garage sale

I have the following for sale if anyone is in need or desire:

Upright piano $? Make offer

1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee (silver) $2800 or best offer

1996 Ford Mustang (red) wrecked on side, has salvaged title but drives awesome! $900

2003 Ford F150 long bed, regular cab (white), ranchhand bumper, camper topper $8000



Anyone have boxes I could borrow or buy to pack up my house? I should be moving around Aug 18!!!!!

Mahna's first hair appt. is tomorrow. AWWWWWWW

My first DR appt is Weds. so I will find out my actual due date and maybe the baby's sex! I am guessing I am due about Jan 4th tho.

Thanks for the positive words for those who commented. HUGS

Sometimes I can't breathe.

Just when I thought we were getting things settled and closer to finalizing on the house, we get a lower estimate from a different mortgage company and now are 'fighting' with our current mortgage guy over a couple thousand dollars. Now on my mind is who should we trust...

Also on my mind is I need more cleaning jobs. Things are slow and I am feeling great these days (physically) and actually COULD be working a lot more often.

My own house doesn't seem clean or organized enough to start packing anything....... where do I start???????

I am so excited about the house I start crying out of thankfulness. Then I start having an anxiety attack with the reality that we are going to own a home and a large home payment...

Then there is the mom thing, there is so much I need to do to prepare her for life as it is but on top of that I must focus on my almost 8 yr old son who was adopted. I need to find ways to always let him know how much I love him even tho someday he may be very angry at me for getting married and having other children. I also have to be explaining to Mahna how special her brother is and why things turned out the way they did. And how not to set her path in life like I set mine back then...

Least importantly but still bothering me is how much weight i am gaining already and still have so long to go until the baby comes.

no news is bad news?.

Well I can't really update about the house right now because I don't know. We have been looking at OTHER houses, but that is still 'the one'. The woman wants us to raise our paying price 2000 dollars and then she will fix the foundation. I don't know what to think. Should I be scared to get into a house with foundation problems that have just been fixed? Should I just accept it and know that no matter where we are around here we will have that problem? UGH so much to think about. Well I have to go do some preliminary paperwork junk for the doctor in Carrollton.......... I really should get this done since I am almost 17 wks and haven't gone to the DR yet. I hate going to the DR! Especially a new one. toodles.

FRIDAY POSTING

I would have never guessed how much stress and waiting would go into this housebuying experience. And we always thought that once we got a house we wouldn't be "throwing away money on rent" anymore. But the more we learn the less your house is really an "investment". I mean if we decide to sell our house in 5 years, even if it went up in value $10,000 that money would all go to realtor fees and mortgage closing fees etc anyway. So I guess we just have to get that out of our minds and enoy that it will be 'ours' (if we ever get it) and we can change the wall color, plant flowers....... etc. That will be cool. I also kind of thought once our loan was approved and once our bid was accepted, it is pretty much OURS. Not true........ we had bad news at the inspection and then had to get someone to see how bad the foundation of the house is. Turns out it is pretty bad. So now we have to get the woman to agree to fix it or no house for us. Then we can kiss $360 goodbye ($260 inspection, $100 option fee) and start all over looking somewhere else. That is worst case scenario I guess. The woman who owns the house and her lawyer are sneaky and crooked acting so I figure they will get their "own" inspector out there tomorrow to say there is "nothing wrong with the foundation" or else she will just say she won't fix it and we will have to say adios to the casa. Either way. It will all happen as it should and in the way intended for all of us. It's all good.
Today I am enjoying an entire day with my babykins. It has been almost a week since we have had that. Even last weekend we had to send her off to gma's while we did realtor junk. We have had a fun day together and I am truly amazed (but then again not) at how much better behaved she is when she has lots of momma time. She even has moments when she goes off and plays by herself! That is unheard of when I have been gone from her all day.
Happy Friday to all!!!!!!!!!!!

day 2 of 10

BUYING A HOUSE SUCKS

realtors and mortgage guy seem so much less friendly now that we have signed a few papers. now it is rush rush and all up to us and such an annoyance to them to answer any questions. i truly don't trust anyone anymore, church related or not. i do appreciate all the advice i have been getting in my comments. i can't believe how much money everything is costing. it is truly maddening. i know i have gotten on a few of my clients nerves lately too because i am still cleaning and getting a million phone calls a day. of course yesterday when i didn't have to clean and i was just sitting there for 3 hours waiting for the inspection to be done the mortgage guy was nowhere to be found or heard from. now today when the woman i am cleaning for is right there with me paying me a buttload of money per hour, he needs to gripe at me for not making a decision on the loan we want yet........ HELLO I WANTED TO TALK TO U ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! ugh. someone please tell me that owning a home is worth it. i honestly want this to be the only home we ever purchase....
unless we win the lottery and can hire someone else to do our stressing for us.
and on another note, if anyone ever hears me pining for another baby after this please remind me that i despise being pregnant.
Thanks.

