WHERE THE HELL IS MY DIGITAL CAMERA?!

Yeah, well, I got my camera out to take a pic of Sebastian this morning and then thought i should take my batteries out and charge them up. So i did that and put camera back on counter. I spent most of the day cleaning, hanging things on walls, uncluttering some. Well, tonight, went to take a pic of sebastina with some bday cake....no fucking camera. Excuse the language, but let me tell you, i am so beyond sick of kids, sick of messes sick of shit disappearing into thin air, you name it. I do not ever get a break from kids. Most of the day i have 4, but all day i have 2! I just want to get in that car and drive until i run out of gas.....ALL BY MYSELF! But I'll be damned, gas is up to 2.75/gallon. Coincidence? I think not. Today was the first beautiful spring day we have had since spring started and gas skyrockets! LOL. Yeah i may type LOL, but trust me, i really am not laughing about anything right now. I feel like i could explode. Or actually, more like implode. I am going to try to relax, forget bout the cam for now and hopefully, with a clear head tomorrow I will find it. please say a prayer. I cannot afford to replace it and my 35mm is broke. So, i will have no camera. we checked outside, bc the girls were playing out there, but didnt see it. i sure hope its not out there, as its supposed to rain tonight. and bc i took out like 3 bags of trash to the dumpster, guess who was up there digging through trash? Ugh, disgusting, but i thought maybe one of the kids threw it away. When you have a house of 3, 2, 1.5, 1 yr old kids, anything is possible. I threatened to make them all sit on the couch tomorrow.....so i can keep both eyes on them at all times. But in all honesty, it may not be that the kids grabbed it. But i sure wont rule it out, bc where else would it be???

Anyway, this post is a drag....so im gonna stop bitching and ranting for now. May the angels above drop that sucker in my lap soon!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LITTLE MAN!

Well, today, my lil man turns the big 1! It's exciting and sad all at once. Where has the year gone? It seems like just yesterday, he was a little bundle....now he is off and into everything, asserting his personality.

One year ago today, I was already in the hospital being induced. I was induced around 7am, was slow to progress and Ill never forget that nurse, eventually standing at the pitocin machine, just upping the dose, higher and higher. My God those contractions started to come hard and fast. Then, just before 5:03pm, I kept telling that nurse that i HAD to push. She kept saying, breath through them. Finally, I went off, saying i cannot breath through these, this kid is coming! Well, she checked and I'll be damned, but that boy was crowned and coming. My OB's office is in the hospital, not even too far from the birthing rooms...he didn't make it in time...no where near time. The intern came in, didn't even have time to break my bed down or anything. She sat as the food of my bed and delivered him that way. She did and incredible job! Maybe 3 pushes and Sebastian William Paul was born, weighing 7lbs, 2oz. He came so fast his poor little face had some bruising. But his head was nice and round! Everyone commented on how if they didn't know better, they would swear i had a csection! Both kids came fast and hard and had the bruising and a perfectly round head.

I joke that i was made for having babies. My pregnancies are easy, labor and delivery is easy! (without epidurals I may add!) Just too bad im done after 2! LOL. My ob was so impressed that he always referred to me as a textbook pregnancy. Everything goes as it should. I didn't even tear with Sebastian..so my skin even has the elasticity for havin them babies! Of course, i decided that tearing was God's/Mother Nature's way of curbing the sexual desires before they are allowed. You know how hard it is to resist sex when you physically feel ready and able?

So, i wish every woman had pregnancy/delivery as easy as me. Perhaps we would have an even worse population issue if it were always that easy....see for everthing a purpose!

Ok, Im done reminiscing now!

Headstart, here we come

Well, I called tues and requested the application packet for Headstart. I got it today. How fast was that!!! There are 4 different pograms. One is a home based program where they come to your home, the other is an evening center, then there is 1/2 day, 4 days a week or full days, full week, year round! Well, on days like today, i am thinking the full day is looking/sounding great. Tiffney said, wow that's a long day for a little kid..but like i pointed out, its no different than a child going to daycare all day, 5 days a week. ONly, i don't have to pay for this and she is being prepared for school, gaining social skills and learning to spend structured days away from home. Im still a bit undecided whether to send for 1/2 or full day, but she is doing the day centers, for sure. I may start with 1/2 day for now. Bc i know im talking big now, but when it comes time to actually send her, the full day may be too much for momma too!

Right now she is up bc daddy stepped on her toe....b0y does that suck. She is being loud and obnoxious and duct tape is sounding wonderful. I know its just a matter of time before she has her brother up! then i will be one HOT mamma and i don't mean sexy hot, i mean mad hot! Yeah, full day is a good thing!!!! LOL.

