If any of my Dear Readers know Mr. Evilynmo, then you know that he has a fear of sea monsters. Yes, sea monsters. A definition of a sea monster in this scenario is, anything in the sea. So in order to face his fear and overcome his personal monsters (hehe) Mr. E will be taking Scuba lessons. I am proud of his courage! Also I am thrilled that some time soon he may be willing to go to the beach with Evie and me! I have not been to the beach in years because of Mr. E's sea monster aversion. This scubba lesson could open a whole new chapter in the Mrs. and Mr. Evilynmo history =)
Sea monsters aren't the only things close to the surface these days. As I told you before my emotions have been very close to the surface since Mr. E left. Well today was kind of emotional. I had to do a prenatal visit with my postpartum client and so I left Evie with Grammy so I could give my full attention to my client and her family. Well Mr. E's Jeep is sitting in the driveway while he is gone and it needs to be driven or else it will get car rot. So today, for the first time since Mr. E left I drove his car. Today wasn't the first time his car has been driven while he has been gone but it was the first day for me. Well as you can imagine it was hard for me. I can't relate to you how much the Jeep embodies my Mr. E. He loves his Jeep, not in a lame "I love my car more than anything else" way. That Jeep is him in way. On the outside it is a rugged, tough, rough, "drive over anything" kind of vehicle. But, on the inside, it is squishy at spots, comfy, fun, it's got a kickin sound system, and it is responsive. Driving his Jeep was like spending the afternoon with him. I miss him so much! I cried while I drove his car because although his car is like him, it is not him. I really wish he had been driving and I could've looked over at him and seen his gorgeous smile and his handsome eyes.
So, like sea monsters, my emotions are close to the surface these days. And, like Mr. E, I have to learn to face my emotions that are so close to the surface so that I can enjoy the myriad of other experiences in the sea of life.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Too Much Fun!
Okay Dear Readers this comments contest is too fun!! I would like to extend the competition and give each commenter a prize as described in the original post =)
Enjoy and please keep the comments coming! BTW (by the way) you can leave comments on any post you want, not just the contest post ;)
Enjoy and please keep the comments coming! BTW (by the way) you can leave comments on any post you want, not just the contest post ;)
Haircut and Art
First off I have to say how pleased I am to have gotten 2 people's comments so far, thank you! I really like the interactive aspect of blogging so please keep commenting! =)
In other news, I went to the art museum today to finalize the details of an art activity I am developing for March 17th. The activity is to make an African morocca/musical instrument. I have to have a prototype made up to show them next week. While I was there they offered me more work, whoo hoo! They want me to teach an activity next week to a school group, I of course said yes and thank you. Also they asked me to teach art activities to the sick kids at the local Children's Hospital about 2 times a month, hell yeah! =) I am sooo pleased to be working with kids and art again, I can't even tell you! And I love that I can create my own activities and get paid to do something I truly love, I am so lucky! I thought I would never get to use my degree in a meaningful, non stressful way, but here I am, living the dream!
After leaving the museum I decided to go get my haircut. I hate having my hair touch the back of my neck and I hate having to style my hair so I asked them to give me a dummy proof short haircut. Well dear readers, they did it! I am very pleased with the new 'do.
Finally I have to send a shout out to Heather, Mimi, and Grandpop for being the first 3 winners of the Egg contest, congrats! So that means there are still 2 winning slots left! Some of you are true egg lovers, Mrs. Future Big Bro, so I am expecting to see some comments about eggs from you!
In other news, I went to the art museum today to finalize the details of an art activity I am developing for March 17th. The activity is to make an African morocca/musical instrument. I have to have a prototype made up to show them next week. While I was there they offered me more work, whoo hoo! They want me to teach an activity next week to a school group, I of course said yes and thank you. Also they asked me to teach art activities to the sick kids at the local Children's Hospital about 2 times a month, hell yeah! =) I am sooo pleased to be working with kids and art again, I can't even tell you! And I love that I can create my own activities and get paid to do something I truly love, I am so lucky! I thought I would never get to use my degree in a meaningful, non stressful way, but here I am, living the dream!
After leaving the museum I decided to go get my haircut. I hate having my hair touch the back of my neck and I hate having to style my hair so I asked them to give me a dummy proof short haircut. Well dear readers, they did it! I am very pleased with the new 'do.
Finally I have to send a shout out to Heather, Mimi, and Grandpop for being the first 3 winners of the Egg contest, congrats! So that means there are still 2 winning slots left! Some of you are true egg lovers, Mrs. Future Big Bro, so I am expecting to see some comments about eggs from you!
