Just another day

Wednesday is just another day. We had school, I got to go in late, the boys rode the bus. I was invited to the Volunteer Tea at the nursing home so that was a pleasant way to end my school day. The boys had very little homework tonight so that made for an easy afternon. I even took a nap for a bit. It is nice to have Carolyn here for back-up.

Once I rejoined the living I made the executive decision to let Bailey's make dinner. They did a super job! While I was there I picked up a gift certificate for each of the boys' religious ed. teachers. They are awesome ladies and we are so blessed to know them and to have had them touch our lives.

Tomorrow we need to get on top of the house before our company comes and daddy gets home. I need to get to town to get some pantyhose for Saturday and I need to start really looking at what we need to pack for next week. I could wait until Sunday for the packing since there is nothing on the calender once the company leaves. Since I will be packing shorts for the boys and they are all clean, since they have not been worn this year, they will be easy. I am a bit more of a challenge but since our washer is working tip top it'll get done.

OK, off to bond with the mother-in-law! Happy Humpday!

Guess what we're doing???

So the boys and I went on an adventure yesterday. We rode all the way to Ottawa, IL to get someone very special. Grandma Carolyn! She is spending the week with us, well actually she is spending the week with Pete, since we still have school.

She came prepared to bake for us all week. Today she is making Peanut Butter Balls. Tomorrow she is making some special Butterscotch Cookies and then Thursday she is making Angel food cake cookies and Friday will be the pies de resistances... Homemade Angel food cake. We should all be 300 pounds and in a diabetic coma by the time we head to Dallas next Monday.






As you can see the boys were able to help with the Peanut Butter Balls this afternoon. They then enjoyed the fruit of Mamma's labor. We get PB Balls once or twice a year when we are home for the holidays but the boys have never taken part in the hard work that it takes to create them. Now, we did not have to roll a single ball but I think the boys understand a bit more about what it takes to make these delicacies. THANKS MAMMA!

Things are good...

I am tired right now. I have had a good day but have not slept well for the last two nights. We have had thunderstorms roll through and we are expecting more tonight.

The best news of the day is that Fred fixed the washer. We got the part today, it took the long way here with the help of a confused address and zip code combination. It is here now. And it works! I have plenty of laundry to keep me out of trouble this weekend. Hopefully I will zip through it tomorrow.

OK, off to switch loads one and two. Then to bed... More tomorrow... I have to tell you about the new TO DO list I am working on.

Lots to say but not much time...

Maybe these pics will be enough for now...

This is one is just plain scary! Nic on his field trip last week. I guess the cake was good...

My crazy boys thought that it was warm enough yesterday to have a water gun fight. Crazy I tell you, just crazy.

Will was doing homework, talking on the phone and just being silly today. I couldn't resist this shot.

I will miss this house when we head to TX. Probably will miss the spacious yard the most. I am not a green thumb and was thrilled with the low maintenance plants but especially enjoyed the yard as a great buffer from the world.

I do however like this sign in my yard! The inspection was today so if all is well with the report the sign should change to SOLD real soon! It feels so amazing to have the house sold before we move. Such an amazing feeling to be free to move on with no loose ends.

Boy, uploading those pictures took forever. Maybe I should have just written some stuff. Off to kiss and tuck!

6 Random Things About Me

So there is thing called tagging... You put some info on your blog then you tag some blog buddies and they do the same thing. Here is my randomness....

1. My grandmother thought that I would be and remain forever a Hoosier. When she was cleaning out her spoon collection, that included hundreds of spoons from all across the country and world, she gave me the one from the Benjamin Harrison Home. She at that point knew that I had been born in Indiana, raised in IN and chosen to go to college in IN. Even my first place after graduation and marriage was in IN. Little did she know that shortly after she passed away I would begin an amazing journey in my life. We moved to Farragut, TN in August of 1998. Then in Feb. of 99 we moved to Kingsport, TN. In the fall of 99 we moved to Mayfield Village, OH then in the early part of 200 we moved to Canton, MI. We did move within Canton in the spring of 2001 then stayed put until June 2006. Our latest move brought us to State Center, IA and now we are on our way to Dallas, TX. Guess I'm not a Hoosier anymore..

2. I love hamburger sliced dill pickles and their juice. I do not however eat whole pickles. They look too much like a vegetable. And we all know how I feel about those...

