It’s getting less chaotic as we settle into this new routine. Our refrigerator and microwave sit in our dining room, and leaves about one foot by one foot of counter space. Putting ANYTHING on the dining room table is taboo, so, food is made in “piecemeal” parts. I’m learning to use more shaker bottles for my shakes, store-bought hard boiled eggs and hummus, and of course tons of fruit and veggies. The dishes go in a yellow bucket and get carried off to the shower for a spray and soap-down. Climbing over various boxes and crates is the challenge, especially when holding Tatum.
The kitchen now is completely gutted and ready to be…..Lord only knows!?
One day at a time…my mantra. We have food, shelter and family. The chaos is purely in the mind of the beholder. 🙂
Day TWO!
Happy 11 MONTHS!
Morning Tatum! We started on a walk with Coti and to greet the beautiful sunny morning of about 65 degrees. 
Then, it was time to head to school!
She first had to play a bit and climb on Mommy. 
And of course, give Grandma some love and kisses!
She is almost one year old!!! YEAH TATERS!!!
Tatum, may angels surround your day and you be filled with strength and love. May you know how much you are loved by God who is your TRUE DADDY. His arms will embrace you today and keep you high and lifted up.
May I be filled with wisdom! Raising Tatum successfully requires lots of patience, love and HELP! Often, I just go with it and remember to just love her through the tears, tantrums and trials. Thank you, God, for giving me this beautiful bundle of love. What did I do to deserve this? I will be forever grateful. GR8FL.
Day ONE!
This is going to be our KITCHEN for 3 months…the dining room. We have moved EVERYTHING out of the dumpy old kitchen, and have placed in boxedly into the dining room. The only things we will be using is the refrigerator and the microwave which will be in the dining room. NO STOVE/OVEN; NO SINK> The environmentalists would take us away if they knew how much plastic and paper we were going through. 
Here is the OLD (dumpy) kitchen…soon to be demolished!
Stay tuned!!! Demolition TODAY!
Rearranging!
Tatum decided to rearrange her floor today. She Is carrying the “B” around and deciding where to put it. She carried it all the way over to her Leap Frog. Maybe this is her new “bear?” or “baby?”
Play Date Sunday
OK, now I’m obsessed with shoes for HER! Pink! Perfect for my Tot. The first thing she did when I placed them on her feet was attempt to put them in her mouth. The velcro fascinated her producing a need to taste them. Eradicating this habit is going to take some time apparently. Taste first, then wear.
We are off to our play date now at Desert Horizon Park. Hat and all.
Well, the hat lasted about 10 seconds. She cannot stand anything on her head, so off the hat went. Thankfully, she got to see Will and Alex after a whole two days hiatus. More importantly, I enjoyed meeting the moms!I
t’s funny, every day, I enjoy playing with all the kiddos from Temple Chai, yet I’ve never met the mommies! So, for me, today was especially fun. Plus, I don’t feel so alone in this “what’s that she’s doing?..why is she doing this?…or does yours do this or that!??” Tatum did great for a WHOLE hour investigating the grass flakes and various twigs on the mat. Perfect!
And then…..it was time to go. It is amazing how they have an internal clock of “I’ve had enough of this scene..time to move on!” Moreover, she was hungry and had missed her nap.
Since I was meeting with Kaitlin at 11:30, we had enough time to head to church to hide in the “serenity” room for a feeding, mom to chill, and to hopefully get fed a bit of God’s wisdom. And so it was! We did just that.
It is now 1:00 and we made it home with happy tummies, active feet and unscraped knees, and ready for nappies (hopefully :-))
I love my Grandma!
