Changes N Fun Stuff

Learning to Dance?!
Yes, it’s the Miley Cyrus Hoedown Throwdown how-to video the kids watch while learning the Hoedown Throwdown!

Pop it, lock it, polka dot it
Country fivin', hip hop hip
Put your arms in the sky, move side to side
Jump to the left, stick it, glide

Saturday Market with Rachelle
and Connie.

Jo LOVES to paint her face and look beautiful. She found a face painter at the market and had to have it. She was full of smiles after this.
Oh, and the walkabout with Rachelle and Connie was fun too.

MOVING!
The kids helped us pack.
Plastic, a safe thing to pack and when the instructions are “Find a lid for every container first” kept them busy for quite some time.
(Oma and I liked this)

Break!
Packing can only last so long before little peeps start to go crazy so we took the kids bowling for a couple hours.

The kids skills and strength have grown to where they don’t use the bumpers quite as often and now they are smart enough that they actually try to bounce the ball off the bumpers to pick up their spares. (Jo was the top bowler this day)

Moving Day
Not as many photos taken while working so hard. The kids did an awesome job moving boxes and non-stop work till the job was done. We are very proud of them!
They both rode in the moving truck which they thought neat!

We want to THANK all our friends who helped us move. If not for you I would be rolling around in a wheel chair right now. For reals Peeps! We had many of you come and move box after box and other stuff (trying not to say our crap) into our storage unit. Oh, our storage unit. Storage! Oh, yeah. We have no home yet. So most of our “stuff” is stacked in storage. Stacked? Yes, yes…Stacked VERY high indeed! (note to self, if there is still room to hold a dance inside a storage unit after you have moved all your stuff in that’s an ok thing. A storage unit piled wall to wall and floor to ceiling is not a good thing. There will be no pulling out our rubber boots for the rainy season. Winter jackets? I have no clue where you’re hiding and if I did I couldn’t get to you.) We are not looking for sympathy, we are doing well and will be just fine. It makes me wonder and laugh mostly.

Empty Home
Last D Street Family Porch Photo

Homeless – noun, persons who lack permanent housing.

(Ha Ha, this was the card we sent out to those who helped us move)

Squatter – noun, a person who settles on land or occupies property without title, right, or payment of rent.
We found a really nice place to squat.

Lil’s House
Ok, Tracy and Martha opened up their home to us, and when we say opened up their home we really mean it. We came with “stuff” (not storage stuff) but stuff nonetheless and they have welcomed us with open arms and many rooms to put our stuff.

Not only did they offer their home but as you saw a hot tub, lots of wild life because they live on a hill and the sights and lights of Eugene. And then there is Lil the dog. Lil gives lots of loves and cuddles. She also loves to play and is so strong that she pulls Cole around. Tracy and Martha say that Lil is happy to have two new puppies to play with.
(that would be Cole puppy and Jo puppy)

The kids have named our new home Lil’s House. So if you hear them say that you will know what they are talking about.


Martha pulled their Halloween stuff out for the kids to decorate the house. It didn’t take long to decorate but it never does when you have kids.
The front window really shows that Kids are living in Lil’s House.








The kids tried on some of their costumes that were also packed in with their Halloween decorations. Good times.

We stopped by to visit Dale and Francis this evening and got a full report on what has been going on at our old home including painting inside with all new colors, a large new fridge to name a few. We won’t miss much detail as time goes on. It was good to see Dale and Francis and we already have dinner plans with them in another week.

Life long friends/family/neighbors.