Me: Amanda, what do you want for breakfast?
Amanda: Mac and cheese.
Me: Really, for breakfast? Mac and cheese?
Amanda: Yes!
Me: (opening refrigerator) I think we have some in here.
Amanda: No, from the pantry.
Me: You want me to MAKE mac and cheese.
Amanda: Yes!
It's the last day of school and we had time, so guess who's eating fresh mac and cheese as I write? At least she'll go to school happy today.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Picture of the Day
Andy and me at his "Reading Makes Cents" award ceremony. He needed to read 3,000 pages this year to get the medal, he read over 11,000. Actually, he read way more than that, but he only recorded 11,000 for class. I love that my kid is a reader!
We Now Return to Your Regularly Scheduled Program
I know I'm behind. I've already posted that I'm behind. I'm not going to rehash this in every post. I will tell you that our internet went down on Thursday, then again on Friday. Since I only had 20 minutes to talk to the tech guys before the kids and I left for the airport, instead of the minimum 45 that I am usually on the phone with them, it didn't get fixed. When we got home on Monday it was still out and I couldn't coordinate having anyone come out here until this morning to fix it. The guy was here less than 30 minutes. They problem solved with me on the phone for 45 minutes and still couldn't fix it, but he did it in less than 30. I'm really starting to hate the phone company.
Anyway, I have service once again which is good because it's very hard to sign contracts and do other important house stuff over a phone. Yes, you heard me right, sign contracts. That's correct, not only did we get confirmation over the weekend that our buyers had agreed to all the terms of our contract (meaning they accepted our offer on price as well as what we were willing to fix after the inspection) but we also found a house in Denver. Yipee!
It truly was a close one. The kids and I flew up on Friday after school. We spent all of Saturday morning looking at houses with a real estate agent, and the entire afternoon looking at new builds. There was one new build home that we both fell in love with and they had already started so it would be done in July or August, but the backyard was minuscule. I'm talking maybe 20-30 feet deep. Definitely not big enough for a swing set, which was pretty much all I was hoping for. The girls love to play outside so with our next house one of my stipulations was that we had to have a yard big enough to put in a playset for them. Seems like a reasonable request, but we had to nix several houses because the backyards were not big enough. We found it strange for a place where people pride themselves on their patios and their love for the outdoors. Maybe playing in the backyard isn't adventurous enough for them and they all hang out on hiking trails or something, who knows?
Saturday was kind of a bust. We didn't see a single house we would be willing to buy and we just couldn't in good consciousness go with the new build. Sunday we were back at it and looked at many homes with two different realtors. Nothing. There was one home that Charlie liked, but I just wasn't feeling it. It had most of what I wanted, but I couldn't get even the tiniest bit excited about it.
They told us we could request to see a few more homes on Monday morning, before I flew out with the kids, but the scheduling office closed early on Sunday and was completely closed Monday because of the holiday so it didn't really look good for us. We had an agent that was willing to take us out, but we couldn't get anything scheduled.
We went to bed pretty deflated. I was going to have to come out again, but when, and someone would have to look after the kids or we'd have to bring them with us again. It's not that they were bad while we were house hunting, they were actually pretty well-behaved overall considering the job at hand, but it took a lot longer getting kids in and out of car seats and looking in general. Plus, if any house had an animal inside Amanda was petrified and had to be carried. One house even had a bird in a cage and she clung to me like it was a vulture.
Sunday night Charlie woke up at 3 a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep so he started looking at houses on his iPad. He found a few to rent and found another that for some unknown reason we had crossed out but that fit our criteria to a T. When I woke up the next morning he showed me the listing. As soon as I saw the pictures I knew that I wanted the house. He texted the agent and asked if we could just see that one house. We waited pretty impatiently until she came back and told us that we could see it on the way to the airport. We were cutting it close but we just had enough time.
When we got there another couple was looking at the house, which was a little unnerving, but as soon as we got inside I was positive this was the house I wanted. It wasn't perfect, but it had pretty much everything I was looking for. It's missing some window coverings, needs a little wall paper removed and has a weird bookshelf thing in the living room, but nothing that can't be fixed. Best of all it's got a great yard for the kids and lots of storage for us, which we need. Let's not kid ourselves, even though our house has been immaculate for the last month while we tried to sell it, there is no way it will ever stay this way without more storage.
We had our agent start the offer process immediately and sent a formal offer yesterday. By last night we had a signed contract and have already scheduled the inspection for next week. Assuming all goes well, we will close the day after we close on our house here.
