Eclipse Countdown

The House, part 1

Wow! So, my last post was a while ago. I didn't realize it's been soo long. Since then I've signed up on FaceBook, moved into our new house, done some painting, rearranging, potty training(not done with this one yet), gone to Cancun, and some other small things.

And I've gotten a few pictures of my house in a clean state, so I wanted to show those to you! We've been able to put new carpet in the family room and downstairs bedrooms, tile the kitchen, laundry and guest bath, open up the entry into the kitchen, and paint paint paint. And of course we have lots more projects up our sleeves... So, without further adeu (sp?) here's some pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Kitchen Before


Kitchen After




Family Room Before


Family Room After


Shay's Room


Owen's Room

One more month to go!

So, we've been living with jeff's parents for just over a month and we have one more to go until we can move into our house! I'm very very excited. Today we are going to pick out tile for our kitchen and bathrooms, last week we ordered the carpet and the dishwasher! It's all starting to come together, so I can't wait. And I found a cute sectional for sale for dirt cheap and it came with an ottoman (what I've been dying to have for almost 10 years)! It's been a lot of fun to get to choose this stuff, and in about a week it's going to get to the tough part. Jeff's got to install all the carpet and the tile before we can move in. I can tell you now, he's got a lot of work ahead of him! Good luck honey!

The Host

Holy cow! They're going to make the Host into a Movie!!!! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it on Stephenies web page, but it's true! I am really excited! I love the Host and I always thought it would make a fantastic movie!! I can't wait.....

Sold At Last!

Well, almost. I guess my title should be "Under Contract At Last", but you get the idea. Anyway, we finally got an offer we could work with and we are going to close on the sale of our condo on Friday! We've been working hard the past week and a half boxing up our lives. It's hard though, when I know I won't be seeing most of it for months. How do I decide what I really need and what I can do without for so long?? But, now that I'm merely days away from leaving condo living, I'm very happy and willing to put up with all the trouble. Ahhh... (That's my sigh of relief)
And to go along with a previous post, here's my little boy happy at last (to be moving of course)...

Kindergarten, Here we come!

Today was Shay's first day of Kindergarten! She was so excited, I thought she would burst! She picked out her outfit, shoes, and got her backpack all ready last night. When she woke up this morning, she got dressed like lightning, brushed her teeth, and decided on 2 ponytails for her hair. She didn't want to eat anything for breakfast, but I had her eat some toast and applesauce anyway. And then we were off to school! We got to school a little early so that we could take pictures, and Grandma & Grandpa Lyndie (my kids call them both Lyndie) were there to greet her also! We took lots of pictures and then I walked with her to her classroom. I knew she would do great, but I stuck around for a minute anyway. She was so adorable sitting at her little table! Shay had no problem being left behind. I haven't talked to her yet about it, but I know she loved it! And here are some pictures!

Selling woes

Okay, I really just need to vent my frustrations about trying to sell my house, so you don't have to finish reading this post. This is so disappointing! I've had my place up for sale for about 3 months now. There is a constant stream of condo's for sale in my complex. We have 6 buildings and there are 6 condo's for sale. Now in the time that I've had my place up at least 2 if not 3 condo's have sold. When's it our turn?? I'm especially frustrated because in the last 2 weeks we've had 2 more condo's come up for sale and the most recent one is now sporting an "under contract" sign!!! And I just heard that another unit has an offer on it. What am I doing wrong? At this point I'm feeling like it's never going to happen. We're going to be stuck in condo hell for the rest of our natural lives!!! Help me, please!