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So we survived another road trip with the kids. 1300 miles in three days. It actually went much better this time. Breaking the trip into three days instead of two helped a lot. They survived off of crackers and gatorade the whole time and I discovered computer keyboards make awesome car toys for kids. We happened to pack the computer in the back of the van so the keyboards were in there already and the kids LOVE the keyboards. They are wide enough that they fit across the carseat great.

It's great to be back in Utah, we sure missed it. And our new location here is nice. Only about 9 miles from where we were before but it's far enough out that it's quieter which I like. The apartment is great too, much much better layout than our last place. And we have a garage which is attached to the apartment and makes it feel more like a house. Also there's three bedrooms so taking our computers out of our bedroom and the living room gives us much more space. The only problem is there's not much space in the kitched for food, but at least there's more counter space. Can't wait to get our tax return so we can get a washer and dryer. We just go through way too much laundry, I'd be living in the laundry room. I sent Corey there today and had him take the portable DVD player, so he watch Harry Potter while he was there.

The kids are definitely reacting to all the stuff that's been going on. They've had no stability for over 2 months now and it's been rough on them. I miss my good kids so much. They're driving me nuts but I know it's not their fault.

I caught a cold on the road trip and now Isabella has caught it. We get to be miserable together now. And it's almost certain now that John will get it too. They're such healthy kids, I think they've only had a cold once before. Of course runny noses are way better than vomit so I can't really complain.

And I just got this cute video of Bella tonight. We got them the piano for Christmas but the batteries on it stopped working and it only played a little bit. Finally switch the batteries and they love it all over again. Bella wore herself out dancing, and by the time I took the video she'd already been going for at least 5 minutes.