day 1 of 10

House was inspected today, the heat shield on the fireplace is cracked. Anyone know what that means? There are possible foundation problems so we have to get ANOTHER inspection. The one today took almost three hours! Plus I had to go to three banks today to get statements and transfer monies around. Mahna stayed w/ mom half the day and got to do lots of swimming. Tomorrow I have to work probably all day, so money is good but I hope I won't have to be on the phone too much while I work, since the woman I am cleaning for will be home. We signed preliminary papers at the real estate office today. Waiting on the seller's disclosure to find out age of roof so we can get solid insurance quote........ money is flying out of our hands! EEK

ok....

Scratch that other post. After going thru immense sadness and disappointment, the owners of our dream home call back and say "okay I guess we CAN go lower". PUNKS!!!!!!!!!!! So we have been going back and forth once again and as of today they accepted our offer! :) Yippee! SO now we just have to have the inspection done tomorrow and hope that it is not TOO bad. The great thing about this house is that it doesn't really need anything done right away (as far as we can tell) so we can just move in and be happy. LOL. Sounds like a fairytale! I guess I will know by tomorrow night if all is cool with it! HOly COW I CAN"T BELIEVE IT IS FINALLY HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was wrong.

It is my dream house. But it is not the house for us. One reason: Money. The woman who owns it just wants too much. I am beginning to wonder if we will ever find something in Lewisville/Flower Mound. I just like it here cuz I have lived here a long time and my family and Jarrod's family are here. Why does everyone think it is worth SO MUCH MONEY to live here? I don't get it.
So back to the search.... I hope I have cried myself out tonight so I do want to get out of bed tomorrow.

CASA!

We put in a bid tonight on a house in Lewisville. It is within walking distance of Parkway Elementary if you know where that is. Vally Pkwy and 3040. I am soooooooooooo excited. I really believe this is the house. I am probably letting myself get hopes up too much but I hear that you KNOW when you walk in and I think I KNEW.

colorado pics

update

HI! Just wanted to say howdy and tell u all we are having a grand time in Colorado. We are staying at the Purgatory ski resort and it is very pretty and peaceful. Mahna loves all the nature. She is taking Elliott on all the walks and he does very well staying with her on the leash. People are always stopping and saying something about how amazing it is that she can handle a dog at her size. Haha. I heard a song on one of Mahna's Disney videos:

"ain't nothin like the great outdoors to ease your soul, ain't nothin like the great outdoors to keep you from growin old......"

I am at an internet cafe right now but my time is about up and Mahna's patience should be almost over. Yesterday we saw Durango, today we saw Silverton and now are in Ouray. Purdy stuff. Easygoing mountain people.

Where did you take your default pic?in my living room
What exactly are you wearing right now?nobody caresWhat is your current problem?chubbiness/pregnancyIf you could go back in time and change something would you?I wouldn't have let Jeremy tattoo my ankle. i really want to cover it up now.
What's the name of the song that you're listening to?nuttinAny celeb you would marry?They are all rich....

Name someone with the same birthday as you?I dunno
Do you have a crush on someone?Mahna
Ever sang in front of a large audience?nope
What do you usually order from Starbucks?EXPRESSO
Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?--jeanean garafallo, (Nikki that is so wierd! we look nothing alike and two people said we looked like the same star! NUTS)
Do you still watch kiddie movies or kiddie TV shows?i have a two yr old, yes i watch sesame street, spongebob, mr. rogers........ need i go on
Do you speak any other languages?baby talk count?
What magazines do you read?shape, parenting, people
Have you ever ridden in a Hummer limo?--nope
Has anyone you've been really close with passed away?that is hard to answer
Do you ever watch MTV?who has time to watch TV?????
What's something that really annoys you?rude people: on the road, in the store, everywhere
Chapter 1:Middle name: Elizabeth
Nicknames: awww....... don't have one. anyone got one for me? be nice!
EYE color: blue
Chapter 2:Do you
live with your parents: nope
Do you get along with your parents: yup
Are your parents married/separated/divorced: still kickin it
Do you have any siblings: yes u all know the answer
Chapter 3: Favorites
Ice cream flavor: cherry vanilla
Season: hmm. like them all for different reasons
Shampoo/conditioner: pantene
Chapter 4: Do You
Sing in the shower: only when i have an audience in the shower HA
write on your hand: on my inner wrist all the time, bad memory
Call people back: thinking of the phone gives me anxiety but once i am on it its all good
Believe in love: yes
Sleep on a certain side of the bed: lefty
Have any bad habits: do i have to list theM?
Chapter 5: Have You Ever
Broken a bone: yes, left arm twice, once got skated over by a large person and the second time skiiing ran into a tree LOL
Gotten stitches: in my lip when i was like 1 yr old
Taken painkillers: has anyone not taken them? yes i have had too many
Gone SCUBA diving: no but hope to someday
Been stung by a bee: yes a year ago on my hand and i cried like a baby
Thrown up in a restaurant: ewwwwwwwww! no way (sorry if you have)
Sworn in front of your parents: yes, sorry momHad detention: um is this a highschool survey? haha. yes i have had detention, glad to be done w/ that kind of skewl
Chapter 6: Who/What was the last
Person you talked to on the phone?: The Huzband
Thing you touched: my keyboard
Thing you drank: water

