Sunday, September 30, 2007

Sunday Sept.30

HI all,
Can you believe that October is here already? FAll is officially here. Time goes by faster each year that I get older. Well I had a bunch of girls come over for scrap weekend, we had a great time---it was themed " Death by Chocolate" I think I have had so much sugar I am having withdrawls---yikes! I am going to have to do a cleanse just to feel normal at this point.
We shared stories, bonded, we walked 3 miles, we worked on our projects--we just had good girl time! I am so thankful for my friends.......They really just keep me centered.
I am going into this new week with open eyes--I felt good over the weekend I didnt think about the house, or the stress of my situation b/c my mind was focused on other things--so I was happy to get the much needed break--but now I think about how I am going to get all of my cleaning done in the meantime b/c the house is a wreck--as soon as the kids got home--the floors got all muddy b/c it is raining . GREAT! OH well--you have to love all of the little ANGELS! right?
So I ask everyone to please continue praying for us----I really don't know the answers to our situation at this point. HAve a great MOnday!

Friday, September 28, 2007

I hope today is not just another day.......

HI All,
Well Wed night was a rough night for me , I slept 2 hours, I got up and threw up in the shower all because of nerves. This just isn't right. SO I decided to do a fast yesterday, every time I felt hungry I prayed. This house situation should not have me as stressed as it does, I need to learn how to trust God . SO I went to prayer. I was actually able to sleep a bit last night, but I did wake up a few times hungry and so..... I prayed.
I actually feel better today, I know I need to learn patience, it is a virtue right?
SO I am setting my focus on something else. OH but I have to say --yesterday I was reading another self help book with scripture ( I might add) and I had a thought......I need to pray for this couple b/c I have been thinking of how rude they were for keeping us hanging and it was really upsetting me---if I pray for them and ask for God's blessing upon them it would make me feel better and that is what I really should have done in the first place.And SO...... I prayed!
Today I am working until noon and then a have COMPANY coming.......hurray for me! I will write about all of my adventures when I check in on Sunday. I hope you all have a good day!

Thursday, September 27, 2007

The longest week

Hi all,
Well we still have not heard yet if we are going to sell our house to this couple that put in an offer. However--I went to go look at a house yesterday and I love the house! It is advertised as a 7 bedroom house with 2.5 bathrooms. It actually has much more potential than that -there are many un-finished rooms. So if my house sold today--I would put in an offer on that one immediately. I could adopt a slew of kids, I could house missionaries--I can think of all of the limitless possibilities with this house. My kids would all have enough space to live and then some. I am very excited about the possibilities of this house. Please pray for me this situation is very stressful and I need to learn to just TRUST GOD, I know he has a plan for me.

Monday, September 24, 2007

UPdate...or no update

HI All,
Well I still have not heard if our offer has been accepted so PRAY,PRAY, PRay and pray! We are in limbo once again...I think this is supposed to teach us patience.
I made an appointment with my agent in SPokane, so we are going to go look at the house on Wed. afternoon. Tonight the boys had football practice and I read a few chapters in my self help books. I feel the more I study them the more I know I am right where I need to be and still growing. I hope tomorrow I will have more to write about. Have a great night.

Still Waiting.......

HI All,
Well funny thing happened on Friday, we got an offer on the house, it wasn't exactly what we wanted but it was negotiable ( I think) so we counter offered, the people came by with about 6 or 7 people on Saturday to look at the house again , before they decided what to do with our counter offer and we still haven't heard anything, hopefully we will hear today. I am thinking since they didn't immediately reject it and unless they are completely turned off by something they saw here--they will probably give us another offer or take our counter offer. We shall see. SO after we delt with house stuff on Friday night, we went to celebrate Cole's birthday at the bowling alley, we had a great time, much needed fun time!
Saturday the kids had a football game they won again, so for games on the record they are un-defeated. Then Saturday night I let the kids have a few friends over for a sleepover, needless to say we all didn't get much sleep. Sunday we relaxed a little,cleaned the house a little and I scrap booked a little. I talked to a few of my friends in Spokane and none of us can wait until next weekend b/c we are going to be scrapping in our jammies all weekend! wooohoooo!
oh I forgot to mention.....the little house in Fairfield that I fell in love with sold, we found out Friday night..Rob and I were both very disappointed. Rob does not want to live in town and I kind of like the small town environment for the kids, so I spent 2 hours looking for a decent house in our price range outside of the city limits-- I found one, count them one! anyway I am going to try and go look at it this week, it is an old Catholic school that was converted into a house 18 years ago, it has 8000 square feet and a 4 car garage and I see alot of potential for it--so I want to go see with my eyes and then go from there. I need all of your prayers! HAve a great day!

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Hello

Hi All,
Well since my last blog--alot has happened--I threw a birthday for my mom--it was a big one--the ol' FIVE_ZERO! Anyway--My aunt and Grandma helped me pull it off since I live far away and it was as success--my mom cried b/c she thought I had forgotten since we threw the party 2 days after the actual date and I had never called her--so kudos to me! haha
My kids a had another football game and they won--although they played another game again tonight and lost--ya win some and ya lose some--oh well!
We have had a few lookers come to the house--no more bites--my contract is up with my agent in a few weeks---I think I am going to take my house off of the market and maybe just continue to live here--we are doing fine --my husband will just have to find a good job here, b/c I can no longer go thru this hassle of being invaded by people looking at our house all of the time and trying to keep it clean--with 6 kids. Rob is tired of traveling back and fourth and living a nomad sort of life, sleeping at different houses. We are thinking about it, while we have the next few weeks and we are going to pray about it and see what happens--maybe someone will buy it in the next few weeks and we won't have to worry about it??? ya think?
I am meeting with a college counselor in 2 weeks to get my packet of paperwork and take some placement tests--but I want to start college winter quarter if it is possible--so I am excited about that--a new adventure!
Rob will be home tonight and we are going to go to football,clean the house, work on the deck and try to clean out the garage? Does this sound like fun? anyone want to help?
Well I hope everyone has a great weekend! Be thinking of me working all day long!

