The Move (yes again)

As some of you may or may not know we did it we ( I, finally got my Big Girl I not Scareddddd Panties on) and moved to LA(Burbank) but LA. After many years of resisting and knowing it was a better job market we needed to make a change.

We do not have "family " in California except my Cousin and his wife who where about 4 hours away(now 2 1/2) and so for me I have My People who help in those times of need. I have a good group of women that are there for each other anytime we need something. I rely on these women the way you are able to call Grandma or family when you are late or sick or in need of help . We have never been attached to the physical house we live in since we sold our home. No matter where we live address wise we make our home the 5 of us and our personal items are what make us feel at home.
About a year ago a friend who i feel is doing an amazing job with her kids asked me "dont you want to have roots??" This stuck with me and I have thought about that alot for the last year(obviously) ROOTS??? my family watches house hunters internationally alot and we all sit here and think its so cool that people move from the US to some really neat places. I grew up living in only 2 homes the second house i moved into in 2nd grade and my parents still live there, yet I jumped at the 1st chance I got to move out of state at 18. Josh grew up moving a bit more but for the most part after 4th grade stayed in the same area. I guess I never thought of "roots" dont get me wrong I was in no way hurt or offended its just something i never thought about in that way. I always thought of giving my kids "Wings" , to fly away if they wanted, the confidence to be themselves Wings to find what and who make the happy, I do not think of an address as a home. In a country of 50% divorce rate a family that is not divided was the stability I focused on  most. I put my marriage 1st, when Josh walks in the door and tells everyone hi and ask about there day we take 30 minutes just us 2 uninterrupted (this took some training). We do not use babysitters, so this is the time we carve out and do not wait until kids are in bed and we are to tired to talk. This works Great for US!!

back to subject:
This was the 1 st time we made a move that included new schools etc since Thalia has been in school, she has a learning disability and receives help 40 % of her school day by being in a smaller classroom  setting working on math and reading . (she is a math genius, I am not ....therefore im so proud!!!)
with that the kids where consulted , we sat them down told them what we had been thinking about then spent a weekend here so they could see the area, schools, my work (I transferred). My kids spend ALOT of  time in LA we are not an organized sports family. So we spend lots of weekends here at museums ,the park, any festival we can find, any excuse we drove the 65 miles north ALOT. Daniel is interested in making movies, he already makes them himself and with friends, Avery should be on Glee, he is so born to be in show choir but was to embarrassed at his old school . Thalia is just Thalia she is happy most of the time is agreeable and loves LA. If you ever see her clothing choices she soooo needs to work in fashion.

We all agreed it was time for a change, this would be financially better, closer to what we enjoy  and provide my quickly growing young men the opportunities to more closely pursue what they enjoy.
I Love my SC family and have lifelong REAL friends that I will continue to see and spend time with.
As for ROOTS  being 1 of the Williams 5 who 14 years in still enjoy each other, and like to spend time together is the " roots" , the life we live  and adventures we have will give them the  "wings" to be amazing adults.