APPARENTLY ....

...when you are getting ready to MOVE and you've changed your address in CERTAIN places ... but not OTHERS ... typepad doesn't like that and thinks that someone has HACKED into your account.  So they FREEZE your account and won't let you post for a moment... or a few days.  Huh ... who knew?

So - I have rectified the problem - have updated my records  (which will need to be RE-UPDATED in 2 days).  But alas, all is well.

This post is actually for my neice, Stefanie - who APPARENTLY (notice the word theme???) looks at my blog daily and is ANGRY when I don't post as often as I should.  Although she didn't THREATEN me, per se, I could SEE it in her belgium bound eyes.....So I told her I would rectify THAT problem as well and create a family blog named:  www.thisisalothoterthanutah.blogspot.com.  Don't you think??  Oh - and don't go trying to click on it - because I haven't created it yet.  :)

We pick up the BIIIIIIIIG GIANT UHAUL/BUDGET/RYDER (not sure which one Nate got) tomorrow morning.  We will then spend the remaining part of Tuesday trying to assemble the truck into something that is ever-so-brilliantly-organized-but-wont-be-because-it-will-make-us-more-angry.  Really this "moving" thing has turned into something MUCH more expensive and time consumming than one would actually think.  huh. 

Everyone is stressed out - everyone has had the flu (several times), including me w/ a cough that induced a slight pee everytime a cough was executed.  Ignore that boys who follow blog.  But MOMS ... you KNOW what I'm talking about!!!  It's as bad, if not WORSE than a trampoline.  You can say NO to a trampoline.  But a cough?  Nooooo - it just COMES ON!  Even Oscar the dog has anxiety over his new hair cut that makes him look like a cowardly lion (ohhh bless him!) and now sports a BLADDER infection.  yaaaaaaaaaaaaa.  It will be NICE to get there and BE there and not worry.

BUT  - there is also that part that makes me weep in the night thinking of leaving this life behind.  So I get up off the chair that is making me feel melancholy and I pretend to do work around the house.  WHEW - this house is spotless!  :) 

Tonight we had a GLORIOUS party at my sister's house (Lisa - the one below... LOVE HER!) Hamburgers, hotdogs, candy, DIET COKE (thaaaaaaank you!!!!) water (shooooooot ... that's what I SHOULD have!), lots and LOTS of candy (wood style, of course), sparklers, trampoline fun w/ dodge ball, football playing (ohh I TOTALLY played that... no), and GET THIS ... ROASTING marshmellows in her new fire pit in her driveway!  Ohh it was SO much fun.  Sadly, though, it was wash hair day.  So I will HAVE to smell like fire pit hair while we pack tomorrow.  Because you KNOW I can not waste brand new hair color on another wash so soon. :)  Ohhh you KNOW you know!

ANYWAY ... here are some QUICK snapshots.  And when I say SNAPSHOTS - I mean that in the realest of the real sense.  Other photographers will put "quick snappies" and you look at them and want to SLIT YOUR WRISTS because even their SNAP SHOTS out-do your finest work.  yaaaa - NO need to worry about that on these. ;)

 

You can completely see how this boy of mine feels right now.  A bit anxious - a bit excited ... but overwhelmed by what is ahead of him. I hope he feels strength as a family, too.

 

And THIS little muffin of the world... I LOVE this shot.  Completely underexposed ... I had it set for sparklers and she ran in the way - perfect little face - so you get to see it!  I'm sure she was just about to chuck that ice at some unsuspecting soul.

 

 

And THIS is why we don't have a current family picture... the oldest 2 no where to be found, baby maby SCREAMING at the top of her lungs holding onto a naked barbie doll, nate trying to be calm while she screams and me thinking that ALL will be WELL in 2 hours when she goes to bed ... :) :) :)  But realy I know that I'll have to wait SEVERAL years to get my OWN family picture. :)

 

Alright ... I've coughed myself into a hissy fit w/ close encounters of vomit because of it. :)  We're off to PHOENIX in 36 hours.  Everyone pray I don't beat the children senseless in the car.  Ooo - I mean .. everyone pray we arrive safe and SOUND.

Love you, Utah.

Comments

[christine]

I'm loving Mabels scream face...and Ava's hair in the earlier picture.

Good luck on the move. :)

[Joanna]

oh Kara I am so happy and so sad for you all at the same time. My heart aches for you when you have to say those good-byes!

I love you!

p.s I haven't been on a trampoline in 12 years!:)

[Stefanie]

Thank you so much for this post....it made my work day so much better! Good luck on the move! I am going to miss you guys so so much!! And soon the crazy drive to AZ will be over and all will be well..and i will come visit you in the beautiful hot sun....and we can stalk you know who (her name is the same as mine)!! Love you guys!

[jordan]

oh kaysville will miss you! I am excited for your cute family's grand new adventure. I am excited to hear about all the journey to come as your start your new life in Arizona.

[elizabeth]

Good Luck on your new journey.. be safe.. and feel better soon.

[Sherry]

Be safe. Arizona is lucky. xoxo

[Lilian]

I. Will. Miss. You.
I love you.
No more words.

[Lisa]

I can't seem to swallow. Plus there's no spit left TO swallow, as all the moisture in my body has been used to facilitate weeping. May you be blessed and kept until we meet again.

[kimbrali]

oooooh my goodness. im emailing you now :)

[kelli france]

I love you! Good luck on your journey!

[Brandy]

This sucks. Did I say that already?

[Madelyn Edwards]

I can't believe it. I thought this would never happen. But it did. I miss you so much. I love you.

[Lilian]

APPARENTLY.... it's time to update!!