You should have seen his face. I'm really going to love that proud father look. When she colors a beautiful picture. When she writes her name for the first time. When she graduates from high school. And college. When she walks down the aisle.

Anyway, I was thinking about why pregnancy is so great. And here's what I came up with:

1. I get to carry my baby around with me 24-7.

2. She doesn't cry.

3. I don't have to feed her.

4. I don't have to change her diaper.

5. I might not be able to see her, but every kick and movement is still cute.

6. She's in the safest place she'll ever be. I really don't have to worry very much.

7. I feel like she's mine. All mine. No one else gets to feel her like I do. I know my baby first. I loved her first.

Itchy :)

Sorry I haven't written in sooo long! We have been very busy. We moved this past weekend and are still in the process of unpacking. Work is hectic and I'm trying to pack up my classroom as well. I will post some pictures of our new house within a few days...maybe.

The new house and the old house were both very good, and there are a lot of things I'm going to miss about the old place. I'll miss the corian countertops in the kitchen and restrooms, the upgraded tile and fabulous appliances, the quiet dishwasher, washer, and dryer, and beautiful view of the sunset over the lake and golf course. But our new house is in a slightly better location, has four bedrooms, and an upstairs and downstairs. It's much better suited for babysitting and I won't have to carry a baby and groceries up three floors. The new house is a townhouse, which is of course more mom-and-kid friendly. Otherwise I'd be leaving the baby upstairs for a few minutes while I went down to get the groceries. I don't know if I'd be really happy with that. The new house has a great garage, a huge driveway and lots of parking spaces available for our guests.

We're going to start hosting our "home group," which is like a Bible study. It contains 8 people total and we really don't have the space or furniture for them. Although the upstairs in the townhouse is huge, the downstairs is very small. I like that it's cozy, but it's not going to be great for a big group. It's making me itch for new furniture that will take up less space but seat more people (like an L-shaped couch and a new dining room table). I hate it when I want something I can't have.

The new house also smells like new carpet. It is almost entirely carpeted, which is disturbing to me. Especially since I will be babysitting four year olds. Carpet is good for babies, though. It's much softer. I just need to get this carpet smell out of my house. Toxins, toxins, toxins. Sigh. We're probably going to get some plants, but how much can a few little plants do?