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Sled

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:24:34 GMT

Since we got home after New years we have not seen the grass or sidewalks. It snows a little almost everyday. This week we got our first real big snowstorm. We were actually under a level 1 snow emergency and a wind chill advisory. Sadie and I had been out at the church and the truck was covered in a matter of hours. It was a bit tricky seeing the road till we got to the highway but we made it home safe.

Ross was in Michigan that same day at the car show with work. They drove up and back that day through all the mess. Sadie and I got our first taste of shoveling the driveway Wednesday evening so Ross could get back into the garage. Sadie thinks it all wonderful and loves to play in the snow.

The temperature on Thursday was -12 so along with he 6 inches of snow, school was canceled and we had our first snow day. We spent most of it inside but did venture across the street to play inside with her school buddy. Ross had to go to work. It has to be pretty bad to cancel for them. I have never seen temps that low and I have to say it hurts as soon as the wind hits your skin. We are very grateful we can get both cars in the garage as some who don't could not get their cars to start after days of cold.

Saturday we got to 17 degrees and took the time to go out and stock up on things. We got Sadie her own snow shovel and a sled. We have a small downhill slope to the backyard that Sadie tried the sled out on Saturday evening.

We were busy with family over Christmas break and have lots to share about it once i get motivated.

Catching Up

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:41:07 GMT

I have not posted in a long time. Not that we don't have anything to share just that we have been busy and I have been lazy.

We had a great Thanksgiving that started out with our first round of visitors to our new house in Ohio. The Wednesday before my Grandma Biafore, her husband John, cousin Alix, cousin Sarah and Aunt Carolyn arrived around 6:30 pm. We feed them dinner and chatted. Sarah is 9 and she and Sadie were best buds for the Holiday weekend. At 10:30 pm we sent them to bed for the drive to IN the next day. My Aunt Mary, Uncle Tom, and cousin Woody came in after midnight after a full drive from Washington DC. The house was up around 8:30 am to drive to IN to my Aunt Judy's house for Thanksgiving dinner.

We got to see more cousins and my great grandma Echelberry. That was a treat as she is getting close to 90 and hates to travel. Most of us stayed and a local hotel where the kids got to swim and play. Friday we visited the local Children's museum and I think the adults had just as much fun as the kids. We headed back home Saturday afternoon.

We have enjoyed the small town Christmas events around town. On the 1st of December we went downtown to see the tree at city hall light up. We also saw the local dance school perform. Sadie could have chosen to preform was did want to have to wait in the cold for her turn. I don;t blame her. It was 32 and snowing. We took a carriage ride through town and saw a live Nativity. Santa was at his house seeing all the kids. Sadie just wanted to see the house and not Santa.

The forth graders put a Holiday musical that the classes went to see Thursday afternoon at school. Sadie recognized that they sang Jingle Bells in Japanese. She was thrilled with the production. Thursday night we drove to another town and went to a drive through light display. We all enjoyed it greatly. We don't have many decorations outside this year as neither Ross or I wanted to put them out in the snow. It has been cold for a month now with at least snow flurries almost everyday. Sadie thinks it is the best! Although, today when getting in the car she said she was ready for a warm day but she still loves the snow.

New Baby in Santa Fe

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:52:20 GMT

We have been waiting for more than a week to hear of new baby delivery from my sister Erica in Santa Fe. Each day we jumped when the phone rang but sweet Lilly took her time. Saturday evening we got a call from my mom that said this was it they were finally headed to the hospital.

Erica, Max and big brother Logan welcomed Lilly Jaqualine to the world Saturday night, September 27, 2008. She weighed in at 8.4 pounds. She has chubby legs and cheeks and a very mild disposition. Logan looks at her and gets close but it still taking it all in. Erica and baby are home now starting their new adventure.

Sadie and I head out to see the family in mid-October. Sadie happily printed 4 not 1 photo of Lilly to show-off at school today!

Fall Fun

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:11:32 GMT

Now that we have been in the house a couple of weeks and back to a normal routine we had time to go out for some fun this weekend. We headed out about eight miles down the rode to a farm that was having a pumpkin patch and activities.

Ross did the big zipline and Sadie stuck to the kids size version. We played in the hay and slid down giant tubes. It took awhile to convince Sadie to go through the corn maze. She was not so sure that Ross and I were capable of finding our way out. There was fresh kettle corn to sample and Ross and I had homemade pie. Sadie opted for a pumpkin cookie. Not a nutritious lunch but definitely delicious!

