Muffins, Men, and Moving

So, yesterday I made muffins. In the midst of moving and packing and taking care of my men, we had some bananas that were going brown and a few apples sliced in the fridge that no one was eating, so I made muffins. Apple Banana Oatmeal Muffins-they were yummy...I wonder if that's sort of my stress relief. I mean, I didn't need to make them, and quite honestly, I'll end up eating most of them. ha. But it was kinda nice to make them...I just wish the dishes cleaned themselves afterwards.

We are moving this week. I did not realize how hard this is to do with two mobile men under the age of 3...who get into everything, and unpack the toy box every time I put the toys away. It's amazing all the people up here who move so often-minimalism is the key! I have thrown so much stuff away, donated so much stuff, and we have a closet full of things to take to donate to the GC Camp Yardsale Fundraiser-and we still seem to have too much stuff!

But, there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Our apartment is starting to look a little more empty, and our new house is starting to come to life. We've painted our bedroom and the boys' room, and my good friend Liz is painting an awesome mural on the boys' wall. Today, I'm going to take some more stuff over there. My downfall is that I want everything in and settled immediately! I hate the feeling of being unsettled. So, as soon as I get in there with the boxes, I go into a frenzy of finding a spot for it to fit. So, we will have everything moved in by Saturday afternoon, and our new place will be settled and decorated by Saturday evening. That's just the way it is. Ha.

[Not So] Sweet Nothings...

So, I haven't blogged in a while because I feel like there's not a whole lot of interesting ideas or things happening in my life...but then I realized that there's a whole lot going on, and even if it's not interesting, it's my life....so here it is.

I finally was able to take Silas to the Dr because we got insurance back through Mark's job. She got him a prescription cream and a sort of Benadryl liquid medicine, and holy cow-can someone say, "world of a difference." It's like I have a whole new kid! He wakes up cooing, he goes to sleep and stays asleep...he's much more content during the day...it's amazing! Praise God for medicine and Dr's and insurance, and all that!

Also, we're in the process of moving from a small apt to an even smaller house. BUT, it's a HOUSE! No more slamming doors from our not so aware neighbors at 2 AM, or banging on the walls from the little girl that lives next door...No more cabinet doors shutting, or loud music playing up the staircase. No more 3 flights of stairs to navigate with two kids who are often sleeping after being in the car. No more packing everything up just to be able to go outside to play for 1/2 an hour! No more hooking up our washer machine to our kitchen sink, and having to roll it out and back every time I use it! Can you tell I'm a little excited? We have a fenced in backyard with a huge shed out back to store all of our random stuff. And we'll live in a neighborhood again!

So, I'm packing up our house while taking care of my two boys, and let me tell you, it's a slow process. They get into(or try atleast)every box I pack...and there seems to always be stuff everywhere. and more stuff than I know what to do with. But it's getting done. And soon, we'll be in our new place and settled and happy!

My older son, Malachi, is going to be 3 in November. We've tried to start the potting training thing...and he's not having it! I mean, it's not like he just doesn't want to sit on the potty-no, it's a whole traumatic breakdown if we ask him to. I mean like falling on the floor crying. ha. So, no potty for us yet...which means yucky diapers for two boys for God knows how much longer...but, things could be worse, so I'm not complaining! I love my boys and they'll get there when they get there...

I mean, how could you not love those faces?

So, that's my life for right now. and I love it :)