Scrapbooking Pages & Update

First an update:
We have now been in our house for a little over a week. There are still lots of boxes to go through. We have the kitchen all done and all the other rooms all most all done. We got sick of boxes for awhile and took a break and have enjoyed the nice 60/70 degree weather doing yard work and such.
Zachery was sick during moving day. It made moving hard and it has made unpacking just as hard. He is doing better but still demands lots of attention.
Savannah is still her silly self and has been keeping busy with movies as I try to get things done. I need to schedule a few play dates soon to get her eyes off the screen for awhile.
RJ LOVES his new school and teacher. There are 15 kids in his class and one lives right behind us. We have walked to school with them, which makes things that much more fun.
We enjoyed a small quit Thanksgiving, just the 5 of us. I hope to upload photos soon.
Jared and I have been doing nothing but house work and yard work. Oh the joys of home ownership!! We are hoping to be settled and box free soon.
That about it.

Here are two of my scrap book pages that appeared in yesterday's Scrap Girls newsletter.

This photo was taken in Hawaii as we celebrated our 5th Anniversary in 2007.
Supplies for products used can be found here.

Journaling: The tradition started in 2003 when Jared decided he wanted to make homemade pumpkin pie out of the pumpkin we scraped out of our Halloween jack-o-lanterns. Since then, we save a little pumpkin from our Halloween cravings and use it to make our Thanksgiving Day Pumpkin Pies.
Supply list: here

We have moved

We have LOTS of boxes. Big boxes, small boxes, heavy boxes, light boxes all full of stuff. Wow, we have got a lot of stuff. Useful stuff and not so useful stuff.
Yesterday was moving day and I will be spending the nest few weeks unboxing all that stuff. It is an exciting time. We are amazed at how big and nice our new home is. The kids are enjoying their new rooms and slept very well in them the first night. The unfortunate thing is that Zachery was sick during all this moving. He has got an awful cold. His nose is running, eyes are goopy, he's got a little cough and a low fever. Poor little guy. I sure hope he can kick it soon and get back to feeling better.

Moments like these .... ...

It was really quiet. You know that eerie quiet when you know your kids are up to something. I went to investigate and was pleased to find them sitting together quietly creating their own Mr. Potato Heads. I had to smile and grab my camera. What a rare occasion. I love moments like these when all three kids enjoy play time together.

BTW: I edited the previous post with pictures of the new house.

It's Official

We are home owners again!

View of the front door.

Front yard, a little over grown.

Back yard view.

The back corner of the yard has a fenced in area with a pond and a spot to hang a hammock.

Homesick

I think I am finally getting homesick for Idaho or extended family or something. The move across the country is finally hitting me. Slowly hitting me. I haven't sat down and cried about it, but I can feel the tears beginning to form if I start thinking about it.
I haven't been sad at all since we moved here. I have loved Virginia and we know we are supposed to be here, for whatever reason. But it dawned on me yesterday when I typed our new address to a friend, I suddenly realized I may never step into her home again and she in mine. I suddenly realized how extremely far away we were from old friends and family. (Ok, the tears are coming now, maybe I should stop typing).
And again today the realization came when we were having dinner. We had pot roast and I suddenly had the desire to have a Sunday dinner with my Aunt and her family and it hit me again that that wasn't going to happen any time soon.
Maybe it is the season that is bringing the understanding of our eastern location to heart. The stores are quickly filling with holiday cheer. I always get homesick for family in California this time of year anyway. I usually start plotting our next trip to CA but now I don't know when that could be. Now I just have to hope family will come out here and visit, since the cost is far too great, with 3 kids, to make it out there.
Maybe it is the rain that has brought this depression on. I realized as I rushed into Walmart seeking shelter from the rain and the wind that I will miss the snow. The cold, I won't miss at all. But the snow I will miss. I would much rather have snow then rain.
Whatever brought on the sadness, I hope it will dissolve soon. We close on the house this week. Maybe with packing, unpacking, and settling in, the homesickness for family and old friends will be minimized again. And just hopefully I can make it through the holiday season without it resurfacing. Just Maybe.
We miss you.