New Look AGAIN ***UPDATED***

***UPDATE--with all the crazy stuff going on I did forget to mention one visit and it was a lot of fun, so I can't believe I didn't mention it!!!! I am getting old. "Steph" who posts here, lives in the area and she and her three kids came to visit me shortly after all my stuff was delivered. My house wasn't a great place for kids--big danger zone--so we tried the park, but then it rained...LOL! She has been a friend a long time and she even video taped Tristan's birth for us. I was also in attendace to her 2nd childs birth (however, I got the boot when a C-Section was determined necessary). THANKS FOR POSTING AND READING STEPH!***


Hello guys! I am actually not sure if anyone even reads this anymore. My faithful reader doesn't anymore, she just talks to me on the phone. I really had intended to start doing this daily, and once we settle in I really think I will. Why??? I don't know. Maybe to get frustrations out, share joy, share pics, or who knows right???

ANYWAY a TON of stuff has happened since last we "spoke" so this might be a long one...LOL.

First off all we got all our furniture and our vehicle in one week and it was 3 weeks sooner than we thought (re: the furniture). The week went like so: Monday pick up car, Tuesday hold baggage got here and Friday the house hold goods came. While trying to unpack we were dealing with an ant infestation (the house was unoccupied for 2 years). We had a hard time finding a home for everything. The square footage on this house is 1100 feet, more than we had in Germany. However, there is less storage space and less closet space and cupbord (sp?) space. That was several weeks ago, but I still haven't quite found a home for everything. That's okay, cause the movers will be packing it all up sometime in September (beginning part) so I am not gonna sweat it.

The BEST part about our time since I last posted is all the family and friend visits we have had. Unfortunately I was not a great person and did not take many pictures like I usually do. I know I am slacking on the job!

We have had two visits from Brian's Mom and Dad2. The first visit they brought Brian's 69 GTO with them. (side note: he is trying to sell it... you wanna buy it??). We are fortunate to be only about 2 hours from them, so we hope to see them often while we live here.

Also, we JUST got back LAST NIGHT from Cincinnati! We had a great but tiring time there (up late and early to rise everyday). On Friday we went to Kings Island. Saturday they were releasing a brand new roller coaster so everyone else must have been saving their trip for then, cause it was SOOOOO empty on Friday. Lines were at most 15 minutes long! And I had a surreal (sp?) experience with Sam. When I was eight I went on my first ever roller coaster THE BEAST. I rode it with Tristan, Sam, Brian and Michael... it was Sam's first roller coaster and yup she is eight. SO cool I thought. Saturday we visited with great friends from Germany (and I took NO pictures... stupid me...had camera, didn't take any!) at a mall, the first time I have seen the inside of a "real" one in YEARS! We also took a drive through some fabulous neighborhoods (and not so fab) in outter parts of cincy. I also showed my family my elementary school "The New School," yes that is the name; High School (did not go to a middle school) Walnut Hills High; and the home I grew up in. On Sunday we visited with more friends while eating and drinking at the Taste of Cincinnati which I have not been to for 20 years! It was awesome. We saw the Naked Cowboy there. After the Taste we went to my Mother's home and visited with her and her husband. Monday we headed home, but on the way is the FABULOUS Childrens museum in Indianapolis. My Mom, her Husband and My brother went there with us. It was AWESOME. 5 floors of all touching, learning things. After nearly a full day there, I would say we only did about 1/8 of what they had to offer. The kids could play all day in just one section, we had to be mean and push them along. I got shockingly very little pictures!

So, I have more pictures of our time at Universal resort, but they are on Brian's computer and I need help getting them off. SO, I will post those at another time. Skipping those, I did post the pictures of us at the NASA museum, which we did on our last day in Florida. Then there are a few of our time here in Missouri. I did manage to get one picture of Grandmom (Brian's mom) feeding Avery chocolate. The best way to get close to her is to bribe her with food, awful I know...lol. Anyway, then on to pictures from our trip. Check 'em out if you like at:

http://groups.msn.com/PilchFamilyPhotos

I titled a few this time. I usually don't bother, but I decided to bother this time...LOL.

I hope you had a FABULOUS weekend like I did. Please take the time to share if you wish!