It's been a while...

I know.  It has been a while.  Things just haven't seemed worth writing about for quite some time.

At this moment it time there isn't anything monumental to announce, but I hope to have an announcement soon.  Squeal!!!  I wish I could tell you all now, but am afraid of jinxing things.

So, stay tuned for more information to come!!

Getting' My Crafty On

A while back some unknowing sole was throwing away 4 solid core doors from a 1920's house that they were remodeling.  The poor doors looked so lonely sitting on the curb waiting for the garbage man to come haul them away.  Was that anyway to end their nobel lives?  No!  I couldn't have it.

So, I secured the dog Artie, our Rat Terrier, to the emergency brake so he couldn't escape while I lugged the new treasures into the back of my Prius.

Of course they didn't fit!  Why would they?  I hadn't planned for this to happen, we don't own a truck, and that is just how my luck goes.

After finding some safety ties that actually came with the car, in the glove box, I was good to go!  Very slowly.  Artie, the dog, still strapped in so he wouldn't jump out the back and into traffic.

Once home I used what energy I had left to unload my new projects!  (Those things are heavier than they look.)

After much scrapping, sanding. planning and painting,  here are a couple of the projects.

Company's 'a Comin'

Lots going on with the Zumbiels these days. Sam is pretty much back into the swing of swim team practice and trying not to think about school starting backup. However, one of our new neighbors will be Sams vice principle at Middle School in the fall. We have already discussed with her the fact that Sam wont be able to get away with anything!

Sydney survived her stay in the hospital for her 24 hour fasting test, although it seems just barely. It was very tough on her and she got very nauseous and by the end was tired of being poked and blood sugar tests being done at all hours of the night and day. Test results wont be back until next week, so we should have more information then.

We are excited about company coming. This gives me the push I need to finish digging things out of boxes and putting them where they belong. But mostly, we are looking forward to seeing loved ones that we don't see nearly often enough. Michelle, Jeff, Rachel and Alex will be our first round of guests. They will be arriving next week, and plan to stay about a week. Then in mid August Mom and Elizabeth are planning a visit as well. After that in September Scotts Dad and Step Mom will be coming to see the new house. And last, but not least, Scotts Mom and Step Dad will be coming for a couple of days in October.

It's going to be fun having everyone come visit. Especially now that we have plenty of room for company. We are looking forward to good times, sharing new experiences and seeing exciting things. But most of all seeing the ones we love.

Family Gatherings

I'm slow. Rachel had her blog on the Heagerty Family Reunion up before the reunion was even over. Michelle had hers up yesterday. Both had taken the time and thought into actually taking pictures.

Sonya was joking that when our kids and grandkids and future generations look at the pictures from the reunion that they would be saying "Thats so-and-so. They're dead now." Well, I didn't even bring a camera so I have nothing for future generations to look at. I'm scatter brained that way. It's not that I don't want to take pictures and have treasured memories, it's just that I get caught up in the moment and forget. Too busy visiting to snap pictures.

I guess that over the years I have gotten use to Scott being our family photographer. Since Scott didn't know very many of the Heagerty's before we got there, so I can understand his not thinking of taking pictures either.

So, I have a post with no pictures to attach to help paint the picture of good times, good food and good fellowship.

Rick and Dave recognized me when they arrived. Good thing too because I hadn't seen either one of them since I was a little girl. I couldn't have picked they out of a crowd if asked too. Their sister Sonya, on the other hand, I had seen 13 years ago at my Grandmothers funeral. Sonya is the spitting image of her mother, Aunt Wanda. She has the same infectious laugh and sweet smile. It took me back and I could almost taste and smell Aunt Wanda's blueberry pie.

The weekend was much too short. The late nights and early mornings didn't catch up with me until the 14 hour drive home, and the next day, and the next day.

The family probably wont make these family gatherings a yearly thing. We just aren't that organized. But figuring the good time everyone had, I doubt it will be the last.

And, I'm curious, did Rick and Dave every agree on wether that was their old house or not?

