We've been very busy and so I've neglected to set aside time to post on the blog. We all feeled settled in emotionally at our new home. Unfortunately it's that "cluttered at-home" feeling which might be why it's feeling like home. I have to tell myself to take a deep breath and dig my heels in. With a lot of hard work, this home can get to an orderly, decorated state which we lived in while the last house was on the market. It doesn't have to be perfect like I kept that one but I would love to one day buy a nice dining room table and have a room to put it in. My parents helped me unload the last of the items we had stored in the storage unit. Almost all of it was deposited in our dining room to join the many other boxes sitting there until they are unpacked and contents find real homes. Pictures are soon to come as I think we've gotten a lot done in the four weeks we've been here.
In other news... Braewyn is daytime potty-trained!! After several weeks (ahem, months!) of giving it half-hearted attempts, a week ago she walked into the bonus room wearing a t-shirt and panties and I said, "We're going with panties from now on." I almost reversed back to diapers after she wet her pants standing on the front porch as we were leaving for Bible study last Thursday (a week ago). Matthew encouraged me to keep her in panties and stick with it. Thankfully we did and she had been doing great... when I remember to escort her to the bathroom every few hours. I think we had a great milestone today as we attended our church's Harvest Fest with her in panties and no accidents in her Pooh Bear suit! On the way driving there, she said, "Need to go pee pee." We asked her to stay dry and she did all the way there, walking across the street, around the building, getting a few pieces of candy, signing in at the registration table and then heading to the bathroom!! Yeah, Braewyn!! I think the key was buying super cute Disney princess panties which she loves.
Philip is doing so well with his school work. Yes, it still takes a lot of work to get him motivated to start (especially after a few tv shows; I know, those mornings I'm shooting myself in the foot!) and not play with toys which are still floating around the disorganized bonus room floor. I'm so excited to look for an old book case at Goodwill and buy canvas totes to store all the toys. He has not only gotten super at writing his letters but is now asking me how to spell words which he then writes. And his drawings! I need to take pictures of his drawings to post as any piece of paper he gets his hands on, he'll cover the back with adorable pics of trees, animals and even his own rendition of The Fantastic Four which are his newest favorite super heroes.
We did have a great Halloween with attending Harvest Fest as I mentioned (games, rides, chili cheese fries!!), resting at home for a few hours, and then Trick-or-Treating on our street. We met about half of our neighbors. I was so excited! They all seem very nice. There's even a family with three kids who are homeschooling too. We hope to go to the park together sometime. After finishing collecting candy, we left our light on to provide some for other trick-or-treaters. I smiled every time the doorbell would ring and Philip would cry out, "We have customers!" So precious.
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