We rode on a horse drawn hayride through the woods on the back of the farm. The weather was great and we had a fantastic family afternoon of fall fun!

6 th Birthday

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:28:59 GMT

Friday was Sadie's 6 th birthday. We had a full day of birthday fun! She is off from school on Fridays so we got a chance to sleep in. Then I gave her a birthday shirt and we had a lazy breakfast. We headed out to Ross' office for lunch with him.

After lunch we drove in Columbus for her birthday surprise. I took her to Club Libby Lu. It is a little girl's boutique that does spa packages. They fix their hair, paint their nails, lip gloss that kind of thing. The girls can pick from many styles and accessories to go with their look. Sadie also choose the pooch pack and picked a stuffed dog that got a t-shirt, collar and a carrying bag. She loved and it and it partly made up for her not having a party with her Texas friends.

We picked up a cookie cake to take home from the mall and invited the neighbor, who is also in her class, over for cake that evening. The girls played dress-up and ate cake. I would say it was great day. We did Chuck E Cheese on Saturday with Ross and I will never go there again on the weekend. It was a mad house but Sadie did not seem to care. She also shopped at build-a-bear with a gift card she got from her Aunt Erica.

I was not too freaked about her turning 6 because it is still close to 5 which is close to being a toddler still, right? It is the thought of going to 7 that scares me. 7 is definitely girl and not baby. Well at least I have a year to get used to that.

You bet there were tears!

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:46:55 GMT

We survived Sadie's first days of Kindergarten! I use the term survive because that is what is was. We had to drive for half an hour to get her there and that built up the anxiety in Sadie and I. Until Friday morning we were still in another city in the apartment.

Wednesday, September 3rd, was her first day. She goes all day on Monday and Thursday and alternating Wednesdays. I know it sounds crazy but it was that or everyday for 3 1/2 hours. I chose the all day so she would be more used to long days for first grade. Sadie was excited to go but a bit nervous once we walked in. Ross and I both got to take her and hug and kiss her goodbye. She lets us leave but gave us a look like I know I have to stay but I am not thrilled. I was the one who cried, I cried even more then next day. This letting go thing is not easy!

Sadie reported the first day was OK and later said she had fun. She told us all about art and music class. The next day we heard all about PE and library. Friday she is off and we should be unpacking boxes at the house. Unfortunately the truck broke down and won't be there till Saturday. So we now are in a hotel as we had told the apartment were we done but the moving company will repay us for the stay. That is life, I am starting to learn to roll with it and and not to sweat the small stuff.

I can't wait to start school!

It is going to be a great day...I think.

Here I come. Still a little happy.

I took this shot from the doorway after we said goodbye. The first day she let us go and threw herself into the project on the table. She was looking a bit sad. The second day the girl next to her she said Sadie missed her mom. Sadie looked at me and was starting to tear up. I gave her a big hug, smiled and said that is ok, I missed her too and she will be great at school. I had to pull her hands away from my waist and say I would peek in the window. Ok, so I was lying about that but it worked and she looked very sad but did not cry. I cried the whole rest of the morning. She was smiling when I picked her up and that made me feel much better. We will both make it through this milestone but boy it is harder than I ever imagined.

Busy Days

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:26:54 GMT

Last Friday Sadie and I spent the day at a local park. It was a perfect day warm but not hot. We had a picnic, played on all three playgrounds, and sat by the pond and watched the ducks. We spent most of the day in the two water play areas. One area is like a fort with water guns the kids can shoot at each other. The other is set like a farm with animal shapes and barns.

This cow was in the farm area and the kids were "milking it". The cow was made of wood but had a rubber udder the kids could squeeze and water would squirt out. Sadie is bent down behind the little boy. I thought this was hilarious.

Sunday was Ross and my 12th anniversary. Not having family in town we toted Sadie along to celebrate. After church we had lunch at The Melting Pot. It is a fondue restaurant. We had a cheese, meat, and then of course the chocolate course. It takes about two hours to go through them all, dipping and cooking. Sadie kept with it just to have the sweet chocolate reward at the end. There was cheesecake, pound cake, bananas, strawberries, rice crispies, marshmallows and brownies to dip into the chocolate. YUMMY!

