The Nelson Family: Where we are now...

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Where we are now...

Before I post about anything else, I wanted to write about where we are now and what has led us here. Here is a quick recap...

-Greg got home on the 20th of September.

-We looked for houses from the 21st-26th and were blessed to find "the one."

-We put an offer on the house, after some back and forth, everything was agreed on, and we were under contract.

-On the 27th, Greg and I flew to Costa Rica. We stayed there until the 3rd. It was a great vacation, but I was so ready to be back in the states. It is a whole new world over there.

-We flew back to Wyoming to get the kids on the 3rd. We stayed with my family, saw a few of my siblings, packed up saw some great friends, and then flew out on the 6th back to the DC area.

-I spent the whole first day back here depressed about being away from my family. I hate the distance between us.

-We enjoyed Conference, which was really so lovely.

-We found temporary housing on a local Air Force base, and have been there since. Greg works during the day, and I stay here with the kids. Its a challenge right now, but we seem to get through each day.

-We close on our house next week, and I can't wait! I am ready for some stability!

So right now, we are in limbo, but we are together, and really that is all that really matters :)

2 comments:

steph said...: What a whirlwind of a month! Glad you were able to find a place and hope you get into your home soon! If you guys want to hang out sometime this week, we'd love to see you! How far are you guys from us? Message me on facebook..; October 16, 2012 at 6:55 AM
Dawn said...: Congrats on the house! Being together is what really matters. I'm sure you know that better than most!; November 5, 2012 at 10:33 AM

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Kids do and say the darndest things...

I don't want to forget all the cute things that my children have said or will say, so check back often to see what the Nelson family has to say!

March 26, 2013

Kayden: Do I still have my eyeballs or are they still at Grandma and Grandpa's house?

Me: I never knew they were there...

January 8, 2011

I was tired this afternoon, and I needed to nurse Kayden. I felt too tired to go pick up Kayden from where he was, so jokingly I asked Deagan if he would go change Kayden's diaper, nurse him, and then put him down for a nap.

He took it seriously, and said, "I have little boobies mommy! But do I have milk?"

Me: "No you don't have milk. I was just kidding."

Deagan: "But do I have water in my boobies?"

Needless to say, he did not follow through with what I said:)

January 6, 2009

*We went to Olive Garden for dinner tonight, and after the waitress brought us our breadsticks my son yelled after her, "Thank you lady!"

*My oldest loves to bring toys with him to bed. Tonight he had a couple of toy dinosaurs that he got for Christmas. The rule we have of bringing toys in bed is that the toys can't play, they have to sleep too. Tonight, he was having a hard time just letting his toys sleep, so I kept asking him to stop playing with the dinosaurs so he could go to sleep. He was getting really frustrated at me because of this and towards the end he started saying, "I am very mad at you!" It was so hard for me not to laugh at that.

January 4, 2009

He has done this for a while now, but whenever we are in the car he will ask, "Where are we going?" in a annoyed kind of voice. Later on he will ask really sadly, "Where did my house go?"

October 29, 2009

My oldest woke up really early this morning, and was whiny and impossible to please. At this point, I am dreading the day ahead and it is only 7 a.m. My oldest was sitting on his play table coloring and playing with his paint box (that was empty). He dropped the paint box, and began whining for me to pick it up. The conversation went something like this:

D: "Pick it up Mommy!"

Me: "It is right by you, you pick it up."

**Pause from Deagan**

D: "Michelle! Pick it up!"

I couldn't help but smile when he called me Michelle. Maybe this day will be better then I am expecting.

September 6, 2009

I think that wanting your privacy while going potty is a natural instinct that we are all born with and that develops over time. D is beginning to show signs that this privacy is a very important time when going to the bathroom. This afternoon I was making dinner and came in to the living room to check on him. As I walked into the room, he held out his hand and yelled, "No Mom! Go back!" I can always tell when he is done by him allowing me to stay in the same room with him.

August 30, 2009

D wants me to always watch what he is doing regardless of what it is. His new favorite thing to say is, "WATCH MOM!" over and over.

July 11, 2009

I was taking a bath, and locked D in the bathroom with me while I did so so I could keep an eye on him. During this process, D was very interested in his old nursing buddies (if you get my drift) and kept saying "Yummy!" "Yummy?" I asked him. "What did it taste like?" "HOT DOGS!" He replied!

July 8, 2009

D is a big help around the house. He puts things away when I ask him to, sometimes. He helps me fold the laundry, by that I mean he lays in the laundry. He is just a great help. One of his new things is to throw away his diapers after I am done changing him. After a diaper change this afternoon, he proceeded to pick up the diaper and head to the trash. His normal trash that he uses was out of reach, so I told him to go into the bathroom right off of the kitchen and to put the diaper in the trash right next to the toilet. I think all he heard from that was, "Put it in the....toilet." because that is where he put it. Like I said, very helpful! :)