Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Busy Busy Week







Dress up outfits opened early from Granma Betty

Time is ticking away! Here's what we have in store for the next few weeks.

Dec 15- 19 Last week of school, hosting 2 kid parties here at the house, N's jazz class observation, Natalie is Mary in the school Christmas pagent!, Celebrate Jason's birthday on Thurs, Sign our house closing papers on Fri!!

Dec 19-24 Celebrate Christmas & visit with our families & friends in Sanford

Dec 24-25 Enjoy Christmas in Gville

Dec 26-29 Pack for London and then pack the rest of the house up

Dec 30 Movers come to move our things to a storage unit in Orlando

Dec 30- Jan 8 Hang out in Sanford and stay with family here and there... Oh and watch the Gators win their 3rd Nat'l Championship when they beat Oklahoma.

Jan 9th- Fly to London!

People have asked will I still blog in London- I hope too! Like much of our visit... our tech situation and internet availability are UNKNOWN!

Our days in Gville are numbered. It's sad to think it's really over, but I always viewed this home and town as temporary. We've tried to take advantage of the neat things about Gainesville-
  • Attended UF Gator Volleyball, Gymnastics, Swimming & Diving, Baseball, Football, & Basketball events
  • Tubed down the Ichnatucknee River (still can't pronounce it!)
  • Saw a play at the Hippodrome Theatre
  • Ate at Satchel's
  • Ate at Leonardo's
  • Visited the Butterfly Festival
  • Went to the Fl Nat'l History Museum- lots of times...N & V love the cave!
  • Went to the Harn Museum of Art- kids didn't like
  • Watched a ballet at the Performing Arts Center
  • Listened to the UF Choiral Christmas Concert- kids didn't like
  • Ate dinner and went to free movie night at the Reitz Student Union
  • Painted on the 34th Street Wall
  • Went to the Downtown Art Festivals
  • Felt way too old while dining on Archer Rd establishments!
  • Watched thousands and thousands of bats fly over our heads from the UF bat house
  • Regularly saw protesters, lots of dreadlocks & Hare Krishnas
  • Went to UF Homecoming Parades

Natalieisms-
  • "I know what the President does... he keeps the whole world healthy."
V- "With Daisy Girl Scouts we're going to sing at the 'Old Lady Place.'" Nursing Home- get it... nurses are usually ladies."


Every night L watches us eat dinner from her walker. Every night she watch us drink from the big red plastic cups. She finally got her hands on her own!





N's Masterpiece!
Our House at Night

V & Dad went fishing with Girl Scouts on a chilly morning. And look close... she lost a front tooth!!

Our very fashionable, hip, and chic kitty cat... Cheyanne!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Valla how neet you lost a tooth, many to go ! Do you have a tooth fairy?
Love all the colors for you x-mas cookies.

Have a wonderful Christmas everyone.
The Rannells Family