Monday, February 26, 2007
Contest Time
Okay Dear Readers,
Apparently my pleas for you to leave me comments have fallen on deaf ears. So in order to motivate you to leave me a comment I am going to run a contest with prizes and everything =)
Let me give you some back story to the contest. The G-town Marathon Running Peeps (not to be confused with the L5PS Marathon Running Peeps) like to eat eggs after they do their long runs on the weekend. So this past Saturday Dad and Evie and I went to the Awful Waffle (aka Waffle House) to have eggs. Mom wasn't there cuz she was in Indy visiting her friends. Well Dad and I ordered the same thing but I got my eggs over easy and Dad got his scrambled. This difference in egg preference surprised Dad and he asked me if that was my preferred egg preparation choice. Well dear readers, yes it is true, I prefer over easy eggs with a very liquidy yoke. To Dad's further surprise I didn't even eat the white part of my eggs. Yes, I am a yoke only eater of over easy eggs. So this egg incident got me thinking, how does everyone else I know like their eggs??
Enter the contest concept. The first 5 people to leave me a comment stating their preferred egg preparation method will get a prize. What prize you ask? A handmade by me shrinky dink egg themed charm. Said charm can be put on a necklace, key chain, a long string which hangs from your rear view mirror, anywhere you want. I only ask one thing dear readers, display your egg charms with pride! =)
And here's an example of what your charm could look like!
What came first the Chicken or the Egg?
Apparently my pleas for you to leave me comments have fallen on deaf ears. So in order to motivate you to leave me a comment I am going to run a contest with prizes and everything =)
Let me give you some back story to the contest. The G-town Marathon Running Peeps (not to be confused with the L5PS Marathon Running Peeps) like to eat eggs after they do their long runs on the weekend. So this past Saturday Dad and Evie and I went to the Awful Waffle (aka Waffle House) to have eggs. Mom wasn't there cuz she was in Indy visiting her friends. Well Dad and I ordered the same thing but I got my eggs over easy and Dad got his scrambled. This difference in egg preference surprised Dad and he asked me if that was my preferred egg preparation choice. Well dear readers, yes it is true, I prefer over easy eggs with a very liquidy yoke. To Dad's further surprise I didn't even eat the white part of my eggs. Yes, I am a yoke only eater of over easy eggs. So this egg incident got me thinking, how does everyone else I know like their eggs??
Enter the contest concept. The first 5 people to leave me a comment stating their preferred egg preparation method will get a prize. What prize you ask? A handmade by me shrinky dink egg themed charm. Said charm can be put on a necklace, key chain, a long string which hangs from your rear view mirror, anywhere you want. I only ask one thing dear readers, display your egg charms with pride! =)
And here's an example of what your charm could look like!
What came first the Chicken or the Egg?
Saturday, February 24, 2007
The Mall
Ok readers, maybe you can relate to me on this, aren't we all glad the 80s are over? Really! I went to the mall today to spend a Gymboree gift card from a very kind also well named Jennifer (thanks Jen S.!). I knew that the 80s were coming back, I noticed it about 2 years ago while I was in Indy. Two years ago the thing that was back in fashion was leg warmers, and I loved it! Indy is freaking freezing in winter and if you work in an office and want to wear skirts/dresses ya gotta have leg warmers to keep your legs warm, it is somewhat practical. But now, oh now, the 80's stuff that is back is the very unflattering stuff. The over sized shapeless dresses, the (useless) suspenders with everything, yuck! And it is so sad/funny, seeing these teenagers wearing the 80s stuff.
Equally funny to me is seeing young boys (20 somethings) wearing pink shirts. WTH (what the hell). When I see young boys wearing pink all I can think is that they have serious issues. Now I'm not talking about the men I know who were pink shirts (you know who you are). The men I know that wear pink are cool, why? Because I know them and they can pull it off and they're men, not boys. The young boys I saw today were wearing pink in the hopes that young women (20 somethings) would see and think that they have a sensitive side and that they are secure in their masculinity. Well here's the kicker, the reverse psychology ain't workin. At least not on me. All I see is a stupid boy wearing pink.
In general the vibe I got from about 75% of the people at the mall was one of desperate attempted sexiness. I mean the crap people were wearing to try to entice each other was both ugly and funny. And not just the clothes either, the hair, the perfume, all of it. Oh and not just the girls, no no, the boys were just as bad.
