Yeah, so I can no longer remember the end of the trip or for that matter the last six weeks.  My Facebook status will have to act as a journal.

Nov. 28th - Is awarding Nora comment of the day with her declaration "mommy, I will pee my pants if we don't stop in ten minutes. I promise." Tonite we call OKC home....tomorrow Albequerque.
   (Loki decided to hide under the bed platform at the hotel.  We had to disassemble two beds to get her out!)

Nov. 29th - taught the kids about wind farms, plateaus, orange construction zone signs, stock yards, and mountains today. Trying to keep the preschool learning going on the road. Nora then told me to 'slow down' at the orange diamond and ask if she was going to ''eat that cow'' as we passed the stock yard.
      (Not so impressed with ALQ, or at least the part we saw.  Awesome full moon over the mountains)

Nov. 30th - Gives Trent most embarassing comment of the day. "Mommy!!! A piiiirat! Arrrrrrr!" After he saw a man with an eyepatch. He also wins most demanding child. "Mommy. Wanna chicken nungets! Wanna get out! Wanna gas station!" Yea, that was all one sentence. Got to McD's, "Wanna paygound...ohhhhh man. No paygound!" Love him!

    (oh yeah!  Our credit card isn't working in the middle on NM.  Nevermind, CC frozen due to erroneous charge of $3 in the UK.  Awesome)

- any mommies awake with Croup experience?....Our little man woke up ''barking'' at midnight. (This ended in a trip to urgent care 48 hrs after we arrived in California)

Dec. 1st. - comment of the day to Nora....''mommy California doesn't look so good.'' as we crossed the state line.  Don't really blame her, nothing but barren mountain and valley ahead.

- Is "home" after 2348 miles with 2 kids and the cat. And Rich too.

Dec. 3rd.  - Is confused. This is the sunshine state, right? Because three days of wetness has Nora telling mommy she lied about all the sunshine. In better news, we got all our stuff today! Falling into bed worn out. (ok, not the Sunshine state, but I was promised sunshine!)

Dec. 5th - if anyone was wondering how much your 'stuff' might weigh and the insanity in moving. The truck load was 13,900 lbs! Not including the ridiculous amount of stuff in my in-laws basement or the MANY donations that were made to the Goodwill.

Dec. 6th - has held out for wine, but can not any longer. One kid to urgent care, one cat to urgent care, meet with cable and internet people, meet with workers to reconnect washer dryer and uncrate breakables, grocery shop, mail out sold order off Etsy, find Nora's new preschool, and unpack what feels like the clutter of the world. Just a glimpse into the last 48 hrs.

Dec. 8th - being emotional rock for my children is wearing me out! Love them and so want them to find happiness here. We are making little steps every day trying to find our normal again.

Dec. 11th - ending an awesome day. Nora had a great day at preschool, errands run, laundry done, kids to playground twice, hubby home early, a small nap for me, and wake up to Rich making dinner. Awesome.

Dec 18th - mommy comes down with EPIC stomach virus that sends her anxiety into a tail spin.

Dec. 18th - has no words, what do you say when your 5 year old tells you, ''mommy, I'm going to unload the dishwasher so you can rest. I don't want you to do anything." LOVE her, there are days like these that I don't how we were so blessed.

Dec. 19th - Nora gets stomach virus from mommy

Dec. 20th - is thankful for the kindness of strangers. Trent pointed at a older bearded man and said, ''mommy it's Santa Clause!'' The man completely played along and actually admitted to being a for hire Santa. He was there buy candy canes for a job. He waited for us to leave the store and asked Trent to be good for mommy this year and handed him a candy cane. Thank you sir for showing some love in the world this week.

Dec. 21st - has discovered a problem with the new house. Trent can OPEN the fridge, this results in him eating like a hobbit all day and surprising us with his food choices.

Dec. 24th - is most blessed this year with a loving husband, awesome kids, and my health. Sometimes this little things like being able to piggy back your giggling child to look at Xmas lights is all the joy you need to make the season. Merry Christmas friends, may you find many blessings.

Dec. 27th - had an evening of oddities. Trent tells me he needs to eat lots to make his tummy and legs happy, Nora is scratching her tummy with a megablock, and we just had a discussion on whether or not sitting on the subwoofer is an appropriate time out spot.

Dec. 30th - sitting in a house full of family, soups simmering, Trent playing cars with Poppie, Mimi reading a book and Nora crafting....ahh, this is the part of the holidays I love.

Jan 31st - mommy's head is going to explode, or at least the right side of my face!  Worst. Sinus. Infection. EVER!  (This marks the 3rd New Years Eve in a row of illness)

Jan - 4th - has a little boy with 10 stitches in his hand. He tried to help sister make a lemonade stand on the driveway. In his own words, ''I get the coins, I fall down, mash a piggy bank, get a big owie on my hand.''

- has found that the phrase 'Stop doing 'X' or you might get a BIG owie' has taken on a new meaning for after Trent's stitches. My little daredevil might believe me now and slow down!

Jan 7th - Trent gets the stomach bug

Jan -8th - Daddy gets the stomach bug.
               (If you notice the girls and boys got sick at the same time.  Showing the solidarity in illness!)

Jan 9th - is in agreement with Rich, the barfing has got to stop. We have had more projectile liquid incidents since moving to California than in the 11 yrs we lived in Georgia. 

Jan 10th - is having a great day. Errands with Trent, went to Mission Hospital to donate toys, Nora had a great day at school, mail store, chores, hanging pictures, and now coloring with the kiddos. My favorite part, giving toys to the pediatric ER that treated Trent's hand last week. Their treasure box overfloweth.

That should just about summerize it up till now.