can't a girl get a shroom burger?

Ok I went to Wendy's, Whattaburger and Sonic. NO mushroom swiss burger to be found. No mushrooms even offered!!!!!!! What is this world coming to when a pregnant girl's craving can't be quenched? I know, I know, I can go to CHILI's and get a super tasty one but who wants to go IN somewhere? I want drive thru anonymity. God knows anyone who sees me would say she does NOT need to be eating a burger. :)

Countdown to vacation time and I am bizy as heck this week. Lots of work to be done. Money to be made for spending next week in Colorado on very overpriced items. I am determined to get a massage on vacation this year!

We went to the waterpark today, and this time a couple of my friends came with their kids. It was mucho funno and I could have stayed for hours longer. Maybe someday we will stay til they close at 8 and really get our two dollars worth! Mahna has been sleeping over two hours now (she didn't get a nap earlier) so I wonder if she is just out for the night. It's only 7 pm so maybe I should go to bed too? Hmmmmmmmmmmm

Can't think of any more things to say. Maybe I should answer that survey after all.

mahna pics!!!!!!!

happy FRYday a lil late

Well no one probably even reads blogs on the weekend, but oh well. I am looking forward to the weekend because I want to do some sitting and laying and take a hot bath. Tomorrow is Jarrod and my 6th anniversary. I would really like to go get massages, but it's a little too expensive at the moment. If we can get babysitting assistance, we might go see a movie at the studio movie grill. That way we can eat and watch. FUN! We like NEVER go to the movies, so it really is a date kind of thing for us to do. Pre-prego days I would rather go have happy hour for a few hours just the two of us, cuz we have so much fun doing that, but maybe next year! :) The ironic thing is we are going to probably see "The Break Up". Nice anniversary movie, eh?? I am also looking forward to seeing Kenner Sue and her huz and having a "brunch" at some new restaurant with Jarrod's family on Sunday.
Mahna needs me to read her a book now! She is shaking my leg saying MOM. TOODLES

FRY DAY

Tis hot these days and I am oh so thankful my parents put a pool in last year. Mahna is a little waterbug now and will stay in for HOURS> With lots of sunscreen of course. Anna and my momma are good at showing her a good time and LETTING her swim and splash for hours and hours. I am less patient and less fun. It's funny how I could always entertain other people's kids. And for some things I can show Mahna a really great time. But when it comes to being silly and spontaneous, well.....

So no house yet. :( We are putting a small pause on looking at houses. Putting some more cash in the bank to make us look good for our loan. We are on vacation for a week in July, so we are thinking we might find something end of July or in August. Who knows!

Steph, thanks for saying I am "too cool for Flower Mound". Haha. Flower Mound and Lewisville are some super borING places, I tell ya. No doubt about that. Not many uniquely pierced/dyed interesting clothed people walking around, heck not a lot of people WALKING anywhere. I would much prefer Austin over here with all the stupid dry cleaners on every block. I even thought about Dallas, but our jobs are here, families, good schools. I have lived in the ghetto of Lewisville and am pretty over the cuteness of it now. Flower Mound with it's pretty green trees and yards that people don't deck out with what won't fit in their house anymore sounds like a better place to take a walk. Plus the schools seem a lot better, too. Who knows, we still might end up in Lewisville because of these RIDIDCULOUS prices, but it won't be the same neighborhood we've been in.

Happy Friday and thanks for reading! Toodles.

date w/ my kiddo

Mahna and I had a date day. It was so fun. We went for a walk, then went swimming, then went shopping for a book and video and toy for her. Then the best part was we went to eat at Quizno's, just the two of us. I had the pot roast sub with lots o' horseradish MMMM and she had cheetos and pickles dipped in honey mustard. She loves to "dip" stuff. Unfortunately didn't have a bib with me, but oh well. Honey mustard washes out. I don't know why it was so special eating out with her, just the two of us, but it gave me such a good feeling. Kind of a freedom of sorts. Anyway..... we found a house we are interested in that just went for sale in Flower Mound, so hopefully tomorrow will get to see it and hope it will be "the one".

