No, not the fabulous 80's tv show, just our little family's daily mantra as we continue to try to adjust to our big overseas move. Every day we get through is one day closer to being settled in here in Italy, right? I hope so, but right now I still miss home : (
Anyway, we've moved into our house and are awaiting the arrival of our household goods (i.e., all our stuff) so we're living in a semi-empty house with some military loaner furniture (picture your old college dorm room stuff, mmmm, comfy). Our little princess is doing relatively well, considering we've uprooted her entire existence in Texas and dragged her across the ocean to a strange and bizarre place where none of her stuff or friends are (or maybe I'm just talking about me). She also tried to test the odds, adding to her stressload by cutting TWO MORE MOLARS, yay! Oh, yea, and then she got a BOIL. Yes, that's right, I said a boil. What in the hell? Who gets boils? Isn't that some weird medeival skin disease that only lepers get? Our poor little baby, I couldn't believe it, but she actually got a boil, and you can only guess where, so diaper changes became a truly fun screaming performance for a few days. On the plus side, she thought it was terribly fun to have 3 or 4 baths a day since there was no way she'd sit still for "apply a warm compress for 20-30 minutes several times a day", yea, um, hello, can you say toddler sitting still for 20-30 minutes without laughing, 'cause I can't : )
So, boils and teething and all, I'd say we're still doing pretty well with our move and all, wouldn't you? Got our computer delivered but won't have a phone or internet access for another 3 weeks or so, so our little house still feels a little like jail being so disconnected from the outside world. Looking forward to a month from now when we can really start setting up "house" and return to our old routine of watching tv, gabbing on the phone and checking email!
Love and hugs to all our US friends and family, hope to be able to post pictures soon...
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A boil? Poor Ella! Poor Mommy! I would be miserable right along with her. More molars too! I was remembering you telling me how uncomfortable she was as the molars came through. I felt inside Garrett's mouth this evening and...whoa! Now I know what has turned his world upside down this past week. Poor little babies!
I hope things continue to get better. I would be going nuts without the "normal" things that make the days go by faster.
We miss you bunches here. Can't wait to see pics of Ella. Take care!
Oh, sweety! I cannot believe how much people can endure just to get past the crappy times in life.
But what can you do? Just keep plodding along.
I can really relate to your moving woes. The suckiness of it all will be well worth it soon. But you knew that, still doesn't make it any better RIGHT now. arg, right?
Wish I could come over there with the kids and just hang out with you for a month. Wouldn't that be nice!?!
Here's all our love ans support! ((hugs)) ((more hugs))
Sweetie, Sweetie, Sweetie -- NO ONE is supposed to cut molars and pruduce boils at the same time -- it sounds like an evil Puritan punishment! I do hope that she (uh . . .her 'affected area') is abating as her teeth are erupting! Hang in there, Honey! We are haviing code "Red" days here (yes, that is plural) -- and everywhere around! Weathermen/women are advising residents to go out and see a movie!! I miss you too, and being able to pick up the phone anytime I want to in order to talk with you and listen to Ella sing! Take care -- things are guaranteed to change, lovmom
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