Bothell

Barfell, or Awethull... is the new name for Bothell according to my Young Women in Sultan. I miss them dearly and my good friends over in the old neighborhood. It's not Maple Valley, but I couldn't be happier with the move. Our monkey is now so happy in an amazing school, he has a great teacher and has started band! We gave him two different choices for instruments, both of which were his dads'. The sax from his dad Sean, and the trumpet from his dad B. He chose the trumpet, which I think is easier and B is around to help direct. It's so cool to listen to him play. I really have no basis for an opinion, other than I am his mom.. but he picks up music so well. He had taken some piano lessons from our friends the Risenmays over the few spring months. We had to stop for a while because of the summer schedule and Allyson was due with their new son Logan. But I still find him playing songs on the piano and now fiddling with notes on the trumpet. I have always wanted a home of music, and I am loving every bit of it. Speaking of the home, it still is just a house as of right now. It looks like it has been flipped upside down, with STUFF that needs a place everwhere. We finally finished cleaning our beautiful home in Sultan for the next lucky family, and then Seth had the Swine Flu all week. Watch out! It's horrible! lol.. just kidding. Actually he had a very mild dose of it. His top fever was 103.7, but that was before tylenol. Otherwise it stayed between 99-100.5. For the most part, it was just like the regular flu. Unfortunately, we had it before we knew it and passed it on to our neice Chloe. Ooops. Luckily hers is just as mild. So back to unpacking, cleaning, unpacking, and cleaning I go... wish me luck.

Moving- that is the answer..

Well i guess this is it.. we are moving, again. ugh. It's all my fault ofcourse. I just can't get passed the fact that monkey will be in middle school next year with all the kids having sex and doing drugs.... yikes! Mostly i worry about the drugs. It may sound stupid, but if it were just a few kids doing pot.. i don't think i'd worry about it. But no, it's meth.. and it's not just the kids- it's the kids who go home to their parents who are also doing it. So, it's time to move. I'm sad to go.. We are leaving our perfect home, in the perfect spot of the perfect neighborhood, with the perfect neighbors.. But man am i excited for his new school!!! I can't wait! We'll be in the Northshore school district, in an amazing school.. and, he gets to stay in elementary through the 6th grade! wooohooooo! no middle school, i get one more year of innocence. Now we just need to pray we get that right fit, with the teacher who'll help his enthusiam for school come back.

fingers crossed XX

to move or not to move? that is the question

not sure if anyone remembers the song in which the line says, "should we stay or should we go now. If we stay there will be trouble, if we go will there be double?"... anyone? yah. Well that's how i'm feeling. I am in the middle of a huge decision and the anxiety that goes with it. We live in the perfect home, in the perfect spot of the perfect neighborhood.. for that i could not be happier. But there is a BUT. That comes into play with the school. Most everyone knows how i feel about the school. We have found an amazing school and ward. Only problem is the neighborhood. the new house itself would be just fine, not as amazing as our current home- but we cant have everything.. I guess the biggest issue is the street is busy, and there are lots of kids- they just don't play outside. Our backyard is a cement patio, but that is rivaled with a small park being next door and a green belt behind us. Ideally, i'd stay here and drive monkey to bothell (30-45min) .. but they don't allow transfers. ugh.. i know i'm rambling, but this is my brain at the moment.... Help

double digits

it's not uncommon to hear people say, "it goes by so fast", or "blink and they'll be grown".. but seriously- who knew that ten years would go by that fast. i certainly didn't. I think i'm still in a little bit of disbelief. Sunday was Seth's 10th birthday. He likes to laugh at me while i fake cry about my baby growing up. He tells me he's no longer my baby-boy, but my young-man. there will never be another single digit birthday for my little man. And as he and his two friends are having their birthday sleepover spectacular, the reminders that they are older than i'd like are a constant. Things that regular boys talk about, that i am so not ready for. Like noticing the scantily clad pop star on the cover of a magazine or movie title at the store- and we don't even want to go into where the conversation of "sperm whales" went. holy-moly i'm so not ready for this. just a few more years of innocence is all i ask..

SIlly people

okay so this is a completely retarded picture of us, but we were having so much fun. (at the children's museum of seattle with jessyka's family-keaton is the little robot behind seth's hand)

Well it's about time....

Not sure how many of you know this but i have been a bit of a slacker at getting my named changed. I know there are no excuses good enough to not have had it done, and no it's not because i didn't like my new last name... actually i love it! i swear i was born for this name. i've just been slow.. but it's done! yahhhhh! just thought i'd share that... hope you are all having a great day!

it's been awhile

it's been a while since i've made any posts... most of you are my close friends and already know the details of my last 9 months. So i don't really feel the need to add any of the past details on here. Maybe that's dumb, who knows. I've never been one to aire my feelings into a diary. But i figure it's time to start blogging again.. maybe this time i'll be better at it. So on to where we are right now... Since we moved to sultan we've started making some great new friends. Funny enough, one of them was already in our family. Crazy as it seems, she has fast become one of my closest friends. Oh...lol. today was a big day... I finally changed my last name! That may sound stupid, but it's been a struggle to get done. Today was the dol and tomorrow the ss. dept. Soon it'll be finished, yah! And just before our 2 year. Brandon and i are still doing great. Still getting to know eachother which can sometimes be frustrating, but also in the newly wed faze- which.. yah. good stuff. hmmmmm... yah. Seth is doing well. Almost done with the fourth grade, and ready to move onto fifth. I can't believe how big he is getting. No shoes on he's 4'7". He says his legs hurt alot, and his pants getting short look like a telltale sign of a growth spirt coming on. Oh.. Jess and the kids came up a few weeks ago. What a blast. I feel bad we couldn't do too much with my back and finances, but it was so nice having her here. Not to mention how freakin cute her kids are! they should come back soon,,,,,hint hint. Summer will soon be here, i can't wait to get out and play!