You can use your own Catering

My sister was planning on having her wedding at the historical Crossroads Village (google it if you would like to check it out). Then, the reception was going to be in the village as well. Well, she called, got info on it and was so excited to do her western wedding in an old historical village (no cars allowed) and take a horse and buggy from the church to hall. Well, mom and Carrie go to the office to meet with the person in charge, see the hall, etc. Mom then goes back next day or whatever to put down a deposit. This is when she finds out that yes, you can use your own catering, BUT, they cannot use the kitchen facilities, must have a million dollar insurance policy, u must pay 7.00 or so an hour for one of their staff members to be there, plus 14.00 an hour for security and then htere are several other "additional" fees that i cant recall right now. It was rediculous. Oh and if you did take their catering, the plates started at like 20 a plate i think mom said. ARe you kidding me??? The kicker is this place is a state park and supported by OUR taxes!!!! Then they rape us if we should want to use their facility. I mean, as it is its free advertising...bc all the guests will see how wonderful the village is and maybe they will come back for a family day. LOL. So, they ticked my sister off and she has decided to find another location. well, it will cost an arm and leg and their first born to for a wedding there with all those extra fees. oh and dont ask about the liquor. YOu can only take their bartending service and its like 60-70.00 per bottle of liquor (it does include mixers and cups) and like 450.00 for a KEG OF BEER! YES, JUST A KEG OF BEER, NOT GASOLINE OR ANYTHING...LOL. Their alcohol for a very very basic bar would have been $900 or so. Mine was around 5, including shot glasss, stirrers, mixers, napkins for the bar, extra drinks for the wedding party, wine, our toasting champagne. And he delivered it, picked up unopened bottles and refunded $ for any unopened bottle. And he is a local business owner which i love to patronize.

So anyway, thats where the wedding plans are standing.

On a wonderfully glorious note: Ralph (carrie's fiance) got custody of his 14 yr old son this month! His mom messed up one too many times. This time she ended up in jail. Ralph drove down there, filed for temp. full custody, was granted to him and now Christopher is up here. When they got the call that a neighbor had Chris bc his mom's bf was beating on him, Carrie told Ralph, "just go get that little guy and bring him home," in tears. So he has been here a couple weeks and its going good. WE are all sooo excited to have Chris up here....

What an Angel

Yes, She can be a monster, but she definitely redeemed herself last night, when she fell asleep in daddy's recliner. I looked over at her and saw her like this and had to grab the camera. It was worth the risk of using the flash and waking her up. She was sooo tired, she didn't even flinch from the flash! How beautiful! And such a wonderful reminder that God is great!!! He blessed me with this beautiful little girl! This is one picture I will definitely have to print as a constant reminder when she is being stubborn and we are butting heads! Underneath all that stubborness, mouthiness and defiance is a truly perfect angel!

I'll love you forever
I'll like you for always
As long as I'm living
My baby you'll be!!!

just some more pics from huckleberry and the mall

Pebbles and bam bam???? No just Makenneh (who looks grumpy..but why did she hav to stop playing for photo opps?) and Sebastian! And if you look close, you can see uncle matt's hat in the back looking at them!
Who was having more fun....Uncle Matt or the kids?

The other pic is from the game Ralph and Carrie participated in at the mall. The girl on your far right (first one in pic) and her Fiance won the package! But, they really kinda cheated..not their fault but one of the radio station personalities kinda gave an answer away. Oh and each couple received complimentary gifts consisting of a CD, 2 tickets to dinner and show of some sort...something about toughman contest type thing and the girls all got a a beautiful bouquet of flowers!

Busy Weekend

I took the kids to huckleberry junction pizza playplace yesterday along with my brother and his gf and her little brother, Kollin(6) and sister, Keeley(3). The kids had a blast playing in the playplace, riding the rides and playing games. They got along great too. And surprisingly, I felt much better after going. Before we left, my brother mentioned bringing them back after we all went to look at the houses for me again. (had a 4oclock appt for showings). So, at the houses, the kids spent much energy running around in the yards. Then when we went back, Jeremy went and so did Tiffney, Jason and their kids. They all played hard again and had a blast. Makenneh was hesitant at first about climbing and running around in the playplace. But once she warmed up to it, she was in there laughing so jovially it was beautiful. Sebastian loved riding in the little ferrari. He grabbed the wheel and looked just like a lil speed racer! Typical Boy, huh? He also would have loved to get into the play place...he kept crawling up to the entrance, climbing around it and laughing. Give him a few months and he will ready to rip tear through there like the rest of em. Or so he will think!

Needless to say, both kids were exhausted by day's end. My aunt michelle was keeping Makenneh for the night, so after Huckleberry, we headed to her place. Then Jeremy and I went to Tiff and Jason's and hung out for a couple hours. I was whipped by the time we made it back home at nearly 1am.

