Blessings From Home

Friday Update

I haven't been posting a whole lot as of late, because we are just so busy it seems. And when we're not so busy, I'm so tired.

My kids have all been taking turns feeling sick or keeping me extra busy. About 2 weeks ago, my oldest and youngest had strep throat. Then I've spent the last week or so potty training my little one. That in itself takes about half my time, although now that she's getting the hang of it, she's starting to be able to do it on her own. And she didn't have any night time accidents last night! Yay! Today, my middle daughter is home from school with what seems like a urinary tract infection. So we're drinking extra water and she seems to already be feeling better. Also, public schools are going to be done next week, and so we're getting all the end of the year stuff done, and then I will have all three of my children at home with me to homeschool! I am so thrilled!

We're also just getting through our biggest birthday season. My girls both had their birthdays within the last month, plus my brother, step brother, and brother in law all had birthdays one right after another. And then this week was my nieces birthday.

Mother's day was such a blessing to me! My husband and kids all made lunch and we went and ate at the park and just enjoyed time together.

On the housing front, we went and took my dad to look at the prospective house and he thinks it's a nice house, but found a few things needing repair. There's evidence of a leaky spot in the den, which would need immediate attention(unless it's an old spot), and we couldn't find an outdoor cleanout for the plumbing. Other than that it's a lot of cosmetic things, floors needing some repair, windows that are cracked or broken, stuff like that. We had a good rain the last couple of days and dad wants me to go look and see how bad the leak is, and depending on that will depend what our offer will be. But the good news is that we will definately be making an offer. If the roof is leaking horribly, then we're going to offer about 10,000 less than what they're asking and see what kind of counter offer they make. The realtor told us the seller is desperate to get out from under it, because they've already bought another house and are having to make 2 payments. So we're praying that we can be in this house by sometime this summer. I honestly don't remember how long the homebuying process takes, but I know it at least takes a month to two months. I know we'll definately be in there by the time this little one makes it's arrival.

And speaking of this little one...On Sunday I will be 11 weeks. I still have yet to make my first midwife appointment. I'm really not in any hurry. With my other little ones I've always seen the doctor by the time I was 8 weeks, but I guess after 3 healthy pregnancies, I feel no rush to get in there, although I would love to hear the baby's heartbeat. I'm also still contemplating which doctor/midwife I will see. I had my mind set on a midwife that's about 40 miles north of us. It would mean a drive once a month and more often as the time drew near, but it would also mean the birth that I've always wanted. Then there's the doctors here in town, but I would have to sacrifice on what I want. But then I got to thinking about gas, and the chances that I could go into labor during an ice or snow storm during December. I'm still not sure what I want to do. I'll just keep praying for now and see what the Lord would have me do.

Well, that's enough of an update for now. We've been having wonderful weather and have only had the a/c on twice for just a couple hours. I'll update again when I have more to share.

Blessings, sara

She's finally potty trained!

My little girl, Emily, finally decided it was fun to use the toilet! No accidents for nearly 3 days! Yay! She's been my hardest yet to potty train. It's been a month since her 3rd birthday. Her brother and sister were all potty trained by 3. It just goes to show, every child is different!

Blessings, sara

Leaning on the Lord

I have been having some issues lately that have gotten me down. Nothing major and nothing unusual, just things going on in my life that I feel are just beating me down, you know what I mean? They seem minor in light of what I'm reading and seeing on the news with all the earthquakes and tornadoes and such, but they still affect me in some way on a daily basis.

Most of it seems to be stemming from one thing though...this pregnancy. I am absolutely thrilled at the thoughts of being blessed with another little one. I thank the Lord every day for this great gift he is giving me. But as we all know pregnancy doesn't come without a few sacrifices. Exhaustion, nausea/vomiting, frequent trips to the bathroom, just to name a few.

Because of these few problems, it seems it has rendered me hopelessly incapable of caring for my family most days. I've never had such exhaustion, and although I'm not having too much trouble with vomiting, the nausea is so strong, that I've managed to lose 12 pounds in the last 3 weeks.

My house is a mess, my kids are out of control, and days like today I just feel like I would be better off crawling into the nearest cave and hiding there until it's all over with.

All of this coupled with our financial problems and our deep desire to find a home of our own leaves me feeling a little down in the dumps.

Today after looking around at the mounting laundry, the pile of dishes, the kids running wild with no structure for them in sight, and the piles of stuff begging to be taken care of, I went in my room, sat on my bed, and started to pray. I prayed for comfort, for guidance, and for the strength to get through this.

