Graduation Dinner

The other night Brody's dental school had a graduation dinner. It was very nice. We are way to poor to enjoy a nice evening like this, so it was fun to have a more formal dinner than we are used to. We usually go out with 2 cranky, whinny, crying, temper tantrum throwing children, so this was a nice change. Here are a few pictures from our evening.

What I've been doing

I have been doing a lot of things for the last time here in Ohio. I had my last craft night, last zoo trip, last day of preschool, preparing to give my last talk at church, last class at rec center, and so on.

Baylor had his last day of preschool this week. It wasn't until his teacher brought me a binder filled with several drawings, colorings, and attempted letter writing in it that I realized how much he had grown up in the last 9 months. Maybe because he is always with Chase, and Chase's changes have been much more obvious over the last 9 months. It was fun to compare these two pictures. The 1st one was done in September, so Baylor had just turned 3, and then the 2nd pictures is more recent. He has pretty much gone from scribbling to being able to draw and write. It has been very fun to watch him learn and grow.













Until yesterday I had not started packing. We have about 2 1/2 weeks left until we move, so I think packing might be a good idea. I'm trying to be super organized with it. I even typed and printed a label for each box I packed. When Brody saw my labeled boxes he said, "You know you could have just written that with a sharpie. It would have been easier." and I responded, "Well yeah, but than it wouldn't looks as nice and organized." Let's be honest, that should be the least of my worries. There's no doubt that I'll get to Louisiana and be searching for a can opener and not be able to find it, because instead of being in the kitchen box it will some how end up in the kid's shoe box. It seems like no matter how hard you try moving always just ends up being a big, unorganized mess with things lost, broken and mysteriously disappeared. But who knows maybe this time everything will go perfectly...maybe just maybe, but than again I do have these little dudes who may make that hard to do.

Would you rent me?

Would you rent a house you have not seen the inside of? I think if it was an older property, and didn't look well maintained I would say no, but look at these two homes. They are cute, new and well maintained so in our situation I would say, yes, but Brody still says, no way. The home I am most interested in is only 3 years old and had only one previous tenant, which was a single older lady. Since there is someone currently living in it the owner is not comfortable letting me have someone go through and take pictures of the inside to email me. She doesn't have any pictures online because she's a little older and not current with technology, so she's kinda old fashion but still very professional. The property owner allows no pets and no smoking. The interior has high ceilings, italian tile throughout main rooms, bathrooms and kitchen, carpeted bedrooms, neutral paint, french doors leading to a patio, backyard, and storage. This house is also in the nicest part of town. It is only 3/4 mile to church and 2 miles to Brody's work. I can tell by talking to the owner on the phone that she is very passionate about her properties. They are very nice, and before I would move in she would personally go through with professional cleaners and maintenance and make sure everything was in perfect condition. I would be able to go through the home before I signed the lease and even have someone go through and take pictures at the end of the month when the tenant moves out, but by then my other rental options would not be available anymore. Would you rent a house without seeing the inside?

Mother's Day Preview

This Sunday Baylor is singing a mother's day song at church with the other children in primary. Here's a little preview of the song with some added singing by Chase.