Fair Week and more peaches

Another busy week around these parts.  Willa and I bought another case of peaches and we let them ripen up on the kitchen table a few days.  On Monday they were ready to go so we packed up and headed to Grandma Jo's on Tuesday.  We made a pie filling type of concoction that we have liked on ice cream and yogurt.  It is also fair week so we have spent some time at the fairgrounds.

I have been helping out a gal that is expanding her restaurant into mobile vending as well.  So now I can add some food service to my repertoire of skills.

Willa made her pig showing debut and it was a combo of comical and tragedy.  They were a few too many people and too many pigs for her liking.  She kept trying to keep up with her pig but was not real happy when other pigs got in her way.  She thought they were "Wild Pigs."  Her Baby Q was socializing a little too much and wasn't keeping up to well. :)  She was more nervous than I thought she would be but there was a lot of people so that is to be expected.

We have Chiefs Cheerleading Camp this weekend and if she likes it as much as her tumbling class she will have a blast. 

Finding our way

We have been racking up the miles along Highway 50 it seems and it confirms to me that driving it not my favorite thing to do in this world.  But we are starting to figure out keeping the car stocked of fun things for Willa and packing gets easier.

As I have been figuring out the best way to organize our rental, I had some little storage bins that Willa had used in her old bedroom.  We have many duplicates of coloring books, crayons, flashcards, stickers, and other little things so I took two of the buckets and filled them with those things and put one in each vehicle.  We no longer have to round up a bag each time we get in the car.  Seems so simple and yet took me so long to figure out.

This weekend just Willa and I went to KS to piddle around and we ended up canning more beets at Grandma Jo's and then on Sunday I got some sewing time in with Aunt Marcy and my cousin Stephannie while the little girls got to play.  We made them little dresses and Aunty Marcy helped us with our sewing machines and gave us plenty of fabric to keep playing around with.

Willa loves her new tumbling class and so do I!  Her favorite is the trampoline and the tumbling track.  I think she would go to a class everyday if we would let her.  I discovered they also have a little preschool dance class so we may investigate if that will work for her too.  I met some other moms there and one that I have a lot in common with.  She has been filling me in on the activities and things around here.

We keep trying to find our routine and groove around here, but a lot of days we just like to veg out and for now I am ok with that.

The Best Laid Plans

I had really intended on blogging more in June but when we would come to KS for the weekends we just didn't spend much time on the Interwebz.  Or I would think of something to blog about during the week and never get around to typing it out.

But since this is the long weekend I figured I should do some catching up.

The Glow Run 5k
The whole Fam participated and I actually ran most of it.  B has sort of sucked me into this whole running thing and I have been trying to get out in the evenings to run a few miles.  Except I am a baby and its very hot and our road is very hilly.  But Baby Q was going to run with me for this and I thought that would keep me motivated and it did help except he left me in the dust.  My goal for July is 20 miles. I have 2 so far....

The all night Royals game

We planned on going to the game on the 3rd and it was beautiful all day....until we were about 2 miles from the stadium when it downpoured for 2.5 hours.  Game started at 9:45.  We did however extend our streak of watching a ball game on the 4th and the following fireworks.  7 years and going.

Canning
I am learning the ways of Grandma Jo and assisted her and my mom in canning some beets.  I do not eat beets but it is kind of fun.  I was able to order a bountiful basket this week and we ordered 75 lbs of peaches, 20 lbs of grapes, 15 loaves of bread and 3 baskets.  I canned my peaches and got 35 pints.  I am however, no where near fast enough at peeling. 

Willa and I have been organizing our weeks a little more.   We go to the library, get groceries, make our meal plans and lists.  This week she will start a preschool tumbling class and I hope it means we will start meeting some new friends.  The library moms must not think we are cool yet, though one did say we looked just alike.  We have been having fun doing her library bingo and reading for Papa Murphy's cookie dough.

Recouped

The crazy weeks have finally ended.  We got the kiddos married, the cake was made, and we moved into our new rental.  My feet finally stopped aching on Wednesday.  Willa and I practically chilled for a few days watching movies and sleeping in.  It has been a little nuts getting to sleep in and my body woke up at a more reasonable waking hour this morning.