I felt led to open my Bible up, and turn to Ecclesiastes 3:

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven

I know the Lord led me there for a reason... to remind me that what I am going through is only short lived and that this season in my life too shall pass. I'm spending far too much time worrying about what I'm not taking care of and not spending time enjoying this time in my life.

I am in my 11th week, the times of early pregnancy will soon be over as I am about to enter into the second trimester. The Lord will provide for us in all we need. If He sees fit to help us buy a home, then I know He will. He's showing me there are so many ways that we can save and I am daily working on them. I am going to quit worrying about what I need to do and do what I can, and enjoy this season in my life.

Blessings, sara 

Pictures of the House

I thought I'd share pictures of the house that we'll be making an offer on tomorrow. It's the one I mentioned a few posts ago that we were considering to buy to fix up until we can afford a home in the country. The thing is, though, that this house turned out to be much more than what we thought it was.

These pictures are the ones from the real estate site, so they're not the best, but I'll describe things as best as I can.

Here is the front of the house:

The bushes are overtaking the front of the house and need to be taken down and replaced with something a bit smaller and then filled in with some colorful flowers. The little window covers will probably go, or be replaced. There is a second door that needs to be taken out, and then we would put new siding on the house, and maybe put in new windows throughout the house. What you don't see here is there is a carport on the left with a side entrance into the house through the laundry room.

Here is the formal living room and dining room:

There isn't much needed in this room, except maybe a fresh coat of paint. One thing this house doesn't have is central heat and air. It has window units and floor furnaces, one of which is in this room. I would like to get central heat and air put in and maybe a wood stove put in the den. The door to the left leads into the kitchen, and there is a door on the right that isn't visible that leads to the hallway and the bedrooms.

Here is the den:

The den is my favorite room in the house. I love the wood paneling. That same type of wood is on the ceiling as well. This is where the second floor furnace is and where I would like to put a wood stove. The flooring needs to be replaced, probably wood floors. Not pictured is a large built in cabinet with tons of storage.  There are 3 doors from this room. The one you see leads into the hallway and to the bedrooms. There is one to the right that leads into the kitchen, and one behind where the picture is being taken from that leads into the laundry room.

The laundry room is not pictured, but it has lots of built ins and storage as does the whole house. It also has a workbench. There are 2 doors from the laundry room, one that leads out to the carport, and one that leads out to the amazing backyard.

The backyard is also not pictured, which amazes me because I think it is one of the major selling point of the whole house. It is huge. It has so many things. There is a outdoor woodburning oven for grilling and cooking. It has a basketball goal and a slab. It has a wooden privacy fence all the way around. It has large gardening plots already layed out, and it has a little patio with beautiful ivy growing all around it. There are flowers growing everywhere already, several types of roses, honeysuckle growing wild all along the fence line. We also think that someone has buried a shelter, because there is a large round hill in the middle of the backyard.

Here is the kitchen:

The kitchen is small, but seems to have a lot of storage and a nice amount of cabinet space. There will probably be a lot of updates here. New flooring, believe it or not, somebody put down contact paper. Fresh paint. There is a hole already cut for a dishwasher, and we will eventually buy new appliances. There is a pantry behind where the picture is being taken from. And there are 3 doors from this room. There is one pictured on the left that leads into the master bedroom. There is one behind that leads to the living/dining room, and one to the right that leads into the den.

Here is the master bedroom and master bath:

The master bedroom is small, but has a lot of storage. There is that unnecessary second door that leads outside. Behind where the picture is being taken on the right is a huge closet and a large set of cabinets. To the left is the master bath.

The master bath is not too bad. I believe the tile is original and the paint too. There is a tub that is not pictured. Not sure what all we will do in here. Maybe paint, but the original tile will probably stay. We will definately put in a shower though.

Here is one of the three other bedrooms:

All of the bedrooms are quite similar, same sized closets, same size room, all of which are not large, but not too small either. In one room there is a large bookshelf. They all need new carpet and fresh paint.  

Not pictured is the hallway or the second bath. The hallway has got a huge built in cedar cabinet with a closet and several huge drawers. There  is also a regular closet as well.

The second bathroom is a good size with lots of cabinets and it already has a shower. The floor needs to be replaced and probably needs fresh paint.

