Once again, the our family is on the move, so this blog is being resurrected. Katie has accepted a job with Lockheed Martin, which means the whole family (Jim, Katie, Taylor, and of course Rufus and Ella, too) will be moving to Palmdale, CA, in mid-August. In other words, the middle of summer in the Mojave Desert.....
This means that we have about 8 weeks to sell our house in Webster Groves, find a new place to live in California, find a job for Jim, figure out how to get 2 dogs half way across the country in the middle of the summer, find a daycare for Taylor, and spend as much time as possible with friends and family in St. Louis! That's a lot to do in not much time!
Did I mention that we'll be out of town for 2 weeks on a Mediterranean cruise with the Murphy Family?! Good news: Yay!! Mediterranean cruise! I'll have 2 weeks to relax before the big move! And we'll have 2 weeks to spend with the Murphy family before we leave! Bad news: 2 weeks less to get everything together to move and to sell our house. I'd say that good news outweighs the bad by far!
It's going to be a crazy 2 months, but we're ready for the challenge.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
A Letter to Taylor on her 1st Birthday
Taylor,
Today, on your 1st Birthday, I want you to know how very glad I am that you are in my life. The moment that I found out that I was pregnant with you, I screamed with joy, and that scared your daddy quite a bit! That fear melted away as soon as I told him the reason for the scream. 9 months later, after 22 hours of unmedicated labor, we ran into some complications. The doctor rushed us back to the operating room. At 12:04 AM on Mother's Day 2009, you were born, and my life was forever changed.
It has been so amazing to watch you grow over the past year. From the first time you looked up at me with those big baby eyes on my first Mother's Day to your first steps on my second, you have shown me over and over again what is important in life. You have made daddy and I take a step back, and truly appreciate what we have. Your cuddles make my heart melt, and my goodness do you love your cuddles! Your kisses are more like doggy licks, but I love every one. Your ability to dance to any song makes me laugh, and a dance party with my little dancing queen can turn any rough day around! My favorite part of the day is hearing you wake up and say "Hi Momom! Hi Dada!" in your sing-song way.
You are only 1, but I can barely remember life without you. I am blessed, and truly glad that you were born. I love you baby girl!
Today, on your 1st Birthday, I want you to know how very glad I am that you are in my life. The moment that I found out that I was pregnant with you, I screamed with joy, and that scared your daddy quite a bit! That fear melted away as soon as I told him the reason for the scream. 9 months later, after 22 hours of unmedicated labor, we ran into some complications. The doctor rushed us back to the operating room. At 12:04 AM on Mother's Day 2009, you were born, and my life was forever changed.
It has been so amazing to watch you grow over the past year. From the first time you looked up at me with those big baby eyes on my first Mother's Day to your first steps on my second, you have shown me over and over again what is important in life. You have made daddy and I take a step back, and truly appreciate what we have. Your cuddles make my heart melt, and my goodness do you love your cuddles! Your kisses are more like doggy licks, but I love every one. Your ability to dance to any song makes me laugh, and a dance party with my little dancing queen can turn any rough day around! My favorite part of the day is hearing you wake up and say "Hi Momom! Hi Dada!" in your sing-song way.
You are only 1, but I can barely remember life without you. I am blessed, and truly glad that you were born. I love you baby girl!
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