Good-bye, CN

I still can't believe that my neighbor is gone. I woke up at about 3am in the morning with the worry that...they would be coming back. They haven't sold their house here yet..and I just can't imagine that she will be able to cope with the stress and change very well. On moving day, she sat on the floor in her house having a melt-down because the mover was 3 hours late and things weren't running smoothly. Here, they have in-laws to help...and at his job here, he worked from home. Every day during the summer I saw him out in the middle of the day carrying the baby or taking care of the kids because she needed a *break*...For the last 5-7 years he's worked from home. What if she can't cope when she gets to TX? His new job requires him to actually go to work every day and to TRAVEL.

I really woke up in the middle of the night in a panic that at the lastest...they'll be back here by summer. I guess I'm just still traumatized by it all They did find help for their son down there, so maybe that connection will help them to get plugged in and invested down there. He may be transferring from one hospital program to the next....

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Sunday, Alex turned 8...wow...where did the time go? I can't believe how quickly the kids are growing up...

Here we are at Space Alien's Celebrating. We were partying it up while..CN finished packing up the truck to move out...When we got back...she was gone. (I wonder if CN will end up being such a huge thing in our lives that we'll date things by "was this before or after CN? )




Refusing to crack a smile anymore until she gets braces to fix her front teeth...



Yesterday was Aidan's first day without the stomach bug and so we went to our new super McDonald's play area to celebrate him feeling better (and to give me a chance to get out of the house during the day )





Ahhh...and last but not least...Yes, I did finally put the finishing touches on the Link blanket...ugggh. wrinkly...and I spilled coffee on it this am ...but here's a pic...



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