3. I won a CYO bowling tournament when I was in High School. It was winning as a foursome and I am quite certain that if Mike Kenney and Chris Paberz had not been on my team I would not have the trophy or bragging rights that go with it. My kids think that this is an amazingly cool piece of data about me and are convinced that my trophy deserves a place of honor in our next home.

4. I always wanted three kids and Fred always wanted two. Now that I have two and they are so amazing and wonderful I think I could have a thirds but... What if it were a girl? What would I do? My fear is paralyzing this decision. Not to mention that with the two boys we can each take one and there are no loose hands. It works for us and we will likely stick with what we know.

5. I think that I have more than 200 Longaberger baskets in my collection. Looking back, it was a dumb thing to collect. They were pricey and limited but I had to have them. I think I am going to start gifting them to people just to whittle down my stash. I have some that are VERY useful and quite decorative but I also have three boxes in the basement of baskets that have not been used since we moved to IA. I think that means I can live without them.

6. If I could scrapbook everyday I would be happy. I am happy right now and will continue to be happy but scrappin gives me a higher sense of happiness. My fear is that my kids won't care when they grow up and my albums will be more of a burden than a keepsake. I hope that I am wrong. I have adjusted my scrapping to include fewer day to day and event pictures so that I don't end up with 100 albums by the time they graduate from high school. My hope is that their future wives will appreciate the glimpse into the past.

OK, now who to tag... How about Jennifer. Do share!

Blink... and there goes the weekend.

Yes, it is Sunday night already. Where did the weekend go? It was a good one but a busy one and a slightly stressful one. Thankfully the weather today is GORGEOUS so it is ending on a VERY high note.

Friday we were glad to have Nic back home with us. He was filthy and tired but had a good time. They kept to the schedule pretty well and were able to complete the activities despite the poor weather. We trashed an old pair of tennis shoes that were just beyond bothering with. I have his next pair already bought and in the closet so he will not be shoeless at school tomorrow.

I got straight to work on laundry when we got home on Friday and that was the beginning of BAD stuff. It seems that my washer of 9 1/2 years is getting tired. Fred's diagnosis is that the timer is shot. We can order a new one from a parts outlet in Canton, MI for $130. Cheaper than a new washer for sure. As much as I would like to get a new high efficiency washer now is not the time. We'll fix this one and try to get some more mileage out of it. It is an Amana so it is sturdy and should serve us for a bit longer.

Saturday I got up and headed out to scrapbook with the monthly group. I worked on Will's school album. My goal is to get them both caught up before we move. The good thing is that my photo ops have been very limited the last two years since I have been working. I missed both boy's field trips this year but did send cameras along with them. Sadly their photography skills and subject matter are a bit lacking. We may need to have a tutorial about those topics this summer. Although with fewer pics that makes the scrapping go more quickly. I got 14 pages in Will's album moved along. Some need titles, all need journaling but I am afraid I have forgotten some of the kids names from MI schools. I hope to work more on them in the next two weeks and put them aside until the end of the school year.

Once I got home I managed to talk everyone into getting dressed and moving beyond the couches. We headed to Ames and had dinner at Pancheros. The boys were not too thrilled, we need to work on their Tex Mex taste buds. When we finished dinner we ran to the mall to return some things, buy some things and have fun in a round of glow in the dark putt putt. The boys had been asking and it seemed the logical thing to do. We had fun. I won a free pass for another round in the final prize hole. And no one was a sore loser. All good!

Today I got some magazine piles gone through, Fred sorted through all of the boys' school work for the year, deciding what it made sense to keep for posterity sake, and I ran down to Ankney with my neighbor and her daughter. I had some returns to make to Kohl's and she needed to shop for some summer clothes. I found Fred some short sleeve button up shirts and a cute pair of Ked tennis shoes for me.

For dinner we had some tasty Foccacia Bread with Doritos Chicken and Rice. Everyone ate their fill and we will sleep well. I am trying to do another load of laundry tonight and it just agitated in the middle of the rinse cycle. UGH! So glad that I have a handy husband and won't spend hours sitting at home waiting for a repair man. Just wish I could run up the street and get that part tomorrow. It will come soon enough. In the meantime I will be patient and if I get desperate I can check out the new laundromat/fitness center in town. Yep, we have it all here!

Where has the week gone?

I can not believe that it is Thursday night. Don't get me wrong, I am glad it is Thursday night, that means tomorrow is FRIDAY, but where did the week go?