So, I should be feeling really stressed but I'm really not. My two biggest worries were buying and selling the house and that's done. Although I'd like to declutter as much as possible before we go, we will have movers and packers to help us out so if I don't get rid of everything then we'll just move it and worry about it when we get to Colorado. We know that the school that Andy and Sarah will go to, just down the street, is good so we don't have to worry about that. We will still need to find doctors and a school for Amanda, but that will all work itself out when we get there.
For now, we have a home. That's pretty much all I can ask for.
Anyway, I have service once again which is good because it's very hard to sign contracts and do other important house stuff over a phone. Yes, you heard me right, sign contracts. That's correct, not only did we get confirmation over the weekend that our buyers had agreed to all the terms of our contract (meaning they accepted our offer on price as well as what we were willing to fix after the inspection) but we also found a house in Denver. Yipee!
It truly was a close one. The kids and I flew up on Friday after school. We spent all of Saturday morning looking at houses with a real estate agent, and the entire afternoon looking at new builds. There was one new build home that we both fell in love with and they had already started so it would be done in July or August, but the backyard was minuscule. I'm talking maybe 20-30 feet deep. Definitely not big enough for a swing set, which was pretty much all I was hoping for. The girls love to play outside so with our next house one of my stipulations was that we had to have a yard big enough to put in a playset for them. Seems like a reasonable request, but we had to nix several houses because the backyards were not big enough. We found it strange for a place where people pride themselves on their patios and their love for the outdoors. Maybe playing in the backyard isn't adventurous enough for them and they all hang out on hiking trails or something, who knows?
Saturday was kind of a bust. We didn't see a single house we would be willing to buy and we just couldn't in good consciousness go with the new build. Sunday we were back at it and looked at many homes with two different realtors. Nothing. There was one home that Charlie liked, but I just wasn't feeling it. It had most of what I wanted, but I couldn't get even the tiniest bit excited about it.
They told us we could request to see a few more homes on Monday morning, before I flew out with the kids, but the scheduling office closed early on Sunday and was completely closed Monday because of the holiday so it didn't really look good for us. We had an agent that was willing to take us out, but we couldn't get anything scheduled.
We went to bed pretty deflated. I was going to have to come out again, but when, and someone would have to look after the kids or we'd have to bring them with us again. It's not that they were bad while we were house hunting, they were actually pretty well-behaved overall considering the job at hand, but it took a lot longer getting kids in and out of car seats and looking in general. Plus, if any house had an animal inside Amanda was petrified and had to be carried. One house even had a bird in a cage and she clung to me like it was a vulture.
Sunday night Charlie woke up at 3 a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep so he started looking at houses on his iPad. He found a few to rent and found another that for some unknown reason we had crossed out but that fit our criteria to a T. When I woke up the next morning he showed me the listing. As soon as I saw the pictures I knew that I wanted the house. He texted the agent and asked if we could just see that one house. We waited pretty impatiently until she came back and told us that we could see it on the way to the airport. We were cutting it close but we just had enough time.
When we got there another couple was looking at the house, which was a little unnerving, but as soon as we got inside I was positive this was the house I wanted. It wasn't perfect, but it had pretty much everything I was looking for. It's missing some window coverings, needs a little wall paper removed and has a weird bookshelf thing in the living room, but nothing that can't be fixed. Best of all it's got a great yard for the kids and lots of storage for us, which we need. Let's not kid ourselves, even though our house has been immaculate for the last month while we tried to sell it, there is no way it will ever stay this way without more storage.
We had our agent start the offer process immediately and sent a formal offer yesterday. By last night we had a signed contract and have already scheduled the inspection for next week. Assuming all goes well, we will close the day after we close on our house here.
So, I should be feeling really stressed but I'm really not. My two biggest worries were buying and selling the house and that's done. Although I'd like to declutter as much as possible before we go, we will have movers and packers to help us out so if I don't get rid of everything then we'll just move it and worry about it when we get to Colorado. We know that the school that Andy and Sarah will go to, just down the street, is good so we don't have to worry about that. We will still need to find doctors and a school for Amanda, but that will all work itself out when we get there.
For now, we have a home. That's pretty much all I can ask for.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Picture of the Day
The beautiful flowers my sister sent for my birthday. I'm too lazy to email her a picture, so I'll just put it here for everyone to see. Thanks Kathy!
