Floyd's mom had the dream of having a wrap around porch so the grandkids could run around on it if it was raining. She got her wish. Miss Molly wanted to ride her bike yesterday before we left for church. Of course, it was raining. No worries. Floyd told her she needed to stay on the back porch because the rain was blowing onto the front porch.
Molly reluctantly agreed and went outside. Floyd and I got to watch her happily ride around the house to the front porch. See her look of "oh no" about all the rain (it had now started down pouring), and see her quickly ride back around to the back porch. She had the biggest grin on her face and was singing or talking when she returned to the back porch. It was hilarious. One of those moments when you know you should be mad she didn't listen and discipline her but it was so funny. When she came in, all wet, we dried her off and she very willingly took her time out with no complaining. She had to have known she would get a time out for it. Wish I had my camera to record the whole thing. Just priceless.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
random pictures
Molly riding a Welsh Pony. She’s in love!
Took an impromptu trip to the Dallas Zoo. Had a great day exploring our new zoo.
This is Molly’s first time getting her hair washed at a salon. She was awesome. Candace is great with Molly whether washing/cutting her hair or having her hang out while I get my hair cut.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
wow it's been a month
Ok, so maybe I'm not getting better at posting. I'll keep trying. In a nutshell, life is good here. Molly is loving her preschool class. In fact, she has her first crush on a little red head. Oliver is a sweet, quiet little boy. I think this is who she got in trouble for kissing her first day. His mom and I joke that he is oblivious to her. Oliver stays in his own little world most of the time. Besides at school, we see them occasionally at our Friday morning playgroup.
The birthday invitations have started rolling in for Molly. We went to a bounce house for a party last Saturday. This Saturday we are going to a "fairy" birthday party. Molly has so much fun picking out the presents for her friends. She has done a great job with it. I'm proud of her.
As for our church search, it still continues. WOW! I think out of about 8-9 churches, we are considering going back to 1 of them. We still have a few more to try out first. I forgot how hard it is to find the right church that fits all 3 of us.
On my parents way to Florida, they took at detour and came to visit for a week. We all had a great time. Molly was in heaven and so was Nana! We ventured downtown Dallas and drove thru the historic district where JFK was assassinated. Only drove around since we didn't want to explain to Molly yet about the assassination. Plus we were on our way to aquarium at Fair Park. Molly enjoyed feeding the stingrays and looking at all the fish and turtles. I am proud of myself that I got us down there and back and didn't get lost!
I am loving my new car! We have already put over 1200 miles on it in less than a month. Floyd's job is keeping him busy. This week he is working 12+ hour days. At least, he is able to come home for an hour at lunch time to see us. Poor Molly has only been seeing him for an hour or less a day. On top of that she has a cold and doesn't feel good.
Molly got to ride a Welsh pony the other week. She loved it. I see horse riding lessons in her future.
Overall, the more we get settle here, the more I feel confident that this was the right move for our family. Well, Molly has told me it is time to leave. I might just surprise her and take her out for dinner. Talk to ya all later!
The birthday invitations have started rolling in for Molly. We went to a bounce house for a party last Saturday. This Saturday we are going to a "fairy" birthday party. Molly has so much fun picking out the presents for her friends. She has done a great job with it. I'm proud of her.
As for our church search, it still continues. WOW! I think out of about 8-9 churches, we are considering going back to 1 of them. We still have a few more to try out first. I forgot how hard it is to find the right church that fits all 3 of us.
On my parents way to Florida, they took at detour and came to visit for a week. We all had a great time. Molly was in heaven and so was Nana! We ventured downtown Dallas and drove thru the historic district where JFK was assassinated. Only drove around since we didn't want to explain to Molly yet about the assassination. Plus we were on our way to aquarium at Fair Park. Molly enjoyed feeding the stingrays and looking at all the fish and turtles. I am proud of myself that I got us down there and back and didn't get lost!
I am loving my new car! We have already put over 1200 miles on it in less than a month. Floyd's job is keeping him busy. This week he is working 12+ hour days. At least, he is able to come home for an hour at lunch time to see us. Poor Molly has only been seeing him for an hour or less a day. On top of that she has a cold and doesn't feel good.
Molly got to ride a Welsh pony the other week. She loved it. I see horse riding lessons in her future.
Overall, the more we get settle here, the more I feel confident that this was the right move for our family. Well, Molly has told me it is time to leave. I might just surprise her and take her out for dinner. Talk to ya all later!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
what we've been up to!
I have all these thoughts that I want to journal about but never have them when I am sitting at the computer. So here are my recent thoughts:
Thunderstorms are amazing here! I can't believe Molly slept thru them lasts night. She agreed that the thunder sounds like God is playing the drums. How cute!
We have been church hunting. We are 0-4 so far. The first 2 churches were non denominational, very contemporary and big. We liked things from each but just wasn't the right fit. I liked the first one but Floyd said it was too big. He liked the sermon at the second church but we both felt the music was WAY too loud. Thought we are at a concert not church. Church #3 was the Methodist church that Molly goes to preschool at. Beautiful church, great sermon but WAY too formal. This last Sunday, we went to a Presbyterian church. Again, still a little too formal. The service just didn't flow. Everyone has been super friendly and welcoming at all of the churches. Molly has been a trooper trying out the churches. I think her favorite was the "treehouse" church-the first church. They have a treehouse painted on the side of the youth building. They had a class just for 3 year olds with craft and story during the service. The other churches she was in the nursery which she is definitely outgrowing.
