Moving Out, Moving In - Part 1

Ok, so I do realize that its been a rather long time since I last posted. To borrow Sis Amy's line... "I've been in a bit of a vortex." Actually, I think I might still be in said vortex but knowing how my life goes it could last awhile. And just so you all don't think that I actually have been just sitting in my "vortex" and doing nothing but eating bonbons and drinking Mad Housewife (its a wine) we'll start with a few of the things I did before Moving Out, Moving In and Moving On began:
September 7th - Neighbor's birthday (actually I think it might be the 6th but I thought it was the 7th or maybe it is the 7th and I got mixed up) anyway I was a day LATE! (the shame). Neighbor is a hard person to shop for because she has spent most of the past year fixing up her house and yard and so they are all cute and decorated now and so I was like Hmm, what do I get Neighbor? And then it struck me - Neighbor is going to be a mommy soon and every house needs a cookie jar! So I bought her a cookie jar and filled it with all our favorite cookie recipes. Then I wrapped it up to look like a cupcake (use your imagination a little people) I even found a card with dancing cupcakes on it!

Other things that I did before moving out came...

I took this,

Did this.... (Ack! Hide your eyes! Naked Zucchini!)

and made this!

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread!

Yummy and Healthy!

I mean after all, it did come from a vegetable!

I also made sure our cookie jar was kept full along with doing a fabulous job packing(yea, didn't do so well with that one), clean the house we were moving in to... did ok with that however moving out seemed to be more difficult than I remembered. First off, it rained on moving day - OF COURSE! While I was not at all entertained I'm quite sure that God, my neighbors and any one else watching me haul all of my outdoor plants (and I had an entire 14 ft truck load) up the metal ramp of the moving truck in the pouring rain (with the cart weighing in at more than I do) had quite a show. For the most part I did refrain from large outbursts of curse words, though had I been able to find my witches hat and magic wand I would have put more than a hex on the weather man! So much for the 20+ days of above 70 degree weather - I think the only day it rained the entire month was on the day I moved.


We interupt this comedy show to bring you this important announcement: Ashton Sage Evershed arrived safely (though late despite big sister telling her mother, "She needs to hurry up and get here, I've been waiting very patiently for a long time!" Aren't they cute!

I got picked to paint this new little chickie's bedroom and it came out well if I do say so myself. Court, you'll have to send me a pic to post when its all decorated.

And lastly, poor Libby was rather undone by all the company that came to visit (her mom's family) the moving boxes and just general chaos. She decided that she no longer liked Bo-Bo's house and frequently I'd find her waiting on the porch for her mommy to come home!

Poor little orphan Libby! Well, I hate to leave you all hanging in suspense but Moving Out, Moving In and Moving On will have to be continued. The internet is in tortoise mode and its taking 3-4 minutes to upload a picture and given that my patience rapidly diminished after 9 pm I'm heading off to my bed which is all nice and warm thanks to my heated mattress pad! (What can I say, apparently Prince Charming has decided to take a trip or two or three around the world before coming to rescue me!)