Right now I am home and very much at peace. I thought I would be a mess by now, but I am doing really well. Yeah me! Why am I so surprised???? Mostly because my oldest child is 2 hours away from me right now on his overnight 4th grade field trip to Springbrook State Park. This field trip is BIG for the 4th graders and has been taking place for like 30 years or something. They had fundraising and had to pay part of their way and they left this morning and will be home by regular end of school day tomorrow. Nic was actually a little excited that I was not going along. I guess he is ready to cut the apron strings...

The bad news about the trip is that it has been raining non-stop all day. You would expect that at a state park they would be taking advantage of the great outdoors. That was the plan. They had a very full agenda that included fire building and pond exploration among other things. My guess is that they might have heard about it more than they actually did it. He went pretty well prepared, extra shoes and socks, 2 ponchos that I bought for Disney two trips ago and never got into, and a towel to use after a warm shower. They were not really roughing it too much, dorms with bunk beds and all sheets provided made the packing so much easier. I just hope that they still have fun and that the "bully" got the message from the principal yesterday and stays away from my kid!

I had a minor panic attack on my way to work yesterday realizing that this bully could find his way to being alone with Nic in the woods and I would get this scary phone call informing me that Nic was missing in the woods after being chased by the bully, or worse. Well, I needed to act on my irrational fear so I called the principal. I expressed my frustration and concern and she reacted in just the way I had hoped. She was tired of it too and informed the teachers so that they could be aware and pulled the bully in to put the fear of God in him. I hope it worked. I hope he isn't causing trouble with Nic or anyone for that matter. I hope!

So tonight I only had one boy to kiss, but he is so kissable. Will got to pick our dinner for tonight and selected his all-time Iowa favorite, Hickory Park. We got there around 6:30 and it was packed. We usually go there on the weekend and I expect it to be packed. I was amazed at the crowd there on a Thursday night. I really think they should consider franchising. It is just that good. Aside from the less than stellar service, the experience was good as always. We ate our fill and again, left no room to partake in any of the many decadent ice-cream desserts. When will I learn?

After our tasty dinner we ran to Sam's for cheaper, yet still VERY expensive gas, for my E level gas tank. I also filled up on milk and bread for the next couple of weeks. It may not last weeks but it is a good start. Now we are home and I need to head to bed. It has been an exasperating week at work. S and K and lots of other kids seems to be suffering from spring fever. I guess in my own way I am too. I am so thrilled when I say that i have just 11 days left! 11 days. I really like the look and sound of that.

Lastly, the papers for the sale of the house are signed. We have sold our house to the relocation company and they will now sell it to our buyer. The inspection is next Tuesday. We are able to stay until the first week in June which is really super news. The boys can finish the year here and I will not feel the pressure of trying to put them in school down there for 1 week. We will surely meet people at the pool and park this summer. I am feeling really good about that. We have our mortgage pre-approval letter and are ready to shop! Bring it on!

SOLD!

Well, we hope so! The neighborhood association approved the request for the garage build for the new owners. The relocation company should be signing on the dotted line tomorrow then we'll be golden.

Thinking about how this process was sooooo different from our Michigan experience makes me smile. Perhaps my OPTIMISM theme for this year is paying off. Fred is attributing it to my religious endeavors. No matter the case I am happy. Thrilled actually with the new owners. It is a good feeling to leave this home, that we loved, to people that will love it, love within it's walls and who seem like really nice people. Anyone who can forgive us for passing on Chicken Pox ranks high in my book!

The tail end of our weekend was mellow. We all stayed up too late last night so this evening was kind of meltdown time. The boys will sleep well and I will too. Now the fun begins! House shopping in Dallas!

We are restocked...

I went to town today and restocked the freezer with some meat choices. I did my best to make a list and stick to it while I shopped. Disregard the box of Twinkies on the counter. They jumped into my cart. I have a dinner menu for the next two weeks. They are all fundamental basics in my recipe repertoire but they will keep us fat and happy. I really need to keep my buying limited to short-term needs since we are on the cusp of the next move. I need to get through some sauces etc. in the fridge and only buy meat as needed. Awareness is the first step. We have enough cereal to last until we move, I went a little crazy one week at Sam's. We probably have enough juice and maybe even enough snacks. We'll need milk and bread of course but don't we always.

This is the weekend that we find out if the garage proposal gets approved by the homeowners board of construction committee or whatever. I am OPTIMISTIC and feel certain that the "deal" will be signed off on by Monday. YEAH! Now, to find that new home for us... We have all of the details for our trip in May settled so now we wait... I'm not really good at that so I will try to busy myself with sorting and purging a bit more before the packers come. Speaking of which I need to call that moving company to have them come out and do a survey of our stuff. I should write myself a note to do that.

