Sorry there has been a delay in posts. Much is going on.

Ethan had his first gymnastics meet. He did pretty good. He was pretty excited about the whole experience. I videotaped it but don't know how to put it in the computer, nor do I have the time right now but maybe after things get settled in the next house.

I have been trying to pick out stuff for the new house. We are pricing everything out and figuring out what we want to do. Everyone keeps asking if I am having so much fun picking it all out and I want to say yes but more than anything it is stressful. I can't figure out if it all goes together and some things are more permanent than others and I don't want to pick out something I end up not liking. And honestly, I don't have much talent in the home decorating department. I have some ideas but don't know how to get them to all come together.

I will be going to close on the house and have made arrangements for the kids while I am gone. It will be another quick trip which is all the time allows.

We have already had issues with the movers that were assigned to us and have had to fire them. We just assigned some new ones so hopefully that works out. The old ones wanted to charge us $400 to dis-assemble the trampoline and put it back together. However, that is how much is cost to buy...

Paul is super busy at work. Meetings, meetings and more meetings. Loads of phone calls plus all the stuff to get set up at the end for the house. Poor guy.

I guess I will not be sending out home-made Christmas cards again this year. Sorry. I just can't get it in. I haven't even thought of what to get the kids for Christmas and we usually have all our shopping done by Thanksgiving to avoid the masses but guess I will have to brave it all. Any ideas???? I have no idea what to get for Matthew. What do you get a 12 year old?? And don't suggest a phone, he isn't getting one!

I guess that is it for now.

Ok...um...so...I had no idea that replacing the pink kitchen cabinets in our El Paso home would be so expensive...and who would ever want pink cabinets?!?!?!?!?! The house is only 7 years old so I can't even blame it on the 70's. We are talking BIG money!!! I guess I live in a shelter world where cabinets should be no more than $1,000 tops total. Sigh, what happened to the good ol' days?

The Twilight Movie comes out a week from Friday! I can't wait!

Paul's only been gone for 1 1/2 weeks and I feel like its been a year...I can't even remeber what he looks like(jk). I don't know how single parents do it...

Those of you who are regular readers of the blog know that we have had some difficulties with Connor be able to stay focused enough to do his school work. I am so excited to post that for the first time ever he made the 'A/B' Honor Roll!!! I couldn't be more excited for him!!

I have some news...Paul and I are separated...again. He left yesterday for El Paso and I am remaining here in South Carolina till Christmas. We will join him in December before the Holidays. All I can say is that it is great having the kids not be so young. They are helpful, reasonable, and less needy. It will be challenging as it always is, trying to sell the house, keep it spotless and being a single parent. I truly feel for single parents out there.

We also got the house we made an offer on. It is a total blessing. It was a steal of deal being that it is a total buyers market. There is a little work we are going to do on it but most interesting thing about it is that it is the exact floor plan of our last house in El Paso minus the 3rd car garage, the in-ground pool, the island in the kitchen and a lot of upgrades. Since we got it so cheap, we are going to do a few things to it and make it our own. It should be fun!!

We had a fun Halloween. Paul was home for it this year which was very exciting! He has missed the last 3. We had some friends come over for pizza, cidar and donuts and trick or treating. Of course I was so busy running around, I didn't get any pictures. Their costumes were the same as last year, as agreed upon last year when I bought their costumes and they promised to wear them for 2 years.

Ethan brought in a record amount of candy for our family. He carefully sorted and counted it. He had 315 pieces of candy.

I am sick of candy all ready. I have eaten so much. I told myself that today is the last day I can gorge like I am and then from now on, I can eat 2-3 pieces a day...at the end of the day. I hate feeling nasty like this but I am in Chocolate Heaven!!!!!!!