Update...on my crazy life.

Today went better. Mom is here to help with the kids..I am so glad. I had my little painting party tonight and Brother Olson did the ceiling that I hated. So that is done. What a relief! The kitchen is primed and the laundry room ceiling is done. yeah...There is hope. I hope I get a lot done tomorrow. Only two more days until Moving Day...I am excited to see my furniture in my new home! Eric will be home in two days too...Yeah! Life is looking UP!!!!

My new discovery today...

I DON'T like to paint! Especially ceilings. My neck is killing me right now. Painting sounds fun..until you actually start doing it. You start by spending hours taping EVERYTHING off. It takes longer than the painting. Then once you finally get started...it takes longer than expected. Right now it is 12:28 am! I have paint all over my body. And the best thing...it was only the primer and I get to do it again tomorrow! And that is only once room. I still have two more to go before Saturday. YEAH! But I guess it is worth it when it is all done! At least it better be!!!

Tomorrow should be a lot better...I have enlisted my Young Women to help and my Mom will be here to help with the kids. Yeah...there is hope!

WE HAVE THE KEYS...Finally!!!!!!!

We have the house!!!! It is officially ours...I am so glad the loan part is over. Now we will be poor home owners...but at least we will have a great home that is ours and someday might make us a few pennies..I hope. Now the fun stuff begins...

This weeks TO DO LIST (While Eric is out of town for work)

1. Cover 3 rooms in plastic and tape off baseboards

2. Fill the holes with mud (never done it before..I hope it all looks ok)

3. Pick up my MOM at the airport & go to Home Depot for supplies. (Home Depot is taking all my money right now)

4. Prime the walls in the office and kitchen

5. Paint the laundry room walls yellow & ceiling white

(I am having a painting party with my Young Women on Wednesday. I can use any help I can get)

6. Paint the kitchen (right now it is orange...not good)

7. Paint the office walls sage green & ceiling white

8. Start to move over the small boxes, toys, food, fragile items.

9. Have fun on Halloween with the kids. Party at Brooklyns school and Trick or treating in the neighborhood. It will be fun...in the rain.

We have had awesome warm weather all month an then Halloween is going to rain. Go figure!

10. Pick up the Uhaul before Trick or Treating.

11. Celebrate because Eric will be HOME finally!!!!

12. Saturday MOVE into the new HOUSE!!! Yeah

13. Saturday and Monday CLEAN the rental house...no fun!

14. Unpack.........................................

15. Spend hours on the phone calling & changing my address! Setting up the utilities, TV, Internet, etc...

I am sure you are jealous of my week....aren't you?

And Continues...

I am tired, sore, and mentally exhausted. Our loan was suppose to close escrow today...well it isn't going to happen today. Sad! The funding went through but they received the money just barely too late to record today. So it will be Monday. Which wouldn't be too bad...except for Eric is going out of town all next week. Yeah...it sucks. I can't move myself. So we won't move into the house until next Saturday now. Maybe I will do some painting while we wait...the orange kitchen has to go. The office needs some TLC as well. It is horrible..scary paint. I will see how much time I have. Lately I feel like I don't have enough time for anything. The days just slip by me and before I know it...it is dinner/bed time.

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I have spent the last 3 days at our new house... cleaning, vacuuming, scrubbing showers and toilets, mopping, vacuuming more, killing bugs, vacuuming more, and vacuuming even more. My hands have sores on them from the vacuum. I never thought vacuuming would be so much work. The house hasn't been lived in for about a year...so it was dirty.

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I discovered something new at the house....carpet beetle larvae. Yeah...Doesn't that sound exciting. They look like a worm/weavle. They are no fun. So know we have to get someone to come and spray the house for us before we move in. I am glad I noticed them now and not after we moved in...I don't like insects of any kind! Brooklyn tells me not kill bugs because it is killing God's World. She likes them too much. She brings bugs into the house to show me and I just can't handle it. I don't even like looking at them. One of these days she is going to pick up something bad...

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This week has been long and exhausting...I can't wait for next week...Cleaning the house we are in now and moving and then unpacking. Fun stuff. The fun is never going to end.... Good news my mom is flying in on Wednesday to help!!! Yeah!

Count Down Continues...

We only have 7 days until moving day

(maybe 6...I am hoping for an early close...

so far so good)

Husbands...

This is what happens....

when you let HUSBANDS take control of the camera!

Nice Shot...Eric! Not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My little Bumblebees!!!

Soccer, Soccer, Soccer..... I am Brooklyn's Soccer Coach. We have nine little soccer players. Brooklyn and one other boy are the only ones who have played before...the rest are new little 4 year olds. We are working on the basics of kicking the ball harder, passing and shooting for "our" goal. (One little boy has made 2-3 goals for the other team...it is funny)

Saturday was picture day... it was cold & windy!!!! Here are a few pictures.

Brooklyn likes to play soccer games...just not practice. She likes to play defense...but occasionally she goes all the way for a goal. She loves to make goals...she immediately runs to us and gives us high 5's. Next year... Easton will play. He already loves soccer.

And she shoots and scores!!!! She gets so excited!!!

The bumblebees!!!

My kids are growing up so fast!

The kids with their friends

Easton with his buddy, Sammy!

Brooklyn's Friend, Jessica. They have lots of girly fun together!

Easton & Claire...They love to scream & fight!!!

Say Cheese! You just got snapped!

Gotcha!!!

Haha...

"Look Easton..."

Lets do it again..."Say Cheese!"

"That was fun!"

Final Result....Brooklyn's best shot!
I wonder why Brooklyn likes to take pictures???
Maybe someday she will be a photographer!

My Easteee Boy!

I realized I have been posting pictures of Brooklyn lately...but none of MY EASTEE!
Easton is my active, smart, loving little boy! And he loves to show me! Every morning after Eric leaves for work he crawls into bed with me. (He knows not to come in until Dad leaves). This morning he gave me a big hug and said "Mommy, you are my bestest friend in the whole whole!" What magical words. I know he loves me! And I love him so much too.
Easton loves his sister. While Brooklyn is at school, he always asks.."I miss Brooklyn..when is she done with school...can we go get her now?" But then of course as soon as they are together they fight! I guess it is a love/hate relationship.
I love you, Easton!!!!


Now if only I could get Daddy to let us cut his hair. Eric loves the "California" look. Me not so much! He is still cute..don't get me wrong.

House Count Down!

Only 17 days left until Closing!!! Then the fun begins...moving of course. Oh & don't forget about Cleaning!

Opposite Day!

Brooklyn had opposite day at school. It was also "spirit day" hence the school t-shirt. We had fun painting her nails different colors and doing her hair. She definitely looked opposite!