I am reminded again of how lucky I am to have Mr. E in my life! I know I was just as bad as the people I saw at the mall today before I met Mr. E. Don't get me wrong, I want to look good, I want to be "fashionable". But these days I want to look good for myself and for Mr. E, not a bunch of strangers at the mall. So while I walked through the mall today I smiled a lot at the silliness all around and I thanked whatever higher power for having Mr. E in my life.
Here's a pic of Evie in her new Gymboree outfit, thanks Jen S.
Equally funny to me is seeing young boys (20 somethings) wearing pink shirts. WTH (what the hell). When I see young boys wearing pink all I can think is that they have serious issues. Now I'm not talking about the men I know who were pink shirts (you know who you are). The men I know that wear pink are cool, why? Because I know them and they can pull it off and they're men, not boys. The young boys I saw today were wearing pink in the hopes that young women (20 somethings) would see and think that they have a sensitive side and that they are secure in their masculinity. Well here's the kicker, the reverse psychology ain't workin. At least not on me. All I see is a stupid boy wearing pink.
In general the vibe I got from about 75% of the people at the mall was one of desperate attempted sexiness. I mean the crap people were wearing to try to entice each other was both ugly and funny. And not just the clothes either, the hair, the perfume, all of it. Oh and not just the girls, no no, the boys were just as bad.
I am reminded again of how lucky I am to have Mr. E in my life! I know I was just as bad as the people I saw at the mall today before I met Mr. E. Don't get me wrong, I want to look good, I want to be "fashionable". But these days I want to look good for myself and for Mr. E, not a bunch of strangers at the mall. So while I walked through the mall today I smiled a lot at the silliness all around and I thanked whatever higher power for having Mr. E in my life.
Here's a pic of Evie in her new Gymboree outfit, thanks Jen S.
New Diapers and New Phone
So today's post will be a little fluffy (read full of pics and info about silly stuff). I recently got a new cell phone and oh is it adorable! I didn't *need* a new phone but I really wanted a phone with a camera in it so I could capture awesome Evelyn moments no matter where we are =) So, my new phone is pink!! Yes ladies and gents, you heard right, it is PINK! Here is some info about my glorious phone! And here is a pic of Evie and my new phone, see how they match so beautifully!
In diaper news, again, Evelyn is about the heaviest wetter ever at night! I was cloth diapering (CDing) at night for a while but got frustrated with the diapers not containing all her wetness. So after a few sheet changes I decided to give in and use disposable diapers (sposies). Well lately those haven't been holding up either. So the new solution is to try another kind of cloth that many other CDers use. I ordered some uber super cloth diapers and special covers to use with them. Hopefully I have finally found the solution to Ms. Niagara over here!
In other news, I have had Evelyn all to myself for the last 2 days and 2 nights because Mom and Dad have been out of town. Boy oh Boy! I am so thankful to have them around most of the time! I love Evie to pieces but not interacting with other adults and Evelyn not having anyone else to hang with is hard for both of us! I am really glad Dad will be home today!
In case you weren't aware Big Bro and Future Mrs. Big Bro and Mom and Dad are training for a marathon in ATL on March 25th. Yes, yes, I am related to some of the smartest (Dr.Future Mrs. Big Bro), funniest/deepest (Big Bro), wittiest (Dad), and Lovingist (Mom) people in the world! And to top off all their other excellent qualities they are Marathon Runners! Just have to give a shout out to you all for running 26.2 miles, Go Team!
Again, dear readers I implore you to leave me some comments, just hit the link that says comments and leave me some feedback on how you like the blog and what I am writing about. Thanks! And here is some of the fluff I referred to earlier =)
In diaper news, again, Evelyn is about the heaviest wetter ever at night! I was cloth diapering (CDing) at night for a while but got frustrated with the diapers not containing all her wetness. So after a few sheet changes I decided to give in and use disposable diapers (sposies). Well lately those haven't been holding up either. So the new solution is to try another kind of cloth that many other CDers use. I ordered some uber super cloth diapers and special covers to use with them. Hopefully I have finally found the solution to Ms. Niagara over here!
In other news, I have had Evelyn all to myself for the last 2 days and 2 nights because Mom and Dad have been out of town. Boy oh Boy! I am so thankful to have them around most of the time! I love Evie to pieces but not interacting with other adults and Evelyn not having anyone else to hang with is hard for both of us! I am really glad Dad will be home today!
