Concouring Sidney in a Day

So this morning we headed out to the bank. Yes you actually go in to the bank and talk to a human, they handwrite out a reciept for a deposit!! Next stop is the TrueValue for a key, then the local coffee/book shop (which is adorable, and super cheap!), next to check out the kids consignment shop, then to storytime at the Library, the local craft store to get some stickers then off ot pick up Papa for lunch...
Note to Self: Might not want to do all the days errands in one day :)

I also connected with a DS Mama today!! And a woman from MOPS! Both have similar aged kids and were again super nice. Small town living just might be fun.
I also got a cool new pacifier to try and review in the mail :)

Into the Swing of things

So my routine begins.
We wake up we all drive Papa to work, we head to Walmart (waste almost 2 hours there), quick run home to pee and change Emma, head to the 10am playgroup at the Communty Center, check out the gym and Liam's new preschool, pck up Papa for lunch, lunch, back to drop off Papa, home to nap, TV, play, back top get Papa, Walmart again for wine (YES MAMA NEEDS WINE) dinner then bed... All in a Sidney day.
I met 2 great Mama's who are both Cabela's transplants and have kids around the same age and stay at home.

Current Cty: Sidney NE Pop 6,000

Go West Young Koch's
So Monday morning comes and the kids and I board a plane to Denver. Plane ride goes smoothly and the kids did great. We get our bags and embark on the next chapter in our lives and take the 3 hour drive to Sidney Ne.
So now coming from Boston we are in the car 10-20 minutes max per outing so 3 hours in the car was a LONG time for my kids, the are we there yet and screaming started about 1 minutes in, thankfully there was a Starbucks ;)
The temp housing we are in is ok, the place is 3 bedrooms and fully furnished with all the necessities you'd use in 1 day, i.e. 4 plates 4 spoons 4 towels etc. :) All in all it is fine and it is our place to call home for the next few months or until our place sells.

Liam is in LOVE, there are John Deere's everywhere and the railroad runs through the town.

Florida for our last week of the East Coast..

On the 23 we had a farewell Halloween party wth the neighbors and some close frends. It was sad to see everyone and to know we were leaving. Boston is such a great cty and we all have our rpots here. We went to college here, we met here, we had our first real jobs here, we got engaged here, got our pup here, got married here, bought our first home, had our first and second babies here, and now we are leaving...we loved the place and the memores it gave us but I think our tme in the cty was coming to an end. Raising 2 small children and a dog n the city is just not what we wanted, but seriously did we have to go to NEBRASKA to ge the slower paced quiet life?? Well if you know the Koch's then YES we would be the ones to do that.

We packed up a caravan and Paul and Mochie headed out west to Nebraska with the necessitates and the kids and I headed down South for some fun n the sun and family time.

We visited IKEA :), Busch Gardens a few times, The Glacier Children's Museum a few times, the pool, the local Targets, the Mall and every Starbucks I could find...I had to "Live it Up"!

We hit up Avery's Halloween part at school for our first round of Trick or Treating. Liam was a Monkey and Little Emma was a Spider. The costumes were a little too New Englandy and my poor kids were roasting. On the actual Trick or Treat Day Lam opted for the "Bones PJ's" and was a scary skeleton.

Nebraska or Bust....

So we as a family decided to take the offer in Nebraska.
So from city to country we will travel.
So many things to coordinate, the sale of the home, the purchase of a home, the moving, the packing, the relocating, the Dr.'s, the dentists, the banks, the schools etc etc
A little overwhelming but exciting none the less

Hello, Bugaboo Donkey | Spilling the Beans | Baby Gear, Toys, Strollers, Nursery Furniture

Hello, Bugaboo Donkey | Spilling the Beans | Baby Gear, Toys, Strollers, Nursery Furniture

Sad Sad Morning

So this morning Paul goes to take the dog out and comes back in and says "Michelle come here there is something I need to talk to you about" Oh shit I think what did I do...??!!! Well he tells me that the kids toys and sandbox outside were stolen...WTF!! I go outside and I am pissed, I am almost in tears, how do you tell your just 3 year old that the outside toys are gone.... Well Liam, I'm sorry we let some other kids who needed them more than we do borrow them for a bit. I'm thinking this is the easiest way.


Now my heart is racing I run in grab my flip flops and in my PJ's I head down the street determined to find our stuff in someones backyard, I climb up on our roof to get a better view but still nothing :(

Here's what we lost, and if you are in the area and see someone's kids playing with ALL these not so new looking toys, let me know!!