Haiku Oh My God, I Have Been Keeping A Secret
I’ve had a secret
I’ve been dying to tell you
No, I’m not pregnant
Bye, Alabama!
We are headed for cornfields,
fried pepsi, the moosh!
Let’s go Hoosiers! Colts!
We will be moving next month
Hope there won’t be snow
Oh this feels good, really, really good to get out. I’ve been DYING to say something, but had to wait until the move was officially announced at Tate’s job. Since October I’ve been teetering on accidentally spilling the news, it’s so exciting I feel like it’s been sitting at the edge of my lips, ready to fall out. This news that I couldn’t share made NaBloPoMo even more challenging since SO MANY of my topic ideas centered around this very important detail. Remember my orgampage? It was so hard not to just say this orgampage is because WE’RE MOVING.
This is so liberating.
Now I can talk about the challenges of having a house for sale AND having two very messy babies and two very messy hound dogs. Now I can tell you just how flippin’ ridiculous it is to even be considering potty training since the whole moving situation is likely to put a huge damper on any progress we’re (unlikely) to make. Now I can ask for advice like, “how the hell am I supposed to do this?!” “How will I keep my kids warm in the winter?” “Will I have any friends in Indiana?” “What if people think it’s weird that I blog?” “Should I leave out the fact that I blog in new social situations?” “Should I just never say the word ‘blog’ just to be safe?” “What is wrong with me?”
Be prepared and put on your thinking caps, Internets. I need A LOT of advice.
****Also, if you are interested, I wanted to let you all know about a haiku contest at LeastLikely2Breed.net. Details can be found at their site, but the basics are if you e-mail them a haiku about one of their products, you can win a cool prize. And for each entry they receive, they’ll donate $.50 to Doctors Without Borders. Deadline is Dec. 22.
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Happy Haiku everyone!
And congrats on the move. It’ll be great, I’m sure. You could always tell the little ones that they had better get trained because they don’t have diapers in IN. But I’m mean that way.
Melissa’s last blog post..Friday Haiku 12/14/07
Jennifer!! Oh man! That must have been torture for you not to say anything! When I read “cornfields” my heart leapt a little bit that you were coming to Iowa…only to be shattered. *hic*
Well, anyway, I am excited to hear all about the preparation and the move and the new job and everything.
-Heidi Hyde
Heidi Hyde’s last blog post..Memo:
WOO HOO. That’s awesome news - simply because you are now that much closer to your parents. I’m hoping it ’s drivable by day now?
SA-WEEEET.
WorksForMom’s last blog post..Haiku - A Krank Christmas?
It’s so delicious when you can finally reveal a secret! Hope you have a smooth move.
Wright’s last blog post..Haiku to the Bumps
wow…i can’t believe you kept the secret that long…that must have been so hard!
congrats! i’m happy for you! i also know how hard it is to have a house for sale while there are two little monsters tearing it apart at all times. oh. my. God! do i know! if you need encouraging words, you know where to find me!
as for keeping your kids warm…i know all about that, seeing as i live in Ottawa, Canada! it’s frickin’ frackin’ cold here!
cate’s last blog post..Haiku Friday: Blogger…why oh why?
What a GREAT secret! You must be Very excited!!!
Alison’s last blog post..Snow Day
I can’t believe you kept it a secret for so long. I would have spilled it on the first day - but told the internets not to say anything (ha!) And about telling people you blog, unless I know people read blogs or have one themselves, I rarely mention mine. Sometimes I have said something and people look at me like I have two heads. They just don’t get it.
andi’s last blog post..Out of the mouth of my babe
SQUEEE!!!
Who cares if you have friends? WE’LL HAVE EACH OTHER!
SQUEEE!!!
I’ll see you when I get back…
did I mention,
SQUEEE!!!
(Oh, and Hoosiers are simple people, blog is lost on most of them, just so you know.)
moosh in indy.’s last blog post..36 months in 38 pictures.
As a former D-towner AND a Hoosier I expect you’ll like Indianapolis very much as long as you are okay with driving in bigger cities. I’d live in Indy in a heartbeat except my hubs has major problems with it’s size and pain in the ass factor. If it’s not Indy, then it’s sort of up in the air. You can find every sort of town in Indiana from the most racist and conservative, to pretty liberal with lots of university influence (not just Bloomington).