And that's about it. It seems to be a perfect fit for our family. There's plenty of room and plenty of storage. The backyard may not be big enough for goats but it will at least be big enough for some chickens which are legal in this town. I think goats are legal as well, but not sure if we'll do that or not. But best of all, the house is well below our price range, which should make our payments about 350-400 dollars a month. We're paying 450 a month now for rent, and this house isn't half as nice as that one. We are continuing to pray over this and feel as if this is where the Lord wants us for now. We will be able to live here for several years, fixing it up as we have the cash to do so, and then sell it for a little profit and buy a home in the country, Lord willing.  

Thanks for taking a tour with me of what will hopefully be our new home soon.

Blessings, sara 

What color are you?

I saw this over at Candy's Blog and thought I'd give it a shot. My favorite color is blue and so this fits me pretty well.  So what color are you?

Happy 6th Birthday Madelynn!

Today is my middle daughter, Madelynn's birthday! She's 6! It's hard to believe, my kids are all growing up so fast. Here's the birthday girl on her first day of school this year.

6 Facts about Madelynn:

1. She has been my hardest labor thus far. It lasted only 6 hours, but it was the most painful of all the babies I had.

2. She is my biggest helper for everything.

3. She is my most challenging child. I think they call it high spirited. lol. I think it's because we're so much alike.

4. When she was little, her favorite thing to do was line things up in a row. Anything, dolls, blocks, toys. She never played with them, just lined them up.

5. When she was born, she had a head full of black hair, (all my other babes have been blondies). She had so much hair, I could already pull it up in a ponytail.

6. She's my picky eater, but her favorite food has always been peanut butter.

Happy Birthday sweetie, Mommy loves you! 

Thursday Thoughts

We got a late start today, but the afternoon has turned out to be busy. After lunch, we went to do our shopping. We had extra shopping to do, because tomorrow is my middle daughter's birthday. I sadly hadn't done any birthday shopping yet, so I had to get all that done today too.

Yesterday our dog, Gracie, ran away...again. Fortunately a lady a couple of blocks over found her and called the pound. So she's home again, little stinker.

We're home for the day after our shopping excursion and we have a lot of cleaning to get done for the company that will be coming over tomorrow. We're just having a small family party. I have let Madelynn pick all her favorites for the day's meals.

She picked a more expensive cereal (a treat they only get for their birthdays), so she picked cookie crisp. For lunch, she's taking a pb sandwich, she usually eats lunch at school, and for dinner, she requested a cookout with hotdogs and hamburgers and mom's homemade coleslaw and potato salad. And for her cake, I'm making her favorite too. A strawberry jello cake with whipped cream and sprinkles.

Housing update: Hubby and I are still talking and praying over what we are going to do. We both want so much to move out to the country, but right now, it just may not be time for that. We're discussing a couple of different options.

1. Rent until we can afford to buy a house in the country, which would mean having to move to another rent house before winter time only to move again.

or

2. Buying a house in town that needs some work and updating and buy it for a reasonable price and fix it up. We're actually looking at one right now that is a 4 bedroom/2 bath home for about 49,900. It's a nice house but it needs several updates and just some general maintenance. Things like central heat and air, new floors in some of the rooms, etc. We could live there for a while, 3-5 years, fix it up, and then try and sell it for a profit. This is the more reasonable thing to do for us.

But as I said, we're still praying and thinking over it all right now.

Well, it's back to work for now. I pray your day is a blessed one!

Tuesday at Home

Today we'll be at home, unless we get a chance to take my folks out to look at the prospective house. I've got some laundry to do, some schooling, and some more decluttering. I promised the kids that I would make some cookies sometime this week, and I've really been craving some no bake cookies, yum. So I may do that as well. I pray your day is blessed and safe!

Sara

House Hunting

     Yesterday, while making my rounds online, I went to another real estate website, Remax, and found a house for sale that looked promising. It is a mobile home, but it's got just about everything we're looking for in a home. It's in our price range, it has 4 bedrooms and 2 baths, it has 2 acres of land with it, just what we were wanting, and it has a few different outbuildings for different things, one of which will make a nice goat shelter. It's out in the country, but not too terribly far out of town. And what's best, is my husband really loves it! We went and looked at it yesterday afternoon. He is a picky guy and is very slow to like anything. If there's something wrong, then he'll find it. But, except for the fact that it's a mobile home instead of a brick house like he had originally wanted, he really loved the place. And it's also right next to a very nice Mennonite family that we already are aquainted with. Here's a few pictures...

Front of the house

Back of the house

Kitchen/Dining Room (Not loving the blue walls, lol)

Family Room (That's a shadow on the carpet)

There aren't any good pictures of the outside buildings or of the bedrooms and mudroom.