In case you weren't aware Big Bro and Future Mrs. Big Bro and Mom and Dad are training for a marathon in ATL on March 25th. Yes, yes, I am related to some of the smartest (Dr.Future Mrs. Big Bro), funniest/deepest (Big Bro), wittiest (Dad), and Lovingist (Mom) people in the world! And to top off all their other excellent qualities they are Marathon Runners! Just have to give a shout out to you all for running 26.2 miles, Go Team!
Again, dear readers I implore you to leave me some comments, just hit the link that says comments and leave me some feedback on how you like the blog and what I am writing about. Thanks! And here is some of the fluff I referred to earlier =)
Friday, February 23, 2007
Protocol
Hello Dear Readers,
Well my first few posts really sent ripples through the readership =)
Thank you all for reading and being so excited for our news!
Today has been a fun day for Ms. Evie and I. We got up at 8AM and played a bit while I pumped and then we went to feed Grammy and Gramper's dogs and cats. What fun! Evelyn really loves those dogs, and Logo especially loves her. He was so excited about her that he didn't eat right away. If you know Logo then you know that for him to not eat as soon as the food hits the floor is very rare. After feeding the pooches we came home and ate some breakfast and then took a nap (Evelyn that is, there is no rest for this Mommy).
Today my goal was to mail out a care package for Mr. Evilynmo. In said care package were items such as a special patch that Mr. Evilynmo needs for his uniform but can't get in Africa. So Evie and I had to go on base to get said patch. It was really strange to go on base today. I haven't been on base since before Mr. Evilynmo left, it felt really weird. When Mr. E was in Korea we didn't live near any military bases so I never saw people in uniform. It is always weird to be on our base because it is a training base and there are young soldiers everywhere. They are mostly guys and they are all stupid, and stupid in that they can't be respectful enough to not gawk at a Mother and her Child buying a gift for her Husband. So because of thier stupidity I always walk by with my head held high, I never look at any of the soldiers and I never look in thier direction when they whistle, hoot, sing, etc. The reason I share this info with you my dear readership is to enlighten you to a few facts.
Fact 1. I love Mr. E more than any other man alive. And I love Evelyn more than any other girl alive.
Fact 2. Whistling, hooting, singing, etc at me will NEVER get my praises or kindness. Unless you are Mr. E or Evelyn. Also refer to Fact 1.
Fact 3. Any further questions in regard to this subject can be answered by refering to Fact 1.
Back to my story. They only had the patch with velcro, they didn't have it without, well I don't know which kind Mr. E needs and neither does the lady behind the counter. So I bought the velcro and hopefully it is the right one, otherwise I have to go back, ugh, you know I don't want to do that.
With, hopefully the right patch, in hand I headed home to get my care package together. I am not going to tell you what is in the care package because Mr. E reads this blog too. Sorry sweety, you gotta wait 2 weeks to see what fun gifts you are getting. I was able to fit everything into one box and get it addressed before Evelyn demanded a nap. So the box is sitting in the car ready to go to the post office. Hopefully I can make it there today. Here is a pic of Evelyn eating the panda that we sent to Mr. E a week ago.
In diapering news, I am really excvited because I have 8 BumGenius 2.0 AIO (all in one) diapers coming to me next week, yipee! You can see what these diapers are like here.
Pretty Freaking cool, huh! Also I am waiting for some more Baby Legs to get here today or next week. Baby Legs are like baby leg warmers and they are wonderful and they look super cute! They keep Evelyn's legs warm but I can change her diaper without having to take of pants and unbutton her onsie, it is way easier! Here's a pic of Evie in her Baby Legs. They look like tights really.
Also I am waiting for some hair bows to get here, Evelyn has quite a good amount of hair these days and so I wanna put some bows in it. The bows will be great because then people will stop confusing Evie with Mr. E ;)
I beleive that is all I got for today.
P.S. Leave me some love in the comments =)
Well my first few posts really sent ripples through the readership =)
Thank you all for reading and being so excited for our news!
Today has been a fun day for Ms. Evie and I. We got up at 8AM and played a bit while I pumped and then we went to feed Grammy and Gramper's dogs and cats. What fun! Evelyn really loves those dogs, and Logo especially loves her. He was so excited about her that he didn't eat right away. If you know Logo then you know that for him to not eat as soon as the food hits the floor is very rare. After feeding the pooches we came home and ate some breakfast and then took a nap (Evelyn that is, there is no rest for this Mommy).
