Mama of 2 P's in a Pod

I am not a very patient person. I try to be. I pretend to be. But really I am not. I have learned to be a bit more flexible in this area as a mom, but am not very good at it. Its something that I continue to work on and work on and work on. So while we are still waiting, I am still not patient. And that is wearing on everyone I believe. I am looking forward to having a non-stressed out family night in our new home. I pray that is soon. In the meantime, here are some pictures some of the highlights we've had these past few months. Hoping to add pictures of a closed on house very soon...again with the patience! The P's and cousin Shelby headed to the Taylor Swift concert in Kansas City! Those binoculars came in handy! The P's ready for the concert....posing of course! A very happy Little P! A few nights later, Kris & I got to get away a bit to KC to watch our Pittsburgh Penquins take on the LA Kings.... The hockey dorks I mean brothers.... The P's ...

There have been a lot of changes in the Dodds' household. One of the biggest, is the house. We moved the first weekend in October, literally just down the road but now live outside of town. It was a whirlwind to get to this point and we are still caught up in the whirl of it all. While this is a good move, the outcome of a dream Kris and I have had for a long time, its a very stressful one and will continue to be until all of the papers are signed and everything is done. Until that point, our lives are in limbo. I keep telling myself that we have come this far, another week or two of waiting is better than not being here at all. There are the dark moments though that creep in when sleep deprivation settles in. But we are vowing to keep positive and try to find our way around the boxes and make it our own. The girls are loving it of course. Their own rooms and they get to ride the bus to school most days. Its nice to hear their ideas on how to decorate or listen to them pretend they...