I hate survival mode....in my survival mode the tears WILL NOT stop rolling down my cheeks even if I am not crying! I hope things get better soon. I can't believe you have already been there almost two week....alone!
I hope you are able to make your house your home soon...
7:44 PM
Anonymous said...
Kristi! Do WHATEVER it takes! 50 more hours, 50 more hours. My heart goes out to you! Hang in there!
Kristi, I know that feeling of the walls closing in. The rain will NOT stop here either. Evie was hanging from the door knob here wanting to go out side today. I can't imagine how eager you are to have Jeff rejoin the family. I agree with Amy, WHATEVER it takes. Bribery is fine. Are there any indoor play-places that do not include tokens or cotton candy?
In my opinion you ARE super woman!
If I wasn't having surgery Friday, I would meet you in Gettysburg!
What is your new email address? I wrote down a couple of places within 30 minutes of you that would be fun to check out with kids. Email me if you can, or I can post it here.
Love ya friend!
9:39 PM
Anonymous said...
You have been in my thoughts these last few days for sure. Throw your hands up and do what it takes- bribes or not. We'll count down the hours with you and just know that you are in our hearts!
10:12 PM
Anonymous said...
Hang on! It will get better, I promise. Just do whatever you have to do...no guilt allowed in Survival Mode! Get a hotel if you have to. At least it will be a place of organization & cleanliness to retreat to at night. I'm praying for you!
You are so in all our thoughts. Life is a little crazy and upside down. I am glad that you decided to stop unpacking, and just sit in the moment of helping yourself and your girls into this new transition. And you are still super women, you just took the cape off for a moment. What a wonderful blessing you gave them, by just going, having fun. Many hugs and prayers
I hate it that you don't have a good friend there helping you do kid control, therapy, and unpacking. It would be so much easier to have someone to commiserate with and to lighten the load. I hope being able to vent on your blog helps. At least you know we're all thinking about you and wishing you well.
12:55 AM
Anonymous said...
This crazy east coast rain thing is driving us all batty! We are praying for sunshine. I hear that you might have a little sun in MD today. If so, send a little our way!
I will be down in ten days and have a week full of fun activites planned! I'd love to have you join us! I hope that things are better today. I would send you over to hang out with Katie, but she and Adam are at Lake Tahoe for the week.
I'm right there with you Kristi, I hope you make it through!!! It is so tough being in a new place and trying to unpack and entertain your children! Take a trip to the spa when Jeff gets back, you deserve it!!!
3:12 PM
Anonymous said...
BLess your heart, if I were closer I'd come over and help, how about that, a complete stranger, who'd have thought.
Hold on, paperchain the 50 hours away. You are amazing and you are doing an amazing job, and survival mode is what these times call for.
In 50 hours, take a long hot bubble bath, shut the door and turn down the lights and have some alone time. Good luck and know that many thoughts and prayers are going out to you.
I hated that feeling of moving and having all the boxes piling up and the trash. It's so overwelming I just want to hide. I hate moving! I'm glad you got out and took a break.
8:40 AM
[Image]pure bribery! So, I am getting tired. The walls in the house feel like they are closing in on me. The boxes seem to multiplying. (I have stopped trying to unpack until Jeff moves here) I am getting a little depressed about how small our house feels, it is just so tall and choppy. The girls are constantly crying and pooping. I have had one night since we have moved in where the girls have been asleep while I have been awake, which means no alone time. Annie Kate is totally not herself, at least I hope this is not her, because she is freaking me out. Sassorama!
If you have missed the national weather it is raining every day which means no great pool. I don't want to go to the grocery store to buy food because last week when we went the girls were so horrible! I am just in survival mode at this point. I dented the car trying to park in the garage. I have tried a few other times but can't get the car in, so we are parking on the street, which is so fun to get to the car with two babies in the rain!
I always sign up to be superwoman and then when I get there I realize I can't handle it. What made me think I could do this?