Fred and Nic just got home from some male bonding. They hit Subway for dinner, browsed at Game Stop then his the video store. Way too much fun for me to handle. Will is spending the night at his buddy's house so we thought keeping Nic busy was a good way to avoid too much jealousy. Hope that works.

I should go fold the second to the last load of laundry. Although there will be more if I strip sheets tomorrow. I love the idea that with this house deal closer to closed we can live a bit more in the house. No showings once the signatures are on the contract; just the inspection, and he won't care if the wood floor sparkle.

G-night!

PS Happy Birthday shout out to Grandma Martin! (can not remember her first name for the life of me! I'm sure Sarah will let em know in a comment!) She turns a whopping 81 today. This lady is so neat, a sports nut when it comes to the professional teams of Indianapolis, and a great mother and grandmother. She has opened her home to me and mine many times and I am grateful for her smile and hospitality. Hope you had fun at Pat Flynn's! I just remembered, it's Marge! Happy Birthday Marge! (God I hope I'm right!)

Friday that feels like Friday! And the pox strike again!

Good news is that I got to school early enough to get a croissant. It is a special treat, only available on Friday, and is so yummy. A warm croissant with cheese and eggs and bacon, ham or sausage. Can't go wrong in my opinion. YUM!

After my warm breakfast we headed to the nursing home to play UNO with our pals. That is something I will miss terribly when we move. They are a fun bunch and make me smile without fail. I think we make them smile too. It's a win-win even when I don't win.

After Uno S and I went to work and he did good stuff. Today was his payday which means it is also "cookie day". He would love for everyday to be cookie day but we try to stick to payday. We stop at Casey's and he gets his usual XXL Chocolate Chip cookie available only at the counter. He gets to spend his own money and I get a fresh fountain coke to help me through the rest of my day. I should have gotten a double today but who knew...

The afternoon went from ok to bad pretty quickly when S was not in the mood to follow directions and K was just plain out of control belligerent. I tried my best to stay firm and in control but I REALLY wanted to BLOW a gasket. I can laugh about it now but it was not funny in the least at that moment.

Well, The boys each had a friend come over after school. Four boys made for a loud ride home but they are all battling Pokemon on their Nintendo DS's and are pretty controlled for the time being. Fred has put a long day in at work and is not in the best mood. I am trying to help with some stuff for the LV HOA meeting on Sunday and had a chance to visit with our potential buyer a bit more. This process is turning out crazy and I just do not know... I am OPTIMISTIC that it will go well on Sunday but it seems that before Sunday people will be looking at it again.

To top off all of the political neighborhood fun the woman who wants to buy my home has caught the POX! She is being a super good sport about it but it is early and she may not be so kind once she gets REALLY itchy.

Well, time to move on and make some dinner plans. I just checked the freezer to find that I have 1 piece of chicken, no hamburger, and no steaks. Looks like we are having spaghetti for dinner. You hungry?

Wednesday that feels like it should be Friday...

Monday was a good day here, as best I can recall. We made it to school on time. K was a bit of a challenge, the boys got their homework done without issue and I made a YUMMY homemade pizza for dinner. I went to the CCW meeting and put in my 2 cents about the First Communion Dinner. They boys were watching Dancing With the Stars while I ran in town for the meeting. Will must have thought it was nothing too important because he called in the middle of the meeting to tell me about a silly dance that Adam Carolla did. "Hey, can we talk about this when I get home in a bit?"



Tuesday was a good day as well. We got to school with a few minutes to spare. I got to see S's new glasses. He had to announce them to everyone and asked me about 27 time, "So Mrs. Baker, do you like my new glasses?" "Yes S, I like them very much!"



Yesterday after school the boys got busy on their homework and we had ??? for dinner. Oh yeah, the boys had PB&J and I had a Stoffer's frozen Panini. We had to head to school around 6:30 for the TAG Open House. Having never been to this event before I had no idea what to expect. Each of the Tag kids had done a poster board project and a short speech. We listened to each of the speeches in the Music Room then headed to the cafeteria to check out the Poster Boards. All of the kids did an outstanding job and they were enthused about their topic because they had picked it themselves. Nic did his board on Abe Lincoln. Other boards were on topics as varied as Dr. Seuss, the Lock Ness Monster, to the culture and people of Panama. It kept us out a little past our bedtime but it was worth it.



