Time to move, AGAIN!

We have had somewhat of a "rough" winter. We've been pounded with snow several times and lots of wind has caused travel issues. Needless to say, we are all restless and ready to get the heck outta the house!!!! I mean that in a literal AND figurative way :) We found out last week that we were successful in our attempt at getting the short-sale home and we will officially be moving in two weeks!!!!!! I am super excited and ready to decorate. It seems like yesterday we were moving in and getting settled into our current home. It has been a great house for us over the past four years but we are ready to move on up! I will try to post some pictures in the next few weeks of the new place. It's on a great triple culdesac lot and the boys will love the "freedom" they will get outside (right now we're on a corner and I watch them like a hawk :( ). It's very close to our current home (about two miles east) and is in an excellent Blue Valley School District. I am exited for them to grow up the way their dad did. It will be neat to see what they do with all of the opportunities they get.

Jack had his first "parent/teacher" conference last week. I now know how my parent's felt before attending mine. Even though Jack is just a preschooler, I couldn't help but feel nervous and a little uneasy. Does he respect the teacher? Is he good at following directions? Does he give the kids wedgies like he does his little brother? All of these things were crossing my mind in the hour leading up to the meeting with his teacher, Mrs. Shurling. MUCH to my happiness, as it turns out, Jack appears to be an OUTSTANDING little preschooler (sigh of relief :)) Mrs. Shurling couldn't have been happier with him, and although he does have a few "quirks" (he's very impatient and sometimes has a hard time walking in the halls), her over-all "review" of him was wonderful! She said he is a super quick learner and has a great desire to please. Our family and friends have always commented on Jack's excellent "physical" abilities, but to hear it from a preschool teacher with 10 years of experience was kind of neat! She couldn't say enough about how great he is during gym class and how "in touch" he is with his body. She said his physical ability is amazing for his age and she went on about how important it is that we take advantage of it now by having him involved in as many sports as possible. She was also impressed that his friends look to him as a leader and his abilities are a great example for them to follow. Needless to say, anyone who knows JP and I, knows that these special "abilities" did NOT come from me :)

In a nutshell, all is well. We are ready to send this crappy weather back to where it came from. The weather looks pretty great for the next 10 days, lets hope it stays that way for the big move!!