Then, today, I went with Tiff to the Bay City Mall where my sister and her fiance were contestants in a "newlywed" game to win a $15k wedding package. Well, they came in last, but boy did we have some laughs. I got to go without my kids...what a pleasure that was. To top it off, i hit the clearance section at Lane Bryant and got some new clothes and used my discount coupon. What more could a girl ask for?

So here is a quick summary of the newlywed game they played!
Question to Ralph...If you could take your fiancee on any dream vacation where would she say she wants to go?
Ralph's Answer:(after some thought): Kentucky. but wait they get better
Q: If Carrie were stranded on a deserted island...what is the first thing she would crave?
A: A can of chew! yes, dear Ralphie exposed Carrie for the true hillbilly that she is, in front of many at the mall!!!! But boy did we all laugh...do you see the whole hillbilly theme here? So the radio dj was raggin them about taking her to kentucky and buyin her a can of chew. LOL. And you wondered why they lost?!! As it turns out though, its just as well. They want to get married 07/07/07. In order to accept the prizes they would have to get married this year..but for 15k in prizes....thats flexible. Well, when they got to the mall where the contest was held, they learned the breakdown of the prize package! Here's what i recall:
*$8k goes toward having your photos in a photo spread in some new magazine coming out! Big Freakin deal....and this helps a couple with their wedding, how? (Damn, there goes Carrie's shot at her modeling career right...lol).
*$500 towards photography with the photographer sponsoring the event. They are very pricey and that 500 is gonna maybe cover a deposit.
*$250 wedding night hotel package. Ok, did you notice the night...as in 1 night with a jacuzzi room and bottle of champagne! Ok....J and I got a waterfront room at a H0liday Inn with a jacuzzi for 109.00..without reserving ahead. I think you can get a decent bottle of champage for less than $141 or whatever the difference in price is...lol
*Oh and lets not leave out the yoga classes! Because we all know that Ralph and Carrie are dying t0 practice yoga
*$150 wok (yes as in a pan used to cook chinese food) from Tupperware! (shucks...no chinese cuisine in the Burger house now!)
*$350 makeup pkg from Mary Kay! (Hope they don't plan on doing to the bride what they wanted to do for me for my wedding----make me up to look like a freakin circus clown....bright pink and purple eyeshadow and all.)
*Free tux rental for groom and Best man. Except that the groom always gets a free tux rental and the best man has to pay for his own anyway and also After Hours always has the wheel u can spin for a free tux rental. Big deal.

So as you can see, the great majority of the $15k is spent already on silly prizes that arent really a big help.
So, she would have bumped her wedding up to this year, still shell out all the money for the wedding just to get a spread in a magazine and a wok from tupperware...lol. It just seems that it would have been more practical (and just as much money...if not less) to offer things such as hair and makeup for wedding party, invitations, a few nights stay in a hotel, photography (maybe evn just engagement pics and a certificate towards cost), ring bearer pillow and flower girl basket, cake servers, flutes, guest book, things that actually can be useful to a couple planning a wedding! But anyway, we don't plan these things so such it is. But the package was still ok...its things you normally wouldnt do or care so much about for a wedding, but still free things you dont have to pay for. Just not a package worth changing your wedding date so drastically. And to think Carrie was ready to cuff Ralph when he kept giving wrong answers....lol!

Ok im gonna try to load some pics both of huckleberry excursion and from the mall.

Calgon.....Take me Away!

~Luxuriously Silky and Totally Comforting~
Now, doesn't that just sound refreshing?! And you can buy said Luxuriously silky and totally comforting product for a mere $4.19! Yes, that's all it costs to have Calgon take you way! Sign me up. Who knew escape was so affordable! I wonder how it works? Does it drown out the cryng of a 1 yr old when he is fighting his nap? Or the whining of a 3 yr old who wants something and wants it now? Does it diminish your ability to give two hoots as to what kind of mess the toddler can be making while you are escaping?
Because, I think i can afford $4.19. I think I shall head to local drug store for my own person box. LOL. Oh but wait..i would have to tote those two said toddlers with me.
But i could go buy me a box, invade my brother's huge round bathtub for an hour. Draw the hottest bath water I can possibily stand, put my "Classics for Relaxation" cd in, light some candles around the tub and forget for one moment in time that on the other side of the door is 2 lovely little monsters. Forget that the house needs cleaned, the kids need bathed, hubby might want dinner, all of it!