Ok, I am going to in school today at 9 since we start our day with Health. I need to tackle a few things here around the house. Laundry, straightening etc. is always needing to be done. Today is our crazy long day with school then directly to Pokemon then home for a quick meal before heading to Relig. Ed. Whew. I am tired already.

Guess what I did?

Betcha can't guess... I know why bother, she's gonna tell us. I'll do you one better, I'll show you!

Can you tell what that is? It is 18" or 21 pounds of photos. Yep, I am purging old pics that didn't make it into the scrapbook round #1. I am reading a new book called Photo Freedom and I am trying to revamp my photo to scrapbook process. These pictures have moved a couple of times and their next stop will sadly be a landfill. I am pretty sure that photo paper can not be recycled (but I will check before I add it to my trash).


I had been keeping unneeded duplicates, unflattering shots, and blurry pictures for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON! In sorting through all of the pictures I was able to find some rare gems that will now find a home in a scrapbook rather than in cold storage.


The idea of Photo Freedom is that you release yourself from chronological scrapping and scrapbook to celebrate relationships, things you love, people you love and things that you want to remember. I found tons of pictures of the towers that Fred and the boys built when they were younger. I need to document that. I found a great picture of my Aunt Janie with Nic. I need to blow that up and document that brief relationship.


I found some outright hilarious pictures of my kids and more pictures of myself than I knew existed. I guess Fred can use a camera? It was funny to look at the clothes I have worn over time and wonder what ever happened to that shirt, sweater, sweatshirt? It was fun to look at the boys' old toys. How we were at one time majorly involved in Fisher Price Little People and all of the primary colored glory associated with that. I had pics of old playgroups, birthday parties and just day to day living. I took a ton of pictures of my kids eating. I guess they were at least sitting still so I had to take my chance while I could.


It was fun and worthwhile and takes me one step further in my goal of Photo Freedom.

Great weekend so far...

Well, Friday was a good day and Saturday was a gorgeous day and Sunday is turning out cold but good all the same.

Saturday we got up and going at a reasonable time and headed to Ames. We wanted to see National Treasure: Book of Secrets at the cheap theater, get some lunch, haircuts for the boys and a few minor things from Target. We saw the movie first and we all really enjoyed it. Too bad it is not a true story but a neat look at history all the same. Nic is finishing up a presentation board and speech on Abe Lincoln and since the movie has a bit to do with the Lincoln assassination he was pumped. Will just got doing some president research so both boys were entertained. After the movie we wandered the mall looking for shoes for Fred and bought a pair at JCPenny. Not sure that we are keeping them but we have them and will take this week to decide.

After the mall we headed to lunch at Fazoli's then Nic and I went to Target and Fred and Will went to get Fred's haircut. I decided the boys could wait a couple more weeks before they were dire. I am hoping that getting them done closer to the First Communion date will make for good hair on the big day. Last bit of business was filling up with gas at Sam's. We hit the $50 mark filling my tank. That hurts!

Today we got up and going because we had a showing scheduled for noon. I vacuumed, wiped down bathrooms, put away some more clean laundry and dusted. The boys pitched in and we got it done with time to spare. It feels good to start off the week with a clean house. No complaints here. We took the opportunity when we had to leave for the showing to enjoy a family lunch at Culver's. I guess we haven't been there for Sunday lunch in a while. IT WAS CRAZY CROWDED! I was overwhelmed but with the help of my responsible kids we were able to snag a table and get our ordering done in a reasonable fashion. The boys are concerned that there will not be Culver's in Texas. I need to look that up!

OK Fred is on his way to TX for the week. I am here holding down the fort and keeping on the ready for anyone who might want to see the house. Our offer with the contingency is turning out to be a bit more of a challenge than we thought it would be. It seems that the Building Committee is not all in favor of the garage addition so now the proposal has to go to the association board next Sunday. In the meantime, we are unable to convince the relocation company to accept the offer. They say that their hands are tied by some federal law about being able to accept and offer only on a property that they can claim clear title too. With the contingency and timeline, they are not able to get clear title. I get that but it would have been nice to know before 5:30 on Friday evening. Now Fred is out lobbying the association board trying to assure the approval of the garage addition. I have two people that I need to work on this week while he is gone. I sure hope it is all worth it in the end.

OK, I think I am done for now, off to read or create, not sure which one. Maybe I should back-up or upload pictures. Oh the possibilities...

Another day, another dollar...