It's not what I would call my dream home, but it's probably the closest thing I've seen to it. We wouldn't be able to have a huge farm, by any means, but a small scale farm with some goats,  rabbits, chickens, a nice big garden, and some fruit trees will fit in quite nicely out there.

We're taking my parents out there with us to look at it either today or tomorrow, and if it all looks good, we will make our offer. I know in my mind that it's still possible for things to not go through, so I'm trying my best to not get my hopes up yet. But it's hard to not get excited about owning our own home again. We're just trying to pray that the Lord's will be done and whatever His plans for us are followed as best as we can.

I'll update as I have more information.

Blessings, sara

On the Mend

Everybody seems to be getting back on their feet from the strep throat. I'm still feeling a little puny, but only because my allergies have decided that it's finally time to kick it into high gear. All the sneezing and the sinus drainage makes for a miserable time in my books, but this too shall pass.

The unpacking is going well. I'm learning to get very creative with my storage. And also learning to get rid of so much. Yesterday I got the family room all unpacked and today I will probably work on the kitchen some more.

I've been feeling a little overwhelmed with everything, but I'm slowly managing to wade through it all and get a few things done. One of the main things I would like to take care of is the clothing. We all have too much, and the clothes that I would like to save back for future children have no organization. Honestly I really don't have a clue as to where to begin, but I'm thinking probably a list of all the clothes we need will be a good start. And then go from there.

I'm working on a new routine for us as the days are getting warmer. I am trying to get all the busywork and cleaning done, so that in the afternoon we can do schoolwork when it's the hottest. That will work so much better, especially since we haven't got but one little a/c and hubby only wants us to run it when we absolutely have to, and only during the heat of the day.

Well, I've rambled on enough. Right now, I'm not sure if anything I just said made any sense. lol. Pregnancy brain, I guess. I pray you all have a blessed day.

sara

Last Night's Trip to the ER

Yesterday morning I took my kids to the doctor and was told they all had tonsilitis and it could turn into strep. I was given antibiotics and told to alternate between motrin and tylenol as directed. I followed those instructions all day, but my oldest, Nicholas' fever would not go down below 100 degrees all day. The other kids seemed to be fine.

Around 8pm, he woke up from a nap, screaming. He was on fire. His temp was 104. He was screaming his eyes were burning, he was throwing up, he couldn't even walk because his feet were burning. I put him in an ice cold bath tub, and even though it was not time for more motrin, I gave him another dose. I was really scared. I didn't know if his optic nerves were being burned up, or what.

So we headed out to the ER where I was told that I was wrong he could not have been running a temp of 104, maybe 100. 4, and I should have just called his pediatrician, (who would have told me to bring him to the ER anyways.) I made them take his temp right then, and guess what it was still almost 104. They told me I still would have been better off keeping him home and continuing to do what I was doing because all they would do is give him some tylenol. They didn't care about my concerns of his eyes burning, and him not being able to walk because his fever was so high.

I left there very hurt and very angry. But the good news is Nicholas seems to be doing better this morning. Thanks for letting me vent my frustration.

Blessings, sara

Now all my kids are sick

It turns out all my little ones are sick. I took them to the doctor and they all have tonsilitis. They're on antibiotics and are resting.

Today has been the hottest day we've had so far. I have been miserable most of the day and have honestly done very little around the house. It's supposed to cool off tomorrow and stay cool for several days. My husband has promised a/c by the next warm up. Well, it's getting close to bedtime. I pray your day has been blessed.

sara

My little one is sick

I haven't had much time for posting. My little one is very sick with fever. I'm not sure what's going on, but we're having to keep rags on her and give her several cool baths a day. I'm taking her to the doctor this afternoon. Please say a prayer for her if you don't mind. Thanks so much.

Blessings, sara

All Moved In

I guess it's time for an update. Deanna PM'd me and reminded me that I hadn't updated my blog since I fell week or so ago. As far as my falling goes, it seems I'm no worse for the wear. Still a little sore, but doing okay.

We're all moved in to our temporary rental, finally. We've been calling it temporary because we'll only be living here for a few months, because this house does not have sufficient heating to keep us here through the winter. We've been discussing with my parents about our housing situation and how we desperately want to find a home that's our own and to just settle down. But since all the mortgage people have told us that there is no way we can get financing for a house for at least another year, that we'll have to just keep renting, or find another way to finance a house.  My parent's told us that with another little one on the way, they hate to see us moving again, so they are going to purchase a home on their credit and we will make payments until such time as we can finance the house in our name, so we are currently house hunting. We're not in a huge hurry, but would like to be moved out of this house within 6 months, that'll be in October sometime. I'm due in December. So, Lord willing we will be all moved into a home of our own by the time the newest blessing arrives.

