We have been back in AZ for a month now and it feels good to be home. Logan's job is going well, we love our new home, and ward. My heart aches for St. Louis at times; I miss all the green and flowers and rain. It is more in my thoughts lately with the tornado tragedy in Joplin, MO which we drove through on Interstate 44 on our way home.
The girls also seem happy to be back although Alyssa has no memory of what we left and Kate very vague memories of our West Valley home. Kara is in heaven being back with cousins although she continues to talk about her preschool friends in St. Louis. We have had many adventures around the neighborhood. We even rescued a family of ducks and were able to corral them back to the lake. Now that is finally warming up we have been getting in the pool every afternoon. Alyssa even as the youngest is the bravest and most daring swimmer of the three.
We are still down to 1 car so I am home all day with the girls. This is a good thing for me most of the time, not taking daily Cherry Limeade runs to Sonic or taking all 3 girls shopping only to get frustrated and someone always ending up screaming and running through the store. I miss the luxury of just escaping the house now and then.
I have been walking (with some interval jogging) around our new neighborhood and surrounding communities, learning the lay of the land and where to shop. I love the loop around the lake which takes me 45 minutes and then I come home to do 15 min of Jillian Michaels circuits and stretching. I have also revisited my ballroom dancing workouts, which I greatly missed for a month while we were moving and unpacking.
For now we will brace for the blazing hot summer trying to find lots of indoor activities and keeping as cool as we can while outdoors.
That lake looks so pretty. You're lucky to be in such a nice neighborhood.
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