Battered and Bruised

So yesterday, Brad and Tarylyn moved pretty much all the big stuff from their "old" house to their new one. And I went and helped. And oh man, that kicked my booty! I am seriously sore today... My shoulders especially. I need a good back/shoulder massager. So, just because I know you want to see all my battle wounds, I took pictures :). The first one is of my left arm at the end of the night... The second one is my knee after a day of letting the bruise form. I'm sure it'll look even prettier tomorrow. But that dark round spot is a huge bruise. I have a matching one on the other leg ;). These are courtesy of moving the massive solid wood entertainment center. For the record, it took 3 men to move that sucker into their house back in August, and Brad and I moved it out by ourselves yesterday. So, does that mean I have the strength of 2 men? (Seriously hope not...) Hahahaha...



Anyway, so I worked until about 1 and then ate a quick lunch with my mom and then headed out. I picked up Christina, and she helped pack a bit of stuff, but mostly helped watch the kids while the rest of us were moving the big stuff. This mostly because Emily is a tad bit of a rotten and has an opinion about not being held. But she's totally happy in the snuggly thing. And so cute! And look at my stinkin' skinny sister... You shouldn't be allowed to look this good 3 months after giving birth. I've never given birth, ever, and I look like a heifer! (You'll see this is true in a couple of pictures...)


I mean, isn't that picture so cute!!! She looks absolutely thrilled, let me tell you. Actually, though, she's a really good baby. That's another thing about Christina... She has really "go-with-the-flow" babies. Desiree was like that. Nothing much ruffles their feathers.

And so here are a couple of moving pictures (just a couple, because the batteries started dying):


See? There's Hila the Heifer... Like my moving clothes? That's what happens when you leave from work. In fact, I was quite styling on the feet. Nylons and tennis shoes. Because I sure wasn't wearing my high-heeled boots for this job!

And then the kids wanted to pose on the rock outside of the house. And Aunt Hila, though heiferish, is quite cool. So, she got them all on the rock and took the pictures :).


Funny kids. I love them.

Christina had to go grocery shopping, so I took her, Desiree, and Emily back home. And then I went back and helped Brad some more. Actually, the 2nd trip was the one with all the really heavy stuff. Namely that entertainment center. Man, that thing killed me. After it was all said and done, Brad and I went and picked up Popeye's chicken and some other stuff and went back to the house and ate. I left there around 9, and I was exhausted!

I really like their new home. It's very home-y.

And, basically, other than that, I just have gone to work. My life really is a thrill a minute :).

*And Mrs. S and Elizabeth guessed the movie quote correctly!*