Of course, my brother and Sara have her little brother (6) and sister (3) for the weekend and want me to go to Huckleberry Junction with them today!
Do i really want to subject myself to all those kids on such a busy day in a pizza joint like Chuck E. Cheese? Oh the noise, the whining, fighting I would hear. But i honestly can say, i dont think it would be my kids or Kollin and Keeley making the noise. I really think they would be just delightful little angels enjoying the pizza, rides and games. Right? Because they wouldn't want to cause me to pull each strand of hair from head as my eyes took on an extemely wild look?

But, if anyone really wants to help a sister out, feel free to send a box of calgon bath powder (or body mist or bubble bath or a vacation package to Bermuda or the bahamas or some other tropical location) please feel free to do so. It would be greatly appreciated. LOL.

Ok, that 1 yr old is crying in his crib because naps are a mother's form of torture and he can no long stand it. I shall go rescue him!

What the HELL is this????

This is what my porch looks like. Right now. I took this picture all of 20 mins ago. Huge flakes were coming down like midDecember! It is March 25th. 5 days into spring! I do find the humor in this, Mother Nature! Ur humor flat out sucks! I want sunshine, rain even! Mud, just not snow. I thought March was In like Lion, Out like a Lamb? Ughhhh...life in Michigan!

Well....take a look

I told you this house hunting is work. We were supposed to go yesterday back to the house on Barber street so Jeremy could see it and decide whether or not to submit an offer. The house is currently being rented out and the tenants couldnt do the showing last night so it was set for tonight...well half hour before appt, they call and cancel. GRRRRR! But, Mandy found another house to look at and we love it. We both got to see it and I am signing an offer on it in the morning. The link will be below. Anyway, its absolutely beautiful. Teh kitchen is a bit outdated but its very nice and well taken care of. The couple living there raised their family in this house, moving in in 75. They were the 2nd owners. So, its been well taken care of and has a lot to offer including a fenced in yard and two enclosed porches, finished basement with 2 bedrooms down there and a bathroom. Anyway, the closer we get to finding a place, the more nauseated I am that the financing won't go through. I am sick thinking/worryng about it. The problem is this: we have 3 collections on the credit report that have to be paid off. We do not have the money to pay them off right now..its around 700 dollars. We are most likely gonna have to borrow the money but where from is the issue. Bc at the same time, we can't really take a loan in our name bc that will go against our debt to income ratio. So that's a bad move to put a loan in our name. I just want this house (a house, period) so bad that i can taste it. I hate this trailer and find it hard to even clean it....i am miserable here in this cramped place. I want something bigger, something to build our family in...create memories...entertain ppl, etc. This place is really great for all that. I hope and pray that it all works out...please do the same. I have been so stressed lately i cant stand anything. i think if this doesnt work out im just gonna hold off (sulk for awhile) and wait for awhile.

anyway, here is the link
http://www.flinthomes.net/cgi-bin/homesearch/hsh3?;price%3Akm%3Anum%3Age=
50000;price%3Akm%3Anum%3Ale=90000;district%3Acs=8;_order=price%3Ades;_
template=detailedview;_multidb=FAAR;_startat=10;_multicount=FAAR%3D45;_db=
FAAR;_totalcount=45;&_template=fullview&_startat=14&_limit=1

Going Crazy

UGH, the bouts of diarhea seem to be over for all these kids. But, still, they are just all being monsters these days. Whining to no end! Anyone looking for a kids to borrow? I tell you, its the best form of birth control available. LOL. Trust me, why do you think Jeremy has a Vasectomy! LOL.

And while we are talking about kids, my friend, Stacy, called me from Germany to tell me she is pregnant again!!! She has 3 kids already..ages 7,5,3 or close to that anyway. She just lost a baby in utero back in September at 20 weeks gestation and had to go through the labor of her stillborn little boy and then fly him and the family back to the states for a funeral. Well, she found out on little Bryce's due date that she was pregnant again!! Shortly thereafter, she found out...ITS TWINS! Yes, not one but TWO little babies. I can't help but think, bless her soul, better her than me. But, it irony is she had a miscarriage btwn her 1st and 2nd kids and then lost Bryce at 20 weeks gestation. She found out she was pg on Bryce's due date and is due on the same day as she was due with her first Angel Baby. She always has difficulty with carrying her babies and she has polycystic kidney disease. Not a good thing, esp when u add in high blood pressure. But, all that said, i have a good feeling that these twins are special. Not that they replace the two babies she lost, but that she was blessed with twins to help ease the hurt of the loss from losing the other two. Not sure it makes sense. having trouble finding the words to convey what im trying to say. But, she sent me the ultrasound pics and its the first time i saw an us pic for twins. Very neat. Please keep Stacy in ur prayers that she may have a healthy, safe pregnancy and have two happy, healthy babies this fall. Also pray for her health that her body is strong enough to withstand carrying twins! I am happy for her, yet i worry so much about her, every time she is pg.