Giant buckeye candy, peanut butter covered in chocolate, in the gift shop. This was the same kind we got to sample.

Tuesday, Sadie and I took a tour of a local chocolate factory. This was awesome, kind of like Willie Wonks. The chocolate runs across the ceiling in pipes that poured into various vats to make the different pieces. We got to see from production to package and even got to taste a sample at the end!

We have open house/ meet the teacher next week and a walk through on our house. We are ready to be settle for good!

I Scream For Ice Cream!

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:18:30 GMT

OK, we have been in this apartment for over a month now and have all rental furniture and the clothes we brought. We have one small bag of toys and a stash of DVDs. Sadie and I are officially bored! She is ready to be occupied with school and friends and I feel the same way. So in an effort to keep busy I have been hunting out things to do during the week.

Tuesday we drove 35 miles east of Columbus to Utica, Ohio. Utica is the ice cream capital of Ohio. Bet you did not know that! Anyway, it is the home of Velvet ice cream. At the Ye Old Mill you can enjoy a factory viewing of the packaging and see videos and here all about how ice cream is made. The mill grounds were very scenic and the weather was great. We took a nature walk, visited the ice cream museum, took the factory tour and had lunch in the old grist mill. We spent a lot of time watching the ducks in the pond. Sadie even made up a dance that is similar to the movements she saw the ducks preform. It looks like a duck version of the chicken dance.

The Dagger family still owns the company and the 3, 4 and 5th generations of the family run the business. Sadie's kids lunch even came in an ice cream carton. Sadie stuck with chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream and i decided i would have the company signature flavor. Buckeye classic is peanut butter ice cream with fudge swirls and chunks of peanut butter buckeye candies. I offered to let Sadie try and it is now her new favorite. Today we picked some up from the grocery store to share with Ross.

Ohio State Fair

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:20:24 GMT

This past Saturday we headed out to the state fair. We got discounted tickets through Ross' work. I asked Sadie what did she want to do at the fair. She said eat a huge corn dog and get her face painted! You got love a girl with a plan.

There was a pile up off the freeway as this was the last weekend for the fair and the temperatures were in the upper 70's. Is feels like fall here instead of summer.

We saw a funny show with brown bears there were trained while we sat and enjoyed our first fried foods, a blooming onion. Sadie loved the bears. WE walked through the animal barns and petted sheep that had been judged. Sadie had a snowcone ans we watched a magic act. There were nice shady spots everywhere to take in the scene. After the snowcone we hit the rides. We forked out enough for Sadie to do 5 rides and we traded off riding with her. The first was the giant slide. As we walked to the top i was thinking, crap this is high. Sadie and went down together screaming most of the way. That first hump is slow then you fly down! The rest of the rides were much calmer kids rides that Sadie enjoyed. She would have gone all day but I really was not into spending 100s of dollars on carnival fun.

We found the giant corn-dogs and headed for a front row spot to view the pig races. We had seen the pigs before at the rodeo but I can never get enough of them. Too Cute!

We ended the day walking through the petting zoo and then the bunny cages. We also saw the chicken and ducks that had been judged. There are some fancy chickens out there. We were all pooped after 5 hours out last treat was homemade ice cream, Yummy. Everyone had a nice hot both once home to get off that lovely farm smell.

How its made

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:15:49 GMT

On Monday Sadie and I got a lesson in how metal whistles are made. The American Whistle Company, which the only company in America to make metal whistles, has its factory in Columbus, Ohio. I read about it in a travel magazine and called to book a tour.

We checked in for our group time and then the guide was ready to start. She stated off asking all the kids what are things you would use whistles for. The typical responses of coaches, life guards and police were called out. She told us that they donated 3000 whistles to American Red Cross after 9-11 and they were used to search for victims. They also make a special 24 k gold plated whistle with a fancy walnut box for the officials each year in the Superbowl. You can purchase one of those for a mere $60.

We were not allowed to take pictures of any of the actual machines or workers but I did get a shot of the board that shows the steps of the process. This factory has been featured on the show, "How Its Made", (episode 100) and on the show, "Made In America".

