And We're In!

And there are boxes EVERYWHERE... :)

So, we are back at our old phone number... the one we had at our old house. But unfortunately we have a really irratating buzz on the phone line... so if you feel the urge to call, beware!

I'll have to call the phone company and get it fixed.

In the meantime we have Stake Conference tomorrow and I have no CLUE where the stake building even is. I guess I could call and find out... but I'm too lazy. Well, either that or I'm reluctant to drag three young kids to church for what they would see as two full hours of sacrament meeting and not even the promise of the reward of primary/nursery afterwords. We will see what happens.

So anyhow... I'm all boring and whatnot in this post, so I shall stop wasting all of your time... and stop procrastinating unpacking more. :) Tata till another day!

Hangers Anyone?

HOLY CRAP... how DID I get so many hangers??????

While in the midst of trying to find stuff at the new house I opened a big black garbage bag to find it full of hangers.

No, not hangers and other stuff. Just hangers.

And on top of that it wasn't those big bulky plastic hangers. You got it, it was the little skinny wire ones. I think I filled our whole closet with hangers. And there isn't even any CLOTHES in there yet!

I guess they may come in handy for the MASSIVE garage sale I will be having this spring.... If I don't give up and truck it all to a charity shop. (Crossing fingers) I would really like to make some money off of all our STUFF.

Ok, ok.... I give.... kinda

Ok, so many of you have been asking to see pictures of "the house".... so this morning when i was there I took I total of three pictures... yeah, I'm lazy like that! :) I put two on here... but the picture of the outside is going to have to wait due to the house number being on it (yes, I'm COMPLETELY paranoid! If you don't know that then I have to wonder about you and your observational skills.) I need to edit those off... THEN I will put that picture up... M'kay?

Picture of the kitchen (I know, you couldn't figure that out, so I had to help you a insy bit....)

And a picture from the front room. Missy is on the stairs that go up the bedrooms and the entry is under the light you see hanging from the ceiling there.....

I will take more pictures once we are moved in and settled a little bit... KK? No? Well, too bad!!! Meh. :D

New Ward

So today we went to our (soon to be) new ward. Our house is supposed to be closing on Wednesday... guess I should probably start getting things like the phone etc switched over eh? Can we say PROCRASTINATION!?

Anywho, So we went to our new church today. It's an older building so I'm not very familiar with the set up... right after we sat down for Sacrament meeting I found that the lady that was sitting directly in front of us was the Relief Society President! What luck! She made sure I knew who the Primary President was so that I could make sure to get the kids where they needed to be. This was very handy to say the least :)

Sacrament was very loud.... due to loads of kids (yay, for potential friends for MY kidlets!) And it was nice because I wasn't so self conscious of how loud my kids were being. They really aren't that loud usually, but in my In-Laws ward the kids that sit behind where we usually sit are ANGELS.... and if you don't think five kids can sit REALLY quietly through a full hour and fifteen minute meeting then you REALLY need to visit my In-Laws ward. (Apparently, according to my Mother-in-law, their mom lets them have 3 scoops of ice cream for dessert on Sundays... but every time they have to be told to be quiet during Sacrament Meeting they loose a scoop.) It was nice not to be so paranoid about my kids being annoying to others.

Anywho. Everyone that talked to us seemed really nice. Though I noticed that very few of the ward members actually comment in Gospel Doctrine and Relief Society. And for those of you that know me... I can't keep my mouth shut for very long :) So I felt like I was commenting too much. Jer went with The Energizer Bunny to Nursery (he is officially in Nursery in two weeks). I told Jer that I would come back and switch or check on him during my meetings... he was fine with that, but when I went back to check on him neither he nor The Energizer Bunny was in the room. Hmmmm. I just figured that the little one got really tired and grumpy and Jer had to take him out. I was wrong :) which isn't too uncommon lol. Turns out that they have three different nurseries and they rotate them through three different rooms. One room is for toys, one for spiritual (lesson etc), and one for snacks. So this would explain why I couldn't find them. Missy was easy to find after church, Goober on the other hand was NOT.... I still don't know where he class ended up! But Jer found him by our coats so that is good.