I tried to tell, her that i can send her two kids so she can adjust to having 5 kids at one time. I don't think she was interested. LOL.

is this the one???

Well I went to look at 2 houses today. Both were nice..nicer than most we have seen. The second one i looked at is very nice....all new inside. We are going back tomorrow so Jeremy can look at it and as long as he is ok with it, hopefully we will do yet another purchase agreement! i will give the link below so you can check it all out.

http://www.flinthomes.net/cgi-bin/homesearch/hsh3?;price%3Akm%3Anum%3Age=70000;
price%3Akm%3Anum%3Ale=90000;district%3Acs=8;bedrooms%3Age=3;_order=price%3Ades;
_template=detailedview;_multidb=FAAR;_multicount=FAAR%3D15;_db=FAAR;_totalcount=
15;&_template=fullview&_startat=6&_limit=1

There, maybe now it won't take up the whole width of my blog.

Everyone say a prayer that this works out and the financing works out and all goes smoothly. I really am ready to move. And this house is all brand new...its like a new build.

Dirty Diapers

Yeah, this is about the color...lol. My gosh, first it was Sebastian with severe shits. Now it's Makenneh. What gives? Makenneh climbed in bed with daddy earlier, woke up crying..saying she pooped.. God did she ever..it was up her shirt and all. And stink..enough to gag a maggot. Poor thing. hopefully this doesn't last long.

on a lighter and cleaner note, I go to look at two houses tomorrow. woohooo. Of course, it may not be cleaner...some of these places we have looked at are just down right disgusting. But, hopefully one of these will be the one!

well, i am whipped. kenneh is up still from her poop issues and i need to get her and i to bed.

YYYaayyyy!!!!!

Well, well, I played around on here enough and don't know what i did, but i have comments now. woohoo! LOL. Anyway, had one request for pics....so i really could start posting more pics.

Here's chunky monkey Makenneh giving us a preview of what's yet to come. Look out phone bills! Not one phone, but two! And Senor Sebastian devouring sister's taco! he is getting sooo big.

WEll if i werent so damn tired, i would do some more blogging but i am exhausted and ready for bed. Maybe by tomorrow evening i will be used to these acrylic nails i got yesterday and will be able to type again without hitting the backspace key more than anything else. lol

Open minded

You Are 60% Open Minded

You are a very open minded person, but you're also well grounded. Tolerant and flexible, you appreciate most lifestyles and viewpoints. But you also know where you stand firm, and you can draw that line. You're open to considering every possibility - but in the end, you stand true to yourself.

How Open Minded Are You?

American Idol Hotties

I dont always watch this show, at least not until it gets narrowed down to about top 12 or so. Now I am picking up interest in this season. And Damn it would have been worth it to watch the whole thing with these two hotties! ANd what better than to have them in the same pic! MMMM yummy! I have to admit though that i think Ace looks better in his bandana deal. I think its bc it gives him more of a bad boy image. HEHEHHEE. Yes, Im a bad girl sometimes!

Heaven

This poem was posted on the Hot Topics Boards I am addicted to. It is in response mostly to the heated religious debates. (if you can call name calling, condemnation, mudslinging tactics debating). Anyway, its to remind us that while you may be thinking someone not fit for Heaven and God's grace, He sees things the way they really are.

I was shocked, confused, bewildered
as I entered Heaven's door,
Not by the beauty of it all,
by the lights or its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven
who made me sputter and gasp--
the thieves, the liars, the sinners,
the alcoholics! , the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade
who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor
who never said anything nice.

Herb, who I always thought
was rotting away in hell,
was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, "What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here?
God must've made a mistake.
And why's everyone so quiet,
so somber? Give me a clue."

"Hush, child," said He "They're all in shock.
No one thought they'd see you."

Sure is something to think about.

Just bad luck?

Or does it run in the family....lol? I say that because things aren't going a lot better for my sister, planning her wedding. They went to look at the reception location they wanted and to get all the info. Well, the packet she got a while back said that it was one price if you didn't take their catering and another price if you did take their catering. So, anyway, my mom gets to the hall today to put the deposit down and well, guess what? Yeah, you dont HAVE to take their catering, but an outside caterer can NOT use any of their facilities...no ovens, stoves, refridgerator, etc. NOw come on. What caterer is going to want to prepare food at one location, bring it to the hall and let it sit waiting for dinner and have their names attached to cold food? They charge more money if you don't take their catering, so it seems that should cover the minimal expense of the kitchen being used for all of a few hours. UGH. so, while she really loves this place, she is looking for somewhere else. That is just rediculous. And to make it worse, the location is at Crossroads Village. For anyone not in my area, its an historical park. It has a very old church/chapel, blacksmith shop, old doc's office, etc...all set back in the 1800s i think. So, there are no motorized vehicles allowed inside the park. You have to park in the parking lot and walk to the church and then to the hall. They are having a horse drawn carriage for them to ride in. But, now, its looking like it will be all at another location. So, its already somewhat of an inconvenience to use their facilities, then they insist on making it harder. WTF? Anyway, I hope she finds a place that she likes that is still affordable. at least now she doesnt have to stress over decorating bc that place wasnt letting anyone in until 430 the DAY OF THE WEDDING. Meaning, she would have to push her wedding time back to like 5 or 6 in order to give someone a chance to set up and cover tables, put out centerpieces, etc. What a hassle. Everything happens for a reason (including these issues and me not getting the house i wanted...lol).

