Waiting ...

     We met with the new landlord and got papers signed. He is not too sure how long the small jobs he has to complete will take so he didn't want to give us a middle of the month date so we signed for the beginning of May. We will be able to be in and out throughout the month of April so we can slowly start to move boxes in. Also this way we should be able to get a start on taking down the awful wall paper and also get M's room all painted before the landlord puts laminate in. April feels like it is taking forever to get here and I am sure it will feel like it will take forever to pass. We are so excited to move, I think even the kids are wanting to start counting down the days. We got a smoking hot deal on some new furniture and I can't wait to see how nice it will all look in the new place.

People!

     You know what I hate - when people open their mouths and say hurtful stuff just for the sake of saying it. J and I recently got some new furniture because it was all on sale for a really great price. We have been looking for a long time as the stuff we had was really old hand me down stuff that was getting uncomfortable and falling apart. Anyway I was visiting with some family and we were talking about what is new and so I mentioned that we had gotten a really great deal on a new dining room set. Well this person says it must be nice to have a Dad that will buy you anything you want, just because you want it. What am I supposed to say? She just assumed that Dad bought it for us but we used money that we saved up to buy our set. Also if my Dad or anyone wants to help us out or gift us with something why should anyone be so negative about it? I am feeling really awful now and I just kind of want to get rid of everything we have (talk about overreacting) but really I don't want that person to come over for a visit because with them in my house I know I will just feel guilty about anything nice that we have.

A Busy Month

     This month is going to be crazy! On top of moving it sounds like I may be spending a bunch of time at the dentist office. I got called in yesterday for a cleaning and since it has been so long since my last cleaning she was unable to finish my cleaning in the time that was allotted so I have to go back next week. Hopefully I can stay on top of that a bit better and it won't be so long and painful next time. Also it appears that M has a cavity so he has an appointment in a week and a half. I am hoping that goes well.

     Packing has started and soon our house will be a maze of boxes. I feel a little more relieved with each box that gets packed and with each cupboard, drawer or shelf that is bare. Over the last couple days I have taken down each of the light fixtures that we put in this place when we first moved in.  It is hard to change out light fixtures when you are short and only have a step stool. Yes I am sore but I am glad that I got that out of the way. Soon I am going to take down all the pictures on the walls so that the painful task of wall washing can begin. I think I am looking forward to cleaning the tops of the cupboards the least. It is scary up there! The only nice thing about cleaning up there is that it is easy to tell where you have already cleaned. I can't wait till this is all done and we are all settled in the new place. I hope we are able to stay there happily for a number of years instead of what seems to have become the norm which is 2 - 3 years in each place.

      Also to keep me busy this month - I get to decorate a birthday cake for my nephew. He liked the cake that I made for my Dad so much that he decided he wants one just like it. So I get to make another John Deere cake. I hope it goes a little more quickly since I have done it before but we will see. Oh well - I am rambling again and it is time for lunch. So ttfn and hope you have a good day.

More Room

     So we just got news that we have a new place to live. It will be great for us! It costs a little more than what we are paying right now but there is soooo much more usuable space. There are 4 bedrooms, an office, 2 living room areas and 2 bathrooms. I am super excited, I just wish moving were a little easier. It would be nice if you could just snap your fingers and everything would move from one house to the other but on the upside I am hoping this is move is our last for a long, long time. It is one that we won't easily outgrow since each of the kids will have their own bedrooms and a good place for them to play and watch kids movies. Everything is nice and open so it will be really nice for birthday parties, get togethers and holidays. Yup - I am EXCITED!!!