Take away what is inside the walls of this house it is so great here. I am just hoping that once Jeff gets here the inside will match the outside.
So, tonight I took the girls to Chuck E. Cheese and bought the biggest amount of tokens. (we actually left with a ton because they couldn't use them all) I am not a fan of Chuck E. Cheese and after tonight my opinion remains the same. We walked out of there a total mess and Caroline crying covered in cotton candy. They had a wonderful time and Annie Kate kept saying, "I still can't believe you took us to Chuck E. Cheese, THANK YOU!" It was just my bribery to keep the happy and quiet. Jeff should be here in 50 hours... counting the minutes!
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You mail me the rest of your tokens and I will mail you a fun bracelet!! :P
My boys LOVE the rotten Chuck E. Cheese....
7:29 PM
I hate survival mode....in my survival mode the tears WILL NOT stop rolling down my cheeks even if I am not crying! I hope things get better soon. I can't believe you have already been there almost two week....alone!
I hope you are able to make your house your home soon...
7:44 PM
Kristi! Do WHATEVER it takes! 50 more hours, 50 more hours. My heart goes out to you! Hang in there!
9:12 PM
Kristi,
I know that feeling of the walls closing in. The rain will NOT stop here either. Evie was hanging from the door knob here wanting to go out side today. I can't imagine how eager you are to have Jeff rejoin the family. I agree with Amy, WHATEVER it takes. Bribery is fine. Are there any indoor play-places that do not include tokens or cotton candy?
In my opinion you ARE super woman!
If I wasn't having surgery Friday, I would meet you in Gettysburg!
What is your new email address? I wrote down a couple of places within 30 minutes of you that would be fun to check out with kids. Email me if you can, or I can post it here.
Love ya friend!
9:39 PM
You have been in my thoughts these last few days for sure. Throw your hands up and do what it takes- bribes or not. We'll count down the hours with you and just know that you are in our hearts!
10:12 PM
Hang on! It will get better, I promise. Just do whatever you have to do...no guilt allowed in Survival Mode! Get a hotel if you have to. At least it will be a place of organization & cleanliness to retreat to at night. I'm praying for you!
12:03 AM
You are so in all our thoughts. Life is a little crazy and upside down. I am glad that you decided to stop unpacking, and just sit in the moment of helping yourself and your girls into this new transition. And you are still super women, you just took the cape off for a moment. What a wonderful blessing you gave them, by just going, having fun. Many hugs and prayers
12:41 AM
I hate it that you don't have a good friend there helping you do kid control, therapy, and unpacking. It would be so much easier to have someone to commiserate with and to lighten the load. I hope being able to vent on your blog helps. At least you know we're all thinking about you and wishing you well.
12:55 AM
This crazy east coast rain thing is driving us all batty! We are praying for sunshine. I hear that you might have a little sun in MD today. If so, send a little our way!
I will be down in ten days and have a week full of fun activites planned! I'd love to have you join us! I hope that things are better today. I would send you over to hang out with Katie, but she and Adam are at Lake Tahoe for the week.
Hang in there. You are amazing.
8:51 AM
Duct tape Kristi...that is all you need.
1:15 PM
I'm right there with you Kristi, I hope you make it through!!! It is so tough being in a new place and trying to unpack and entertain your children! Take a trip to the spa when Jeff gets back, you deserve it!!!
3:12 PM
BLess your heart, if I were closer I'd come over and help, how about that, a complete stranger, who'd have thought.
Hold on, paperchain the 50 hours away. You are amazing and you are doing an amazing job, and survival mode is what these times call for.
In 50 hours, take a long hot bubble bath, shut the door and turn down the lights and have some alone time. Good luck and know that many thoughts and prayers are going out to you.
8:57 PM
I hated that feeling of moving and having all the boxes piling up and the trash. It's so overwelming I just want to hide. I hate moving! I'm glad you got out and took a break.
8:40 AM