Change Is Good...Right?

So we have many, many changes going on over here.  Probably the biggest change is that my mother has moved into our basement.  She has lived with us for a while, but we just recently finished the basement and she is living down there now.  That was a bigger adjustment than I thought it would be.  Poor Parker cannot understand why his Nana isn't around all the time.  He is pretty much attached at the hip to her.

With Nana clearing out all of her stuff, our house has been turned upside down.  For real.  There is SO MUCH more space and furniture that I thought looked fine where it was now must be moved this.instant. or else I will lose my mind.  Not sure why this is, but I just have to go with it.  Rather, Greg does, since he is doing all the heavy lifting.  Yay for helpers!

So I suppose the fact that my sweet husband decided amidst all this chaos that now would be a good time to upgrade everyone's TV's shouldn't make me angry.  I mean, he is basically rearranging the house for me.  But there is dust and holes in the wall and wall pieces on the floor.  I just can't keep up and it is making me nutty.
Ah, yes, I almost forgot.  Hubby decided it was time to switch cable providers at this moment as well.  Who knew that would be such a pain??

It only stands to reason that I would take this opportunity to redecorate Parker's room from the ground up.  The poor kid hasn't had a "real" room since his nursery.  He is in a spare room because of the previous living situation (see paragraph one) and has basically no decor at all.  I'll take pics this week before I get started on it.  It really is pitiful.

One last thing, I think.  I am trying to plan a trip to Disney for Parker's birthday and our anniversary.  It is supposed to be a surprise for him, so I can't plan too much during the day.  I spend many late nights searching the internet for dining, park days and hotel reviews.  I love, love, love planning for Disney, but I am exhausted with everything else going on so the joy is notsomuch.

Anyway, I'm loving all of the new things we have going on, I'm just not much for change.  It's hard for me so this is seriously stressing me out.  Plus, my OCD senses are on fire.  I much prefer neat and orderly to this disaster.  One of my best friends tells me it's going to get even more chaotic before it gets back to normal.  I pushed her off a cliff.  Kidding.  Kind of.

I Love Lucy

We have a member of our family that I have neglected to mention.  Today I feel like it's her turn for a little blog space.  This is Lucy.

She is a Golden/Lab/Something mix.  Probably around 6 years old and the neediest dog I have ever met.  But, that's okay.  I'm pretty needy too. She literally follows me EVERYWHERE. This dog is like my shadow and I love her.  :)

To say she is spoiled would be an understatement as evidenced by her napping location of choice.  On my Pottery Barn Bedding.

Hubby doesn't care for her being on the bed, but it can be our little secret. Ha!

Meet Season 2012

Brynn's 2012 meet season is finally underway!  She has been training so hard for months and and her hard work is finally paying off.  She has had three meets so far and has improved each and every time.  The last meet,Mardi Gras Invitational, she was able to place 2nd on bars and 1st on beam.  So exciting! 

Here's a few pictures of her floor and beam routines.

I'm not sure if it's a sign of maturity or if she has finally begun to understand what the judges are looking for, but her form just continues to improve.  She has a VERY hard time keeping her body tight because she is so very flexible (like, it's abnormal. serious.).  Her coaches know this and try to work her routines to include more grace and fluidity than power skills.  Now I think we are all on the same page and it is working for her.  I just love watching her compete.  It's so beautiful to me.  At 9 years old she could probably take me down.  The girl is STRONG!

Moving on, the team as a whole is doing great too.  They took 1st place again!  I'm just so, so proud of them.

I love these girls like they are my own.  What a wonderful group they are.   Just one more picture of my baby taking her 1st place medal.  She was so happy!

I know it seems like these girls lose so much of their childhood traing for this sport.  And it's so very hard on their bodies, but not a single one of them do it for anyone but themselves.  I don't know if they could.  It is so hard to juggle it all, but they are happy to do it every day.  And even ask to practice when there is open gym!  For Brynn, she has been doing it since she was 3, so she doesn't really know of a time without gymnastics in her life.  I've asked many, many times if she is interested in trying something else.  She seems to be horrified by the thought.  HA!  So, as long as she is happy we will keep on.  Praying for her strength and safety all the while. 

My How Time Flies

I honestly cannot believe it has been this long since I posted.  There is really no excuse for my absence.  I guess just that life happens and I didn't make time for it.  But really, do I need to make an excuse for the absence from my blog?  I don't know.  It's hard to believe anyone actually reads it anyway so I guess it shouldn't matter. LOL

I truly do LOVE writing.  And sharing ideas, blogging about our life events.  It's a wonderful way to scrapbook without the glue sticks.  :)  I kind of feel like I had a blog identity crisis too.  Yes, I homeschool, yes, I am a SAHM, yes, I love to craft and make my home pretty.  So where do I fit in?  I don't want to be only one of those blogs.  That makes it hard for me to write.  I'm trying too hard to fit my square self into a round bloggy hole.  So, I'm not sure which direction this blog will take, but I do know I have to come back to it.  For myself.  I am just going to post and see what happens.  Hopefully those of you who have been followers for a while will stick around while I figure it out.  I would definitely appreciate it.  :)