Winding Down the School Year
The same things happens every year. The closer you get to the last day of school, the more busy you become. That's because there are awards ceremonies and teacher luncheons and end of the year shows and volunteer luncheons and graduations and end of the season parties and a million other things that are scheduled and need to be attended before you get an enormous break and the "what-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-kids-for-the-entire-summer?" feeling. As a mom you are trying to get everything done as quickly as you can before your kids are with you all the time, and you are trying to juggle what you can and cannot attend to make everything run smoothly. No matter how much you try, you are never prepared for the last day of school.
Last week my parents came in. When I called and asked them to come we didn't have that much on the books. But as the weeks passed, more and more things popped up. Every time I thought about how I could possibly be in two places at the same time with different kids, I remembered that they would be here and could take one or two of them. What a relief. It's been hard having Charlie gone, but even harder when we have to be a million places. The funny thing is all of our activities are basically done. Sarah's last art class is tomorrow and then we're done, but they've all been replaced by parties and awards ceremonies and other unique, end of the year festivities.
So, a huge thanks to my mom and dad. Not only for helping install door handles and sinks and drawer handles and knobs, but also for going with Andy to the last Cub Scout pack meeting and taking the girls out while I took Andy to his baseball party and driving the kids to school and helping keep them occupied with I did other things. I may not say it enough, but I really do appreciate the help and only hope that I can do the same for my kids some day.
In the middle of all of this the kids and I are meeting Charlie in Denver this weekend to go house hunting. House hunting is hard enough without bringing three kids along, but that's what we've got to do. Challenging as that may be, I think it will help get them a little more excited about the move, especially if we can find something they like. I've been looking the last few days online and haven't found that many I like, but keep trying to remind myself that we only need one. Thankfully Charlie and I have very similar tastes in houses, so we shouldn't have any problems agreeing on one if we can just find it.
One more week of school, three more weeks until we move. It's going to happen whether I like it or not, so I might as well embrace it head on!
Last week my parents came in. When I called and asked them to come we didn't have that much on the books. But as the weeks passed, more and more things popped up. Every time I thought about how I could possibly be in two places at the same time with different kids, I remembered that they would be here and could take one or two of them. What a relief. It's been hard having Charlie gone, but even harder when we have to be a million places. The funny thing is all of our activities are basically done. Sarah's last art class is tomorrow and then we're done, but they've all been replaced by parties and awards ceremonies and other unique, end of the year festivities.
So, a huge thanks to my mom and dad. Not only for helping install door handles and sinks and drawer handles and knobs, but also for going with Andy to the last Cub Scout pack meeting and taking the girls out while I took Andy to his baseball party and driving the kids to school and helping keep them occupied with I did other things. I may not say it enough, but I really do appreciate the help and only hope that I can do the same for my kids some day.
In the middle of all of this the kids and I are meeting Charlie in Denver this weekend to go house hunting. House hunting is hard enough without bringing three kids along, but that's what we've got to do. Challenging as that may be, I think it will help get them a little more excited about the move, especially if we can find something they like. I've been looking the last few days online and haven't found that many I like, but keep trying to remind myself that we only need one. Thankfully Charlie and I have very similar tastes in houses, so we shouldn't have any problems agreeing on one if we can just find it.
One more week of school, three more weeks until we move. It's going to happen whether I like it or not, so I might as well embrace it head on!
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Kid Quote of the Day
"You know albinos? What color is their pee? Is it the same as everybody else's?"
-Andy
-Andy
Happy Birthday to Me!
Today is my birthday. The big 4-0. Some people may be bummed or depressed to turn 40, but I don't have any problem with it. It is what it is. By the time you reach 40, you are mature, sure of yourself, you know who yours friends are, and hopefully you know what kind of person you want to be. Things roll off your back a little better and don't bother you as much. Except the kids and their crazy antics, that still gets to me.
I got to sleep in this morning, which was a great start to the day. My wonderful husband gave me two amazing presents. A plane ticket to Dallas so I can come back an visit my friends in a couple of months and destress from the move and tickets for me and three of my friends to go see the Barenaked Ladies concert. What more could I ask for? The kids also gave me the latest BNL CD.
We ran errands this afternoon because there was an Open House at our house and then this evening we invited some of our friends out for bowling and pizza and cake. Nothing big or glamorous of fancy, but perfect just the same. A fun evening I won't soon forget.
To top it off, we accepted an offer on our house today. We still have to go through the option period and survive the inspection, but we are hopeful that this is a step in the right direction and we can start to plan our move.