Friday, September 14, 2007

FRIDAY!!

Hi all,
Well I am back at work today--sheesh! Rob came home last night, I am happy about that b/c I may be able to get out of going to football practice tonight--wooohooo! The boys all had their first game on wed. night and they all lost , but they all had good play time for the most part. last night while at practice for 2 hours, I walked for 3 miles and I worked on a few bible studies , so I got in a bunch of good quality time.
This weekend my boys have another football game.
We haven't had anyone come and look at the house this week and I am OK with it b/c , football isn't over until the end of October and then the holidays will be here , and it won't hurt my feelings if we don't have to move during the holidays. The longer I wait the more prices are going down and so are interest rates. SO I know it is all in God's timing!
Well I will update you as to how this weekend turns out--have a great couple of days!

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

HI All

HEllo to everyone,
Well it is already Wed. and things are pretty routine again--thank goodness for school. Teh boys are in football they have their first game tonight and it has been a mad rush to get all of the jerseys done in time--our local shops had their press break down , so hopefully when I go pick them up today they will be all done! I am getting back in my weight loss / shape up plan again--it has been far to long and I don't have as many projects to do on the house--so there are no more excuses. Today I have been eating well and I am going to walk 3 miles as soon as the kids get home, it would be nice if I could have done it during the day but unfortunalty--Clarissa slows me down--so I need to wait for the kids to keep her busy and play with her. I was watching the biggest loser last night and I am once again inspired! Did you see that little girl lost 20 pounds in one week? I know that is not possible for me b/c I am not spending everyday training--but I think I can do alot better than I have been for the last couple of months--so I got out my food journal , I am planning my meals and working in the exersice--baby steps, right?
I would appreciate for my friends and family to keep me accountable and help me in my success! SInce I have been in counseling and I am working on my emotional issues I feel like this could be the beginning of my goals.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Monday Sept.10th

HI to all,
Well this last weekend was busy and relaxing--I guess. We had football Friday night, then we had to get up early Saturday morning to take the kids to Ritzville,WA. Went to LEss PArr to turn down the offer on the house, Came home did some work, Went grocery shopping and came home. Rob worked on the cars and I worked on some scrapping. Yesterday I got up worked on some more layouts and had to go back to Ritzville to pick up my kids. Yuck!
I am excited to have my kids on a football team, However, this means I have to be in Quincy 4 days a week for 3 hours each night, this is not going to be fun. I am going to make the best of it though, I am going to bring my books and my bible and do a bit of studying and I am also going to walk for an hour of it so I can work in some exercise --good thinking huh?
Although I feel like I don't have alot going on--Lately I feel so blessed by everything--I mean God found a spot for my kids on a team, Carla HElped me with Rob and after I prayed about the house situation everything seems to be falling together and I even read an old issue of TCW ( Today's Christian woman) and it talks about simplicity, making things in your life more simple. I have been doing that more and more, I have learned to say "no" to people and I am not volunteering for every little thing no matter how fun it may be.
Well I am off to work--I hope everyone has a happy MONDAY!

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Saturday Sept.8TH

HI Everyone,
Just giving you an update---We did finally get an offer on the house. We DENIED! It was a low offer and they wanted us to sell on the contingency that they sold their property however, they wanted us to have that contract until the end of December--They want to come in remodel and basically-- flip this house--so I am not willing to help them--I am not desperate enough to just get rid of my house especially for that price. SO they will either have to get a bridge loan and make a better offer or I will wait for a year until my house sells! Gees! My friend Donna called that one! She told me exactly what these people were gonna do--b/c they came a 2nd time with a contractor. SO anyway--Happy to get an offer just so I could turn them down. I am willing to take a low offer if it is for a family that really needs the house and I am getting desperate--I am not so desperate now and --I have found the longer I wait the better the interest rates are getting and the lower prices are going down in Spokane--so I am good! Today I went shopping and I am going to scrapbook tonight and tomorrow with my friends. I Hope you all have a good weekend--have a great day!

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

LAbor day weekend

Hi all,
Well we left Friday after school and work and headed to Steamboat Rock Park for a weekend of camping. We were surprised by how beautiful and nice the campground really was...there was sandy beaches and it wasn't very busy for being a holiday weekend--all the campsites were full, however there wasn't any rowdy people and there was plenty of room on the beaches , not to mention plenty of out of the way discoveries that my kids seemed to be able to find. Carla met us up there, and she is so much fun to have around, she is just one of us and she was have seaweed fights with the kids and dunking them--it was so much fun! I took a few really good pics! None of us slept very well--but we will have a day to catch up since we were only camping for 2 days. Rob had to leave Saturday night and I had to figure out how to take down the tent trailer and hitch it home-on Sunday-but we made it--with one broken chain--haha-- oh well. On my way home we got a call that a family was coming to look at our house sometime that afternoon, so as soon as we got home we started un-loading and cleaning--I gave Clarissa a bath and I hopped in the shower and thanked God for blessing me with the ability to be able to take a shower everyday, since I hadn't had one since Friday morning , I ate lunch--then the couple came--they spent an hour at our house--I guess they liked it--because they came back on Monday with a contractor to ask him about some of their ideas of remodeling our home--and they stayed another hour-- So I am thinking we may be getting an offer. Although this is what I have been wanting I am scared and thrilled at the same time--I think this is the closest we have been in the last 8 weeks that our house has been on the market--and it is so nerve wracking!
Well wish us luck--and I hope you all had a great Labor day weekend!