Speaking of the newest blessing, I'm 8 weeks along now, and have been battling rounds of yucky nausea and vomiting, and still dealing with the extreme fatigue, but it seems to ease a little with each day. I shamefully have yet to make my first midwife appointment. Just too many things going on, I suppose. But I will be making time tomorrow to sign up for insurance and make my first appointment. I'm also signing up for WIC for myself. I have it for my youngest and it will be so helpful with our growing grocery expenses. I don't like taking any extra government help than I have to, but trying times call for these measures for our family.

My husband and I have decided that our time in this house will be a time of purging and simplifying. We think that the Lord led us here for a reason, even if it's only temporary. We've had to do so many things that we're not used to. Things as simple as going from 2 bathrooms to one. Going from the use of a shower to just a plain ole bathtub, going from a huge kitchen to a box of a kitchen. It's all very different, but I believe that the Lord is preparing us for something. Maybe learning to live with what we're given. Who knows...Whatever it is, we've decided to take this oppurtunity to to truly simplify our lives down to the very basics. I'm going to be purging everything we have, from clothes to kitchen tools, everything. I'm looking forward to seeing how far we can truly go.

For today we are still working at unpacking and getting organized. I'm purging as I go and then will go back and purge some more. I will probably be posting about our journey to simplify a lot in the future and also about our search for the home that the Lord has in mind for us. I'll be checking in more, but will still be trying to keep my priorities in line. I pray your day is a blessed one!

sara

Happy 3rd Birthday Little Ladybug

Today was my baby girl's 3rd birthday! What a big girl she is! We had a great time at my parent's house celebrating her birthday.

Three Fun Facts About Emily

1. She LOVES Dora the Explorer

2. She was my quickest delivery thus far, taking only 3 hours from beginning to end.  

3. She is the loudest snorer in the house. 

For her birthday her grandparents bought her a big girl Dora bicycle. She loved it, ofcourse. We had some family come over and all the kids played and played. And now she is passed out on the couch with her brand new Dora purse and fur real monkey. My precious angel. Mommy loves you! 

Prayers Needed Please

We've been having a pretty rotten week and our family could sure use some prayers, if you feel led to.

1. Bad news-We were supposed to be moving out last weekend and be all moved out by Tuesday. Good news-Instead we are going to finally be able to start moving tomorrow. Praise the Lord!

2. Our dog ran away yesterday. She was our sweet little dachsund. She's nowhere to be found. I'm betting someone picked her up and decided to keep her. We have signs up everywhere just in case and have put a call in to the pound and her vet. Her collar broke off and that's how she got loose off her chain. My kids are all really upset, but know that we are doing all that we can and the Lord will take care of Gracie, because she's important to us.

3. I fell today and hurt myself really bad. I tripped backwards over a pole while cleaning out the shed. My legs flew up in the air and I landed flat on my back. I luckily remembered to tuck my head in so that it wouldn't hit the concrete. However. I have a backwards tailbone, and that's where I hit the hardest. I've been having severe pain in my back and hips and cramping in my stomach, which scares me so much. I'm only 7 weeks pregnant, and I'm scared I may have really hurt the little jellybean. I've been taking it as easy as I can, but with us moving tomorrow, there is so much to be done. Please pray that there is no damage and all is safe.

I don't know when we'll have internet again after today, we're planning on having all the beds  and most everything else over there tomorrow. I haven't got to call in to the internet company, but I'm sure it will take a few days to get us all hooked up over there. I will update when I can. I pray you all have a safe and blessed weekend!

sara

Still Here

Well, we're still here. We haven't gotten moved yet. And don't know that we'll be able to move anytime this weekend. It's all very frustrating, especially being that we were supposed to be moved out last weekend.

I've been searching everywhere for another prospective rental to no avail. There is just nothing out there. We're stuck with this place for the next 6 months at least. My husband doesn't want us to be there through the winter because the high ceilings in that house will cost a fortune to heat, especially since there's only 2 little ventless heaters for the whole house.

So we'll live there for around 6 months or less, and find something better. I don't look forward to moving twice in one year, especially while pregnant, but we'll do what's necessary.