Ok.
Now I feel even like we have even MORE in common. I’m a lurker. I found you through Moosh in Indy. We live in good ole’ Indy, too. My husband recently got a job in the northern part of the state, so we’re moving, too. Our house has been on the market since early September, and I have two little ones, too. I feel your pain.
If you’re in need of an Indiana friend, and you end up being close to me - hey. I’m just saying. We’ll have to get Casey, too. Oh my gosh! What a fun imaginary day!!!
Good luck with everything! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for a speedy and smooth move for you!
You’re moving HERE?!?!!? OMG, that’s so cool!!
I’m right outside the city in suburbia (Westside, yeah!)…so you’ll have a couple of internet buddies at least!!
What part are you moving to? (You can email me that if you want. I promise not to stalk you, but I have an in with a playgroup on this side of town and can move you to the top of the list if you wish :P)
Yay for another Indy-ite!! We’re growing stronger!! Moosh, me, you…yikes…scary
Sadie’s last blog post..Uterus Anniversary…
I never tell people I blog- or if something about blogging comes up I say Oh yeah I have one, but I never share it. My husband will let his female office mate READ my mofo blog- but that is another day. Oh, wait I cant blog about it because she will READ it
Sigh- at least I can ramble here and feel safe. I will miss having you as a next state-mate, but Indy sounds fun.
aradia’s last blog post..I’ll Have The Mish-Mash Please
Thats SOO great! Where in Indiana will you be moving?
Stephanie’s last blog post..Haiku Friday
I’m very excited for you! I just read your “100 things” the other day and there was a comment that led me to believe this might be happening.
And Indiana may be cold but it’s no Alberta!!!
Good luck.
Teri’s last blog post..Tis the Season…
Wow!! Yay!
I’ve never lived anywhere other than Jersey and always wanted to, but I’m too much a mama’s girl.
Good luck with everything.
AndreAnna’s last blog post..Haiku Friday
Wow, big news! Congrats and good luck!!
Nancy’s last blog post..Sabotage
I am so happy for you!
And so jealous.
I want to move.
I’m sorry that you hated it here so much.
I hope Indiana will be all you want it to be.
RWA’s last blog post..An open letter to Bobby Petrino
Wow! Big move! Good luck. Everything’s gonna work out just fine.
Secret Agent Mama’s last blog post..Haiku Friday
Ooooh! Congrats and good luck moving with 2 little ones underfoot!
Sandy’s last blog post..Bless the whoever thought of Flintstones Vitamines
I’m so happy for you guys! Indiana is great for families. All Norman Rockwell and all!
Who doesn’t love the Colts?
I feel so sorry for the Lower Alabama gals…Sara & Heather must be bummin’!
Alli ~Mrs. Fussypants’s last blog post..Photo Caption Voting Has Arrived
Oh!! This is so exciting. Wow. Good for you and your family. Congratulations.
Smiling Mom’s last blog post..The Great Zucchini Standoff.
congratulations! and…awesome haiku telling the news!
I love me some Peyton Manning, so we can definitely still be friends!!
Shelly’s last blog post..To Pee or Not to Pee
congrats on the move. hang in there, you can do it!
phyllis’s last blog post..I am Joseph!
OMG where in Indiana? I live in Notre Dame land. It is not too bad as long as you like cornfields, crazy weather, and an obscene obsession with basketball.
Yippee! Woohoo!! Congrats! To you!!
I am so very happy for you.
Great ‘ku.
Good luck with all the planning and packing and pottying.
VDog’s last blog post..Commenting Linky Love Back Up? Woot!
Oh, Jen. That is wonderful. How did you hold it in!! You know I’m crazy jealous, right?? I know being much closer to the family will be wonderful for you guys. Now, you’re gonna need to drop the Rocky Top and cheer Irish…what with you and Tate actually being Irish…and living in Domerland!!
Anglophile Football Fanatic’s last blog post..Haiku Friday #14: Using your Noggin Knowledge
Wow. This feels like deja vu all over again. Exactly three years ago I was there…sort of except change out “Alabama” for “Texas” and “Indiana” for “Wisconsin” (which would then totally throw off your haiku)…anywho…congrats on the pending move.
