Skip to main content

No End In Sight!

It has been so long since I posted last. Things have been mighty crazy around here. I'm not sure where to even start but for my readers (if I have any left) I felt like I should update.

Over the past three weeks...

Still trying to get the house fixed from the trees falling on the house. It is take way too long! We buy a house that is 45 years old that needs a lot of work and trees fall on the "good" parts and now we have more to do. Typical? New roof in 2007. The roof was just about the only thing "new" about this house. On a brighter note the laundry room has an official door into the house. I laugh because that was supposed to be the July 4th weekend project. Um, it is September 8th.

Mark is having some medical test run for symptoms that could be serious. So far so good, but more test need to be done. Which is also time consuming and has slowed down house repairs. So prayer for Mark would be loverly. We really think it is nothing serious but early detection is key with so many illnesses. Dr wants to do all he can to say "yeah it is nothing". I'm okay with that. If they do find something I know my God is awesome and I have no worries.

My mom's house sold. YEAH!

All the kids got sick and then of course I did too.

My mom had jaw surgery a week before she was going to drive here. So on a whim I flew to Jacksonville on a Friday night (the day I woke up sick) landing about 10 p.m. and turned around and drove 10 hours home (with mom and poodle). This all with days notice so my flight was pricey. Worth it! She was here for over a week and help me out tremendously. Thanks mom! Oh, my mom likes to shop which just about killed me. We did get a lot done but I think I will stay home for the next month.

Mark flew to St. Pete to help my dad pack up the house in a moving truck and drive 13 hours back home with a truck full of stuff. Thankful for Nicole and her CC connections. Thanks to the guys that helped load the truck.

I helped unload the truck once it was here into a storage unit. I got a toy box, couch and a rug so all is good. Oh my achin' back. Praying now for a company to hire my dad and move them from Jacksonville to here. Selfish~ I know, I know!

I am declaring the girls rooms done!

Blessing and a curse, Mark's hobby is woodworking. I just can't go buy furniture without the Mark inspection. Sad thing is Mark could make it all for less and it is better quality. The curse is that I will be 100 years old before I get all we want and need.

Most boxes are unpacked. Now it is finding a place for all the pictures, art, etc. We also have furniture that needs to be replaced. Mark and I sold our bedroom furniture. Girls shared a room in Florida and also shared a dresser. Gave Alexandra Nathan's dresser, so Nathan needs a dresser. So much to do!

I desperately want a craft room but my crazy mind doesn't want to do it "wrong". Mark and I are perfectionist and this is not the best trait to have when it comes to a 45 year old house that is not perfect (which nothing is) but we like things to be done right the first time. This means little gets done in the long run. Oh and there is that pesky thing called money, eventually it will run out.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Lucky Saint Patrick's Day!

Ada you will love this... Madison loses her tooth yesterday on the way home from school.  I am so excited, I take a picture as soon as she gets out of the van and post it everywhere and email it to family.  I clean it off and put it in a zip lock (easier to find under the pillow, right?) and we tuck it under the pillow and we all, ALL fall asleep.   Madison wakes up at 5:30 AM and says to me, "I can't see if the tooth fairy left me anything". PANIC stricken.  I FORGOT THE TOOTH FAIRY JOB!  Okay this is my only job on earth.  I can't remember to exchange cash for a baby tooth. I send her to the couch and tell her it is too early that she has to try and go back to sleep.   I grab Marks elbow and he says to me, "it is only 5:30".  He was awake and heard her too.  We both lay in silence for 30 minutes hoping she falls asleep.  Funny thing is once we talked to each other thirty minutes later, both of us were in bed formulating a plan.  He wanted to sneak out our ...
5 comments
Read more

Thank You 2010

I try very hard not to base my life on my location, size of house, materials I possess, new cars or the latest fashions. It is not something that is easy for me or something I don't have to work on everyday. I have chosen my life to be about Christ and not this world. I try to understand this world in the point of view of Christ. This world is not about what, but who. Even if you are not a Christian it is nobel to do for others. I have chosen in my life to follow Christ. Not perfect, just forgiven. I chose to help organizations that are centered on the love of Christ. My main point this holiday season is to remember the who and not the what. I always thought it would be cool to start a Thank You Card movement. Not that I do things for a thank you. A thank you card just shows me that I did something for someone else that was nice, meaningful, worthy. Kinda like a report card. So my challenge to you is to get a thank you card in 2010. It doesn't have to cost you mon...
Post a Comment
Read more

Southern Charm

We made an offer (low), the owners countered (expected) and they countered exactly what I thought they would. So, unless the inspector says the house should be demolished we will be the owners of a 1965, full brick, colonial style, bi-level house the second week of July or earlier. It is on a golf course, 6th fairway. It has a pool, fireplace, an original 60's kitchen (redo), hardwood floors, two car garage and much more. We know the process is long when buying a house in this condition. It's not in deplorable shape, livable in need of some updates. It is 44 years old and has not had major updates. This house is 10 years newer than our last house. It has character and southern charm. Not perfect, but perfect for us. Photos on the web are copyrighted. Not sure If I can post them here. I will try and do a link instead......
3 comments
Read more