The Zoo

It is official... we are members of the MN Zoo and I am so happy. Ever since we planned to move down to the area I have dreamed and waited for the day to happen where we could just run to the zoo. Thanks to Auntie Michelle and my Mother (who helped contribute) we can now enjoy the zoo for just an hour to an all day adventure. Another plus...drive time is 10 minutes give or take.

My Grandfather

The morning I received the call was a Tuesday... I was in the middle of getting my house in order for the day. Anne was here, she just dropped Rory off and needed to kill a few minutes and my phone rang. It was my mom and she told me that Grandpa has died. He just didn't wake up. At first I was relived, I was happy that he didn't have to live out months and years in a nursing home. I was shocked as I wasn't expecting this news to come. My Grandpa had a way of controlling almost everything and even to his last breaths he controlled his exit out of this world and into heaven. The blessing in this is he left us so peacefully... it was almost too perfect. That afternoon after talking with my cousins, I started to gather some images of him that I had. I was able to quickly establish 40+ pictures into a slideshow. I started to cry (hard) because my life would no longer have Eugene Pojanowski in it... he would no longer be in the background of my pictures nor my life. I realized that my whole life until now had a presence of my grandfather... he was usually always around. Grandpas funeral was October 11th, his birthday, he would have been 83. I am really gonna miss your grin, your laugh and just your quiet presence. I am happy you are with Grandma again and I hope you are smiling down on us. Give us peace and remind us that life is to be lived!

How come...

It is weird but when kids are little one tends to write more about them. I realize this as I look at the amount of posts I had when Hadley was 3 and Ellie was in her early months. Now... Hadley 5 and Ellie 3 are well, old, I guess.
So the milestone updates aren't as huge but life and things still exist.

Today... Monday...
It was a school day. Mommy was sore from running in the TC 10 mile. But after finally getting out of bed at 7:59am to help motivate the day forward, Hadley got motivated too. Mondays are always hard. We did our best and we walked to school, the three of us, around 8:52am. Maybe 8:57am... we were a little late! Nonetheless we made it on time. Hadley ate breakfast at school.

The rest of the day Ellie and I cleaned the house. Well I did. We were home all day. We left at 3:30ish (late) to pick up the kids from school. Usually Kerstin is outside of our home but this afternoon it was quiet at her house. I knocked on the door and suddenly Kerstin opened... stating, "is it time?" Yep, she overslept her alarm. Poor thing... every Monday she comes off of 3 days of no sleep. She rocked it and got the 2 kids in the stroller and away we walked! We weren't too late... actually not late at all but just later than usual for us! The kids usually never wait for us. We are always there... probably shouldn't set that standard.

The rest of the night went well! The kids ate supper well... They played with Hunter and Maddie. Around 7pm Hadley took a bath and bedtime was at 8:25pm. The girls both fell right to sleep!

Tomorrow is Tuesday... Rory will be over and Ellie will be happy to have someone to play with while Mommy does the cleaning and cooking!

Life

Today was a very busy day... as it seems everyday is now and again. Regardless... it was fun. We spent the evening at Doug and Rhonda's house for their house warming party in WBL. It was a chilly evening but it wasn't that bad.

Trying to wrap a few weeks into a few sentences is super hard. I know I am blessed with a awesome husband who helps me a ton and 2 little girls who melt my heart. But... it has been rough trying to adjust as a family to a new home, a little girls in kindergarten and a little sister missing her big sister. Even though we have made it through the worst of it so far... at least I hope! Every other day there are tears from Hadley about something regarding clothes, friends, school... something. And, there are tears from Eliie about wanting to do it herself or super tired tears.

Most of the tears break my heart! Some I just want to scream! Good timing as Halloween is coming!

Hadley picked out an angel costume and Ellie is going to be a renaissance princess. I am excited this year as we have great neighbors who are going to throw a party and many other friends on the block that we know.

Last weekend we went to Marshall for Abigail baptism and everything turned out great! It was a beautiful service and the dinner that followed was nice. I sure missed Chad! I just wish he was there. I have this soft spot in my heart for him and I am really not sure why? I feel bad because I haven't sent him a letter in a while. I have one done, just need to get it in the mail box. Really not that hard!

So lots on my mind from my new job to Chad to Hadley's new adjustment. Again I know it will all work out but like most of us... worry is something we do.
Let go and Let God!

Good night!