New house

We are in! It's been a blissful week of unpacking. There is a space for every thing and a thing for every space. This house was meant to be ours. Although I haven't taken any pictures, I will. Expect a full update this week--complete with pictures.

My Top Ten for the week:

1. I am sitting in the office, door closed, and my kids are...somewhere else, happily playing together.
2. I have multiple doors...that lock!
3. If my kids are in the bathroom, I have 2 other bathrooms to choose from! HEAVEN!
4. I have put things out onto shelves that have been boxed up since I got married.
5. I could not keep up with the tempo of the first song at church today!!! No more HALF tempo singing!! Drove me crazy.
6. Haven't heard a loud muffler drive by once--and probably NEVER WILL!
7. I can't sleep during the night because I am TOO HOT! There is a vent in every room!!
8. I do not have to turn any lights on during the day because of all the natural light! Remember how DARK my old house was?
9. I can lay down in any room and not touch all 4 walls.
10. Did I mention I can go into a room and CLOSE A DOOR and not have 3 kids banging on it within 2 seconds!!!

WE LOVE IT HERE! We finally have a little room to move!! This last week this old video clip has been stuck in my head. It's a claymations cartoon where they are interviewing zoo animals. I relate to the lion who needs "SPACE!" or "E-SPACE" as he puts it with his Brazilian accent. "We need e-space to feel like we are a part of the world!" Check it out here:

www.atom.com/funny_videos/creature_comforts/

I wish I new how to add it as a link, but I am computer challenged. It's worth checking out!

5 THINGS I DID TODAY...

1. Sold a house

2. Bought a house

3. Got a short haircut

4. Sold a car

5. Sucked it up and had my wedding ring sized 1 size LARGER

Gavin's BIG debut

Gavin loves art. As I have said before, I have always kinda nudged him that way, but he genuinely LOVES art. What he wasn't lovin was the karate class we had him in, so this fall I took him out of it and enrolled him in an after school art class and he has been in heaven. Last night he debuted his collection to rave reviews from his entire family and Grandpa Smith.