Thursday, June 2, 2011
Isla counting
Isla usually does a great job of counting but in this video, she gets very distracted as you will see and I have to redirect. Of course, she won't perform on demand but what can you expect from a 21 month year old? This was the best I could get!
After waiting all year, Isla finally learned to say my name!
Isla first called me "Mine" when I asked her what my name was. From there, she called me "shockee," "Shee, Shee" and finally "Shannon." It's too cute and I love to hear her call my name!
So long, farewell!
I have one week left in Illinois and although I'm ecstatic about moving back to South Carolina, I'm dreading living apart fron my husband for the next 4 1/2 months. We have had lots of adventures while here in Chicago and this move brought Josh and I closer together. We were forced to depend on one another and to stand on our own two feet as a family. I've missed my family and friends more than you can imagine and I can't wait to be close to them all again. But I will miss my husband more. So, I'm going to need lots of embroidery orders over the summer as well as beach buddies and visitors in Charleston!
Part of ms wishes I was staying here B/c I'm leaving a piece of my heart. I've become more than attached to a charismatic little girl named Isla. She has stolen my heart and I'm afraid I'll feel a little empty inside after the move. I've watched Isla grow from an infant learning to walk to a toddler who now runs all over the place. The sweetest word I've ever heard come out if her mouth is my name...."Shannon." I've taught her to count to 10 and recognize the letters in the alphabet and she's learning to "read" her books all by herself. She has forever touched my heart but I know that I won't even be a memory to her. This is why leaving here is somewhat bittersweet.
We had all of our possessions picked up in the POD last Friday. Josh's boss let us borrow his blow up mattress so we've been living the simple life over the past week. Josh says it looks like a crack house b/c we have paper plates, cups and silverware, an air mattress and our clothes. We have no tv, no microwave, and no pots or pans. Luckily we still have Internet and have been able to watch old tv episodes on Hulu. If it weren't for that, I don't know what we would have done. Life has definitely been interesting over the past week and As much as I dislike our bed, I never thought I'd be so happy to have it back again. The blow up mattress is getting OLD and I'm so looking forward to sleeping on my bed again!
See y'all (I use this word as much as possible up here just to point out that I'm not from around here) in SC. This Carolina girl is going home and will hopefully be experiencing life near the beach from now on istead of life in the burbs! :o)
Part of ms wishes I was staying here B/c I'm leaving a piece of my heart. I've become more than attached to a charismatic little girl named Isla. She has stolen my heart and I'm afraid I'll feel a little empty inside after the move. I've watched Isla grow from an infant learning to walk to a toddler who now runs all over the place. The sweetest word I've ever heard come out if her mouth is my name...."Shannon." I've taught her to count to 10 and recognize the letters in the alphabet and she's learning to "read" her books all by herself. She has forever touched my heart but I know that I won't even be a memory to her. This is why leaving here is somewhat bittersweet.
We had all of our possessions picked up in the POD last Friday. Josh's boss let us borrow his blow up mattress so we've been living the simple life over the past week. Josh says it looks like a crack house b/c we have paper plates, cups and silverware, an air mattress and our clothes. We have no tv, no microwave, and no pots or pans. Luckily we still have Internet and have been able to watch old tv episodes on Hulu. If it weren't for that, I don't know what we would have done. Life has definitely been interesting over the past week and As much as I dislike our bed, I never thought I'd be so happy to have it back again. The blow up mattress is getting OLD and I'm so looking forward to sleeping on my bed again!
See y'all (I use this word as much as possible up here just to point out that I'm not from around here) in SC. This Carolina girl is going home and will hopefully be experiencing life near the beach from now on istead of life in the burbs! :o)
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