In other news, our 10 year class reunion is tomorrow and we are pretty curious to who will come.  Had we not moved to MO in the last few weeks we wouldn't have been able to attend,  but we drove back to KS this afternoon to go.  But this housecat is ready for a few weekends of no events, but alas, I think we have a few more weekends of things going on.  Mostly running events, but probably a few other things will get thrown in.

Whewwwww!

What a crazy couple of weeks of weeks that went flying by.  I didn't get everything done and I know I will continue to impose upon my friends in Great Falls, but we made it to the Midwest.  I regret not taking a few days off before the move but not sure how I would have fit that in.  As it was I was still carrying things out of my office on Friday.

Friday was an extremely tough day.  I sat at my desk debating just sneaking out and avoiding everyone or staying there all day.  Thankfully,  some people weren't around and goodbyes were said earlier or later.

Saturday was nuts, trying to get the U-boxes situated and the right truck to pull them and people to help.  Thankfully, I have some awesome friends that stepped up at the last minute and there was no way we would have got it all done without them.  Q and I did some last minute cleaning/touch up stuff and then we hit the road to get to Billings the first night.  Sadly, Willa is not over her car sickness phase yet.

Sunday we made it to Rapid City and we found some Drammamine for Willa and did the quick 4 hour tour of Reptile Gardens, Bear Country USA and Mount Rushmore.  Then it was back on the road until Sioux Falls.  We rolled into Gardner, KS around 2:30 on Monday, dropped off Q and then headed on over to Knob Noster.  Luckily, no more car sickness.  It was so nice to see B and get out of the car for awhile.

Tuesday, Willa and I cleaned the duplex we are staying in for the next few weeks, because well, I don't think it had been done in a while.  That night we found a new place to rent until we either sell the house in Great Falls or get it rented.  It is a nice place out in the country but I am pretty sure we are also going to have to find a storage unit.

On Thursday we drove to KC to see our bestie Jenny P. since she was flying in to watch her bro graduate from KSU.  We had TRex Cafe with her and her mom, then  headed down to good ole' Parker, KS.  Car sickness came back today sadly.

The next few weeks will continue to be busy since its Memorial Day, Q and Kayliegh's wedding and then our 10 year class reunion, and you know, moving into a new place, and the job hunt.  I am tired already.

Unreal

It seems like of was just yesterday that B was calling to say we were moving to Missouri, so it makes it hard to believe that I only have about 12 days left in MT. I have started packing my office and it has to be baby steps because we aren't ready for it.  I have a lot of lunch dates for the next 2 weeks and I am trying to hit all my favorites.

Willa and I pretty much were bums all weekend reading books, watching movies, working in her workbooks.  She has really progressed in her counting and writing her numbers.  I had a funny realization the other day when I asked her why she always writes the A first in her name.....because A comes first in zoophonics. Duh, mom!

I finished my training for Bountiful Baskets so hopefully I will be able to open a new site once we get settled.  I was able to order our favorite bread today so hopefully it will get us through for awhile.

We just keep plugging along.

Murphy

Murphy and I have become good friends this week, but so far I am mostly winning.  Electrical outlets, and running new power for the microwave is complete.  What I wasn't counting on was the motherboard to our furnace fritzing out.  Of course it happened the week of our open house.  Thankfully, we have an awesome fireplace and some space heaters I grabbed from the office.  If it would just quit snowing it wouldn't be an issue.

I learned something grocery shopping yesterday.  Willa is getting so tall that I can't see around her when she is sitting in the front of the cart.  She also crashed in the car today on our way to PETCO. I carried her in and while she isn't heavy she is way too long for me to carry comfortably while trying to shop.

I was asked to stick around an extra week at the office to work on one more audit.  Funnily, we are now back to the original week I planned on leaving since I figured I would work on that one.  We moved it when there was an offer on the house but since that fell through it seems to be working out.  It will eventually, but I am sure the uhaul people will be glad when I quit changing it.