Today the forecast calls for severe weather, so we'll spend the day at home, taking care of things around the house. That's all from me today!

Blessings, sara

What a Storm!

Last night we had a major thunderstorm come through our area. It was a loud one too. I remember hearing one loud clash of thunder that made me literally jump out of my bed, and thinking, Ok, Lord, you've got my attention. lol.

My son hates t-storms and always ends up in bed with me during a bad one like we had last night. However my 2 girls could sleep through a tornado if I let them, but I swear if a mouse broke wind in the corner of their room, they'd wake up in a second. lol.

It looks like we have clear skys for the remainder of the week and most of next week which will be nice after the last  couple of days of downpour. Something funny happened this morning and I assume it is because of all the rain, but I still can't figure how in the world an earthworm got into my house. There it was, my cat torturing it, laying in the middle of the den. I put it in a jar and went and got a little dirt so that my kids could check it out before we let it loose.

Today we have a busy day at home, although we may get out after hubby gets home. I have a list a mile long to get done, so here it goes.....

~Wash, dry, and put away 3 loads of laundry-whites, denim, darks

~Unload/Reload dishwasher

~Wash up all handwashables

~Straighten throughout the house

~Pack and Clean as I go

~Make a batch of muffins for snack and breakfast

That's about it for today. Have a blessed day!

sara

Frustrated

The last couple of days have been very frustrating for me. I have been making sure we are all ready to move this weekend. I've been packing away everything, cleaning out room after room of stuff. We've been living off sandwiches and cereal, and eating out of paper plates for 2 days now so that I can pack up all the kitchen stuff, and now we've found out that, even though they said they would be moved out by this weekend, (they being the people living in our "new" rent house), they are in fact far from being moved out and won't be able to move anything out until next weekend. arrgh! I went by yesterday to talk to them and they even gave me the key to the rent house, and when I went in, every last room was filled to the gills with all their stuff! I was so mad! I'm talking cabinets still filled, stuff laying everywhere, full sized beds still set up in 2 of the rooms. The people have actually already moved out and are staying with their sister because they sold their ice box and stove, but everything else is still there. The husband works on an oil rig, and won't be home until next Thursday or Friday, and the wife apparently isn't able to do anything while he is gone. I guess I'm going to go ahead an un pack some of my kitchen stuff until I know for sure what's going on.

I feel better now that I've let it all out, now maybe I won't be such a crab for the rest of the day. lol. I guess this means, I just have more time to prepare and pack. Have a blessed day!

sara

Monday Madness

This weekend has been so crazy and it seems the week will get only crazier.

Friday, my husband and I went and test drove a 1980 Chevy Truck. It wasn't something we had planned, but the price was right and we really needed a second vehicle and especially a truck, so we bought it. It runs good, but it needs a lot of cosmetic work. It will be a nice project truck for him.

Saturday we spent the day yard saling and packing. I know, why would you want to go yard saling when you just have to pack it up. But it was yet another unplanned activity in our weekend. And we didn't really buy that much, although I did find the back to basics book from reader's digest for 1 dollar.

Sunday, I completely packed up my son's room and cleaned it out and we took some stuff over to the new house. And we made another purchase. The people who are moving out of the house we're moving into had a yard sale, and they had two things I couldn't resist. One was an old fashioned working Singer treadle sewing machine, and the other was a deep freezer. Before you think I'm made of money from all my purchases, I'm not. I got the sewing machine and the deep freeze both for 75 dollars. Wow! And since they're good friends of ours, we can pay them out.

Today, we had to go and get the title transferred and get a tag for hubby's new truck, and I also went down to our landlord's store and looked at a really nice bunkbed set that we are also going to buy and pay it off over the next couple of months. It came with 2 really nice dressers too. And it seems I got somewhat of a new job starting soon. Starting next month, just on Saturdays, I will be working at our landlord's antique store downtown. That will help us out so much! And it will only be 6 hours on Saturdays, so no big deal.

In other news, The grease burn I recieved last week, is not looking very pretty. I have lots of blisters and scarring already. Who knew a grease burn could be so bad. Also, the pregnancy exhaustion is still here for now, but I am managing to push past it to get stuff done. I still haven't managed to figure out what I'm going to do for a doctor, or if we'll do a homebirth, or what. I guess I'll figure all of that out after we get moved.

The rest of the week will be lots of packing and moving, and busyness.  I'm calling today to get the utilities transferred, so I probably won't have service for a while. So until then, Have a blessed week!

sara