The Past Month

Hello All~
I know it has been almost a whole month since I last checked in. Things are fine, they just got a little out of hand and I had to take some time to figure out our next step.

Halloween was a blast. Savannah was Ariel, the little mermaid, with sparkly shoes. She had quiet morning doing chores and getting ready for a Halloween party. There were about 30 plus kids from around the area that attended the party that was for the younger ages (up to 6 years old) which was quite nice to see. There were different activities which Savannah won a ton of prizes and a haunted house. There was also a bounce house. She spent a good 35 minutes jumping around. After the afternoon party, Savannah decided she wanted to go to a trick or treat fair at the mall. This was outrageously cute. Kids and adults alike had a blast. The kids more so at 6pm when they got a huge goodie bag. On the way home Savannah trick or treated down the block. The people on the block were in love with Savannah. I don't think I have heard so many "Your daughter should be in films". After it started to rain Savannah wanted to come home, so we did (it was about 7-ish). We ended up watching cartoons with hot cocoa and handing out candy to the kids.

Savannah's birthday was the next big event. She wanted to hang out at home and have pizza for dinner, which was perfectly fine with me. I made her a cake and gave her the gifts I purchased for her. She enjoyed herself, just her and mommy. The next weekend (November 10) was her actual party. We had it at Build-A-Bear, or as I call it get a carcass stuffed. She had 6 friends that came and they all had a great time. Everyone got a "stuffy" and played some games. Then had cupcakes. I miss Chuck E Cheese parties, which is sad to admit. Savannah received some great gifts from her friends which she is truly grateful for.

The rest of the month has been filled with running around trying to get things together and thinking. Apparently the government is taking its sweet time on getting the work visa done, so Savannah is not in kindergarten. She is in a school setting once a week but she needs to get into real school, for mommy's sake. So I have decided that since the Visa is not done we are going to move back to the states. Not California - so no getting your hopes up. We are going to rent a nice little apartment in Bellingham, Washington. Then we are close to the border for if the Visa ever gets done. The move is not only to get Savannah into school but so I can get a job. I have been so bored sitting around waiting that I have started to get unglued at the hinges. So right after Christmas and before the New Year we are going to make our way down to Bellingham. Look for updated address cards.

I know its horrible, and I feel like a lousy parent to move her again but seriously the Visa was suppose to be done and things were suppose to be on their way. I feel right now that I cannot truly live, I just dwell. Savannah argued with me a bit, since she is starting to really love the weather up here (frost the past week... and I mean frost as in 1/2 inch on the windshield). She really enjoys the cold, so I had to let her know that the storms that we see pass over us (sometimes not hitting us) go there. And yes there is frost and occasional snow.

Speaking of the weather. It has been around 32 degrees Fahrenheit and below lately, only getting into the mid 40's during the day. God I love the weather. I will take freezing temperatures over heat any day of the week. Now this house, which I have complained about, is horrible. All I have to say is at least the heater works... kinda. The oven doesn't work (landlord said it was fixed and its not), the heater has two thermostats on it (using one only gets to 70 degrees, using two gets you a sauna house) and the windows like to let some cold air in. So yeah I will be happy to get out of here into an apartment that is well taken care of according to the people in the office. These are new apartments, and they allow cats (which my landlord wont allow).

So that is the update for the past month. Today (since it is 5:30am) we are scheduled to have snow... or at least some sort of slushy rain. I will be posting pictures soon. Maybe later today if I can actually get to sleep at some point.

I miss you all and hope everyone is doing well. I have some wonderful Christmas cards so send me your address so I can send you one of them. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Hugs and Kisses,
Leanne