Home Sweet Home (Almost)

So our house-hunting trip on Tuesday was successful, at least so far :oD We found a cute little house in a nice neighborhood, it has great sidewalks for taking the kids for walks and bike rides and there is a great park just down the street. The house is super clean and very well cared for, and David is very excited about the finished basement because he will have a great playroom! (He is also pretty happy about the garage, he loves garages.) Chris won't be getting his riding-lawn mower for some time since the yard is a bit small, but the great park down the road makes up for the lack of lawn. If all goes as planned, we close on May 31 and can start moving in! Chris is excited to finally have an office again, and Lauren will finally have her own room!! David's room is a nice sky-blue color at the moment, and he says he wants to leave it like that for now :oD I am excited about getting to decorate Lauren's room, at the moment it is tan with teddy bears (the old owners had a little boy in that room) so I'm sure a visit to the paint store will be in the works. We'll keep everyone posted as far as moving dates, and we'll send out new contact info soon as well.

I have (finally!!) gotten myself motivated enough to get out the door again and run!! (The warmer weather has helped a little!) I am excited to be going to a meeting for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "Team In Training" program on April 21. The Team In Training (TNT) raises money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and trains participants to run a marathon or 1/2 marathon of their choosing. (They also do triathalons and century bike rides.) I haven't decided on the location of the marathon that I'd like to do with TNT yet, but I am considering Chicago (on October 7) or Columbus (October 21). I'll keep you all posted on my progress, which marathon I choose, and I'll also put up a link so that anyone who wishes to help me out can donate to TNT! (Every participant agrees to raise a certain amount of money, depending on which marathon location they choose. I'll find out how much I need to raise when I go to the meeting.)

Well, the kids are calling (actually, one of them is crying :oD) so I'm off to rescue them from each other! I will put up more pictures this weekend!!

Love and hugs to all,

Megan, Chris, David and Lauren