still unpacking

So we are still unpacking, but with having 12040 lbs of household goods...that is to be expected. And yes, you read that correctly.....12040 lbs of HHG:) I think that a few pieces of furniture take up most of that weight..just ask the movers..... as they are moving in the high board. We are working kinda backwards and are planning to paint and get new carpet later instead of right when we move in. We have blue carpets (not our favorite color) but we have decided to keep them a while because they are kinda new and with the kids and dog...well, you get the point. I do have grand plans for lots of painting to take place and the big girls have picked out some pretty cool colors for their rooms. I will do some before and after pictures of the house. I have decided to wait and hang pictures when the painting is completed, so it might be a few months before I get some pictures posted of the after.

We stayed in the house a full week before our furniture was delivered, so we found some fun ways to play.

I taped all the boxes we brought with us together and we made a "club house" for the girls to play in. All four of my girls were in it at one point....yes, all 4. I didn't get a picture of Sissy in the boxes, but she was in and out of them so much, we had to block the entrance to keep her out. She was walking all over the girls and right in the middle of the fun.

These boxes are in what we are calling the living room...it is open to the kitchen and has a gas fireplace to help keep us cozy in the cold Ohio winters.

I will try and upload some pictures of the house full of boxes and then will update as I decorate and make changes.

I'm not cold....

Easter weekend brought some low 80 degree weather to the upstate of South Carolina. The girls took that as a sign they needed one last weekend of fun in the pool before we moved.

Meghan, Jenna and Kayla had a blast in the pool....even though the pool water was never above 70 degrees. They tried to tell us it was warm but if you check out the second picture, you will see Jenna hugging herself.haha

These three little ladies are the best of buddies and have so much fun together.

still here

Just wanted to pop in and let you know we are surviving this move. We signed for the house late friday evening and have been "roughing it" in the house. We have two camping chairs, sleeping bags and blow up mattresses. We are hoping to have our hhg arrive sooner than later, but it is looking like a delivery date of friday. I have signed the girls up for school and they will start Monday the 9th. I think they are more nervous than excited.

We had a really good trip up.....with a big thank you going out to Memom and Papa:) Also Aunt Steph and Cousin K......thank you so much for spending part of your spring break with us, the girls had a blast and it was a great help to me.

I'm excited about all the things we are going to do with this house. A lot of painting, carpets, appliances....and a few more things and we will have it looking more like our style. We will be doing it all slow.....but the finished product is going to look great.

Art work

Meghan and Jenna decided to drag out all the art supplies right as I'm trying to get things cleaned up and organized for the packers/movers. I decided Sarah could get in on the action too. She didn't last long because she figured out how to squeeze her little paint animals on her fingers then she tried to eat it!

blog info

So I'm thinking of making my blog public again, but I need to work out how to keep my pictures mine. I have had pictures taken from my facebook page a few times and I'm sure from the blog. I've recently had blog friends and real life friends pictures "stolen" and used by other people on blogs, facebook and just in life. As much as I want to share my life with family and friends around the world, I still think I should have the right to decide if my pictures are shared on other peoples pages and sites.

Dear Easter bunny

written by Jenna....age 6, first grade.

Hollon family

Karen was Meghan's Kindergarten teacher assistant and I became friends with Karen that year. I am saddened by what has happened in her life. Her husband Steve had just retired from the Air Force and they were staying with family while a home was being built for them.

On Friday April 15th, tragedy struck Karen and her family. The home they were staying in was hit by a tornado as one of many storms passed through Alabama. Karen's husband, her father-in-law and her sister-in-law all lost their lives. Her mother-in-law and her two daughters were all injured, as was she. I hope that by collecting some money for them, we can ease some of the financial burden that is going to be facing her. Thank you for any donation. Every little helps, and Karen will appreciate anything. She is a wonderful, dearly loved lady, and we all wish her a good recovery and healing.