February

     Seriously has almost another month gone on by? This has been a rough month with two deaths within our families and more cancer showing up on my side of the family. The month started with the passing of my Great-Aunty Eva. She was a wonderful and kind woman that I am sad to say I never got to know very well. Distance can be a horrible thing. Then came the news that my one of my other Great-Aunts has been diagnosed with rectal cancer. Then came the news that J's cousins husband had a massive heart attack. We hoped for the best but the worst happened and now he too is gone. I never got to meet him but I have heard what a great guy he was. My heart breaks for the amount of loss J's cousin has gone through, first losing her daughter to cancer and then the loss of her husband. The same night that we heard of his passing we learned that my Great-Uncle is in the hospital and has been diagnosed with liver cancer. I am in a negative place right now with all this bad news. I am not sure how to best deal with any of it other than take things one day at a time. I sure wish they would find a cure for cancer.
     I try to remember not all about life is hard and that though it isn't always easy, life is definitely always worth living. All the wonderful small things make it worth it. I am thankful for a husband and family that love me and I am so thankful for the wonderful friends that surround me. 

Exciting Things To Come

     So another thing to add to the list of exciting things to come in 2012 - A WEDDING! One of my dearest friends called the other day to say that she is finally getting married. I am very excited for her and her wonderful fiance. They will be getting married around the same time of year that J and I got married and we will have to fly to be with them. This trip for their wedding will seriously be the closest thing to a honeymoon that J and I have had to date and I find that super exciting too. We would love to be able to take the kids with us but it would just cost way too much at this point in time. That being said this is also the year we are taking charge of our finances and tightening our purse strings. So with ourselves financially back on track we hope to be able to take them to see more of the world sometime in the near future. This trip will be J's first time on a plane and I am excited about taking him to see Niagara Falls. I am super excited to see beautiful Niagara Falls again but even more excited to see my friend and her home and her wonderful family. Sorry for rambling but I think you get the point - I am excited!

Procrastination!

     So this is why I am here right now, procrastinating! I should be showered and dressed and by now the house should be clean and the laundry should be going and really the list could go on for a while. I would have to say that usually my procrastinating doesn't usually cause any problems but I would have to say that yesterday it didn't go so well for me. I was enjoying the quiet as the little girl I watch was taking a nap and thinking well I guess I really should get something done around here before J gets home at 2pm for his short afternoon break. So I decided to finish with the rearranging of our living room. The TV stand had already been moved and I just had to put everything back on the shelves and the TV back on the stand. Really something that I do often enough but a lot less often since my new TV stand is so large and heavy. Anyway everything was coming along nicely until I turned and bumped the VCR which then bumped the TV. I almost had a heart attack but the TV looked alright so I finished setting everything up and decided to watch a show while I folded the laundry (which I had also put on my procrastination list). So I turned on the TV and then I went into shock because indeed I had broken J's TV that he had worked so hard to get (since it was purchased mostly with his winnings from The Biggest Loser Competition). So anyway I shut the TV, with it's pretty little star burst in the bottom right corner, off and sat for a few moments to google and see if there was any possible way to fix it which apparently there isn't, short of paying crazy repair prices or buying a new one. So I sent off a message to a friend saying good-bye since I figured J would most likely kill me when he got home and then I cleaned up a little more because well the maybe the mess would still be there tomorrow but maybe I wouldn't be. So I was working on the dishes waiting  for J to come home to give him the awful news and dreading doing so at the same time. I finished up the dishes just as J got home and we chatted a little bit about how our days had been so far and I told him that as bad as someones day had been, I was sorry that I was about to give him news that would make his immensely worse. I started bawling and sputtered out that I had broken his TV. He took it well. I guess he was worried I was going to tell him someone else had passed away and I said well his TV had kind of died a little but that if someone had passed on I would not have told him that way. Oh well he still loves me and the TV still technically works although it doesn't look near as pretty as it did a couple days ago but life could be worse. We are all in good health and we have a house that is messy but that means we have a house and stuff to mess it up. We are blessed and I am lucky to be blessed with a forgiving husband. Really it wasn't the procrastinating that broke anything it was just an accident but maybe one day I will learn to procrastinate less but ... probably not. On a lighter note Congrats to my cousin on the arrival of his little girl. Can't wait to meet her :)