Tom Petty Was So Right!

Here we are sitting at home during Spring Break.  Daddy is on a business trip to Mexico and the children and I are still residing in the States.  All of us still waiting.  Waiting for a contract, waiting to find a house, waiting to register children in school, waiting for movers, waiting for everything it seems. 

So instead of waiting for life to happen, we have decided to make the most out of the time we have been given.   I have been busy cleaning out closets and making new friends at the Salvation Army.  There are some very nice people down there.  I highly recommend you meet them if you, like me, are waiting around the house to move to Shanghai and have too much time on your hands and way too much stuff in your closets.

I have been working in the yard and staying in touch with my favorite people at the local nurseries so that my houseguests will have lovely plants to admire once we actually move.  And come to think of it, more for them to water as well - sorry about that! 

Then there are the house projects that we normally save until we sell the house.  You know the ones, I'm talking about - painting, patching, deep cleaning, organzining, etc.   I never get my house the way I want it until I sell it.  At least this time, we aren't selling it.  We just won't be living in it!   I have been using my time sewing, painting, framing, and crafting.  Hope you like it Jennifer!


The peeps have been busy, too.  They have been busy with their school play, reading everything they can find, learning how to tie shoes, riding bikes without training wheels, and trying to lose some teeth. Now that they are six, they are suppose to start losing teeth.  :)   Not to mention we just celebrated their birthday and they were good citizens for the month of February - wahoo!  They are growing up so fast.  I can't believe the opportunity that awaits them in China.  And they are so full of questions.  What can we take with us?  When are we moving?  What will our house look like?  Will school be different?  Will we have homework?  Do they have Mac n' Cheese in their grocery stores?  Can we ride our bikes to school? 

                                         Why is this taking sooooo long?  I wish I knew babies, I wish I knew!

But there has also been some procrastination.  My relationship with Rosetta Stone is suffering miserably.  Go figure, the one thing that would most worthwhile for me to do while waiting has fallen by the wayside.  I really need to be a better friend and get back to chatting with her every day. 

Rumor has it that we will be house hunting in the very near future.  So while the waiting has been the hardest part, it looks as though it is about to come to an end.  This American Girl has got to kick it into high gear and get these projects finished so I can resume the sorting and packing and learning Chinese.

But for now, we will be enjoying our little vacation.  Sleeping late, wearing pajamas far too long each day, eating leftover birthday cake for breakfast, and squeezing in a little trip so the peeps can stay at a hotel, go swimming, and eat at 5 Guys.   Waiting isn't so bad afterall.  It lets us get on with life and do all the little things we love.  I love my life!