One piece of advice as you trek to the frozen north…forgo fashion and get UGGs if you don’t already have them. Your feet will thank you.
Whatever will you
Do with all those cute jon-jons
You got for Carson?
mayberry’s last blog post..Hoot w00t!
Yay! Congratulations! I’m so happy for you
jackie’s last blog post..Christmas Photo Session 2007
Congratulations! That’s so huge, and freaky, and awesome. It’ll be great.
Nell’s last blog post..and now for something almost completely different…
Yay! For a second I thought you were going to say your were pregnant. I know you’ll be happy to leave Alabama.
ImpostorMom’s last blog post..Haiku Friday
oh man! It must have been torture to keep that secret!
Devan’s last blog post..I’m too busy to be blogging
Congratulations on the big move! Be sure to say “Hi” to all my in-laws. They’re freakin’ everywhere, so I’m sure you’ll encounter one of them.
Burgh Baby’s Mom’s last blog post..Random is All I Can Muster
Congratulations on the move! I grew up in Chicago, but I have relatives who live in IN.
Alex Elliot’s last blog post..The Best Kids Gift Ever
hmpf
That’s all I gots to say.
hmpf
And Casey…I’m flicking you the bird. In a nice, southern way.
Queen of Shake Shake’s last blog post..The Quest for Imagination
Wow good job keeping that secret! If only you were moving to Sunny CA. We could use your type here!
Miss’s last blog post..Christmas is not a date, its a state of mind
Congrats on your move! How exciting! I don’t know how you kept it secret for so long. I would have spilled my guts a long time ago.
I can’t imagine trying to keep a house semi-clean for possible buyers with two small children. Holy crap! And potty training too? You deserve mommy of the year for that!
Good luck with all!
Kathryn’s last blog post..Bells Are Ringing
Where on earth are you going to get all of your blog fodder now?
Yay! Congratulations. I don’t envy the actual moving part but am very excited about the new location for you!
Mama DB’s last blog post..Sibling Haiku
Yippee! Congratulations!!! I’m very excited for you! As someone who just went through a move, I can commiserate about the PITA bit, but also share your excitement. Change is fun!!!
(I totally thought you were going to say you were pregnant).
Christine’s last blog post..Eeerrm, uh…ABC Wednesday brought to you by the *correct* next letter in the alphabet, plus a make-up
You’re moving? Thats fantastic! You know, as long as you have continued internet access
Veronica’s last blog post..The Forum
Girl, please tell me you won’t be using the same movers this time around.
Mama DB’s last blog post..Sibling Haiku
Congrats! I’ll have to come visit you when I come up to see my mom and dad… In that town, you still get the choice of Bears or Colts, but I think it’s mostly Colt-ville now.
As for keeping warm… You just think it takes a long time to get out the door now - I remember how long it used to take my mom to get us geared up in snowsuits. Yuck. But you’ll still get some of our “Alabamian hell weather” in August.
Maybe we need a going away party?
Congratulations!! I have to admit though, I am a little jealous that you are leaving Sweet Home Alabama or LA as so many like to call it! What is that anyway??? Good Luck!
Lisa’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday- Santa’s Little Helper
huge news….so glad for you. i hope this also means an upward movement for tate !!!
feener’s last blog post..Positive Friday words
WOW that is HUGE! how exciting! Your friends must be so BUMMED!!!
bananas’s last blog post..A visit to Santa, with a side of fearful terror
And one more thing… that Comment Luv thing you’ve got going on is seriously cool!
bananas’s last blog post..A visit to Santa, with a side of fearful terror
Ooooh, so excited for you - that’s awesome!
Christina’s last blog post..Grrrr!
That is awesome. AWESOME. (And yes I immediately thought you were pregnant.)
Swistle’s last blog post..Gifts For Nice People, Too; Saving Electricity; Behind the Vent; Hired Plow
I know you will love leaving ‘bama!! I have done the selling-the-house with two babies! It is doable, but a total PIA.
I don’t tell people I blog, though my family does read it. It’s kind of like my little secret! When Husband gets back, I am not sure how I will continue since he is the main reason I blog.
tommie’s last blog post..Friday fill in
Yay! I’m so happy for you. Although, having sold a house while having just one child, I’m wishing you much luck for the next few months. But still, it’ll be totally worth it to be out of Alabama, right?
