moving day

well, we had to say goodbye to the beach. and the "rustic" house where we had the privilege of staying for a month.

and we said goodbye to our fun neighbors and new beach friends. they were sad to see us go... they cried and gave us all kinds of candy.

well, not so much crying, but lots of candy. it was halloween after all.

and shouldn't every child have the opportunity to trick or treat on the beach?

the next morning was moving day. it was the longest day of my life.

quite literally. because it was daylight savings time. and who actually came up with this crazy idea, i'd like to know? because where i come from (arizona) we don't participate in all this time changing silliness. we set our clocks and we stick with it. it certainly makes sense to me.

i did experience the actual changing of the time once before in my life. i was at school in massachusetts. it was far less significant back then. it was back before sleep schedules, little kids, naps, family meals... which are kinda out of sorts for a few days while we get adjusted. nope, back in the day, my biggest concern was whether or not i might actually go to class. most of the time, time was pretty much irrelevant.

also, i find it mildly depressing to be eating dinner at 5:30 and its dark outside.

however, i find it convenient that my kids are convinced its later than it actually is and they get pj's on at like 6:15.

so here we are, getting settled. i rather like our cute little house. "little" being relative, of course. its half the size of the one we came from (translation: where are we going to put all this stuff???) and yet larger than the dwelling places of the majority of the world. (translation: we are very blessed.) i try to refer to the second perspective when i open yet another box of kitchen-ware or toys or miscellaneous-who-knows-whats.

i know you are simply dying to see what it looks like. i am too. if i could just do something about all these boxes blocking my view.

so allow me to share with you through the eyes of a 5 year-old the best things about this house: "the beautiful pink rooms, the wonderful backyard and the fun toilet." yes, right here, in this very house we have what is referred to as a "public toilet." the flusher is a button on top. and if i need to bribe my kids to do something, i tell them they can flush the toilet in my bathroom. works every time.

oh, the simple things in life.