Oh The Drama

After 3 days of fretting and crying and carrying on, Sydney finally relented last night and let me pull her loose tooth.

Tuesday as we were brushing her teeth we discovered the loose tooth. At first she was very proud and showing it off to the hygienist at the dentist office. (We already had our appointments scheduled) And she had to call daddy at work and share the great news with him.

As the day wore on she began to get concerned about what would happen if... What if it falls out while I'm eating? What if it falls out while I'm sleeping.

By Wed. she had pretty much forgotten about it and the day was pretty normal.

Then Thursday as the day got longer, the looser the tooth got and the more upset Sydney became. It had wiggled into a strange spot and had become very painful. This set off a couple of hours of screaming and crying and fit throwing. I'm sure it was just from the pain, but after so long it was beginning to get annoying. The mother side of me wanted to console her and make her feel better. The frustrated human side of me just wanted to yank that thing out and stop all the madness. (I know, a bad mother moment) But, at last we convinced her that pulling it would not be nearly as painful as the pain of just having it in there in that weird position. She relented and out it came and the crying stopped immediately.

Oh the fun parenting moments.

Vacation?

Whew! It's been a while since last I posted. Summer has been a whirlwind of activity.

Scott's Mom Susan and Stepdad Jim came for a 2 week visit. And for those of you who have been around Scott while he is on vacation, you know that he never stops, every moment of every day has to be filled with some sort of sight seeing or learning experience or he sees it as a waste of vacation time. So, needless to say, it was go, go, go.

First we went to Gulf Shores, AL for a few days to "relax" at the beach. Scott's idea of relaxing at the beach is much different than mine. Give me a cold beverage, a book and a deck chair and I am a happy camper. I will admit he was better this time than he normally is.

At some point we went to Warm Springs, GA (was that actually the first thing we did?...can't remember, I've slept since then.) to see the FDR's "Little White House". This was his vacation home where he would go to seek treatment in the springs for effects of the polio he suffered from. This is also where he died.

Oh, in Gulf Shores (or Columbus, sorry I'm skipping all around) we went to a Civil War Naval Museum that was pretty cool. They had an old iron clad on display. Well, it is actually what was left of the iron clad after the North got a hold of it, burned it, set it adrift on the Chattahoocee where it eventually burned to the water line and sank.

Grandma Charlie came down for a weekend to check out the new house and see Susan and Jim whom she hadn't seen since before Sydney was born. We went to Chattanooga, TN and went through the caves and saw Ruby Falls. We went to Rock City on Lookout Mountain, and Scott, the kids, Susan and Jim did the incline railway while Mom and I stayed on level ground and did some shopping and ate a funnel cake.

Now that Grandparents are gone, the kids don't know quite what to do with themselves. They have lost their captive audience. Although next week Sydney will be going to Vacation Bible School with her friend Loralia and Sam is going back to swim practice as well as helping me with some of the moving.

Yes, we will be moving! The closing on the house is set for Monday afternoon. We are sooo excited we can hardly wait.

Summer's Coming!

We are nearing the end of the school year.  Tomorrow is the last day of school and the kids are excited.  There is so much to do this summer and fall will come too quickly for them I'm sure. The house should be done in a couple of week and hopefully we will be able to move in around the middle of June.  We have Grandma Susie and Grandpa Jim coming next week for a visit and Grandma Charlie is going to sneak down during their visit as well.

For the 4th of July we plan to go to Missouri for the Heagerty family reunion.  (Sarah's side of the family).  We will see Grandma Charlie again, as will as Alex, Rachel, Michelle and Jeff. Maybe we can talk Aunt Michelle into borrowing her kids for a while this summer.  That is if they aren't too busy with baseball.

Between those two events we hope to move into the new house.  We are getting so excited. But, Sam is probably the most excited out of all of us.  He is getting weary of having to share a bedroom with his sister.  I can't say that I blame him.  I had to share a bedroom with a sister until I was a Junior in High School.  I feel his pain.