So far, 40 isn't that bad.
I got to sleep in this morning, which was a great start to the day. My wonderful husband gave me two amazing presents. A plane ticket to Dallas so I can come back an visit my friends in a couple of months and destress from the move and tickets for me and three of my friends to go see the Barenaked Ladies concert. What more could I ask for? The kids also gave me the latest BNL CD.
We ran errands this afternoon because there was an Open House at our house and then this evening we invited some of our friends out for bowling and pizza and cake. Nothing big or glamorous of fancy, but perfect just the same. A fun evening I won't soon forget.
To top it off, we accepted an offer on our house today. We still have to go through the option period and survive the inspection, but we are hopeful that this is a step in the right direction and we can start to plan our move.
So far, 40 isn't that bad.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Kid Quote of the Day
Sarah: Amanda won't stop singing. She's just saying a whole lot of nothing!
Me: Sarah, now do you understand why Andy get's mad when he asks you to stop singing and you won't?
Sarah: Well, she's not really saying anything. When I sing I'm bringing joy to the world!
Me: Sarah, now do you understand why Andy get's mad when he asks you to stop singing and you won't?
Sarah: Well, she's not really saying anything. When I sing I'm bringing joy to the world!
Weekend Festivities
Continuing on the path of blogger delinquency, we had a fabulous and much more upbeat weekend than the few days prior. There are so many pictures I take and mental notes I make of things that I would like to turn into blog posts, but lately I just can't seem to make it to the computer to put it all down. Too bad because some of it is pure gold but by the time I do sit down I can't remember it.
Anyway, Sarah's birthday was Friday. Of course we had to make cupcakes for school and not just any cupcakes, Fundamiddles. They are a new from-the-box creation where you put some weird creme in the middle of the cupcake. Weird because I really can't describe it. It's not frosting or marshmallow or anything I can specifically put my finger on, but it's good. They were quite the hit. Even the teacher praises my cupcakes every time I make them, and they're always from a box so I don't know why they excite her so much, making me feel like a pastry rock star. One girl told her mom they were like Twinkie cupcakes, but even that doesn't describe the filling correctly.
Sarah wanted steak for her birthday dinner, so the family headed to Outback Friday evening. Funny, that's exactly where I took her and the kids last year (Charlie was out of town) because she wanted steak then too. She ate two-thirds of a 6oz sirloin and demolished the baked apple desert as well. It's amazing how much she can eat sometimes considering how small she is.
Saturday morning it rained and Andy's baseball game got cancelled so we didn't have to go anywhere. I took Andy to a Scholastic Warehouse sale where there are more books than you can ever imagine. We were there for about two hours. He got kind of bored by the end, but I loved taking him and picking out new books together and promoting his love of reading.
We spent the afternoon doing a whole lot of nothing, which we really needed to do, and then went to Sarah's birthday party. It was at the place where she takes (or took, we're done now) gymnastics. They did pizza and cake and opened presents first and then did some gymnastics, played with the parachute and played a few other games. The last 30 minutes they turned off the lights, gave each kid a glow necklace, turned on the disco ball and had glow-in-the-dark gymnastics. The kids had a ball. The only part I didn't like was when they turned the strobe lights on. I totally get how some people can have seizures from that!
On Sunday after the girls' swim classes we went to Fort Worth to the Food Truck Park. Charlie and I had really been looking forward to going, but were a little disappointed that there were only five food truck there. It is really small. We thought there would be a big courtyard with lots of trucks and tons of choices. There weren't, but what we did have was really yummy and it was a beautiful day with a nice breeze and someone singing with her guitar as we sat under the shade at a picnic table.
When we got home, Charlie took the kids to the park and gave me a little time to myself to read. Overall not a crazy fanfare Mother's Day, but just the kind of day I like. It was a great way to regroup and spend some time as a family and just enjoy the outdoors.
Anyway, Sarah's birthday was Friday. Of course we had to make cupcakes for school and not just any cupcakes, Fundamiddles. They are a new from-the-box creation where you put some weird creme in the middle of the cupcake. Weird because I really can't describe it. It's not frosting or marshmallow or anything I can specifically put my finger on, but it's good. They were quite the hit. Even the teacher praises my cupcakes every time I make them, and they're always from a box so I don't know why they excite her so much, making me feel like a pastry rock star. One girl told her mom they were like Twinkie cupcakes, but even that doesn't describe the filling correctly.
