We Have a ........ HOLE!!!!!

Our new home is underway.... here are a few pictures of the beginning stage.


Once again, I feel like I didn't have time to breathe today. Got the kids off to school and went for a nice, long walk with Lisa. It was a GORGEOUS day (see beautiful sky in last picture- I realize it is dark, but you couldn't ask for a more beautiful sunshine today) Meanwhile, a lady came and picked up my van this morning to take to her mechanic. She dropped it back off at around 10:45. Her husband called a little later and said that they wanted to buy it. Ryan ran and picked up the kids from preschool while I showered, got ready and made their lunch. He came home and took the plates off the van, cleaned it out and got it ready for them to pick up. I went to work, had a meeting after school with a parent that went WAY longer than I anticipated, so I then ran home to get Cobe from the bus before getting the other 2 from Lisa's. Lisa is SO wonderful and never seems to mind- she is a lifesaver!!!!!! Picked those 2 up and Tina stopped over. I am embarrassed to say that I haven't gotten to hang out with Tina in a long time, and she did not see my better side today. I ranted and raved at the kids the whole time she was here. Sorry Tina!!!! I was in the garage cleaning out the last few things out of the van that Ryan missed, and Cobe had just stuck his head out and said Sadie had peed on the floor and in the magazine basket in the bathroom. I basically told him to handle it (which he did good child of mine!) and kept cleaning out the van/chatting with Tina. So the boys ended up coming outside to see Luke and they ran and fell into a mud puddle. And I mean mud from head to toe- inside their pants and outside. They were FILTHY!!!!! As I am telling them to drop all their clothes in the garage, the family drives up to get the van. They said they would call first and it would most likely be around 6:00. It was around 4:45 and they hadn't called. So I have 2 undressed boys and a naked girl (she had never put on clothes from her pee incident), Tina and Luke watching the madhouse, and a family waiting to drive off in my van. AGH! So what did I do? Ask Tina- no lie- I screamed to the top of my lungs. Felt better too. :-) Didn't direct it at anybody, just screamed. :-) And I felt as if I could go on about my chaotic day. The family that bought our van was super nice and ended up being next door neighbors of a friend/co-worker of mine Lara Minnear. Small world. They wanted me to show them the ins and outs of the van, so I took some time to do that. Cobe and Brooks had gone up to shower and get the mud off and I grabbed a pair of pants to cover Miss Sadie up. After the kids were cleansed, we ate dinner and headed over to view the beginning stages of our new home. The kids seemed excited after a year and a half of talking about it, that we finally are starting something. We headed to choir and church and had a great evening there.
I have a new van picked out, so I am hoping to fit that in sometime this week. For now, I am driving Ryan's beast! I'll post pics of my new ride as soon as I acquire it! Off to bed for a much needed night of rest.