oh happy day

I am so happy. I got to spend 9 hours with my fambly today. Jarrod and my dad accomplished the fuel pump in the Jeep, finally. Jarrod did the super hard stuff on Friday night, taking off a gas tank full of gas. I thought he was either going to blow up the garage or kick the crap out of the gas tank out of frustration. I am so glad it is over, and well of course so is he! We got to get Chinese food for dinner~! MMMMMMMMMM. Of course it doesn't go well with the Atkins diet, which I have been attempting for the last couple weeks. Jana and I were supposed to be doing this diet together but I don't know if she is or not? We haven't got to talk much lately. I was super bizy cleaning houses all week long. I am glad Jarrod has a 3 day weekend so I had a good excuse for not cleaning this coming Monday. We found a house online, through our "realtor" that we are very interested in, so hopefully can get moving on a loan and go check out the house tomorrow or monday. I can't believe in the next year we will probably be homeowners. At first I was frustrated because Jarrod is such a PICKY SNOB and just said NO no No no to every house we looked at online. Me, I would take anything because they all have "potential". He likes to look at location, etc etc etc. Oh and back to my wonderful day, we got to go to Sam's club, which is always fun. If I put everything in the cart I wanted there I would be stocked up on laundry soap and cleaning supplies for a year, but I contained my excitement. I do owe ma a small chunk of change for what I put in the cart, containing myself. For the first time in my life I own a bottle of Febreeze. The more houses I clean the more I wish that I could just spray it through the house afterward for a finishing touch. It is also probably good for those moments that the fam stops by with a moments notice and my house smells like the litter box. Mahna ate chinese chicken tonight for dinner and lo mein noodles. Ma has been encouraging me to feed her more "people food" instead of toddler meals. I am glad i have my mom and gma to help me move on to those next levels of parenting. I might try to make Mahna stay a baby forever... We also watched "March of the Penguins" at my parents house. If you haven't seen it, you must. What a one of a kind documentary. Really well photographed and told. Sad at times, and the mommy baby bond kind of brought out the baby fever in me. I would probably have to quit cleaning houses if I had another one, though, and that (sad to say) does hold me back. Lately I have been thinking a little more about going to school than making money. I guess cuz I have been doing SO MANY HOUSES it is not as fun. I go through spells though. Oh I did start a new house for a retired couple. The man has a photo studio in his house and has taken some SUPER cute pics of his granddaughter and other people....... So I might trade some cleaning for some pictures. Okay well that is enough for now, kind of a post all over the place but I cleared out my mind and that is the whole point right? :) Happy day to you!

so much to say and so little time

I have been insanely busy lately. More work than I can almost handle. I kind of wish I could take on a partner, but I am my business and I don't want to turn it "un personalized". I have been working about 4 days a week, and sometimes doing two houses in one day. I like the money, and Mahna loves the time with her gramma Dar and her G.G.

Today I am working on my taxes. UGH! It is complicated because Jarrod is an independent contractor and we have to deduct miles, etc. We were hoping to get back a good chunk this year to hurry up and pay off the rest of our debt. Unfortunately it is not working out.

We have been actively looking for a house to buy. We found one on "Cypress" in Lewisville. This is close to 3040 in between the mall and Flower Mound. If anyone knows where USA Fitness gym is it is close to that. This house is cool cuz it is 2000 square feet and that is much bigger than any of the other houses in our price range. Unfortunately it also needs a lot of work, like a roof and new carpet and new windows. We will see what happens. I know God has a plan for us.

Mahna is a little busy body. She starts going and going the second she wakes up in the morning. Right now she is running back and forth across the house getting into anything she can along the way. She is a neat freak, already, though. She likes to clean up her messes and loves to help me throw things in the trash can. Everything has to be "just so" or she gets upset. It is amusing at times!

Well I have tons of laundry to catch up on and a big mess of a house! Thanks for reading!