Where did April go??

So I meant to blog at least twice a week, but somehow I lost the month of April.  Maybe that was because we were barely home all month.

Right after my last post we headed off to Disney World with the Monkey and my in-laws.  It was a crazy fun trip.  Monkey loved every minute of it!  However, the highlight of the trip was the morning of our first full day there.  We did breakfast at Chef Mickey's where the Fab Five (Goofy, Daisy, Pluto, Minnie, and Mickey) walk around the restaurant.  When Mickey stopped at our table, I thought Monkey was going to die from happiness.  I never saw a bigger smile on his face.  I also think he shattered a few ear drums with his piercing squeal of "MICKEY MOUSE!!!"  That moment made the entire week completely worth every penny and dime spent.  Although, the Animal Kingdom Lodge was amazing and I think Monkey would like to move in and permanently stay there.  And his favorite ride of the vacation: Tomorrowland Indy Speedway.  We had to drag him off the ride kicking and screaming.  He loved driving the car!

When we got home, I immediately got very sick for the next week.  I'm talking 102F fever, nausea, body aches, the whole works.  I'm guessing it was some fun flu-like viral illness.  Just as I was going to scrape myself off the couch and head to the doctor, the fever broke and I started to get better.  Of fracking course...

After that it was a road-trip off to Erie to find a house to rent and a school for Monkey.  In one day, we successfully found both!  The hospital I'll be working for offers subsidized rentals for the residents and a 3-bedroom home opened up!  It is a cute little cape with a two car garage and a huge backyard that is already fenced in!  It was an answer to a heart prayer!  The rooms are a bit smaller than we are used to currently, but we have an entire basement for storage (so maybe I can use the closets for stuff we are currently using!) and the backyard means the dog and Monkey have some place to run around without being trapped in my living room.  The school is also smaller than the one Monkey currently goes to, but I think that will be to his benefit.  It is at a local Baptist school 2 blocks from our house, which has the hubby a bit concerned since we are Catholic.  But he got over that since it was the best fit academically and emotionally for Monkey compared to the other schools we interviewed.

Since we were able to do everything that was needed in one day, we spent our second day meeting up with a friend with twin 2-year old boys in Buffalo, NY.  My friend is actually a mommy I met online when I first found out I was pregnant and joined a discussion board for pregnant woman due in March 2008.  We had never met in person before, but I have talked to her on a regular basis for almost 3 years now so it was more like seeing an old friend than meeting a new one.  :-)  Our boys had a blast together and were like peas in a pod by the end of the day.  Monkey is very reticent about his displays of affection, but he was hugging everyone by the end of the day.  It was so stinking cute!  And I got to finally see Niagra Falls (definitely doing more trips there now that I know it is so close!) and have real Buffalo wings (so good!).  It was definitely one hell of a fun weekend.

So now we have been back for a week and I've been trying to clean my apartment.  Last week I attacked Monkey's bedroom and wardrobe.  Yes, his room took a week to clean.  I don't know what he does in there.  This week is our bedroom and, if I'm feeling ambitious, our bathroom.