Today my goal was to mail out a care package for Mr. Evilynmo. In said care package were items such as a special patch that Mr. Evilynmo needs for his uniform but can't get in Africa. So Evie and I had to go on base to get said patch. It was really strange to go on base today. I haven't been on base since before Mr. Evilynmo left, it felt really weird. When Mr. E was in Korea we didn't live near any military bases so I never saw people in uniform. It is always weird to be on our base because it is a training base and there are young soldiers everywhere. They are mostly guys and they are all stupid, and stupid in that they can't be respectful enough to not gawk at a Mother and her Child buying a gift for her Husband. So because of thier stupidity I always walk by with my head held high, I never look at any of the soldiers and I never look in thier direction when they whistle, hoot, sing, etc. The reason I share this info with you my dear readership is to enlighten you to a few facts.
Fact 1. I love Mr. E more than any other man alive. And I love Evelyn more than any other girl alive.
Fact 2. Whistling, hooting, singing, etc at me will NEVER get my praises or kindness. Unless you are Mr. E or Evelyn. Also refer to Fact 1.
Fact 3. Any further questions in regard to this subject can be answered by refering to Fact 1.
Back to my story. They only had the patch with velcro, they didn't have it without, well I don't know which kind Mr. E needs and neither does the lady behind the counter. So I bought the velcro and hopefully it is the right one, otherwise I have to go back, ugh, you know I don't want to do that.
With, hopefully the right patch, in hand I headed home to get my care package together. I am not going to tell you what is in the care package because Mr. E reads this blog too. Sorry sweety, you gotta wait 2 weeks to see what fun gifts you are getting. I was able to fit everything into one box and get it addressed before Evelyn demanded a nap. So the box is sitting in the car ready to go to the post office. Hopefully I can make it there today. Here is a pic of Evelyn eating the panda that we sent to Mr. E a week ago.
In diapering news, I am really excvited because I have 8 BumGenius 2.0 AIO (all in one) diapers coming to me next week, yipee! You can see what these diapers are like here.
Pretty Freaking cool, huh! Also I am waiting for some more Baby Legs to get here today or next week. Baby Legs are like baby leg warmers and they are wonderful and they look super cute! They keep Evelyn's legs warm but I can change her diaper without having to take of pants and unbutton her onsie, it is way easier! Here's a pic of Evie in her Baby Legs. They look like tights really.
Also I am waiting for some hair bows to get here, Evelyn has quite a good amount of hair these days and so I wanna put some bows in it. The bows will be great because then people will stop confusing Evie with Mr. E ;)
I beleive that is all I got for today.
P.S. Leave me some love in the comments =)
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Pics of the Farm
Here are a bunch of pics of the farm and a pic of Evie doing her new trick.
Here's my sweet thumbsucker =)
Here's the guest cottage
Here's the house from the pasture
Here's the house from where we would build our house
Here's the pasture, thats Dad and me and Evie in the distance
Here's the pond
Here's my sweet thumbsucker =)
Here's the guest cottage
Here's the house from the pasture
Here's the house from where we would build our house
Here's the pasture, thats Dad and me and Evie in the distance
Here's the pond
Inspired
Okay dear readers,
After reading my IRL friend's mommy blog I am inspired to post on my blog everyday, even if it is the most mundane subjects. Why? I am glad you asked. What seems mundane to me now will be priceless later, to myself and Mr. Evilynmo and Evelyn I hope. So here goes!
Well to bring you up to speed, Mr. Evilynmo is in Africa, he has been there for a while and will be there a while longer. We miss him so much, I cry every other day it seems like and not necessarily about him directly. My emotions are just very close to the surface all the time because I miss him so much! So I cry when I watch Project Runway on DVD (thank you Netflix!), and when I watch Friends, etc. It is really silly and it makes me laugh even while I cry. Evelyn misses her Daddy too. Whenever we watch video that Mr. Evilynmo recorded before he left she looks around and at me trying to figure out where her Daddy is. She also laughs and smiles and talks and reaches for the computer screen when we watch Daddy videos. It is heartbreaking and sweet all at the same time, and yes I cry at that.
In work news I am doing really well, I have started my postpartum doula business and my first client is due in March. This will be her 7th baby and I am really thrilled to be apart of her life and her family's life during this time. I know it is going to be hard work but I am thrilled to be a witness of this new person's life and integration into his/her family. Hopefully I will be speaking to the local mothers of multiples group soon and that should get me some more business. Also I am doing freelance work for the local art museum. They need someone to develop and teach art activities on weekends and during school tours and I am that person. I am so thrilled to be back in a museum setting and to be working with kids again. As some of you know I worked as a substitute teacher for a few months in preparation to become a teacher. Well after that very unpleasent experience I decided that teaching in a school setting was not for me. I like teaching in a fun creative setting.
