Seen and Heard

This morning Stockton came in to lovingly wake me from my slumber. He climbed up on the bed, laid down on top of me and whispered "Mom, I'll just lay here while you wake up." Did you catch the part where he was laying right on top of me? I love that boy.

Preston had his first lawn mowing opportunity this morning. Of course I took a picture. On the way into the house after his chore was done he said "Mom, that was awesome, and fun!" Oh if only I could make it last a lifetime!

Emma came in begging "Please Mom can I wash some windows?" Um Yes!

I love that my kids are so eager to help. How do I keep this alive? I don't want to squelch their desire to help but it is oh so hard for me to be patient while I teach them new things!

Still can't find the cable for the camera. I spent 30 minutes looking this morning, but decided to forget about it when I was getting frustrated and anxious! You'll just have to wait!

Small town Love its
I only hear sirens once every couple of days rather than once every couple of hours.
No police helicopters circling over head-ever.
I love the slower pace of life in the small town. I have to get used to it again, but I love it!

Not so much:
Flat tires. All the time we were in Vegas I never got a single flat on my jogging stroller. I now have 2.

The love its, and not so muches

Well, we made it. We are safe and sound. Stuart loves his job, and everything is going good. The kids have adjusted to yet another new school, and are making friends fast. I need to find my cable so I can download pictures, I need to set up the old computer to get all of the older pictures off of it. The to do list is still longer than I am tall, and I'm sure I will never get it all done. That being said, I need to start embracing life in this small town again. I need to stop living in denial and embrace where I am today. In an effort to do so I'm hoping to start a recurring theme for this here blog of mine. I want to talk about all the great things, and not so great things about living in a small town. Here goes nothing

Love it:
A back yard
Dirt under my kids nails
Hours spent outside instead of bored inside

Don't love it so much:
The fact that my car will NEVER look clean again-seriously!
Having only one small grocery store with a very limited variety

Don't worry, there is MUCH more to come! But for now, the Love its are winning out and that gives me hope. ;)