The Hunt Continues

Well, Tiffney took me to look at a house again this morning, before they left for their little vacation. Bless her heart. I know it made for a busy morning for her. Anyway, I will add the link here so you can see this house.
http://www.flinthomes.net/cgi-bin/homesearch/hsh3?;price%3Akm%3Anum%3Age=80000;price%3Akm%3Anum%3Ale=85000;district%3Acs=8;_order=price%3Ades;_template=detailedview;_multidb=FAAR;_multicount=FAAR%3D6;_db=FAAR;_totalcount=6;&_template=fullview&_startat=3&_limit=1

Ok, The deal with this house is..it is absolutely gorgeous, inside and out. I love the stone on the outside. On the inside it is all wood floors, original wood trim, just beautiful. BUT...it's listed as a 3 bedroom and when you go up the stairs, there is that "landing" room and then 2 bedrooms off of that. So, we would want the "landing" room which they count as a bedroom as it has an electric fireplace and is bigger. But, we would have no privacy whatsoever. So, that just won't work. After all, can't have Makenneh or Sebastian getting out of bed to use bathroom and catch mom and dad in the act. I just don't like the whole no privacy issue. So, if we went with this house, we would have to take the 2nd largest room and have one of the kids in that area. There is also a bathroom upstairs as well as downstairs. The one upstairs has a beautiful clawfoot tub. Jeremy would be in love. He loves his baths and what is better than a long hot soak in a huge, old fashioned tub? I would even take baths then. LOL. Downstairs there is a full bath with a shower only. The other negative (although not a deal breaker) is that hte washer/dryer (stackable) is right next to the stove in the kitchen. but i thought of a way we could fix that up...by building an enclosure around it.

But, we are still going to continue to look and there is another house we will look at as soon as Tiff and Mandy get back from vacation
http://www.flinthomes.net/cgi-bin/homesearch/hsh3?;price%3Akm%3Anum%3Age=80000;price%3Akm%3Anum%3Ale=85000;district%3Acs=8;_order=price%3Ades;_template=detailedview;_multidb=FAAR;_multicount=FAAR%3D6;_db=FAAR;_totalcount=6;&_template=fullview&_startat=1&_limit=1

So, we will be busy busy busy picking a house. Just thought I would share some of our options.

If anyone knows how to make that link smaller by, say, making it read "click here" or something, let me know.

Who knew I would be able to......

....figure out to add titles to my blog. It was frustrating me bc I frequent someone else's blog on this site and she always has titles. I couldn't figure out how to do it. Duh..that's what the help button is for! All those tags and shit are foreign to me. Before coming to this site, I never monkeyed with tags and the like. I am getting a wee bit good at it. Now lets see how this posts.

Hey, I just thought I would try something. I am going to try to post the link to the site that shows the dream house that we can't get. I am not good at this thing, so it may not work. But if it doesn't, I can't say I didn't try. haha!
http://www.flinthomes.net/cgi-bin/homesearch/hsh3?;price%3Akm%3Anum%3Age=75000;price%3Akm%3Anum%3Ale=80000;district%3Acs=7;_order=price%3Ades;_template=detailedview;_multidb=FAAR;_multicount=FAAR%3D6;_db=FAAR;_totalcount=6;&_template=fullview&_startat=0&_limit=1

Well, like i said, i have no freakin idea what i am even doing...it doesnt look like it's going to be clickable. If not and you really wanna see/read about it, you can copy the link and paste in your browser...of course, you will probably already know that. But, if you know of a way to make it clickable, please do leave me a reply with the how to. thanks

eta: Well I'll be damned! It worked. Boy oh boy. Of course, its longer than the Mississippi River, but you can still click and see what I am so heart broken about. LOL. Now i Have to post again to make it so this dumb link isnt going int my pic and stuff on the main page.

Man...i need to lay off the crack..i can babble like no other.

thats a joke folks...no crack here!

BOOOOHOOOOO!!! WAHHHHHH! WAAHHHHH!

