Getting ready for the move

As you can see by the photos we are getting ready to slow down and enjoy life more. We plan on doing more swinging, more laying in the hammock together and enjoying life to its fullest. Time to move out of the city and live a wholesome country life together. We are planning to move in August and hope to see all of you before we leave. We will miss all of you but you can always come up for visits. Dig the garden boots - I love them.

How to have fun on a Saturday afternoon

This may sound silly but this is so fun. I love riding around on the small tractor/mower. The land is a bit uneven so you bounce around and up and down. You can change the speed to really fast or really slow. You can also go in reverse. I don't mind volunteering to cut the grass when I can do it on this mower.

Been Away

Well as you can see I have been away for awhile. So much news to share. First of all I want to say Happy Birthday to my dear sweet Kalila. She is two years old today and as cute as can be. Here are pictures of our new and improved driveway. We had it regraded and crushed stone put on it and it has packed down hard just like concrete. The stone is called Kalechi and I am sure I probably spelled that wrong but you get the drift. We are moving to Austin by the end of the summer. So excited about that and can hardly wait. We decided to rent a place up in the woods to decide if that is really what we want. We found a place 2 streets down from Cactus Ridge and we are going to lease it for a year. After about 6 months we can decide if we want to build on the land or just buy another house in Austin and keep the land as our get away. That way if we do decide to build we will be close enough to supervise the contractors and make sure things are being done right. Lots to do. We listed our house last Thursday and we will see what the market brings. Send all qualified buyers our way.

Tag your it

Instructions:
Remove 1 question from below and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post.

1. What do you really really want right now?
To move to Austin and get the heck out of Houston.

2. If you can turn into anything, what do you wish you can turn into? A successful inventor.

3. How are you feeling now? Sore throat and I want to go home.

4. Where is the place that you want to go most?
A return trip to Gatlingurg Tennessee, visit Italy, Switzerland and Ireland.

5. If you have one dream to come true, what would it be? Living closer to my grandchildren and being able to have them over on week-ends.

6. Do you want more children? My days are over for that. I'll take all the grandchildren they want to send my way though.

7. What matters more - money or love? Love hands down.

8. What cheers you up for the rest of the day? Spending time with my family and a good belly laugh. I love to laugh - it just feels good.

9. If you meet someone you love, would you confess to him/her? Absolutely

10. List out three good things of the person who tagged you.
a) She loves her children immensely.
b) She is very adventurous.
c) She has wicked sense of humor.

11. What are the requirements that you wish of your other half?
Romantic, outgoing and friendly, ability to survive my weirdness, likes to explore and travel, loves hugs.

12. What type of person do you hate the most?
People who talk out of both sides of their mouths or lazy people. There is a difference between being lazy and just chilling.

13. What would you do if you won a million dollars? Quit work, move to Austin, buy a small home in England and spend half of the year in one place and half in the other.

14. What would you wanna be remembered for after you're dead? That I was a fun Nana and a good wife.

15. If you have a chance, which part of your character would you like to change? My addictions.

16. What would you most want to achieve right now? Getting a job in Austin.

17. What do you think is the most important thing in your life? My Family.

18. If there's one thing in your life you wanted to do but yet unable to, what would it be? Travel more.

19. What do you see yourself as in the next 10 years? Out of Houston, maybe a hot air balloon pilot :)

20. If you were an animal, what would you be? A pampered cat

OK Chris, Delynda, Renee, Debby, Deb, Christy, Gary, Lesa - tag your it.

Texas Chainsaw Tree Massacre

Never mess with a man when he has a chainsaw in his hands. Don't make hand motions as his hands will follow his eyes and then whack there goes another limb. Don't hand him a nice cold drink because as he reaches for it zip there goes another branch. Don't walk up behind him because eekkkk you could lose an ear. The offer still stands - anyone wanting to stack up on firewood is welcome to come an haul off all they can handle from the driveway.

Seriously missing the kids

We arrived home safely after a really long journey. We are so missing everyone though. The kids were so much fun and we really got to play grandparents big time. The trip to the Lake District was fantastic. So pretty and we even had snow on Easter which I adore. The easter bunny even visited us. I sure wish we lived closer - this 2 times a year thing just plain sucks. Of course, the kids would be spoiled rotten. The last night there we were laying in Tosha's bed and the kids were snuggled up next to me and we were watching Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and I was in heaven. Nothing beats their cuddles. Now I will just go and have a cry.

Yippee Yippee Yah Yah

We are off tomorrow to see Tosha, Nik, Digi and Kalila - can't wait - we are all so excited. We arrive there on Saturday and then on Sunday we all leave to go to the Lake District for some serious fun and games. Can't wait to see the kiddos. Digi said today on the phone today - don't forget the chewing gum Nana and also bring some sweeties. Little does he know they are all packed and waiting for the plane. See you all soon.