no ocean :(

Well I didn't get to go to Galveston. I could have pushed harder for it, but Anna ended up having to work this weekend, so she couldn't go and I didn't want to be the only girl. I probably could have dealt with that but I also thought Jarrod would have fun with an all guy weekend. So him and his best friend and his two brothers packed up the van, hooked up the jet ski and left at 6 a.m. Saturday. Mahna and I have a cold so we were up and down thru the night and after she ate 3 mini bowls of cheerios this morning we made it over to my parent's house around 11:30. Kendra, Anna and I made lots of yummy food like Italian cream cake, guacamole, an amazing salad (that was alll kendra, but you should all try blsamic vinegar, feta cheese and red pepper in your salad) and manicotti. Dad made steaks and brauts and we had a grand feast. We also spent a lot of time in the pool. Mahna was scared of the pool a few weeks ago, but thanks to my mom's persistance she loves the water once again. I am not sure what made her afraid of it in the first place but it seems to be all but over for now. If it had only been up to me, I would have given in to my child's every tear and discomfort and she would be looking at the pool thru the living room window all summer. So thank God for my mom and for my grandma and well pretty much everyone in my family and Jarrod's who touches Mahna's growth in a positive way. It isn't the ocean, but then again there is a shower just seconds away and NO SAND so hey! It's a good weekend.

I have a cute daughter

Mahna has really been making me smile lately. The first incident was when I was still feeling depressed (thankfully has passed now) and I was crying. She came over and patted my face and tilted her head in such an angelic way, I thought how could I ever be sad with her in my life?
During the Mavericks playoff game the other night with the Spurs Jarrod was very into the game and pacing the living room during the last minute of overtime. Mahna was sitting on the couch and suddenly yelled "GET BALL!" She doesn't talk much and we surely didn't expect her to be paying attention to the basketball game! It was so cute and funny.
A couple days later the three of us were watching a movie on tv sitting together on the couch. She showed me her sippy cup and said "meer" which means MORE and I said no honey you still have some left. A few minutes later she got up and I thought she was going to play in her room for a minute or something, like she usually does. She came back a few minutes later holding the chocolate syrup, she had gotten it out of the fridge because she needed MORE chocolate milk!!!!!! Cracks me up!

excuses excuses

I have a good excuse for not posting. My keypad on my laptop has been jacked up. Like if you hit the m it would type mn and if you type v or b it would type vb. Most annoying was if you hit the space bar it would hit enter. So everything I typed
looked
like
this.
I guess the bug worked itself out. Our neighbor, who fixed my computer, said maybe it got wet. Well Jarrod and I are on eggshells with this stupid computer. We don't bring a drink within a foot of it. My nieces are over everyday after school this week and next so I am guessing when I wasn't here something got splashed on it. Who knows. Either way if we would have had to buy a new keypad it would only be about $25 (just a pain to install I am guessing) and now it worked itself out, so YIPPEE!
So I cleaned 4 houses this week all to pay a ticket that I really am innocent of. I had plenty of time to call a lawyer and fight the ticket. BUT I was too scared to call a lawyer and have them laugh at me and then tell me I would have to pay them $200 or something. I am mad at myself for not fighting it, but once it is paid I hope to forget about it in a month. I think I told the story on here a long time ago, so I will just say that a cop followed me and waited for me by my friend's house while I had my car looked at, then pulled me over like5 minutes after I left the house and said I ran a stop sign. I literally wanted to ask the cop if he was NUTS, I argued with him a little but he scared me because we were in a culdesac on a Sun morning with no one around and he basically got in my face and said "give me your license while I am still being civil to you". I believe I might have gone to highschool with the guy his last name was Graves. ANyway I may never forgive myself for paying the damn money to Highland Village and not trying harder to fight a freaky cop.
So I am not really enjoying pregnancy much. I have been feeling nauseous but not enough to 'get sick', so I just feel raunchy, usually at night. I could deal with that, though. What I can't deal with is a horrible feeling of depression that will not subside. Well that is not entirely true. It comes and goes. One week I am happy and normal feeling, working out every day and eating what I should. The next week I cry at everything, bite everyone's heads off and eat all the wrong things. I am about 7 weeks along.......... that means 33 weeks to go. Yikes. Well at least this week is almost over and there is a good chance the sun will come out on Monday. Maybe even today since we are driving to Austin (sans Jarrod) to watch Kendra and John get their Master's degrees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO. I am very happy for you Kendra and the path you have chosen for your life. You have done a lot of good for other people while also getting your education the last few years. Now I just hope you stay in Austin...... we gotta have that thrift store field trip!
Well I really gotta run Mahna is not even awake yet and I should be over to pick up ANna and Gma and my parents van in 30 minutes! eek. time is not on my side.
toodles thanks for reading.