Kids & brain damage

Have you ever seen the Bill Cosby sketch on kids and brain damage...It is SO applicable! How can these brilliant people do such dumb stuff! I swear their insanity is contributing to the brain damage that I am experiencing,

You know those laws that say you can drop off your baby at a firehouse or an ER rather than harm your baby? Do you think that they still apply to my kids? the baby is NOT the problem. Just try taking a two year old through the grocery store. Just try to hold a conversation with someone with a verbal 4 3/4 year old. Just try to have a 7 1/2 year old NOT TOUCH his sister while driving anywhere....So can I leave them at the firehouse?

I am close. If I do it I'll let you know how it goes. I think that sanity is highly over rated, can't you tell ; )

29..what?

So only 50 years to go before I think my life will finally calm down...Wish me luck.

TORNADO

So what do you do to relax on a Sunday evening? This is what we did....

Fancy Nancy

Ok so if you have little girls this is the book series you HAVE to get! Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor. This lady is a genious and has been able to capture the inner diva of the preschool aged little girl.

When I saw these books about 2 years ago I knew Christi would love them...I was right. We have all but one of the books. Target even carries a Fancy Nancy dress up line. I have a friend whose niece had a fancy nancy birthday party too.

I am telling you you have to get these books- or at least put them on hold at the library because they are ususally cheked out.

No new address...yet

Ok so we have a verbal approval for this home purchase but now we need the written letter. How long does it take for some pencil pusher to write a stupid letter?

I wanna house for my birthday. This YEAR!

Please? I am so sick of living out of boxes. :( I just want to be settled and unpacked- before Thanksgiving?

I am holding out because the house is PERFECT for us but I need it soon.

Oh a lighter note....I'd like to offer hope to all those of you have had kids and never lost that baby weight...I am now only 10lbs away from being pre-Michael weight again. Thanks to my friend Kris' diet (she's prego with twins now) & tons of stress I have lost a TON of weight & now have to go through the wardrobe and make sure it all fits. I never thought that I'd lose it- the weight that is. But here we are. Maybe my life expectancy will go up and my cholesterol will go down?

Interesting Picture

I'd like to apologize to all my Catholic friends and ancestors for this but when you are pregnant, need a halloween costume and the nun fits and is on clearance doesn't it just say "buy me"?

I just found the picture and I thought that you'd all get a kick out of it- or not.

NOT moving to Chicago!

So we got the news......we get to stay here!
YAY!

I am sooooo excited. We will be moving again at the end of the month but to a bigger house. One we've waited for since February.
I deem this year the year of the roller coaster.

I guess that the saying night is always darkest just before the dawn really applies here. I am soooo glad that Michael gets to stay at his school & be in this great program. I am soo grateful that I get to stay with my friends. They are my rocks, the strength I need to keep going.
I am sooo happy that I get to stay near our family. Ryan's parents, my grandmother, Jeane & my uncles. I didn't know how hard it must have been to raise a family away from extended family until I was faced with the prospect. Boy were my parents and in-laws stronger than me to be able to do that.

Above all I must thank my Father in Heaven for answering my prayers. Really answering ALL of my prayers. I really can't ask for more.

I am so glad that I have Ryan! He has made this year bearable. He is an awesome man & I am so blessed that he puts up with me!)

I can't wait to see what the future holds for us. Chaos- I am certain of it. But we will have stability and each other so giddy up!

What NOW?

Chicago? Denver?
Denver? Chicago?
New Job? New house?

Do I really have to expound on this? For the past month Ryan has been interviewing for a new job- thank goodness. We thought that the position would be in Chicago until a week ago when we were informed that we may be able to stay here. At the same time we find out that the bank is going to get back to us on our offer on the house we've been waiting on since FEBRUARY!

Stressed? Just a TON!
So Ryan accepted the new job Friday and today we should know where we will be living and if it is here than we can move forward with the house and maybe even close by the 22nd. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Moving twice in one summer- Mucho dinero, living out of boxes- mentally draining, having a home and a regular schedule- PRICELESS!

So would any one want to trade my 2008 for theirs? We all have our own garbage but sometimes it's nice to realize that ours is specially designed for us.