Packing, Packing

I know it has been over a month since the last post, and I do apologize - I have been so remiss. But I am merely writing to tell you I shall be remiss some more. My digital camera is not near my computer so I cannot load any pics I may have taken in the last month to update you.

Anika has 7 teeth now - 4 on top and 3 on the bottom. She was 10 months old today, which is a wonderful age. Last night as i was getting ready for bed (Mike was out), she woke up and cried for me, so I sat on the bed and patted her tummy and she scooted her little body next to my leg and went right back to sleep.

It was a nice little moment. All she needed was to snuggle with her mommy and then she was safe and comfy and cozy and ready to drift off to dreamland again. I of course promptly abandoned her to finish getting ready for bed, but then we cuddled together for a while as she slept and I thought how wonderful it is to be a mom to a little person who is happier just being next to me than anywhere else in the world.

So we are packing up all of our belongings, because the summer of travel has almost begun! First we will move out on June 23rd and spend one night in a hotel (as my last day of work for the summer is not until June 24th). Then we will spend just under 3 weeks at the lakehouse (aka my parent's house in NC). After that it is off to Washington state to show the Phillips side of the family how much Anika has grown and spend some time catching up with all of them. It sounds like Jon will even be there so it will be one big family reunion.

After 1 week there, we move on to LA to visit my brother Dave and his family for a week. This will be our first time staying in their new house, so it will be very exciting. I just hope we will have been able to save some spending money because there are so many things to do in LA (and eat) if you can afford to go out.

Then its back to NC for a few days before we pick up Monty (who will be staying with Nana and Grandpa Locke while we are traveling) and head to our new little house by Willow Lawn.

After that, I train my replacement at VCU for 2 weeks, and then I start my full time stay at home mom daycare service. I'm open to catchy business name ideas so the government can snicker at my taxes "Julie's jubilant daycare" "Babes in Arms Childcare" "Julie's Playhouse" etc.