Sarah wanted steak for her birthday dinner, so the family headed to Outback Friday evening. Funny, that's exactly where I took her and the kids last year (Charlie was out of town) because she wanted steak then too. She ate two-thirds of a 6oz sirloin and demolished the baked apple desert as well. It's amazing how much she can eat sometimes considering how small she is.
Saturday morning it rained and Andy's baseball game got cancelled so we didn't have to go anywhere. I took Andy to a Scholastic Warehouse sale where there are more books than you can ever imagine. We were there for about two hours. He got kind of bored by the end, but I loved taking him and picking out new books together and promoting his love of reading.
We spent the afternoon doing a whole lot of nothing, which we really needed to do, and then went to Sarah's birthday party. It was at the place where she takes (or took, we're done now) gymnastics. They did pizza and cake and opened presents first and then did some gymnastics, played with the parachute and played a few other games. The last 30 minutes they turned off the lights, gave each kid a glow necklace, turned on the disco ball and had glow-in-the-dark gymnastics. The kids had a ball. The only part I didn't like was when they turned the strobe lights on. I totally get how some people can have seizures from that!
On Sunday after the girls' swim classes we went to Fort Worth to the Food Truck Park. Charlie and I had really been looking forward to going, but were a little disappointed that there were only five food truck there. It is really small. We thought there would be a big courtyard with lots of trucks and tons of choices. There weren't, but what we did have was really yummy and it was a beautiful day with a nice breeze and someone singing with her guitar as we sat under the shade at a picnic table.
When we got home, Charlie took the kids to the park and gave me a little time to myself to read. Overall not a crazy fanfare Mother's Day, but just the kind of day I like. It was a great way to regroup and spend some time as a family and just enjoy the outdoors.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Kid Quote of the Day
"Hello, Maxie? Can you come over for a playdate? But not right now because first I need to have a snack."
-Amanda, on her play phone with her friend, Max.
-Amanda, on her play phone with her friend, Max.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Picture of the Day
Took this a couple of weeks ago when our kitchen counters were getting a makeover and we couldn't eat breakfast at home. Needless to say the girls were pretty excited about donuts for breakfast.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say...
The last few weeks have been difficult for me, and I've gone through a lot of emotions. I knew that moving was going to be hard, and honestly I don't know exactly what I was expecting, but I just didn't think it would be like this. I knew it would be an adjustment for the kids. Leaving their friends, making new friends, starting everything over, but I forgot about everything we would need to do here before all that can happen.
Charlie is gone Monday through Thursday and doesn't take Andy to school anymore. Now the girls can't sleep in and have to wake up early to come with me to take Andy to school. They are getting better about it, but's it's been a huge adjustment. Not only that, but Andy was fortunate to be one of two students in his class to be nominated for safety patrol. He is over the moon about it, but has to be at school by 7:15. Every single day. That's 30 less minutes of sleep the girls are getting on top of the hour I already cut out. I'm trying to get them to bed early at night - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Because of the lack of sleep, and I'm sure other things, Sarah is not only not nice, she's downright mean. She yells at me a lot and blames me for anything that goes wrong and cries and whines about everything and isn't fun to be around at all. That isn't getting better. Amanda isn't much better. Friday Charlie went with me to take the girls to school. Amanda threw a fit when I picked her up without Charlie. The entire way home she said "I wanted Daddy to pick me up from school." Daddy was technically home, but he was working. It didn't matter, she didn't like it.
We had a good amount of showings the first week the house was on the market, one or two a day, but the last week has been dismal, nonexistent. So now we're using the time to take the few comments we've received and fix up the house even more. Yesterday I went to Target four different times (three different Targets) to try to get enough knobs and drawer pulls to put on our kitchen cabinetry. I went the first time by myself, the second time with the girls and the third and fourth time with all three kids. They weren't bad, but they weren't good either.
Today I ordered 38 door handles so we can replace them throughout the house. Ours are gold and gold is way out. Apparently people can't just buy the house and order their own door handles, I have to buy them because they can't visualize what new door handles will look like. Either that or they don't think they should have to buy the door handles. Either way, we've had lots of comments about the gold and no offers on the house. I went through and counted them all and just looked at my sheet and realized I ordered two too many. I can't count. Hopefully I can send them back. My parents are coming to visit next week, guess what you're going to be doing Dad!
