Still no phone call from the people who came through our house this past week. I am still hopeful, but not as hopeful. :-)
Seems like we had another busy week. Thursday night we went to a party at the F.O.P- it was put on by the sargeants of the Holland branch. It was more fun than I thought it would be. They cooked hot dogs, brats, and burgers and everyone brought something as well. I had felt so sick all day that day, so I didn't eat much, but the food was really good. We sat with the Converses and the Van Lieres so we laughed a lot that night. The guys (and gals) Ryan works with are a lot of fun to be around and such easy-going people. The Boeves were watching our kids, so we left just before 9:00 so we could go get them. The roads were HORRIBLE driving to pick them up so I was very hopeful for a delay or no school the next day. And, we did end up getting a 2 hour delay out of it. Yay! When we get a delay, I only have to work from 1:20-2:45, so I love those days. I turned the alarm off and went back to sleep once I watched the tube to see the delay. Cobe came in around 8:15 freaking out that he was late for school. The other 2 slept in as well so it was a nice morning. We had to postpone our meeting with our builder since we had all 3 kids home, so we are going to meet with him this Wednesday instead. He may be interested in buying our home. I would rather sell it to these other people b/c I know we'd get more money out of the deal, but at this point, if they don't come through, then we may just sell it to Meiste. He has to have his investors go through it and agree to buy it, so it definitely isn't a done deal. At least it is another option at this point.
Last night we ate dinner then Lynette and I went shopping. We went to Old Navy for their 75% off clearance sale. I got 2 shirts for Cobe and 9-10 things for Sadie- all for a whopping total of $39 bucks! It was trashed in there and I wasn't in the mood to pick through everything. But the the things I did get were cute- nothing cost more than 3 dollars. I find myself buying just to buy at sales like that because I think I am missing out on deals otherwise. Hopefully everything will fit when it should or it really wasn't a deal anyway. We went to Target after that because they had toys for 75% off. Lynette and I had a cart full. Little by little I took quite a bit out of the cart by the time we got to the register, but I still got some good deals. I got a couple of birthday presents for the boys and a few things to have on hand for birthday parties.
This morning, Cobe had a soccer game at 9:00. His team won 7-2 and Cobe scored 2 goals. He played really well- Ryan was so proud of him. I can hardly even watch the game with the other 2 running around, so I never catch his good plays like Ryan does. Oh well- I pretend like I see every move he makes out there. Cobe went to Landon's after the game AND Lynette offered to keep the other 2 as well for Ryan and I to run a few errands. How nice was that!!!! We went to Don's to pick up a Webkins from the Hains' for Cobe's birthday, to Target for a return (and OF COURSE RYAN GOT MOVIES WHILE WE WERE THERE!!!!!!!! 3 new ones to be exact!), and to the Chevy place and GMC place to look more closely at vehicles. The Tahoes are just too small in the back. No room whatsoever to haul of our stuff when we travel. So we nixed that idea. The Suburbans and Yukons are plenty big, but I think I have come full circle and decided to get another van. I don't think I would enjoy filling up those tanks with gas, nor driving such a big vehicle. I'm glad we took our time and looked around so we didn't make a rash decision and get stuck with something that we didn't really like or something that wasn't a good fit for our family. I can get a new van for half the cost of a new Suburban/Yukon too- another great selling point. So now we have some more looking to do, because I don't know what kind of van I want- I wasn't thrilled with the new Odysseys unless I can custom order one with bucket seats in the 2nd row. We'll see....
Sadie is down for a nap, Brooks is resting on the couch, Cobe is still at Landon's, and Ryan is watching sports in the basement, so I am going to go and enjoy some free time. Have a good weekend!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Promising
My email has been down once again all day (I can check it at work, but not from home for some odd reason), so that is always frustrating.
I finished up the last few things this morning after Brooks and Cobe headed off for school- made the beds, emptied the last trash, etc. We left the house about 9:30 and headed to V's for donuts, then to Lynette's to hang out so the house would stay clean. Sadie had fun playing with Elliot and Carson and bossing them around for awhile.
