high tide time for moving day

great new church friends took E to participate in the ward brunch nativity while we were unloading 6 pods.

self leveling compound

r set up his office, laundry, and tv area.  I set up the kitchen.

happenings lately

excited to buy bulk very ripe bananas for very cheap. yay that we are continuing with green smoothies every day.

 insert pic here of Mr. G and his B came to visit new house.

latkes are good fresh. not so great as leftovers.

lovely friends invited us to share Thanksgiving holiday with them.  C made delicious yams.  for real. i ate them first and 2nd and leftovers were totally great.

sweet sister C is so thoughtful. e really enjoyed coloring this decoration.

power washing was so cathartic.  we spent at least 8 hours straight working on the walkways, patio, and driveway.  can't wait to do it again. thank goodness for rain boots.

E's cool pottery plate.

halloween and veterans day

 professionals dug a trench out to the street.

 halloween party 1 of 3 was Friday, at school friend's house. was nice to meet a few parents.

 haloween party 2 or 3 was Saturday at church. 3 of 3 - halloween itself  - was a monday.

 Ms. C was AWESOME to come over to teach me how to trim back the grapes.  whew.  maybe i'll keep them.  they were out of control.  she spent several hours in the rain helping me prune fig trees, apple, and cherry as well. the sun and N. came out at the end.

he's not excited about green smoothies for breakfast, but will learn to love them.

 had a warm afternoon for a walk in Lincoln Park with Ms. A and O.

 E and I enjoyed really good food at Joy Palace.  bok choi delish.

 E's class sang America the Beautiful for his Veterans Day assembly.  :) 

 newest great idea i'm excited about:  buddha bowls of roasted veg.  yum.

 he lost his first tooth and it was a great day for him! 

 he and i observed Veterans day by going to the museum of flight where they had a musical and talking program.  we saw lots of service members and enjoyed the music.  thought of grandma dancing when they played swing.

he says he wants to fly a red helicopter when he grows up.

 ended the health challenge (well, a few more days) with a 5k.  it was nice. i ran the whole way except for a water break, maybe about 40 min. very slow.  i was the last runner in :) but it was great. 

e helped for several hours in the yard today.  enjoyed cutting back this dead rhodi.

hum de dum

Happy 5 year old birthday to M!

the rental. almost 6 months here.

family night at the Y. one of our favorite counselors with the glasses, Ms. S.

 his arm painting and follow up pic the next morning after sleeping on it.

 E loves life! he is super fun.

one weekend after gym, we stopped in at a fall festival, that happened to be one Ms. E was helping to host for her preschool

after 2+ month long closing, we got keys to the new house.

choosing a halloween costume

seriously. check out this smile on a sunny day. life is good.

Mom doing a health challenge. it's been great. not because i have met any personal fitness goals that i set very unrealistically, but because I've learned how poor my habits were.

 learning to ride with no pedals on this bike that is just a little bit too big for him. but he's rocking it!

E's first two pottery creations.

r exposed all the old galvanized plumbing and we updated that as one of the first projects. this is his office.

e loves life.

Ms. C was so nice to come give master gardening tips!

baby shower for Ms. S. lots of fun church friends.  we miss them now that we're in a new ward.

Mr S makes it fun.  this is Q's 3rd bday party. at their new house!