The House

We finally set it up and our realtor Marty is going to put the house on MLS Wednesday. It's still a little hard to believe we're selling Our House. But I tell you what, it's never looked so good - well except for the piles of things waiting to be packed. But the new carpet & paint in the living room, the trim painted white, new kitchen counters, updates to the baths downstairs and my room is tidied up. Wow - it's a nice house when you pay it some attention!

More to come.

Little Rock Star

Jacqueline held her own with her older cousins on Sunday when they taught her how to play Guitar Hero. I'm so not cool enough to even know about this game but when I walked in, there she was playing Freebird! OK, she's 5 - how does she know how to "play guitar" like a rock star?

8 months old

Big old blue eyes is already 8 months old! Bailey is crawling and standing at every opportunity. He makes us laugh when he gets stuck standing - he's not so sure how to get back down. I've caught him acting like a hockey goalie on more than one occasion.

Bittersweet News

We are going to be relocating to Connecticut. A mere minutes away from my sister & her family.

Kevin accepted a job in the Hartford area. He begins his new job venture on February 12th. We're taking it step by step as that's our only real option and are moving up the week of February 5th (details pending). Kevin will be working for Jones Lang LaSalle in Hartford. Fortune listed the company at #66 of the Top 100 Companies to work for.

I've been slow to make this news public knowledge. I hate telling my ATL friends and family that we are leaving but on the other hand my NY/PA/CT/MA connections are thrilled at the news. It's definitely bittersweet. And right now it's a bit overwhelming. Packing things, cleaning house, interviewing agents, and all the money talk is such a stress. Yuck. I keep telling myself that it's all going to work out. Big hassle will hopefully equate to big payoff on the other side when we are having a regular old dinner with my sister, brother in law and baby niece. When the grandparents can join us for the kids birthdays the actual move will be a distant memory. Our friends in Georgia will remain close to our hearts.

We'll be renting a house to get a feel for the area over the next few months while our house in Marietta is on the market. Our new address will be 37 August Road, Simsbury, CT 06070. Phone #s will follow. I can be emailed at jenn5163@gmail.com.

Year end wrap up

So I did a miserable job taking any photos on our trip up to CT and PA. We got to see Oma & Grand Dad, Tina & Aidan in PA and in CT we saw Kama, Ryan and Miss Claire as well as Grandma& Grandpa. It was a whirlwind as our trips often are.

We drove - yes, 1000 miles each way. It's either brave or stupid, the jury is still out. But we survived and the kids were really great considering the amount of travel we subjected them to in so little time. Having her own DVD player for the ride home made Jacqueline's trip a little better. And Bailey took a few good long naps letting us make some decent time despite the fog & rain coming home.

So we think we're ready for 2007 to get underway. Maybe we can get a full night's sleep. Ha!