Left there, picked up Brooks and Maya and took them to Lisa's- fed them lunch there, then headed to work. When I got home at 3:00, the girl who wanted to see the house and her father were already waiting to come through the house. I let them in and in about 10 minutes, her husband came as well. They were a very nice couple from Pennsylvania. They have a 3 year old and a 1 year old. She was a high school English teacher before they moved here, and he works for Fifth Third. They are in an apartment and have it leased until May 1st. She asked questions like when could we be out of the house, so I took that as a good sign. She said she is sick of renting and wanted to do something soon. She said she had driven by our house multiple times and really liked the neighborhood- she wanted to know which houses had kids and what the ages were. She asked if we would leave our play equipment in the back. Soooooooooo, from all of her specific questions, she made me think she was very interested. The husband went around by himself and didn't ask any questions- it definitely seemed like the wife and her father were the ones making the decision. I feel hopeful that they at least liked the house and seemed very interested. Of course, nothing might happen, but I do feel that this may be our best lead yet. She said they would think it over and give me a call. Hmmm.... we'll see! We have a meeting with our builder Friday morning anyway about some other stuff, so it would be nice if we could tell him to dig the hole Friday afternoon. :-) One day it'll happen- I know it will in God's timing, not mine, so I am content to wait until that time.
I am in the process of making a jello salad for a potluck Ryan and I are going to tomorrow night for the police officers. The branch is providing hot dogs and hamburgers and everyone had to sign up for what they were bringing. We had church tonight so I got a late start making it. It isn't until 6:30 tomorrow night, but I will be busy watching kids tomorrow. Tomorrow I start watching Jen's boys on Thursdays while Sharon goes to her job from 10:30-12:30. Brooks and Sadie will have so much fun playing with Josh and Jake and it is usually easier when they are here- keeps my kids entertained. So, I'll have a free morning, then a busy time until leaving for work.
Hopefully the next time I post, I will be posting that we have an offer on our house. So if I don't post for awhile, you'll know I'm still waiting for a phone call. :-)
I finished up the last few things this morning after Brooks and Cobe headed off for school- made the beds, emptied the last trash, etc. We left the house about 9:30 and headed to V's for donuts, then to Lynette's to hang out so the house would stay clean. Sadie had fun playing with Elliot and Carson and bossing them around for awhile.
Left there, picked up Brooks and Maya and took them to Lisa's- fed them lunch there, then headed to work. When I got home at 3:00, the girl who wanted to see the house and her father were already waiting to come through the house. I let them in and in about 10 minutes, her husband came as well. They were a very nice couple from Pennsylvania. They have a 3 year old and a 1 year old. She was a high school English teacher before they moved here, and he works for Fifth Third. They are in an apartment and have it leased until May 1st. She asked questions like when could we be out of the house, so I took that as a good sign. She said she is sick of renting and wanted to do something soon. She said she had driven by our house multiple times and really liked the neighborhood- she wanted to know which houses had kids and what the ages were. She asked if we would leave our play equipment in the back. Soooooooooo, from all of her specific questions, she made me think she was very interested. The husband went around by himself and didn't ask any questions- it definitely seemed like the wife and her father were the ones making the decision. I feel hopeful that they at least liked the house and seemed very interested. Of course, nothing might happen, but I do feel that this may be our best lead yet. She said they would think it over and give me a call. Hmmm.... we'll see! We have a meeting with our builder Friday morning anyway about some other stuff, so it would be nice if we could tell him to dig the hole Friday afternoon. :-) One day it'll happen- I know it will in God's timing, not mine, so I am content to wait until that time.
