It's not over till it's over

Well my husband signed yesterday to say he'll move to NY with his company. It's likely to be a year from now so still plenty of time for a miracle!
There is a family in our neighborhood who are moving next month to California and my girls play with their daughter so at least they are getting used to the idea that people do move away to different places.
Just imagine though being at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade instead of just watching it on TV, seeing the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve for real...

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Hi!

Sorry it's been so long since I posted! Enjoying these lovely Autumn/Fall days. The mornings are a little chilly but the days soon warm up here. The leaves are changing color and are - thankfully - still on the trees, so looking really pretty.
Not long till I'm spending hours raking the leaves while 2 little ones jump in the piles and throw them back all over the garden! Last year I'd just spent days raking the leaves when 2 of the neighborhood kids stopped by and offered to rake them (for a small fee of course!). Must remember to ask them to help this year as we have a lot of trees!
My girls are getting ever more helpful round the house as their independence grows. But my little one made me laugh the other day when I asked her to do something and she said"I don't want to do that, I want to do something important!"
I went along to their preschool last week to help with the reading session - yes! they are only 3 and 4yr but they are already reading!! It was so fun and reminded me of when I first arrived in America and volunteered at a local Head Start preschool. Preschool is such a lovely age - they are so willing to learn and to please - don't think I could teach middle or high school!!
I want them to have a good general knowledge base too. My husband regularly goes to a trivia quiz with friends and on Saturday night the wives went with them! We did 2 teams - husbands versus wives and sadly - they won -but only by one point. However, the questions are especially hard for us being British as we know nothing about American trivia -"which college basketball team has the most ...blah de blah" How should I know!!?? Luckily, the table next to us weren't doing the quiz and somehow knew lots of the answers!! Cheating? Not us! Well ok then but don't tell our husbands!!

Discovery Days

Took both my girls to a little craft class on Friday for the first time in a while and it was a trip down memory lane!

We first went when my oldest was little and she loved it. Then I remember how hard it was to bend over and help with the crafts when I was pregnant or when I had my youngest strapped to me in the little carrier.

Last year I took my youngest on her own while her sister was at school and so it was really nice to take them both this time. They don't need as much help to make the crafts now and they love to do painting at the little easel.

Best part? I don't have to clear up!!

welcome back

Hi! sorry it's been a while since I posted - just life getting in the way!

Fabulous road trip to South Dakota. Saw Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorials.

Back to reality and the deadline for committing to the NY move is looming. I don't see it as an 'all or nothing' thing though. We could sign to go then perhaps my husband could go for a few months and 'test the water' before we sell up and sever ties here completely, or we could rent our house here and rent there. Still all up in the air.

We're just spoiled here with our gas central heating, central air conditioning, 20 minute commute to work, large house and yard with amazing view etc etc. Whereas what we're looking at moving to is much, much smaller. Much older, with oil or electric heating (expensive!!) and much more expensive property tax.

It's not that we haven't embraced change before, we just want to SETTLE now and stop moving....sigh

Labor Day!

As it's Labor Day this w/e and my husband gets Monday off we're going to take our first USA road trip!!

Mt Rushmore here we come!

Unfortunately my husband thinks that the world and his wife will also be there this w/e (as we had trouble getting accommodation that wasn't booked up!) but once I get an idea in my head I can be like a dog with a bone! Besides, Storybook Island which will be fun for the girls closes after Labor Day - so we're going this w/e!

I can't believe all the amazing places I've been since we moved here- places I only ever heard about and never for a second thought I'd visit - like the Golden Gate Bridge (I walked over and back while 7 months pregnant!!), Seattle's Space Needle, LA and the Hollywood Walk of Fame (bought an Oscar for "Best Kids" - I know tacky but I LOVE it!) and recently NYC!!

This will be our first road trip though!

As I don't watch much TV I sadly missed all but the last episode of what looked like a great show "The Great American Road Trip" - I would have loved to see all the places they went. I know that when the girls are a little older we definitely have to do an RV road trip one summer - that looks like great fun! (But first on the girls lists of vacations spots is Disney World!!)

So here's hoping we have a fantastic w/e in South Dakota!!

New Pink Papaya Catalogue!

Pink Papaya has launched it's new catalogue today and it's full of amazing new products!!

The company is growing fast as more and more people are being introduced to these wonderful spa products!

There's a new scent "Papaya Princess", new products such as a body mist and body firming cream (a perfect compliment to our cellulite scrub!) but the biggest change is to our Color cosmetics range there are 4 new prep. products: lash thickener; lip primer; shadow magnet & retexturizing creme plus loads of new fall colors!

There is a new website and my address has changed slightly from 'parties' to 'party' so come see me at http://www.pinkpapayaparty.com/lturton and treat yourself to some affordable luxury - you know you deserve it!!