What a great weekend it was! We were so excited to be headed to Lewistown for a few days to spend some time with my parents, Libby and Zig and Brooke. It always seems like our visits are frequent through the summer months as there are picnics and parties and outside fun to be had, but once the fall air moves in, we tend to get busy and end up staying at home more. I think it did us all a whole bunch of good to get out of the house and spend some time with this side of our family this weekend.
Our realtor, Kevin, had organized an Open House at our home on Sunday afternoon, so we needed the place to look immaculate for Sunday. Ever tried to do that with two kids? It isn't pretty. So Joshua, Lauren and I headed to Lewistown on Friday afternoon while Jason stayed home to get the place all shined up. Just call him Cinderella. Mom had planned a pot pie dinner, and we were all THRILLED to be a part of that. There is no time that I most feel my Grandma Mary's presence with us than when we're sitting down to pot pie. Mom is amazing....and I'm pretty sure that even though I really love to cook and seem to be getting a little more daring each year, there's no chance I'll ever replicate what my Gram and Mom can do with pot pie. Our bellies were so happy on Friday night.
Jason arrived on Saturday morning and we ended up spending some time with Steph, Stacie and Anna at my Mom and Dad's. The kids had a lot of fun playing together, and I think the girls did too! It certainly didn't hurt that we got to witness JoePa's 400th career win together. We couldn't resist a photo opportunity, but, as you can see below, weren't horribly successful at getting the little ones to share in our excitement. Lauren looks skeptical at best, and Anna.....well, she isn't having it.
On Saturday night, we decided to take a walk on the wild side and put all three of our munchkins in the tub together. Oh my word.
It was funny. There were giggles. There were squirting fishies. There were tears. There were temper tantrums. It was like a normal night with two kids in the tub at our house. But look at Lauren's grin over splashing Brooke in the tub. If she isn't going to be the fish of the family, I'll be shocked.
We went to church with Mom and Dad and then headed back home to play for a bit before it was safe to return to Greenbriar Drive. The fact that there was left over pot pie was in no way a factor in our decision. :o)
The Open House went relatively well with six different families having come through the house, all with positive comments. It remains to be seen whether or not we'll see any offers from them, but my prayer is that the Lord will help to take away the anxiety that I'm feeling about the whole situation and bring this situation to a resolution with an offer on our house. I'm finding it really hard to be excited about the move to the new house when we still have the sale of ours hanging over us. I know that this is all part of the process but I'm really having to work hard to keep my fears and anxieties in check over this one. We'll keep you posted when there's news there. Actually, I don't think a blog post will be necessary because you'll probably hear my shrieks of delight from here without any technological interventions necessary.
Busy week this week, but I'll do my best to post.
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