I am in the process of making a jello salad for a potluck Ryan and I are going to tomorrow night for the police officers. The branch is providing hot dogs and hamburgers and everyone had to sign up for what they were bringing. We had church tonight so I got a late start making it. It isn't until 6:30 tomorrow night, but I will be busy watching kids tomorrow. Tomorrow I start watching Jen's boys on Thursdays while Sharon goes to her job from 10:30-12:30. Brooks and Sadie will have so much fun playing with Josh and Jake and it is usually easier when they are here- keeps my kids entertained. So, I'll have a free morning, then a busy time until leaving for work.
Hopefully the next time I post, I will be posting that we have an offer on our house. So if I don't post for awhile, you'll know I'm still waiting for a phone call. :-)
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Great Week So Far
It is shaping up to be a great week- Sunday we had a good family day. We went to Century Lanes and went bowling with the Boeves. I sat out- still not enough energy to bowl. The kids had fun though. Brooks got a 109!!!! Ryan got a 120 and didn't pass Brooks' score until the last frame. We left there and went to Hudsonville to look at cars. Nothing on the lot that we were sent to by a friend who thinks he can get us a good deal. So now we have the guy looking for what we want. Sort of scary since we don't know what we really want. :-) After that, we kept on until we got to Grandville. We had an early dinner at TGIFriday's at the mall. I still don't have much of an appetite, but the food was good and there wasn't a wait. There was a long table of a family that had two soldiers that were shipping out to Iraq that night in our same room. It makes you appreciate them for what they are doing for us and made me thankful that it wasn't someone I knew heading off to war.
Yesterday, not much going on. Back to school for the kids and back to work for me. I was whipped after working, so I skipped BSF. We all just hung out, made brownies, watched football, etc. Today I went to work and then headed home so Ryan could go work out. I got a phone call from a lady who wants to see our house when I got home. So she is coming through tomorrow afternoon at 3:00. You'll never guess what Ryan and I have done all night?????? Yep- cleaned! Even though it is a pain, it is so nice to get it done all in one fell swoop. He said, "Even when this lady comes through and doesn't want to buy our house, at least it is clean from all of your sick germs." You gotta love Ryan- he and I both know that we clean for naught. Oh well- it's done now. All that is left is the upstairs bath tubs which I leave to him. We actually even made it to Logan's tonight for dinner before cleaning. We used our gift card from Jennifer (thanks again- it was NICE not to have to cook!!!!), so it was a win-win situation. Free dinner and we didn't mess up the kitchen. The kids just love that place!
Ryan was mopping the kitchen floor the whole time I have been blogging. So I am off to do the last few little things that need doing so I don't feel too guilty. Adios!
Yesterday, not much going on. Back to school for the kids and back to work for me. I was whipped after working, so I skipped BSF. We all just hung out, made brownies, watched football, etc. Today I went to work and then headed home so Ryan could go work out. I got a phone call from a lady who wants to see our house when I got home. So she is coming through tomorrow afternoon at 3:00. You'll never guess what Ryan and I have done all night?????? Yep- cleaned! Even though it is a pain, it is so nice to get it done all in one fell swoop. He said, "Even when this lady comes through and doesn't want to buy our house, at least it is clean from all of your sick germs." You gotta love Ryan- he and I both know that we clean for naught. Oh well- it's done now. All that is left is the upstairs bath tubs which I leave to him. We actually even made it to Logan's tonight for dinner before cleaning. We used our gift card from Jennifer (thanks again- it was NICE not to have to cook!!!!), so it was a win-win situation. Free dinner and we didn't mess up the kitchen. The kids just love that place!
Ryan was mopping the kitchen floor the whole time I have been blogging. So I am off to do the last few little things that need doing so I don't feel too guilty. Adios!
Sunday, January 6, 2008
My Date
Well, this is my date.
Brooks and I went to Logan's, had a great meal, then headed to Target for a prize. He picked out this costume. He kills me because he always wants costumes. He wears them for about 10 minutes tops at a time though. Oh well- it is what he wanted. He saw his three triplet buddies from church at Target, so all-in-all, it was a perfect night. For both of us.
