Last week of May

We checked out our inflatable mattresses.  This one had a hole in it. What better use than letting the girls play with it?!

Rylee and Delaney did have a good time with it in the rain. 

 I took this photo so I would remember what my serger was set at, in case it matters after the movers get done with it.

 This is the bird that keeps waking Marian up in the morning with his bright sunny song. Marian is not appreciative of his morning energy.  And the sun does come up at 5am!

The sun goes down about 7:30 right now and this is the glorious sunset we got to see. 

This kid has SO MUCH hair!  

 This is our moving company.

This is me, after a gross, sweaty run in 80 degrees and 85% humidity.  My camalbak is my best friend.  I can chug 48 oz of water in 6 miles.

A little Update on our Move

So... we had orders to Yuma, AZ.  And we got a waiver (also known as an ETP unmilitary lingo, meaning Exception To Policy), so we were cleared to move before July 1.  We had movers scheduled.  Movers were coming May 28-29.  However, on Thursday, May 21st, Dan got a call from DC and was informed that his Yuma job was now being turned into a civilian job and we were no longer going to be moving there.  Instead, we were now being given orders to Miramar, CA.

That was a bit of a shock.

The orders did not hit the system till Tuesday evening and Dan went in with them on Wednesday.  That was when they told us that they had to cancel the movers entirely and set up new movers.  Ug.  So the movers did not show up on Thursday.  We were able to reschedule them for June 4-5 though, so that was good.  And we were given reservations for the military rotator flight on June 10.  So things were still happening, despite the change in destination.

Lots of exciting things here!!

A little Rylee

I took Rylee in to return school stuff and clear out her desk.  We had to get a picture on this wall.

And we needed one on this wall too.

And one without the face mask! 

 And as we were sorting through stuff for packing, Rylee found this Samurai Sword and needs to pose with it.

Which led to the pulling out of this sword for a photo as well. Swords are cool!

How life is going

I tried out a new pattern for masks.  Did you know that the wire tie on top of a Hostess Donut bag is perfect for a nose-piece in your mask?  It is! 

This is the sign that Rylee's friends made for her.  It has been on her door for the past few months and it was time to toss it, but she wanted to remember it.

This is the turtle the kids found in the back yard one evening. 

This is the cheesecake I made to celebrate my mom's birthday. 

This is Rylee's obstacle course assignment.  She had very clever obstacles that she did all by herself. 

This is me, in Daiso, for what may be the last time.  I will miss this store! 

This is the freaking awesome art Marian made for me for Mother's Day.  She made it out of shells and sea glass we picked up from the beaches.  If you can't tell, it is Marian and me out running.  Isn't it amazing?! 

This is my friend Natalie. I knew she hadn't finished her stockings from Christmas so I invited her over to get them done before I left.  It took us 3 hours but we had a marvelous time visiting and we got all 6 done! They came out super cute. 

This is Marian, after a romp in the mud.  I love her!

Catching up

I know, you are wondering what happened.  Why no posts?  Well, no posts because nothing is happening and I'm not taking any photos so there is nothing to put out there.

However, we have had a rather exciting week last week.  We were scheduled to move this summer.  We sent the dog back to the US in March, right before everything closed down.  We have orders to Yuma and Dan has a report date of July 31.  Except the military stopped moving people.

So we have been waiting for the Stop Move to be lifted to figure out what we are doing.  Then they extended it to June 30.  That was not good.  Dan thought it might be worth applying for a waiver.  They had said don't apply for one unless you really needed it because they were not going to just grant them to people.

We figured it was worth trying anyway.  The teacher who keeps tabs on Marian at the high school wrote a great letter detailing how she really needs to be settled before school starts in order for her to be successful.  And Yuma schools start the first week of August.  Ug.  Anyway, we turned in the waiver request for humanitarian reasons, not expecting that to go anywhere.

To our astonishment, it was approved!  So, Thursday evening, right before bed, I saw the email.  How was I suppose to sleep after that?!!  So many things to do.  We had been cranking through different scenarios, since we had no idea when we would move.  Technically, we fall under the August movers based on their 3 Tier approach to moving when they start back in July, so we had been tentatively thinking how to work that out.  And now... now we could be out of here in 3 weeks not three months!!

Aaaaack!! We had been sorting and planning, but now it amped up.  Lists of things to do, stuff to get rid of, things to sell and things to trash, what to pack, and do we need to have a House Hold Goods pick up and then a secondary Express shipment pick up?  So much to think about!  It has been a little stressful.

The girls have been awesome.  They are embracing the new adventure.

Except we do not know when we will fly out.  We are waiting on that now.  So much waiting before you can solidify plans is exhausting!!  But we wait to see when we will get on the plane to leave.  We definitely have movers scheduled to pack us out May 29.  Once we have that, then I can truly freak out about getting everything done and then I can worry about how to get to our destination once we are back on US soil.


Good times.