Moving. Quickly.

You know that I Love Lucy episode with Lucy and Ethel working at the chocolate factory and the chocolates keep coming faster and faster...and Lucy starts cramming them in her mouth? Well, that just about sums up how I feel right now. Next week, our house is all being packed, loaded on the truck, and moved. And I can think of a million things I haven't done yet that need to be done.

With that said, of course I was running late getting Isaac to school this morning. Following is an edited version of what happened. (There were actually about 120 more questions.)


Isaac: Why are we parking here?

That policeman wants to have a little talk with me.

Isaac: What's he wanna talk about?

How Mama was driving a little too fast.

Isaac: Why were you driving a little too fast?

I dunno. I just was.

(Pause while officer gets my info and takes it to his car.)

Isaac: Why did the policeman take that stuff?

He needs to write down my information.

Isaac: Does he need my information, too?

No. Just Mama's.

Isaac: Is he gonna shoot us?

No, of course not.

Isaac: Policemen shoot bad guys.

Well, we're not bad guys. He's just gonna give me a ticket.

Isaac: A ticket to jail?

No. I'm not going to jail. He's just gonna give me a speeding ticket and I'll have to give him money because I was driving too fast.

Isaac: Is he gonna take my money, too?

No. You weren't doing anything wrong.

Isaac: Were you doing something wrong?

Sort of.

Isaac: Is he gonna put you in time-out?

I wish.

Isaac: You like time-out?

No, but it'd be better than a ticket.

Isaac: Can I take your ticket for show & tell?

No, you can't take my ticket to show & tell. Why don't you just eat your pop tart?

Mom and Dad Tew Visit

Scott's parents came for one last Jersey visit. We went to Philadelphia and New York City for what was most likely our last times as "locals'. We had fun, even with poor Ms. Peggy getting sick. She was a trooper, though, and thanks to some antibiotics from a well staffed minute-clinic. she hung in there as well as the rest of us!


We celebrated Ms. Peggy's birthday when they arrived. It was a couple of days late, but it was still much better than a long distance phone call!



The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia




This is a creative attempt to escape the rain while walking around Princeton's campus.



In NYC at Rockefeller Center



I will always laugh when I look at this picture taken during a wild taxi ride in New York!



We took a SHORT break in Central Park after going to the zoo.



Another wild taxi ride that Scott seems to be enjoying a little too much.



And this, of course, is the Statue of Liberty. We splurged and veered from our normal Staten Island ferry trip and instead took a 2 hour harbor tour. I don't know if it was actually the tour or just sitting for two hours that I enjoyed the most, but this was my favorite part of the day!

Tea Time

Dylan's best friend, Ava, celebrated her birthday at Teaberry's Tea House. They all got dressed up to go drink tea out of china with silver serving sets. Very fancy. Very not Dylan's thing.



This is Dylan before leaving. Her expression says it all.




After they got home, they played in the backyard, jumping on the trampoline. Now that's Dylan's thing. Now we have a happy face.

The K.F.K.'s

The K.F.K.'s, aka Katherine, Faith, and Katy, performed their rendition of "Falling Down" at the talent show last night. Really cute! (My unbiased opinion, of course.)

If I can get Scott to help me, I'll post a video later.


Katherine before showtime.



Faith, Katy, and Kat

Dylan's 13th Birthday Party

We've had a weekend of celebrating Dyl's birthday. We started with a sleepover Friday night and then the big pool party on Saturday. Lots of fun, food, and friends! Loud friends. Very energetic friends. Very Dylan-like friends. Yes, we're dog tired, but we're happy our girl had a fun time.

It's hard to believe she's a teenager. It seems like yesterday we were rocking her for hours. And then she started rocking (swinging) herself. And now she's as tall as I am. But she's still sweet. She's still fun. She's still special. She always will be.

Earth Day

Today is a big day for Scott and his team! You can click on this link to see one of Ingersoll Rand's announcements:
http://bit.ly/c5yKbQ

Spring Break

For spring break, we went down to Charlotte. We spent the first few days looking at homes and getting to know the area. The girls got to see the schools they'll be attending next year, and I got to see my Target!

We spent the last 2 days at the Great Wolf Lodge. The kids love the one near us here in the Poconos, and you can't beat an indoor water park when dealing with unpredictable spring weather, so we planned that as the "vacation" part of the trip.

Our room at the lodge had a section for the kids that had bunk beds, and Isaac couldn't get enough of climbing up and down over and over again. I was preparing myself for that trip to the emergency room, but we lucked out. (We actually came closer to taking that trip after Dylan and Scott tricked me into getting on the Howlin' Tornado ride. Think Scream Machine...in the dark...on a raft...and, in my case, going down backwards.)