We skipped church due to my horrific coughing spasms that cannot be controlled. We have had a lazy morning so far. Cobe is catching up on some homework reading right now. We are going to head out and bowl a game or two this afternoon, then on to the car lot to look for a car again. Back to the regular work/school week tomorrow after having off 2 glorious weeks!
Brooks and I went to Logan's, had a great meal, then headed to Target for a prize. He picked out this costume. He kills me because he always wants costumes. He wears them for about 10 minutes tops at a time though. Oh well- it is what he wanted. He saw his three triplet buddies from church at Target, so all-in-all, it was a perfect night. For both of us. We skipped church due to my horrific coughing spasms that cannot be controlled. We have had a lazy morning so far. Cobe is catching up on some homework reading right now. We are going to head out and bowl a game or two this afternoon, then on to the car lot to look for a car again. Back to the regular work/school week tomorrow after having off 2 glorious weeks!
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Fun in the Snow
As you can see, the snow is melting due to the rain and warmer temps we've had. But the kids did want to get outside today (Cobe is at Chase's playing), so since Cobe wasn't here to go out with Brooks, I had to. These two goofballs had so much fun. I realized that this was Sadie's first time playing in the snow (that I can remember anyway), so I had to capture it on film. We left her mittens at Spot's yesterday, so she thought she had to keep her hands in her pockets even though it really wasn't that cold.
Brooks got out Cobe's snowboard and went to town on a tiny hill in our driveway. He did it over and over. He actually surprised me that he could do it.
What a loving big brother- he pulled Sadie all over the yard in the sled.
Tonight I am taking Brooks out for a date. We are going to Logan's and to Target. He is going to get some much needed attention- that he doesn't act like he needs, but I am sure he does! One can only watch his big brother get to do fun stuff over and over without him for so long. So tonight, Brooks gets to have the fun. I can't wait! Never been out with a more handsome fella in my life! ;-)
PS- Cobe's team lost this morning 4-1. Shucks!
Brooks got out Cobe's snowboard and went to town on a tiny hill in our driveway. He did it over and over. He actually surprised me that he could do it.
What a loving big brother- he pulled Sadie all over the yard in the sled.
Tonight I am taking Brooks out for a date. We are going to Logan's and to Target. He is going to get some much needed attention- that he doesn't act like he needs, but I am sure he does! One can only watch his big brother get to do fun stuff over and over without him for so long. So tonight, Brooks gets to have the fun. I can't wait! Never been out with a more handsome fella in my life! ;-)PS- Cobe's team lost this morning 4-1. Shucks!
Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!
So you notice I am 4-5 days late in recognizing the new year. Today is the new year for me- I have finally come out of a deep hibernation and been out of bed for almost the whole day! Wow! I had to rest several times, but I stayed on the couch so I wouldn't feel "as sick" as being in bed. My fever is finally gone hopefully to NEVER return! I still have a lingering headache and nasty cough- which when I cough, I cough so hard that it makes my head hurt. But give me those anyday over that high fever. I was a wreck. So glad that that is behind me. Even though it wasn't diagnosed as the flu, I will be getting flu shot every year for the rest of my life. Never do I want to go through that again.
On to regular stuff... we obviously did not go to Great Wolf Lodge. :-( Lucky for me, I really never told the kids about it. Lynette laughed at me because she was asking Cobe what he was doing New Year's Eve, and he didn't know. And where he was going this week on a trip, and he didn't know. She said, "You don't tell your kids anything, do you?" Pretty much that is how I work. I inform Ryan and the kids right before what the plan is (I usually inform Ryan way ahead, but he forgets, so I re-inform him). (Right honey????) Don't ask me why, but this time, it worked in my favor. Then they weren't disappointed. They knew they were going to GWL, but didn't really know when obviously b/c neither one of them has mentioned it. Nor did they have a clue what it was, so they never put much thought into it I don't think. But surprise! We rescheduled it for Jan. 26th, so we still have it to look forward to. I most likely will tell them Jan. 25th in case someone else gets sick. :-)
Cobe's soccer season starts up again in the morning. Oh yeah- a slew of 9:00 Saturday morning games. Not something I am looking forward to. Mary Jo and Jim have offered to take Cobe and Brooks in the morning to the game then out to breakfast which I appreciate sooooo much. I hate to miss this game because it is the only team that they have lost to, but maybe I was bad luck and they'll win with me not there. Isn't that how it always works? He'll score the game-winning goal or something because neither Ryan or I will be there to see it. Let's hope! I just don't feel that I should go quite yet and cough on all the people in the bleachers.