That has been my feelings...The house we wanted fell through! The listing agent didn't bother to tell my agent that the house already had a purchase agreement submitted and sale was pending. What a waste of 4 hours plus of our time and what a heartbreak. I literally got a lump in my throat and fought back tears when Mandy told me the bad news. Surely knocked the wind right out of my sails. I know we will find a house and this one must not have been meant to be, but right now, im kinda having trouble believing that. I just fell completely in love with that house.

But, on a more positive note, I have found a few that I am interested in looking at. THis house hunting is soo much work. And of course, i have to do all the weeding out and only involve Jeremy if it's a decent house that I am interested in. It is just easier that way, as he is working all day and doesnt want to run the roads looking in the evenings. Besides, I have to like it in order for us to get it, so there is no sense in him looking at houses that I don't like or won't live in. And trust me, we have been in some doozies. A few of them need to just be bulldozed over.

I am sorta starting to feel defeated in these efforts. I am worried about the loan going through and if it doesnt, of course, what a waste of everyone's time and effort. But, i guess that's part of their jobs. Although, I may not feel as bad if my agent and loan officer werent both friends of mine. LOL.

I have found quite a few houses to look at and at the most inopportune time, as both Tiffney (my loan officer/friend) and Mandy (my agent/friend) are going up north for a long weekend, leaving tomorrow at noon. It's going to seem like forever, waiting for them to return on Monday so we can continue the house hunt. i can look for houses online, but won't be able to get the detailed report or see them until Monday. *DING, DING* Light bulb just went off..hehehe..i could always call the listing agent and ask to see the house. Doesn't mean I have to go through them to buy it, right. LOL. that is just mean. Anyway, Im mostly babbling, and think its time to sign off for now.

Send me luck/say some prayers that this house hunt will go smoothly from here on out, including the loan process.

Oh wait, one more thing...we met at one house this morning to see it and Mandy opens the key holder to discover there is no key in there. So, she had called to set up this showing and we shouldn't have had a problem getting in there. Well, the one door was unlocked to the garage...she opens it and goes to the house door off the garage and knocks. No answer. So she opens the door and hollars "hello???" No answer. So, just as she tells us to go ahead and come in...she notices the homeowner on the couch, in his boxers, passed out. Well, we are assuming passed out bc the listing agent told Mandy that he is a drinker and may be passed out drunk. So, we ended not seeing that one. Guess we should go later in the day huh? LOL. Im thinking the place is probably trashed. I mean, who gets passed out drunk the night before their house is being shown? Knowing that the realtor and prospective buyers are going to be in your house in the am? And, doesn't he have a job or something to go to? LOL. Anyway, thats the end of my escapade for the time being.

Im still here!!!!!!

Whew! It seems like forever since I have posted. Id be lying if i said its because I have been too busy. I will honest and tell you that I have just been in some sort of funk. i do get online, every day, very faithfully. I check my mail, my freecycle group and my favorite blog. By then, kids are needing me or Im just tired or have been online too damn long already and feel I should get off here. So, i never seem to make it to my own blog. But alas, here I am.
And I have some good news to share!!!!! We made an offer on a house! Not just any house either, Ill have you to know. A house that had me ready to take my shoes off, pull up a seat and stay. I didn't want to leave. We spent quite some time in there today. A little longer and we probably could have called squatters rights...lol. OK not that long..and does MI even have squatters rights??? anyway, let me tell you about this house! First off, its a 3 bedroom(with poss 4), 2 full baths, dining room, huge huge living room and huge huge master bedroom with a walk in closet about the size of the kids' room here, a second closet with shelves and such for added storage/organization, a pantry in the dining room, a mud room or nook..however you want to use it, main floor laundry, beautiful landscaping, french doors off the living room, opening up to a deck with a partial type gazebo thing, move in ready! I mean, we literally could move in tomorrow and live without having to do anything to this house. However, the wall paper is a bit naseauting (however you spell that damn word). It is sooo busy! So, we will probably be taking that down and either putting up new or painting, whichever is going to be easiest. This house is an old farm house with the plaster walls, so re wall papering may be the best bet. Oh and it has 3 bay windows...one in the nook area, one in living room and one is master bedroom. I just love this place. It gave me this very immense feeling..i mean, the thought that this place could be MINE brought tears to my eyes. And it has new siding, new windows, new well. The listing price was originally 130k. The sellers keep dropping the price and we think its an estate sale as the sellers didn't live in the house, and given the outdated wall paper ...anyway, the house in on the same property as a huge potato farm that sold to a big potato chip company. The business is also for sale (cmon mom and dad, you know you want to be potato farmers...lol). The reason its still on the market is bc the land taxes are listed at 8k a year. tends to scare ppl off. But prior to the closing, the house will be parceled and taxes redone for just the house, making hte taxes around 1200 a year. Anyway, the price has been dropped by increments of 10k since being on the market. They are motivated to sell and its now down to 80k as of 3 days ago! we made a bit smaller of an offer and our agent spoke with the selling agent and he is quite sure they will accept our offer. I just dont know what i will do if this all works out. I never dreamt i would have a house so soon. Just didn't see it in my near future. I am sooo elated. I want to pack us up NOW, TONIGHT! LOL.