I'm not a very fun person to be around. I'm worried about the kids, we haven't sold the house, we don't have any place to live in Denver, we have no idea what school we want the kids to go to, we still haven't narrowed down what neighborhood we'd like to live it or if we want to buy or rent and my husband is gone four days a week. Every time I run into someone I know they ask how things are going with the house. They aren't going. We are in a holding pattern. Nothing is happening. The house is immaculate and ready to be seen, but nobody is coming to see it. I'm frustrated, tired and mad that we haven't made the best remodeling decisions (you know, all the changes we've wanted to make over that last six years that we are finally making for the next people that are going to live in the house). That's how I'm doing.
BUT...that's how I feel today. Tomorrow is another day, and that one will suck too, but in three days or four, or maybe a week or two, we'll get an offer on the house and have more answers and the process will start moving again. We'll make more decisions and have a better idea what our next steps will be. So if you see me don't be afraid to ask me how things are going, just be ready for a long answer.
Charlie is gone Monday through Thursday and doesn't take Andy to school anymore. Now the girls can't sleep in and have to wake up early to come with me to take Andy to school. They are getting better about it, but's it's been a huge adjustment. Not only that, but Andy was fortunate to be one of two students in his class to be nominated for safety patrol. He is over the moon about it, but has to be at school by 7:15. Every single day. That's 30 less minutes of sleep the girls are getting on top of the hour I already cut out. I'm trying to get them to bed early at night - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Because of the lack of sleep, and I'm sure other things, Sarah is not only not nice, she's downright mean. She yells at me a lot and blames me for anything that goes wrong and cries and whines about everything and isn't fun to be around at all. That isn't getting better. Amanda isn't much better. Friday Charlie went with me to take the girls to school. Amanda threw a fit when I picked her up without Charlie. The entire way home she said "I wanted Daddy to pick me up from school." Daddy was technically home, but he was working. It didn't matter, she didn't like it.
We had a good amount of showings the first week the house was on the market, one or two a day, but the last week has been dismal, nonexistent. So now we're using the time to take the few comments we've received and fix up the house even more. Yesterday I went to Target four different times (three different Targets) to try to get enough knobs and drawer pulls to put on our kitchen cabinetry. I went the first time by myself, the second time with the girls and the third and fourth time with all three kids. They weren't bad, but they weren't good either.
Today I ordered 38 door handles so we can replace them throughout the house. Ours are gold and gold is way out. Apparently people can't just buy the house and order their own door handles, I have to buy them because they can't visualize what new door handles will look like. Either that or they don't think they should have to buy the door handles. Either way, we've had lots of comments about the gold and no offers on the house. I went through and counted them all and just looked at my sheet and realized I ordered two too many. I can't count. Hopefully I can send them back. My parents are coming to visit next week, guess what you're going to be doing Dad!
I'm not a very fun person to be around. I'm worried about the kids, we haven't sold the house, we don't have any place to live in Denver, we have no idea what school we want the kids to go to, we still haven't narrowed down what neighborhood we'd like to live it or if we want to buy or rent and my husband is gone four days a week. Every time I run into someone I know they ask how things are going with the house. They aren't going. We are in a holding pattern. Nothing is happening. The house is immaculate and ready to be seen, but nobody is coming to see it. I'm frustrated, tired and mad that we haven't made the best remodeling decisions (you know, all the changes we've wanted to make over that last six years that we are finally making for the next people that are going to live in the house). That's how I'm doing.
BUT...that's how I feel today. Tomorrow is another day, and that one will suck too, but in three days or four, or maybe a week or two, we'll get an offer on the house and have more answers and the process will start moving again. We'll make more decisions and have a better idea what our next steps will be. So if you see me don't be afraid to ask me how things are going, just be ready for a long answer.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Picture of the Day
She's really sleeping, but it looks like she is being attacked by Baby and Mama Lotso and they threw up pink all over her.
Why Sometimes I Just Give In
Last night we had quiche for dinner. Andy and Sarah gave it a try and I think they both even liked it, but Amanda wanted nothing to do with it. She took it off her plate and flipped the plate over, and then repeatedly asked for macaroni and cheese.
After about five minutes I decided to capture it on video. The two older kids are trying to convince her she should try the quiche. After I finished filming she actually asked for a piece and ate about three bites, then was done with dinner. Luckily for her she could stand to miss a few meals.
After about five minutes I decided to capture it on video. The two older kids are trying to convince her she should try the quiche. After I finished filming she actually asked for a piece and ate about three bites, then was done with dinner. Luckily for her she could stand to miss a few meals.
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