Lisa took the kids ALL day for me today. What would I do without her you ask? I don't ever want to find out! She picked them up around 9:30 and hand-delivered them back to my doorstep after 5:00. It was so nice to feel better and be able to knock out a few light things like paying bills, opening mail, organizing a few odds and ends, etc. I didn't tackle any cleaning which I needed to, but I didn't want to wear myself out. I actually showered AND put on make-up. Make-up hadn't graced my face since Saturday! The kids had a blast at Lisa's- they hadn't seen each other in 2 weeks since we had been gone week 1, so there were some happy kids to see each other. I think Sadie wanted to stay at Lisa's (Spotty's). I offered, but Lisa didn't bite. Haha Thanks a TON Lisa for taking care of my kids all day!!!!!
We actually sat down as a family to eat tonight as well. No, I can't take credit for cooking. Mary Jo brought over a delicious spaghetti casserole last night for us, and we were at the Dr. through dinner, so I saved it for tonight. Yum, yum! That was the first real food I had eaten in 2 straight days. I had eaten maybe 1 meal a day on the 2 previous days. So I know what you are thinking.... I am losing weight. WHY NOT I ASK?????? I only had lost 2 pounds when they weighed me at the Dr. last night. How does that work? I cannot for the life of me figure out how a person basically doesn't eat for 5 days, and loses 2 pounds. My body must like itself just the way it is. Great! Yippee! WooHoo! Oh well... at least I don't have much of an appetite still, so maybe it will all of a sudden just fall off. Don't hold your breath.
Well, that wonderful cough medicine is starting to kick-in. So I may just go snuggle up in my clean sheets. G'night!
On to regular stuff... we obviously did not go to Great Wolf Lodge. :-( Lucky for me, I really never told the kids about it. Lynette laughed at me because she was asking Cobe what he was doing New Year's Eve, and he didn't know. And where he was going this week on a trip, and he didn't know. She said, "You don't tell your kids anything, do you?" Pretty much that is how I work. I inform Ryan and the kids right before what the plan is (I usually inform Ryan way ahead, but he forgets, so I re-inform him). (Right honey????) Don't ask me why, but this time, it worked in my favor. Then they weren't disappointed. They knew they were going to GWL, but didn't really know when obviously b/c neither one of them has mentioned it. Nor did they have a clue what it was, so they never put much thought into it I don't think. But surprise! We rescheduled it for Jan. 26th, so we still have it to look forward to. I most likely will tell them Jan. 25th in case someone else gets sick. :-)
Cobe's soccer season starts up again in the morning. Oh yeah- a slew of 9:00 Saturday morning games. Not something I am looking forward to. Mary Jo and Jim have offered to take Cobe and Brooks in the morning to the game then out to breakfast which I appreciate sooooo much. I hate to miss this game because it is the only team that they have lost to, but maybe I was bad luck and they'll win with me not there. Isn't that how it always works? He'll score the game-winning goal or something because neither Ryan or I will be there to see it. Let's hope! I just don't feel that I should go quite yet and cough on all the people in the bleachers.