So, thats my good news. Other than that, Makenneh fell and busted her lip open and got a bloody nose while at the house. I told jeremy that meant we had to buy it. She has left her drop of blood on the stepping stones up to the front porch. HEHEHe. Oh and kenneh loves the place..she came in, took her coat and shoes off, made herself and home said she wants to live right HERE and pointed to the area in front of the french doors. She loves those doors and that porch! can you tell im excited! Say a prayer, send good luck whatever it is, that this all works out. I want this house sooo bad i may cry and throw a fit if i don't get it. OK maybe not that extreme, but i will be heartbroken for sure.

Well, I really have nothing specific to type again. What's new? well, the cooties in this place finally caught up to me. They got me while i was down. LOL. I am now tired, miserable and just want to be left alone. HAH. not with two little kids in the house. The other thing is, last friday, i went to the gas station across the street and went to step up on the sidewalk. well, it was a sheet of ice, and my right leg went straight out in front of me...landing me on my ass, with the other leg bent under me or something. I dont know, it all happened so damn fast. I just sat there, in tears and full of fear. i have never broken a bone in my life and i didn't want to think that i just may have done that. My right leg from the knee down went tingly and numb. It was a strange feeling. I looked around and saw one couple at the gas pumps. He was putting some fluid in his truck. I hoped he would notice me and help bc i didn't think i could get up. Well, the lady inside the truck saw me go down and when she realized i wasnt getting up, she called for him to come help and she got out and came over as well. They were really nice ppl. He helped me up after a lil coaxing. i was so afraid to move. She went in and told the store clerk, who came out and about slipped on his ass as he asked....is it slippery out here? NO dumb shit, i just fell for hte hell of it. Anyway, i couldnt even talk hardly..he asked if i was ok and the man helping me said no she is hurt and you should call and ambulance. Which i really didnt like the thoughts of. CAll me a baby but i am hurt and alone..i want my mommyyyyyy. LOL. But anyway, clerk goes back in his store, gets some salt and puts in down (kinda like closing the barn door after the horse is out eh?). He never once came back out to talk to me, nothing. The lady let me use her phone to call Jeremy and my brother (matt was at work, so no help there). they stayed with me until i was calm enough to decide that I could go ahead and drive back across the street to home. She gave me their house phone number and cell number so that if i needed to I could call them as they saw the fall and that the sidewalk wasnt salted when i fell. Well, I should have gone into the after hours, but i just didn't want to. I was out of sorts and just wanted to stay home. Well, then mom finally talked me into it...so i go and wait for over an hour and half in a room full of sick kids hacking all over while they only call one person back in the hour and a half. Finally, i decided i would be better off at home with my legs elevated and iced. WEll, here it is Wednesday and I still havent been to see a doctor. Monday my phone was turned off for the day and then yesterday i was at my friend's house. But the problem is, Jeremy has to use our car for now for work bc Marty's truck is out of commission. So, i have no way to the doctor. I do need to get in though bc my legs continue to go numb and tingly. I am still hurting quite bad from the fall and can't stand on my feet too long or sit for too long. I have to constantly change positions or my legs go numb and or hurt real bad. It is horrible. But, i guess we will see. My doc isnt in today so i may call and go in tomorrow just to make sure i didn't dislocate a disk in my back or some other long term problem. Of course, everyone tells me i should talk to a lawyer, as they were negligent about the salt. I am not a sue happy person. But what does ;piss me right off is that the clerk never once talked directly to me. He asked the couple if i was ok, threw down some salt and went about his business. That was that. He never filled out an incident report and he didn't call the ambulance as the man told him to do. Thats what gets my ass. IF i had been treated fairly during this incident, i would probably feel differently. but, not only were they neglegent in putting down the salt, but then just inconciderate once i had fallen. I just hate the thought of suing of ppl. i hate hassles. And i don't know now what the possibilities would be, as i havent seen the doctor yet. I called the docs office friday night after it happened and talked to my on call physician, but havent been in. I don't know...why did i have to fall. And the thing that i think about is, i may have trouble iwht this numbness for awhile now. Im hoping not, but we shall see.

anyway, thats all i have to talk about for now...my fingers are tired from typing all this.