Hello my name is Ashley and I am a slacker! Not just when it comes to blogging but almost everything in general. My mom will be here in 24 hours and I am sitting in a chair typing this blog and pinning on pinterest. I need some motivation to find me so I can clean this house!
Lets rewind to last weekend shall we? We went to our local Lowe's build and grow event. We knew it would be held outside because it was some sort of safety event, but we had no idea how large it would be. As we got out of our car we watched two helicopters land in the parking lot. They were the ones that transport patients from our tiny hospital to the bigger one an hour and a half away. Minus debris flying everywhere it was pretty cool. So then we went on to get our kit and start building our firetrucks. As we are building away the woman across the table from me says,"I need a medic my daughter is about to pass out!" Next thing I know she is catching her daughter as she fell to the cement. Everyone was screaming,"MEDIC!!!", and Shaun bent down to help the mom just as the firemen came running over. Apparently she was dehydrated and had low blood sugar, but ended up being ok. Can I just say for the second to last weekend in Sept it had to be over 90 degrees. Once we are all done building we decided to check out all the emergency vehicles. We've seen them all before because the city as hosts a Public Works day once a year that has every city vehicle on display. So the kids and I went in the fire trailer where they have you sit and it fills with smoke to simulate your house on fire. They did that twice, went and checked out the helicopters, fire truck, police car, and even got arrested by the police officer. The local PD also had people out there etching the vin into every window on your car in case it is every stolen the thief would have to replace every window. After that we went and had a nice surprise lunch at Olive Garden and did some shopping. That night we came home and watched our favorite teams win! It ended up being a great day which in this family are pretty hard to come by.
Yesterday I spent the morning volunteering at Sam's school for their apple celebration. It was a lot of work helping 20+ students with just myself and one other mom. We got the job done though and the kids seem to have a great day. Today they will be enjoying all sorts of apple snacks from juice, cider, muffins, suckers, cookies, bread, and more. I feel like it was just yesterday I was helping Kiley do the same thing and now it was Sam's turn. They sure do grow up quick.
Over the last week all we have done is talk about the upcoming move. It is now only 6 weeks away!!! Freak out mode is starting to kick in. We have a huge check list and we went through it the other day marking off things we have already done or that don't pertain to us which was a lot, but it still seems as though there is so much more to do. Shaun called months ago to make sure the port that is shipping our car would be open on Nov 12. They told him yes so he went ahead and booked our tickets for that day to fly to Hawaii. Well yesterday he called them again and imagine that they are now observing the holiday that day. So now we are shipping our car on the 13th and flying on the 14th because the travel office here told him they only book morning flights. It really isn't a huge deal as all of this doesn't affect when we are actually leaving Arizona. We are just extending our stay in San Diego a few days. Which is great because we love it there. Someone even called yesterday to ask what we planned on packing in our unaccompanied goods so that must mean it is getting closer right?
Earlier this week we picked up a dvd of Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? Each night the kids have got to watch an episode or two of what we used to watch when we were their age. The verdict is still out on whether or not they are impressed but hey for $3 it is nice for us to take a walk down memory lane.
Like I mentioned at the top my mom will be coming in 24 hours. Saturday is my birthday so she is coming to spend the weekend with us and it is most likely the last time we will see her before we leave. The kids have no idea she is coming and she will surprise them after school. Tomorrow after I pick her up we are going to spend some time in the big city shopping and probably lunch before heading back to our small town. Saturday we are thinking of going out to another local small town that is full of little shops. I have never been and have wanted to the whole three years we have lived here and now that we have an extra adult to tag along we thought why not. We hope to eat breakfast the the breakfast club we have heard so much about. I will let you know if I find anything good. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Peace&Love,
Mrs. C
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