Lisa took the kids ALL day for me today. What would I do without her you ask? I don't ever want to find out! She picked them up around 9:30 and hand-delivered them back to my doorstep after 5:00. It was so nice to feel better and be able to knock out a few light things like paying bills, opening mail, organizing a few odds and ends, etc. I didn't tackle any cleaning which I needed to, but I didn't want to wear myself out. I actually showered AND put on make-up. Make-up hadn't graced my face since Saturday! The kids had a blast at Lisa's- they hadn't seen each other in 2 weeks since we had been gone week 1, so there were some happy kids to see each other. I think Sadie wanted to stay at Lisa's (Spotty's). I offered, but Lisa didn't bite. Haha Thanks a TON Lisa for taking care of my kids all day!!!!!
We actually sat down as a family to eat tonight as well. No, I can't take credit for cooking. Mary Jo brought over a delicious spaghetti casserole last night for us, and we were at the Dr. through dinner, so I saved it for tonight. Yum, yum! That was the first real food I had eaten in 2 straight days. I had eaten maybe 1 meal a day on the 2 previous days. So I know what you are thinking.... I am losing weight. WHY NOT I ASK?????? I only had lost 2 pounds when they weighed me at the Dr. last night. How does that work? I cannot for the life of me figure out how a person basically doesn't eat for 5 days, and loses 2 pounds. My body must like itself just the way it is. Great! Yippee! WooHoo! Oh well... at least I don't have much of an appetite still, so maybe it will all of a sudden just fall off. Don't hold your breath.
Well, that wonderful cough medicine is starting to kick-in. So I may just go snuggle up in my clean sheets. G'night!
Friday, January 4, 2008
Day 5 of Sickness
This is getting ridiculous! My fever as of this afternoon was still 104 degrees. I haven't been this sick in quite awhile. I felt sure that it was the flu, but I went to the doctor today, and they now have this really pleasant influenza test (they jam a 8 inch swab up your nose), and that came back negative. The doctor was surprised as well- she said I am displaying classic flu symptoms. So they took chest x-rays and did blood cultures and other blood tests. Everything came back normal. She gave me a Z-Pac anyway and said she was going to call it the early stages of pneumonia or bronchitis. I hope it helps. I took 2 of the pills tonight so hopefully that will jump-start the healing process. I haven't been sleeping well at night at all, so she gave me cough medicine with something in it to help me sleep. As I type this, I can already feel it working. So if this doesn't make sense, you know why!
Ryan took our van in today because the brakes were grinding on the way home from NC and the check engine light came on. It is going to cost $1,260 to get everything fixed! They said the catilytic (sp?) converter needs to be replaced as well as the brakes. Nice! We are going to go ahead and get the brakes replaced, but he said the cat. converter could wait. So it will.
My three kids have been so wonderful not having a mom for 4 straight days. I literally haven't left the bed at all on some days, and the other ones have been up for an hour or so max. They have enjoyed playing together and making up games. Ryan was gone for a few hours today, and they seemed to enjoy having complete and free reign over the house. I had no energy to even get involved, so who knows what they were up to. They have been so great about being good because they know I'm sick. Our house is trashed, but it will be worth it to clean it when I'm better or for Ryan to clean one night, just knowing that they still had fun being kids while I was in bed. Okay, this is starting to sound like a Hallmark commercial or something, so I am going to stop- el druggos must be kicking in!
Ryan took our van in today because the brakes were grinding on the way home from NC and the check engine light came on. It is going to cost $1,260 to get everything fixed! They said the catilytic (sp?) converter needs to be replaced as well as the brakes. Nice! We are going to go ahead and get the brakes replaced, but he said the cat. converter could wait. So it will.
My three kids have been so wonderful not having a mom for 4 straight days. I literally haven't left the bed at all on some days, and the other ones have been up for an hour or so max. They have enjoyed playing together and making up games. Ryan was gone for a few hours today, and they seemed to enjoy having complete and free reign over the house. I had no energy to even get involved, so who knows what they were up to. They have been so great about being good because they know I'm sick. Our house is trashed, but it will be worth it to clean it when I'm better or for Ryan to clean one night, just knowing that they still had fun being kids while I was in bed. Okay, this is starting to sound like a Hallmark commercial or something, so I am going to stop- el druggos must be kicking in!
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