The whistles are made of brass for the best sounds quality and durability. They are plated at a factory in Toledo, Ohio and return for packing at the Columbus plant. Everything else in done in Columbus. We saw the two machines that stamped out the top and bottom pieces then in another machine bend them into the right shapes. The whistle is only two pieces. The top gets stamped with whatever design logo they are doing then the top and bottom are soldered together. After that 2000 whistles go into a big drum that spins with soap, water and plastic bits to smooth them out and get rid of any sharp edges. Then it is off to be plated and in a couple of days they are back to be finished.

Every wonder when and how they get the ball in the there? Well, the whistle will blow without the ball, she blew one for us to show that. The sound is not as pleasing to the human ear without the ball. The ball used to be cork but now is a synthetic rubber they make there. The ball is put in after the whistle is all put together. A machine compresses the ball then uses air to shoot in into the whistle. After that the last step is to put the ring on for attaching to things. They do the packing in a variety of ways, some just whistles, some with lanyards and rubber tips. The factory makes the rubber tips there too but they buy the lanyards from another company.

Everyone got a free whistle at the end and they had a little shop where you could buy lanyards, rubber tips and more whistles. Sadie took hers just the way it came but we did get a magnet with the factory name to add to our collection.

Honda Family Day

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:44:20 GMT

The research and development office of Honda that Ross' works for had a family day at Kings Island Theme park on Saturday. The company gave us all tickets to get in, a parking pass, and meal tickets for lunch and dinner. We were totally game for some just about free fun.

The park is in Mason, Ohio just outside of Cincinnati. It was a 95 mile drive from where we are staying right now. We got up and were out the door by 8 am. We were parked and through the gate waiting for the rides to start by 9:50 am. The park let people in but rides were not going till the official 10 am open time.

We spent the morning in the kids Universal land that featured all the Nickelodeon caracters and rides. Our first ride was what I thought was a kids roller coaster. We got in line and hopped on. Coming up to the first hill, i thought uh, oh. Sadie and screamed through the rest of ht ride and she asked not to do it again. I agreed. We are both wimps. It was rate a level 4 thriller and the park goes up to level 5. We are clearly level 3 and lower these days. Ross said he was surprised i picked it! I did not see the sign, oh well, that was a good thing.

We did lots more rides and then headed for lunch. There were hamburgers, hot dogs, friend chicken, fruit salad, chips, soda, water and ice cream to top it off. We ate and headed to the water park. The water area is small with lots of little baby things and lots of big adult things. Sadie was caught in the middle. We played in the water about three hours then it got so packed we were like sardines in the pools and you had to wait in line for the lazy river! We dressed and headed to dinner.

We had bar-b-que chicken and pulled pork and cheesecake. We sat and cooled down there awhile and planned the rest of the evening. We hit a few more rides and Ross and I learned cheesecake is not a good dessert choice in the heat. So we passed up some of the huge rides till next time.

We ended the day with an indoor ice sating show. I knew Sadie would like it and it would be cool inside so I was willing to sit through it. It turned out to be a great show, very entertaining. Highly recommend it.

The park was great and if you are a roller coaster lover they have tons of them. I would not bother with the water park unless you could go a weekday when the crowds are down. We got home about 10:40 pm. Sadie was a real trooper through the day. We had not down a 12 hour day like that in a while.

COSI

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:19:01 GMT

Saturday we spent the day at the Center of Science and Industry in downtown Columbus, known as COSI. I had read about it in a magazine plus it was recommended by the sales guy that sold us our house. We pent 5 hours there and could have stayed longer except they were closing for the day.

There are numerous exhibits on three floors. Along with things to see and do all through the hallways throughout the building. We did almost all except for the CSI part because it is geared for older kids who read well.

csi: the experience

space

ocean

life

gadgets

traveling exhibit rental

Cosi motto: We have the passion to inspire a generation of future inventors, engineers, and dreamers, but we need your help. As a non-profit institution, COSI relies on the support of individual and corporate donors.

COSI exists to show children that every person, every idea, and every individual contribution has the power to change the world. COSI provides an exciting and informative atmosphere for those of all ages to discover more about our environment, our accomplishments, our heritage, and ourselves. We motivate a desire toward a better understanding of science, industry, health, and history through involvement in exhibits, demonstrations, and a variety of educational activities and experiences.

Gadgets was were we played the most. My favorite was the ocean area. This place is a must see for families. Also if you are a certified teacher you get in for free! Here is a video of just some of the things we played with. The rats playing basketball was truly entertaining. The ref spent the first part talking about how they condition the rats to learn to play.