Jerseygirl89’s last blog post..Haiku Friday - Bridal Shopping
Wow, I will miss you! Even though I only know you through your blog, which will still be here. I know; I’m weird.
Good luck to you on the move, and getting the house sold, and all that jazz!
I don’t know if I would mention blogging in social circles or not. On the one hand, I’d like for people I know IRL to know it’s there, because you never know who you might really have things in common with……on the other hand, I come on my blog and b*tch about people who might not apprecaite it. And then I’d feel that I couldn’t blog as I’d like to, if I had to hold back. Does that make any sense?
Belle’s last blog post..All the things I wanted to do this week
Oh boy. I’m glad you’re happy about this move. It’s closer to “home” for you, so that’s probably great. E-mail me and tell me where in IN you are (I’m in Ohio, not too far from IN at all). I hope it all goes smoothly. At least the move and everything will make for good blog material.
Mommy Daisy’s last blog post..My week in 5 paragraphs
Oooh, good for you! Can’t believe you kept it in. When we were getting ready to move, I told everyone I knew, then told them not to tell cause The Man hadn’t told work yet. Man, am I stupid, but thankfully it worked.
Good luck on the move, and watch your wallet this time.
all things bd’s last blog post..Check out my mad mom skillz
congratulations on moving - you sound very excited.It must have been hard not to spill the beans. I don’t tell anyone in my family I blog but a few friends know … I’d rather strangers think me crazy than my friends.
Oh what bloggy tales you will be telling with this new fodder.
Babyamore (Trish)’s last blog post..There is a pair in there ,Seven Random facts and You’ve got a friend
Congrats on the move!
Lands End sells some great cover-all coats for baby. They’re fleece and not big and bulky. I’ve been keeping Liam in his car seat carriet for as long as I can so I can just throw blankets over him. But, when that doesn’t work I use his new coat.
I hate bundling up Quinn - his coat is just so big and bulky and then to get him into the car seat. Ugh. Welcome to the midwest.
Oh - and get some sleep sacks for Ella to sleep in.
Cathy’s last blog post..My Babies, They Sleep
Yay! Congrats on the move! You’ll only be one state away from me. Where in Indiana will you be?
It’s not hard to find good clothes to bundle the kids in. You’ll want some fleece sleepers for Ella - Mira lives in them right now.
Christina’s last blog post..A Holiday Greeting
I just got happy chills for you! Hooray!
(and not terribly far from me….)
Dawn’s last blog post..Courses of Study + Pay it Forward
Okay…fess up. Are you really moving so you don’t have to go back to story time? :0)
Congrats! That’s very exciting. I HEART Peyton Manning, so I’m very jealous. I’d love to live in IN so that I’d actually have a better excuse to be a Colts fan!
Good luck with selling the house!
AMomTwoBoys’s last blog post..TGIF!
HOLY CRAP this is awesome news.
So happy for you.
The link was wrong on my link…Sorry. But the new Haiku is at my place.
~JJ!’s last blog post..Frisky! Frisky!
OMG! My home state!!! I went to school at Ball State (David Letterman, people!) Despite it’s ultra-conservativism, I do so miss it from time to time. We’re there EVERY Thanksgiving (usually).
I’m so happy you finally get to leave out of ‘Bama!
I DARE you to give me your address so that I can look you up when I’m there next fall!
Carrie’s last blog post..Perfect Souvenir
wooohoooo! way to go (away)!!!
janet’s last blog post..Haiku Friday: the official 100th post edition
I can’t believe that you didn’t spill the beans! I’m really impressed - I totally would have let it slip!
Maggie’s last blog post..Maybe I Should Have Gotten A Parrot…
Yea! So happy for you to finally spill the beans! Good luck with the move:)
Mommi Tutu’s last blog post..TPPFN
oooh - happy, easy, uneventful moving!!
jenn’s last blog post..10 days left and not all the presents are bought
Woot! Here’s to getting it off your chest!
Moving is horrible, wonderful, stressful, invigorating, exciting, anxiety producing and silly fun all wrapped into one.
Here’s hoping the positives will override any negatives!