We all survived the week no worse for the wear. Nic and his classmates hosted the 4th grade garage/bake sale this afternoon at the elementary school. The fourth graders go on an overnight trip to some nature preserve thing in about 2 weeks. The overnight costs something like $35/student. Each student is asked to pay $10 then donate at least $10 worth of stuff to sell at the garage sale. The PTO usually picks up the balance of money for each student. The kids made over $1000 in the two hour event today. Think LOTS of grubby handed kids passing around small change to buy someone else's junk. Nic cleared out about $2 worth of crap from his room and I donated a bunch of scrapbook stuff that I was purging. I planned to donate it to the scrap group or to the school but then I asked and someone thought it would sell well. Glad to say I donated and priced about $30+ of stuff and Nic said he sold it all. I am glad to have it gone and glad they made some $ for the cause.

After school the boys and I headed home to chill and catch up on vegging. The boys watched like 3 episodes of CSI in a row and I worked on laundry, chatted on the phone, checked out the new CTMH catalog and prepped dinner. Since I begged out of a good dinner last night I needed to make up for that tonight. Fred got home a little later than he planned, working on the house deal on the phone all the way home, so we ended up eating without him. He arrived, continued to work the phone and ate between important phone calls. This deal is turning out to be a bit of a challenge and our relo people in TX have some government restriction that is making it even more difficult. We will continue on as best we can...

OK, the boys, all three of them, are watching Episode 1 of Star Wars. I am ready to get into my jammies and crash! It will be a full weekend starting tomorrow AM. We need to make travel plans for TX next month, Fred needs new shoes. A couple of boys need haircuts and I need to do another round of cleaning. It will never end...

Gratitude

1. K was VERY tolerable at school today. Thank you GOD!

2. We have a showing scheduled for Sunday, our first in two weeks.

3. The new CTMH catalog has some cute new stuff in it!

4. I get to go close the blinds in my room and NOT set my alarm.

5. Both kids aced their spelling tests today. We studied hard this week so that is GREAT news!

Do you think????

Do you think that when I move to Texas my migraines will lessen? I have had so many more headaches since we moved to IA. I was putting the source as stress from working but today was totally weather related. We got this cold front then rain then snow and I was miserable. I could have said that it was all K's fault. She was something today. A piece of work. Some days I have the patience to deal with her better than others. Today I just laughed it off and started counting down the days in my head until I am done. It's 21 by the way. 21 school days that is.

Back to this migraine thing. I used to respond to my migraines with a nice small dose of Imitrex. Now I take a different medication on a daily basis to try to prevent the headaches all together. It does seem to work pretty well but not today. I was miserable by the time I went to pick up the boys. I took two of my low dose pills to make a bigger dose and crashed as soon as I got home. I didn't rest very well but eventually pulled myself out of bed to make my kid's some dinner. I feel so lazy and out of control when I am down and out. I know that my migraines are nothing in the whole scheme of things but maybe just maybe the Texas sun and milder weather will do me some good. I would love that!

I really wish I had something more exciting and uplifting to write about in my 200th post. Yet as I sit here watching a re-run of Hannah Montana and eating the last slice of reheated Pizza Hut pizza I got nothin. I really need to move along with my laundry for the week and get the boys showered and straighten up the house a bit. Same stuff I guess. All blog worthy I hope.

Gratitude

1. My kids and hubby are really pretty awesome

2. 21 more days of work

3. Pizza Hut pizza reheats sooooo well

4. The house offer is still moving along

5. Hannah Montana is just silly enough to make crack a smile

Off to do laundry!

Here's the latest...

The offer is still out there. We countered with a slightly higher price and a little longer to stay. They said yes to both of those items. YEAH! We are going to come out ahead this time! The one contingency holding things up is the guy's desire for garage space. The couple came over last night with their realtor and contractor to see if the garage is feasible and how much space they had to work with. Fred had located the actual surveyors pins the night before so we were that far ahead. Anyway, it seems we have more yard than we thought so he has a little bit more room to play with. His contractor said it can all be done so now he just needs a couple of rubber stamps from the neighborhood building committee and the county. He will submit his latest ideas today or tomorrow and hopefully hear back by early next week. In the meantime they will have an inspection completed and we'll move forward with what we can do.

The other BIG news about yesterday was that I submitted my letter of resignation. I marked my last day as May2nd. We will head to TX the first full week in May and I will sit around and eat bon bons for the rest of the month. Good plan huh? Well, it's time to get the boys from school. We are headed straight home to do homework and veg. Another good plan.