Ross rode on the:High Wire Unicycle

The High Wire Unicycle is a unique experience that allows you to pedal a unicycle on a 1.5 inch cable spanning 84 feet while 17 feet above ground. What keeps you from falling? Balance. All objects have a center of mass.

For stability, it is important to keep your center of mass over your base of stability (where your feet touch the ground). In the case of the High Wire Unicycle, the attached 250 pound weight lowers your center of mass to below your feet and below where the unicycle contacts the cable. This makes you so stable that it is impossible to fall. The High Wire Unicycle also acts as a class 1 lever with the counterweight and the rider's body being the two weights and the cable contact being the fulcrum.
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Columbus Zoo

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:10:01 GMT

We ventured down the road this weekend to the Zoo. The Columbus Zoo is huge and so we got a family pass to we did not have to cram it into one day. There is also a water park and an amusement park on the same grounds. There used to be a Six Flags park but zoo bought it and has since reopened.

We wondering through about half or so of the zoo on Sunday. It very nice lots of trees and shade and most of the animals are in natural type habitats. We saw huge moose with enormous antlers. I don't think Sadie had ever seen a moose in person before. The zoo has lots of discovery ares to go into and touch and learn about the animals. The brown bear was having a lot of fun wading around in the water and scratching his head on a log. The eagle was very cool too. Sadie was impressed by it size. The weather was some what cloudy so not too hot.

Saturday we did some errands and went hunting for decent Mexican food. I have found an ad with a coupon for a place with a similar name to a San Antonio favorite. After a few wrong turns ( the road signs are nuts here) and a complete circle we found it. It was a bit of a hole in wall but we went in any way. Well there was no "queso" but there was cheese dip label as spicy. The queso is Sadie's only reason for going in. We ordered and hoped it would not burn her tastebuds off. No problem there as she was given melted Monterey jack cheese with no seasoning what so ever. They did not make there own tortillas ( which are hard to find here) and Ross' fajitas were more of a spicy stir fry that contained mushrooms. I had chicken mole which was good but it was just the meat I though it was an enchilada. We tons left that we ate for dinner Sunday. But we wont have to worry about finding it again. We have to find somewhere that makes fresh tortillas and real queso!

Around town

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:00:35 GMT

Sadie has endured many hours of house hunting but I am pleased to say we are done. We signed a contract this Saturday on a brand new home that is a spec house that will be ready in about 30 days! We are thrilled and it is still at the trim stage so we get to pick the flooring and the countertops still. Hopefully Sadie can put up with going to the design center to do that. And no she does not get to pick pink carpet for her room.

We treated her to a movie today and hung out and played most of the day. We also got to see one of my moms' sisters. Judy and her husband Mark live in Indiana and were driving through today on the way to my grandma's in MAryland. SO they stopped and chatted for a bit. That is how Sadie got the new dress up items i have pictured in the slideshow. She was thrilled and spent the rest of the day dressing up. We even got on the webcam with my parents and showed of her new style.

We will be living in Marysville, Ohio. I am sure most of you can google it to find out all about it. It is a small town of about 22,000 just 20 minutes outside the Columus area. It will be very close to Ross' office and cheaeper taxes with great schools so that drew us that way. Our house will be just a few blocks from the elementary school. Which will be good for me in the winter since I have not a clue how to drive in the snow.

First New Adventure in Ohio

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:58:29 GMT

After a few days of house hunting Sadie and I were in need of some fun. We have done the pool in our apartment complex several times but need more adventure than that.

While chatting with the Realtor about directions to get to where we met her one day she realized that we would pass a neat park where lot of kids play. She called it a spray park with water and I would see it at the last corner turn I would take where some giant bunnies were. The day we drove by I missed it the first time but heading home that night I saw the park. So Friday we packed a picnic and towels and heading for the park.

It was a busy place that most of the locals must love because they were set for the day with umbrellas, wagons and coolers. We headed out after 1pm and it was warm but not sweltering like Texas. There was a breeze that blew every now and then.

We ate first then checked out the bunnies. They are gigantic metal statues on the top of the hill. Mostly the boys were hanging up their doing unknown things to them. Then it was time to get wet. I think it took Sadie a whole minute before she was jumping across and getting wet. I was not the perfect mom and did not have all things she thought she needed. So i am sure we will go there again with the necessities. Bucket, sunglasses, water guns, etc.

