24 hours, I Promise!

So now that I have spent the past 5 months of my life fixing my house like crazy, moving in, getting settled and figuring out how to be the boss of the house for the first time in 3 years, I think it is time for an update.

Give me 24 hours, a camera with full batteries, and I will have post after post of before and after pictures of the house.

Can you wait that long?  Hopefully the dishes can :)

I got a call this morning....

Literally 15 minutes after Jacob left for work.  The title company called wanting to set up our signing appointment.  We could have signed our papers today, but alas we will have to wait...




Monday.


9:00 a.m.



Big Fat cashiers check for closing costs.




1 or 2 day wait.....





The house (and keys) are MINE!!!

Dear Stardust....

You have done the wonderful job of finding me new kitchen cupboards.  Instead of looking like this, as it does now, the walls will soon be graced with your new cupboards.  All for only 1400.

You're the best!!!

Picture of the House.

Just imagine these three pictures together in one.  I couldn't pull it off in Photoshop, so you will just have to work with me here.

 

And my pretty green backyard with a garden smack dab in the middle. (see pile of brown dirt)  I have lettuce growing, and I didn't have to do a thing!!!

First Tooth & Pictures from the Phone

Jessica got her first tooth last friday... the day before her 9 mo. birthday (just like crawling and 8th months).  It is still working its way out, but that was when we felt it first.

Not much else is going on except I am working on packing up all my things, trying to finish some projects that I know I will not be getting around to for a very long time if they are not finished before we close on the house.

Oh!! Almost forgot.  I chopped off my hair.  I had been thinking about getting a haircut for several months, so while I was in Snowflake I went to Showlow to the NPC cosmetology clinic and got my hair cut.  I was able to donate 10 inches to Lawks of Luhv (I know the spelling is off here but I don't want to be showing up on tons of search engines... already have had a couple visitors because of it...) (Yeah!! I was thinking about it already but just decided to cut my hair and didn't realize I could donate it there until one of the instructors asked if I wanted to since we were cutting off so much)

Here are some random photos that were on my phone.  Enjoy!!!

Sleepin on the job.  Seriously, how hard can eating be?

Hey Mom, what are these?

I want to go for a ride!!

Tryin' to reach the toy in the walker.

Cousin stare down.

Being held by Grandma H.

With Grandpa E.

The things Daddy and Grandma will do to make the baby happy.

Trying on Halloween Costumes.

Christmas tree cutting at Old Sunrise.

Who cares about the tree? Dot's gotta keep her nails clean... and Gertie has to take pics of the whole event.

And for the talented sisters (Christy made the "BE" blocks, and Gertie made the photo blocks)

Jessica Walked!

I think the VIDEO says most of it.  My hands are close to her, but not touching, and today was the first time she has EVER taken a step without holding onto something... and she goes all the way across the room.

Hopefully she will do it again when Dad gets home from work.  If not, he will just have to settle for the video.

Lovely.

April 11

Tax day?  No, thats the 15th....

Birthday?  No, thats later this year....

Anniversary? Nope, already past this year...

...

...

April 11th is the day that I get to call this:

Mine.