Week two has begun....

It was a good morning for the kids.  I know they are still adjusting, but the tears and misery seem to be diminishing.

Maddie starts baton class with her new team tomorrow.  She is excited, but nervous.  She wants to be able to fit in with the group.

Tony has baseball tryouts tomorrow.  I am praying that he does well and makes the team.  He is nervous!  I pray that he can settle down and just be his great self.

We are working on getting Kayla involved in volleyball.  They have a camp starting that's once a week.  I am trying to get her enrolled.

Jim is planning on meeting with Forman Jim on Wed. morning.  He is going to make them give us a date for closing.  We have got to get things moving.  Tonight the kids got yelled at 2 times by some lady in the parking lot for playing catch.  The neighbors smell....literally....they are all different cultures and their cooking and homes stink....we are surrounded.  The smells sneak in to our apartment.

 The house is looking great!

Hoping for a closing date this week.

oxoxoxox

Linda

Day Three

Today was a MUCH better day!!!!!!  Kayla actually said good-bye this morning and told me she loved me!!!!  They are meeting people.....hoo-ray!!!  This afternoon she said that several people commented on how cute her tennis shoes are....for a girl...that's a big deal.

Maddie has a teacher that she adores...she is from New York and has tattoos.....hmmmmm.....go figure my girl would find this one to attach herself too.

Tony is going to try out for a Fall Baseball team at school next week.  He may also join the Ping-pong club....yes, folks, The Ping-pong Club!!!!!  He LOVES to play Ping-pong, so he will probably love the club.  Here, a club is almost mandatory....once a month they have a club day and spend some part of that day with their club.

We are adjusting.....home will ALWAYS be St. Louis, but we have to make a home here too.  I am surprised by the ease of living in such tight quarters.  I really thought we would all be ready to kill each other by now....almost two weeks in!

The house is still a few weeks off....I even delivered sweet treats!!!!  I really think we will all be better off once the house is ready.
We stopped by today and the pool pavers are finished!!!!!!  Moving forward every day.

oxoxoxoxo

First Day is D.O.N.E.....

Tony was very quiet.  Maddie was near tears in the car.  Kayla had a meltdown once we got back to the apartment.  Tony is amazing "big" brother...he talked her off the ledge.  They sat in her room for 20 minutes or so and he helped talk through the day.  He is such an incredible young man.  I couldn't be more thankful for and blessed to have him as my son!!!!!  Maddie hasn't stopped talking since she got in the car...she couldn't talk ALL day, so now we are "getting" it!
My prayer is that tomorrow and each day after get easier for all 3 of them.  Tony already has plans to stay after for a Fall Baseball Meeting tomorrow and has said that he plans on staying after several days a week to do basketball conditioning.
They have loosened up a bit....I am pretty sure they wanted me to KNOW how miserable they were and didn't want me to catch a glimpse of anything good.

I had hoped that the first day would be easier on them.  I knew it would be hard, but I was praying for a happy beginning.  I know it will get easier.  They are awesome kids and will eventually find their niche.

Week 1

So we have been here for a week now.  I have not gotten lost....that's a plus.  It's expensive to live in temporary situations.  Everyday we discover something we need that we just don't have here.  We can not survive without a grill....today we bought a portable grill.  At open house we were told from the first week of school on Kayla would need access to a printer....ummm those are in St Louis too!  The kids broke the laptop...more expensive to repair than buy new.  Check.  Can't do without it...it's where we pay the bills.  My back is aching on this bed.  I want my own blankets and shower.  I am the only one complaining though.  When I agreed to this whole move thing...I NEVER in a million years thought we would have to live this way.......

School starts Tuesday.  We have a meeting with Forman Jim....he really needs to get the job done sooner than later!!!!!

School supplies have been so expensive....I don't know how less fortunate families do it.

This has turned in to a vent session.....sorry.  I promise to be more positive in future posts.

oxoxoxoxo

Going to give this a try....

With us being away from St. Louis now....I thought I might try to do a little blog for our friends and family.  I make NO promises.  I really don't know what I am doing, so it will truly be a learning process.