Big Week!

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:39:11 GMT

June was a busy moth for us. We had Vacation Bible School, sold our house, packed up the house, visited family, and crammed in as many treks to Six Flags as we could stand. Sadie and I even went to Santa Fe, NM to my sister's baby shower. But I think that this last week starting with he last day of June was the fullest yet.

Here is a recap of some big moments for all of us. First we started Monday off bright and early. Not only was it my birthday but we closed on the house we sold in San Antonio. With that done by 9:30 am we picked up a rental car and said see ya later to Ross' parents. Next we drove straight toward Houston where we spent the next few days hanging out with some old friends. We said bye to them on Wednesday and then drove to Fort Worth to spend some time with my parents.

Through all this Sadie has had her first loose tooth. We were trying to make it wait till we got to Ohio but it was just hanging. SO on the 4th of July Sadie lost her first tooth at Grandma and Grandpa's house. They were thrilled to host such an occasion. The tooth fairy brought a dollar but Grandpa stopped her and told her this was a big deal and helped out and so she left an additional $20 in honor of it being a TEXAS tooth! When Sadie checked her pillow she said, "Yea! 2 dollars." I had to say look again. I don't think it will kick in till she sees how much more sh can buy with 21 dollars.

I got a new camera for my birthday so Sadie got my old one. She took most of these pictures of herself and her loose tooth.

Today is finally Saturday and we are exhausted. We flew in Columbus, Ohio this afternoon and got to our temporary apartment. Sadie was happy to have a room to her self, dug out the toys she packed and played alone for hours. We are an hour ahead of our old time zone so I am sure it will take a few days to adjust. But I am sure nothing like the crazy 14 hours we had in Japan.

Next week will be filled with house hunting and learning to get around town. I am ready to be still and relax a bit. We will surely have many posts to come of new things we see.

Dancing Girl!

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:26:27 GMT

Sadie has been taking a ballet class since January and has loved every second of it. She is definitely a girly girl. This past weekend they had their annual recital. The theme for the whole show was Alice in Wonderland and Sadie's class was the sea billows. Friday night all the classes had a dress rehearsal where the parents were allowed to take pictures and videos. Saturday a professional crew did the videos so we will get a DVD of the whole performance.

Sadie is the first one to come onto the stage and I think for the first time in a big production she did great! Of course, I am her mom so I might be a little bias.

Pre-K Graduate

Fri, 23 May 2008 20:50:50 GMT

Sadie graduated from her Pre-k class this Tuesday. The kids put on a little show with songs and bible verses. It was all very cute and enjoyable. She has had a great school year with fabulous teachers. Ms. Kim and Ms. Karen have loved and cared for her from day one and that truly made going to school worth it for Sadie. After the ceremony the parents joined their student for cake and punch. We were also given a scrapbook of the year's event. Pictures were taken of the special days like when the firetruck came. These teachers put so much work into these memory books and we will treasure it forever. Sadie has already read through it at least five times.

A Familiar Sign

Fri, 09 May 2008 01:32:30 GMT

Big news on the Burghardt front as of this week we are selling our house in Texas and moving to the state of Ohio. Yes, I said Ohio. Ross has accepted a job with Honda at their research and development office near Columbus.

This was a big decision and many prayers were said about it. We are sad to leave Texas. Sadie was born here and so were Ross and I. I have lived in another state before and we have all lived in another country but that does not make it easy.

Our house now has the official sign and we even had a showing on the first day. We have faith that all we go well with everything we need to take care of to start our new adventure. I am grateful that this move brings no language or church barriers.

If you are on the market for a great house in San Antonio we have a deal for you!

Memories

Wed, 07 May 2008 19:33:39 GMT

We have been cleaning off files from a computer we don't use anymore this week. We found some files with pictures and videos long forgotten. Ross and I cracked up at some of the video clips. I got teary eyed at the pictures of Sadie. She was so tiny and baby faced still.

It made me really noticed how grown up and adult she looks now. I could not resit putting the video clips together into this movie. Ross was trying to get her to say her ABC's. She was not into that idea. Her giggle is intoxicating. This was in 2005 just before her third birthday.