It has been forever since my last blog post.  I'm not sure I will be able to sum it all up before my hands cramp. :)

So much has transpired since March 6th, we've been to Denver twice and Las Vegas once.  Our Au Pair has decided to leave us, and we have listed the house in Walpole. Well isn't that funny, I just summed up our past two months in two sentences. Okay I will elaborate.


On March 25th, we left Boston (both kids mildly sick) and flew to Denver for two weeks.  We split the vacation and flew to Las Vegas to met up with a college roommate and her family.  The actual flight from Boston to Denver was great. Isla is a seasoned flyer and Graeme is earning his wings. No issues to report. However the night before we left I had an emotional breakdown. I was sitting on the bed crying, panicking about the flights and feeling lost without Andrew. At that moment Jenny called.  Normally I wouldn't have picked up the phone, but something told me to answer.  I was so glad I did.  She listened to me cry, and put a plan into action. Instead of renting a car, she would come and pick us up at the Airport. To quote Pam, "Jenny is an angel on earth," I feel so blessed to have her as a friend.

Okay so the flight was fine, the pick up was great, and the kids were still sick. And they were getting worse. We were in Denver for 4 days before leaving for Vegas and the day before we left, I took the kids to the Urgent Care.  Doctor said they were nasty colds, but nothing that wouldn't heal on its own.

Lets fast forward a week and two emergency room visits later, both kiddos had double ear infections. Nightmare.

Vegas was filled with sleepless nights, crying kids and lots of sunshine.  The weather was amazing and I did actually get some color. The company was great, nothing like old friends, who know you better than yourself. :)

That sums up the Vegas/Denver trip.

But something happened on that trip, I felt the urge to move back to Denver. As soon as I landed, I felt like I was home. I felt Andrew's presence more than I do here in Mass and it just felt right. I've spent most of my adult life on Pacific or Mountain time and it just feels like where I need to be.  (Andrew and I had talked about moving back to Denver once he stopped traveling and the kids started grade school.)

This leads us to the house that we just bought in July here in Walpole to be listed on the MLS May 7th.  I called our realtor from Denver and explained that I wanted to be near friends.  My support network is out there and I just felt like I was in warm happy place. This wasn't and isn't an easy decision. Boston is a great place to raise kids, and a great place to live. It would be a whole lot easier if I was living in a small po dunk town with bad schools and a high crime rate.  However, if the house doesn't sell then we wont be moving anywhere.

This choice started a domino effect. Amarilis who has been our au pair for the past year and signed on for another year, decided she didn't want to move to Denver. This was after she agreed to move with us, but what  I did not know, but she was dating a man for the past 5 months. They met on the common in Boston, and fell in love.  He proposed and now she is getting married. We will miss her dearly, she really helped me get through one of the toughest times in my life.

Lets just keep adding things to my plate. Bring it on!

I've interviewed Au Pairs for the past week and no one has really impressed me until tonight!!
Yes we have matched with a new Au Pair from Mexico.  She is adorable and I got that "feeling" that she would be a perfect fit. Fingers crossed!

Okay I'm off to bed just wanted to update everyone.