I have met some new moms at the library. We have a weekly playdate with one family. Stacey has 2 kids, Jackson (5) and Noa (3). Noa is a quiet, sweet little girl. Stacey and I have seemed to hit it off quickly which has been nice and the kids have welcomed Molly into their playing.
Molly and I went to a new playgroup on Friday and lots of little girls to play with. Looking forward to getting to know the moms more. We are also trying a new MOPS group on Wednesday. Unfortunately, it is in Rockwall which is about 25 mins away. I have a good feeling about the group. Of course, Texans are very friendly which is helpful.
As for the city of Greenville, well it is a very blah town. Greenville has great potential to become a nice city but wow! I am really tempted to start looking into getting involved in revitalizing the city. Just not sure how I can go about it and even if I want to invest the time and energy into a city that we may or may not stay in.
Floyd is enjoying his new job. Definitely different from his old one. For as blah as this town is, they have set in place a great infrastructure for expansion. Floyd is used to being hands on in a substation and here there is a lot of computer time to repair problems. This is a great position to expand his skill set.
We have been enjoying being close to Floyd's family. Molly spent her first night with Mimi and PawPaw last weekend. She wore them out! If they started to dose off while watching a movie, she would go mess with them so they would wake up. She woke up before them too! (which is hard to do!) She had them up at 5:45am! Glad it was them and not me. She fell asleep 10 mins from their house on the way home-she wore herself out too. Floyd and I had a great time test driving cars in Mckinney. Neither of us had been to Mckinney before but both really enjoyed it. Can't wait to go explore some more. Test driving cars was a nice way to see the city. A different approach to seeing a new town-haha.
I think that covers all of my random thoughts I have been having. Oh, the sunsets are amazing here. I know, I know. Seattle has amazing sunsets too. There is something so beautiful about the sun setting over an open pasture. I am really enjoying the open space.
well, that's all for now. Until the next time I feel like rambling.
Thunderstorms are amazing here! I can't believe Molly slept thru them lasts night. She agreed that the thunder sounds like God is playing the drums. How cute!
We have been church hunting. We are 0-4 so far. The first 2 churches were non denominational, very contemporary and big. We liked things from each but just wasn't the right fit. I liked the first one but Floyd said it was too big. He liked the sermon at the second church but we both felt the music was WAY too loud. Thought we are at a concert not church. Church #3 was the Methodist church that Molly goes to preschool at. Beautiful church, great sermon but WAY too formal. This last Sunday, we went to a Presbyterian church. Again, still a little too formal. The service just didn't flow. Everyone has been super friendly and welcoming at all of the churches. Molly has been a trooper trying out the churches. I think her favorite was the "treehouse" church-the first church. They have a treehouse painted on the side of the youth building. They had a class just for 3 year olds with craft and story during the service. The other churches she was in the nursery which she is definitely outgrowing.
I have met some new moms at the library. We have a weekly playdate with one family. Stacey has 2 kids, Jackson (5) and Noa (3). Noa is a quiet, sweet little girl. Stacey and I have seemed to hit it off quickly which has been nice and the kids have welcomed Molly into their playing.
Molly and I went to a new playgroup on Friday and lots of little girls to play with. Looking forward to getting to know the moms more. We are also trying a new MOPS group on Wednesday. Unfortunately, it is in Rockwall which is about 25 mins away. I have a good feeling about the group. Of course, Texans are very friendly which is helpful.
As for the city of Greenville, well it is a very blah town. Greenville has great potential to become a nice city but wow! I am really tempted to start looking into getting involved in revitalizing the city. Just not sure how I can go about it and even if I want to invest the time and energy into a city that we may or may not stay in.
Floyd is enjoying his new job. Definitely different from his old one. For as blah as this town is, they have set in place a great infrastructure for expansion. Floyd is used to being hands on in a substation and here there is a lot of computer time to repair problems. This is a great position to expand his skill set.
We have been enjoying being close to Floyd's family. Molly spent her first night with Mimi and PawPaw last weekend. She wore them out! If they started to dose off while watching a movie, she would go mess with them so they would wake up. She woke up before them too! (which is hard to do!) She had them up at 5:45am! Glad it was them and not me. She fell asleep 10 mins from their house on the way home-she wore herself out too. Floyd and I had a great time test driving cars in Mckinney. Neither of us had been to Mckinney before but both really enjoyed it. Can't wait to go explore some more. Test driving cars was a nice way to see the city. A different approach to seeing a new town-haha.
I think that covers all of my random thoughts I have been having. Oh, the sunsets are amazing here. I know, I know. Seattle has amazing sunsets too. There is something so beautiful about the sun setting over an open pasture. I am really enjoying the open space.
well, that's all for now. Until the next time I feel like rambling.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Wow, it's been awhile
Lots has changed since my last post in April. So much so, I think we need to rename our blog. Any suggestions?
Ok, well, I thought I would have a few minutes to update this blog but I have been requested to play. Can't turn that down.
Ok, well, I thought I would have a few minutes to update this blog but I have been requested to play. Can't turn that down.
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