Sarcastic Mom’s last blog post..My Wiggle Bean
Hi Jennifer, I’ve been reading your blog for a while and just officially subscribed. I’m sorry if I messed things up try to post a comment. I had to finally chime in to say good luck with your move. Where in Indiana will you be? I’ve lived in Bloomington for 10 years and love it. Best of luck!
Yah on the move, sure is a brave thing to do with two little ones
Laura McIntyre’s last blog post..Tis The Season
Congrats… how exciting for you guys. New state. New house. New friends. What a great way to start of the New Year.
OHmommy’s last blog post..What happened to all of my sick days?
Congratulations Jenny! We are excited that you guys will be closer to home. Although Indiana won’t be as tempting to visit.
Congrats on the move!
You’ll find lots of other bloggers in Indiana. I have been reading your blog for a few weeks, and stumbled upon it through other people who blog in the great state. I’m in Indianapolis, but there is even a whole, northwest Indiana mommy blog group thing out there.
You always make me laugh… thanks for the smiles!
The Harberts’s last blog post..Yuletide
Gotta say, I hear ya on trying to sell a house with two babies. That will be our life in a few months, and I seriously don’t know how the hell that’s going to work.
Really happy for you that you are moving! WOOT!
Mrs. Mustard’s last blog post..The B&B race continues
Hey, congratulations!
OMGosh… too funny that I live among the cornfields and snow and we have been waiting and waiting and hoping and waiting to MOVE TO ALABAMA!!!!!!! LOL.
We had a chance in 2003 for Jasper and turned it down hoping for Hoover only to have it completely fall through our fingers, hit the floor, smash into a thousand pieces and never come back again.
We kick ourselves a bit for that one.
Good Luck in your move - if we had a transfer to Alabama we could have swapped houses.
Meritt’s last blog post..I was almost a kept woman for a day….
[...] Just asking, there just seems to be an awful lot of you LURKERS from Indianapolis that made yourself known when Jennifer announced she was going Hoosier. [...]
Can’t wait to have you in Indiana!! I live in Northwest Indiana and can see the blue and gold dome from my window. Welcome!
SO exciting…..we moved to Indy about 4 years ago and actually really like it. When we moved, I knew no one….
Indianapolis IS nice….email me.
emily’s last blog post..I’m 3 year old less…..
Say it ain’t so! I know you are happy to be moving, but I will miss your Alabama posts! Keep on blogging, forget packing, blog!
justmylife’s last blog post..Still alive…
Wow! Congratulations!!
Moving is fun, even though marketing a house with messy kids can be slightly challenging.
Good luck to you guys!
And you are a stud secret keeper.
I couldn’t have done it.
Jen M’s last blog post..Misunderstood and Miserable
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Is anyone throwing you a welcome to Indiana party? Cause I’d be glad to bring a sidedish (or a 6 pack)! Just let me know!
And yes, you will make friends. And, no I wouldn’t mention blogging. I’ve been doing it for over a year and have not heard of anyone else in Indiana mention the word.
Sarah @ Ordinary Days’s last blog post..There May Just Be A Little Too Much Selection In The Card Aisle These Days
STOP potty training now! Just forget about it until your in the new house for a month or so. We’ve moved soooo many times. My daughter had lived in 3 states by the time she was 3 - Michigan, Illinois, and now Minnesota. She’s now 4.
My son was potty training during the move to Illinois and I might has well not even started in Michigan. Really, you’ve got too much going on, just forget the potty training. He or she (I just started reading your blog, don’t know which it is yet!) will be ready after your settled.
Good luck with everything, hope the house sells and you find a nice new one! I’m brimming with moving advice if you want more…
Amy’s last blog post..Keeping the Christ in Christmas
Well then…welcome to Indy! As someone who has lived in Indiana and the Indianapolis area her entire 28 years of life….you’ll like it!
Well, maybe. Moosh in Indy doesn’t care for it all that much…but I love it.
Yes…you will have friends in Indy (hello…my name is Julie and I’m Ms. Crafty Wanna-Be)…and there is this thing here in Indy called a FURNACE. It’s probably located in your new home here in Indy…and it’s quite handy when it’s cold outside.
Talk to you soon!
Julie
Ms. Crafty Wanna-Be’s last blog post..Hiding from Santa