It's so hard to tell what a ward is like at first glance. Hard to tell the dynamics. It would be so nice if all of that was apparent right up front, but it's all a learning game. I hope I can find some good friends for the kids near our new house soon though. Especially where Goober is going to continue to go to his school till the end of the year, even though our house is in another schools boundaries. I sometimes wonder if this is the best decision because school is one of the best places to make new friends, but I hesitate to move him mid year. I dunno, I guess we will see how it works out. If after a while of living in the new house Goober wants to go to the new school I don't think I would hold him back from doing that. I'm just too new at the whole school thing to have a really good idea as to what to do as far as pros and cons for keeping him in the same school vs moving him... ya know?

Oh well, I guess that goes a long with all the other uncertainties of moving eh? :D

Sigh...

So we made an offer on another house last night.

We didn't get it. Mostly because someone else gave a slightly better offer within an hour of our offer. :P SNEAKY little people!

Oh well, the hunt continues....

House Hunting

Wow. There are a LOT of crap houses out there. A LOT.

Guess that isn't a surprise to most of you though!

I honestly wonder how people can fit things into some of them. I mean... 5 bedroom house with a dining area the size of a pea? Where do all of the bodies the FILL those bedrooms EAT?

There are loads of houses without a master bathroom. Dumb as this sounds, it never occurred to me. I always grew up in a house with a master bathroom. And always lived in one at that. Guess it's not THAT big of a deal though... as long as there is a bathroom somewhere near right? Less cleaning. YAY FOR LESS CLEANING.... especially of bathrooms.

Wait a minute... Jer is usually the one who cleans the bathrooms. Ummm. YAY FOR JER!!! That works... right?

Ok, and what up with houses with plumbing in WEIRD places? Like... random pipes sticking out of the family room wall. Now, mind you, I understand that some people like to have bars in those rooms.... but NOT where these pipes were. Strange. Laundry in the dining area anyone? Not in a closet near the dining area, mind you.... actually in the dining area. Mmmmm.

What about the master bedroom only being big enough for a double bed. ???? I think at this point in our (read "MY") "largeness" Jer would end up on the floor if we slept on one of those.

Anyhow. Today we actually found a house we really like. Think we may offer on it tomorrow. Wish us luck :)

Moving....

Wow, can I say that we are tired of moving now? :D

Jer helped Az and her little fam move back into their house today... so that makes 3 weeks of constant lifting and straining for Jer. I think he may be done for a little while...

Needless to say we are going to miss having this cute little guy around every morning :)

Poor Kidlet.

Goober has been having a hard time adjusting to all the changes lately. He's been acting up a bit and I worry about what to do for him. Any Ideas?

Happy Belated Halloween

Yes, I am WONDER WOMAN!!!

er.... not exactly...

But I DID manage to do everything for the kids for Halloween even though we were in the midst of moving loads of CRAP. That's right. LOADS.

Now you all know I'm not just full of it, I'm surrounded by it at most times as well :)

We ended up having to have 2 storage units for all of it. UGH. And I still get to clean everything on Monday. Can we get a great big sarcastic yaaaaaaay?

Anyhow, I thought I would put up a couple of pictures of Halloween pumpkins and such, since I'm so uber proud of the fact that I found time to do them with the kidlets :)

(Goobers is left, Energizers is middle, and Missy's is right)

(this picture was taken when we first got the costumes... I figured you already saw a cute one of the Wooky back then ... here are the Clone Trooper, and Padme too, I was struggling to get any picture with all three kids... hence Padme looking drugged lol)

Being a slacker....

yes, that is what I'm being.

I should be packing more of our crap so we can get it into a storage unit.

I thought I should do a little post to let everyone know our plans....

First off....

No, we don't have another house. Yet.

We are going to stay with the in-laws till the loan is approved and we find a house etc... this will be really nice cause Goober will still go to the same school and still be able to ride a bus there. I actually think it may be that SAME bus :) I have to check though. It IS only about 4 blocks south of our house now.

Second....

We are still going to go to church at the same bat place and the same bat time... don't want to mess with the kids normal stuff any more than I have to. I really don't want to deal with potty training recession and bad grades in school.

Third....