In family news life is very very exciting right now! My parents moved down here about 8 months ago to be close to Evie. Thier original plan was to live her for 2 yrs and then buy a farm in North Carolina and retire there. Well they found a farm here about 2 miles from our neighborhood and they are going to buy the farm (haha)! It is an incredible farm and once I figure out how to post pics I will. It has a inground swimming pool with diving board, a pond, a pasture, a guest cottage, and more, it is incredible! So the plan is for Ben to stay in this area as long as possible with his job and then he will change jobs if they insist he move. Hopefully it will all work out. I am just thrilled to know that Evelyn will have her grandparents close to her for the rest of her life. That is something I never had and I always wanted, now she can have that. I know she will reject it all at some point but I think she will really benefit in the long run. So with my parents staying here it looks like my Grandma will be making the move down from Indy too. So then Evie gets Grammy and Gramper AND Gigi! What a lucky lady! The plan is for Mr. Evilynmo and I to buy some of my parent's land and build our house on it. I am so thrilled! Oh, and my bro is marrying the coolest lady in May! Congrats! =)
In Evelyn news, she is 7 months old and just a ball of smiles and joy! She wakes up smiling and pretty much stays that way all the time. She isn't crawling yet but she does vocalize a lot! She is quite large for her age too, 21 lbs and I'm not sure how long. She is so wonderful to have,she really makes the Ben being gone thing so much easier!
That's it for today.
After reading my IRL friend's mommy blog I am inspired to post on my blog everyday, even if it is the most mundane subjects. Why? I am glad you asked. What seems mundane to me now will be priceless later, to myself and Mr. Evilynmo and Evelyn I hope. So here goes!
Well to bring you up to speed, Mr. Evilynmo is in Africa, he has been there for a while and will be there a while longer. We miss him so much, I cry every other day it seems like and not necessarily about him directly. My emotions are just very close to the surface all the time because I miss him so much! So I cry when I watch Project Runway on DVD (thank you Netflix!), and when I watch Friends, etc. It is really silly and it makes me laugh even while I cry. Evelyn misses her Daddy too. Whenever we watch video that Mr. Evilynmo recorded before he left she looks around and at me trying to figure out where her Daddy is. She also laughs and smiles and talks and reaches for the computer screen when we watch Daddy videos. It is heartbreaking and sweet all at the same time, and yes I cry at that.
In work news I am doing really well, I have started my postpartum doula business and my first client is due in March. This will be her 7th baby and I am really thrilled to be apart of her life and her family's life during this time. I know it is going to be hard work but I am thrilled to be a witness of this new person's life and integration into his/her family. Hopefully I will be speaking to the local mothers of multiples group soon and that should get me some more business. Also I am doing freelance work for the local art museum. They need someone to develop and teach art activities on weekends and during school tours and I am that person. I am so thrilled to be back in a museum setting and to be working with kids again. As some of you know I worked as a substitute teacher for a few months in preparation to become a teacher. Well after that very unpleasent experience I decided that teaching in a school setting was not for me. I like teaching in a fun creative setting.
In family news life is very very exciting right now! My parents moved down here about 8 months ago to be close to Evie. Thier original plan was to live her for 2 yrs and then buy a farm in North Carolina and retire there. Well they found a farm here about 2 miles from our neighborhood and they are going to buy the farm (haha)! It is an incredible farm and once I figure out how to post pics I will. It has a inground swimming pool with diving board, a pond, a pasture, a guest cottage, and more, it is incredible! So the plan is for Ben to stay in this area as long as possible with his job and then he will change jobs if they insist he move. Hopefully it will all work out. I am just thrilled to know that Evelyn will have her grandparents close to her for the rest of her life. That is something I never had and I always wanted, now she can have that. I know she will reject it all at some point but I think she will really benefit in the long run. So with my parents staying here it looks like my Grandma will be making the move down from Indy too. So then Evie gets Grammy and Gramper AND Gigi! What a lucky lady! The plan is for Mr. Evilynmo and I to buy some of my parent's land and build our house on it. I am so thrilled! Oh, and my bro is marrying the coolest lady in May! Congrats! =)
In Evelyn news, she is 7 months old and just a ball of smiles and joy! She wakes up smiling and pretty much stays that way all the time. She isn't crawling yet but she does vocalize a lot! She is quite large for her age too, 21 lbs and I'm not sure how long. She is so wonderful to have,she really makes the Ben being gone thing so much easier!
That's it for today.
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