Moats and Boats and Waterfalls

One of my April resolutions is to become a famous blogger and make a ton of money talking about how ridiculous my kids are and doing it all while in my pajamas and eating BonBons (you guys, what are BonBons anyway? Are they good? They must be, all those housewives hanging out eating them all the time. Send me some BonBons and I'll do a review right here on this very blog). 

My April resolutions are coming at a pretty convenient time because the Lundgren (and Ferrie!) family has some big news! 

April 20th begins our journey along our own Oregon Trail. We're moving our little clan to the West Coast, and we couldn't be more excited! 

I'll spare you the details on how exactly this came about, but it was something like,
 "Hey it would be cool if we moved to Portland." 
 "Definitely. We should totally do that"

And here we are, two weeks away from moving our whole existence over 3,000 miles away. 

The kids are so excited. Every time we get in the car Isla asks, "We're going to Oregon today?" And I'm like, "No Isla, we're just going to WalMart because we're out of Goldfish crackers and beer." And then she cries the whole way to WalMart. 

Jameson has watched too much Toy Story, and is mostly concerned that his toys are going to get lost and have to find a rocket and fly into the moving van. So, there's that. 

Wren is a baby and has no opinion on the matter, however, she will also be coming and I feel like I have to mention her on my first blog post so that when I DO become famous and she reads this some day, I won't have to pay for an extra therapy session for leaving her out of my maiden entry. 

Well, there you have it. We're moving and I'm blogging. All good things, all good things. But in all seriousness, I'm pretty thrilled to be sharing  all this big stuff with everyone.

Jamie's favorite song lately is called "Home" by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros (although he has unofficially titled it, "The One with All the Whistling".  I'll leave this right here for you to enjoy, because it perfectly describes how I feel about our big adventure.


"Moats and boats and waterfalls
Alley-ways and pay phone calls
I've been everywhere with you

We laugh until we think we'll die
Barefoot on a summer night
Nothin' new is sweeter than with you

And in the streets you run afree
Like it's only you and me
Geeze, you're something to see

Ahh home, let me go home
Home is wherever I'm with you
Ahh home. Let me go ho-oh-ome
Home is wherever I'm with you"