I really don't want to loose contacts with the wonderful people that we have met while living here. I totally adore them. Playgroup is a highlight for my kids when we make it... and a highlight for me when my the Energizer Bunny isn't uber cranky because it's his normal nap time. I ADORE girls nights out and book club. Just cause I may not end up in the 'hood doesn't mean I wouldn't take a 20-30 min drive across town to see you great people!

Fourth...

we will still have our same phone number. It will be on voice mail for a while, but I will TOTALLY check it DAILY. Probably multiple times... cause I'm nuts like that. And for those of you who know my last name... those in-laws I'm staying with. SAME LAST NAME. And they are the ONLY other ones in our phone book. Look it up if you want to. I would love to hear from ya!

That's it till the next "I'm a lazy butt" or "I'm WAAAYYYY out of shape" break.

Tata, must get movin!

Why I'm So Warped or "I Hurt When You Hurt"

Overall my childhood was a pretty good one. I grew up in a good family with parents who loved me and did what they could for me. I might even say I was spoiled in many ways... Yes, my dear sisters, I admit it! I think most of it came from the fact that my parents were better off by the time I came around and was growing up than they were when my sisters were young. Anyways, to my point. I had a good childhood, but I had my challenges too. Just like every other kid, I guess.

When I was in early elementary I had issues with keeping up with my class, thank goodness I had a wonderful teacher who spotted it and was willing to help me as much as she could. She communicated well with my parents to help them understand what was going on and therefore, when we moved to another school right before my 5Th grade year my mom and dad knew what needed to be done and got the new school to work with me as well. By the time I entered junior high I was caught up and actually ahead in some subjects. Yay for good teachers!

That of course was not the sum total of my hardships. Some of those stay with me to this day, in the back of my mind making me question myself and others, but that is for another day.

You see, when I moved into our new home in the fifth grade I didn't have any friends (like most kids when they move to a new neighborhood and a new school). I of course did my best to make friends quickly so that I wouldn't feel so alone (which by the way is the worst feeling in the whole world in my book). The first kids I met were on the street I lived on. There was only one boy in my grade that lived on our street and you know how elementary school kids feel about the other gender. BLECH! So I made friends with kids younger than me. Two girls in particular. They were pretty fun to play with even if they were two years younger than me... I mean, beggars can't be choosers, eh? At least we had fun.

For a while.

Then one of them decided she didn't like me so much anymore, and when we had been playing happily for a while and the other girl came around she would tell me that she wanted to play with "Anna" alone. (yes I changed her name for those that may know her) Basically she dismissed me. I wasn't wanted around anymore so go home.

I didn't have any other friends yet.

Oh did that hurt.

I can't tell you how badly. There just aren't words to convey how cutting it is to feel unwanted.

My mom did her best to comfort me. She told me I didn't need them anyways. The thing was though... I did. I needed friends. After a while of trying to "just deal with it" and getting hurt over and over again I finally decided that what mom said was true. I didn't need them.

Granted this time in my life passed, I made new friends when school started and went on my merry way (so to speak).

I look back at that time and remember my mom telling me "I hurt when you hurt!" or "this hurts me too" ... as a kid I never really got that. I never really understood until recently.

Actually I never fully understood till this week.

Because this week, my son was excluded. Oh man, does that hurt. But you know what? When I told him "If they don't want to play with you, they aren't your friends. Can you find another friend to play with?"

Guess what?

HE DID.

On The Market

So, we put out house on the market yesterday. Now I just have to figure out how to keep the house clean enough to show 24/7! Hopefully this will be our last move for a while. I told Jer when we first started building houses to sell after 2 years, that as soon as our children were in school I would be dead sent against moving any more. Next fall G will be in Kindergarten so hopefully we won't have to move again for some time after this move.

I'll be sad to leave our wonderful neighbors and ward. The people that have surrounded us during our time here have been absolutely wonderful! I hope to be able to keep in contact with many of them after we have left this house, we most certainly are not leaving the city, hopefully the change of neighborhoods isn't too much of a challenge. I'm hopeful that the next neighborhood and ward might be able to hold a candle to this one. I have never been in a more friendly, accepting, and giving neighborhood in my life. This includes the one I grew up in.

This being the case people may wonder why we are selling. Well, our finances and other life situations are leading us down this road. I think that if it were ment to be Heavenly Father would certainly let us stay. But I don't think that this is the case. I guess you never know what may happen... He knows what is best.