Well the dentist was sooooooooo fun.  NOT.

I thought he was just going to take fittings for a crown, but it was more complicated then that and it hurt a LOT.   I have a broken tooth that we're trying to rescue.   It broke due to the idiocy of a different dentist.  (LONG story)   The root canal has made the tooth non-painful.   But if the tooth is wiggled it bumps a nerve in my gum that hurts like wildfire.  

He bumped it.

It hurt.

I drove home in significant pain, stopping at a mom & pop store long enough to buy a bag of frozen peas to hold on my jaw.   It helped some, but I was still crying and driving at the same time.  Not exactly safe.    I had taken ibuprofen as I left the dentist (at his recommendation)  but it takes 20 minutes to kick in, and didn't really kick in. 

So, when I walked in the door I grabbed 2 percasset left over from the root canal, more ice and crawled into bed.  I nursed Jer holding the ice to my face and crashed in bed.   Of course I took the percasset on a empty tummy and ended up puking an hour later.   Loooovely.

All in all not something I wish to experience.   Unfortunately I still have to get the final crown...man I'm hoping he doesn't bump that nerve again.   At one point I screamed.   He stopped pulled everything out and gave me a break.  "Are you okay?"   "I'm trying to be."   Was my comment.

At the end he thanked me for being a good patient.  "I had to go way below your gum line."  (Yeah I'd noticed.)  LOL

Did I mention how much I dislike dentistry???? *sigh*   And I have soft soft teeth that you look at wrong get all rotten. 

False teeth sound good to me.  LOL

And now you know way more about my mouth then you ever wanted to.  

Good morning.

Headed to the dentist this morning.   Except we don't know what time, cause we forgot to write it down, and the message got deleted.     Hopefully it wasn't 8 am LOL   We'll call then and ask.  

It looks like its monthly PMS time on the boards.   I'll just have fun at the Day of the Dead board and keep my head down.  LOL   

We are going to go out and see the inside of the house in Clallam Bay tomorrow, as we got such a brief look, and it would lessen my anxiety if I could take pictures this time, and start planning where things go.    DH has a overtime after that, so I will come home with the kiddos by myself, but thats okay.

Other then that hope to take it easy this weekend.   I've earned it!

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It was a day today.   The inspector came and did his thing.   A very thorough thing he did too.  He was here for 2 plus hours.   He took tons and tons of pictures, and said very little.

It was all rather ugh.   And somehow I felt a bit violated.   I have always felt that way though about critcism over this house.   All of its idiosyncresies I see, but if some one points them out I just wither.   Actually in regards to my marriage buying a house that is "ours" instead of "mine"  will probably be a good thing.   Anyhow...it wasn't fun, but DH was awesome and just understood it.   Its always amazing when a guy actually understands what your going through. 

Zeria;

Well she's had a rough 3 days.   And is loosing priviledges at an alarming rate.   She can be so sweet, and so affectionate, and so wonderful in one minute, and the next she's this raging charging bull in a China shop.  *sigh*   The straw that rather broke the camels back today was a "deal" I made her.   She found a costume at Walmart she just HAD to have.   But we aren't buying costumes this year, too many other expenses.   I told the kids we would create costumes at home, and everybody but the Princess was okay with that.   The Princess fell in love with a Care Bear costume.   And I agree it is cute.   But told her if she wanted it she had to earn her money.   I gave her several options to earn the money, and today made her an extremly good deal.   I continue to try to bribe her into reading.   So she's currently at 22 books of reading (her count)   and I told her if she could get 50 before Halloween I would let her use the money she's saved and match the rest to get the costume.   She was thrilled, and immediately began reading.

Fast forward an hour.   I took a nap in my bedroom where I can still hear them.   I've started doing this while the kiddos watch tv.   It works well, and enables me to cope.    When I got up she announced she's read 25 books.  "Oh?"   My mommy brain was highly suspicious.   She is reading finally, but not fast.  "All the words?"  "OH yes."   "Show me the books."  I asked her.

She brings over this HUGE Whinnie the Pooh Anthology.  HUGE.  It would take me at least 30 minutes to read and I'm an incredibly fast reader.    "Why don't you read some to me?"   I ask.  "Are you SURE you read all of this?"  I also ask.  "Oh yes, I did ALL of it."

(Yeah right)

Anyhow long story a bit shorter.   She couldn't read it.   It took her five minutes to get 2 sentences.   *sigh*   "Are you STILL sure you read it?"    "Yes."  "Go get me another book you read."   She does, same problem.   I stare her down.  "Zeria, you just looked at the pictures and didn't read the words huh?"

Finally, the tears start falling.  "Yes."

*sigh*

Talk about giving her chances to fess up. 

More sighs.

So, end result.   She will NOT be buying the Care Bear costume.   And she has to read a minimum of a half hour a day for free until Awana next Wednesday or no Awana.    This will be out loud reading to mommy to daddy so their can be no fudging.   And is above and beyond school reading.

I originally said she had to read 25 books out loud to me.   But caved and set her 30 minutes a day.   She's just a very slow reader, and she would NOT have made it by Wednesday.

She was broken hearted over the consequences, but UGH.   Lies are just not acceptable, and especially such blatant ones.

UGH>

Of course it doesn't help that my little brother is back in detention after lying and skipping classes which broke his parole.   It has to be curtailed now, not later.  I don't want to go that route with Zeria.  I don't.  

So one step forward, two back.    We were going forward weren't we?   

I went into the bedroom and bawled afterwards.  I didn't want to forbid her from earning that costume, I WANTED her to have it.   I WANTED her to have fun.   *sigh*

But, I also want a child who knows what the truth is, and knows that lies have consequences.   So, the mean mommy route comes out.

Parenting is so much fun no?   To still a phrase from Ahleria. 

That being said, I will go back to the original offer to "create" a Care Bear costume.  It will be home made, it wont' be fancy, but it can be done.   A  half a yard of fake fur for a hat.  Matching solid color clothes, a pillow in the tummy, and a care bear patch on the tummy.   She'll be cute still.   Just not for the price of $19.95.   And all of the girls want the same thing.   So I guess I better get busy.  *giggles*  

After I hit the dentist tomorrow I shall go find some fake fur.  If its too spensive I shall crotchet hat, but I'd really rather sew them.   Or beg my sister to.  LOL

painting thats' gonna get done is done.    And Samuel decided that mommy really really didn't mean it when she said no more murals.   So when I went upstairs to check how the primer had dried...I found a new color crayon mural.  *screams*

Dire consequences happened, and he cleaned this one off...and the new primer as it was still wet.  *scowls*

I was highly amused by the mail today.   The buyer's loan application came to my house.   He's been "pre-approved"  Yes, I opened it, I needed to know if it was junk-mail or something important.  So, I called my realtor and if he needs it I will get it back to him.

We got our bathroom lights up and working and mounted right this time.   And I'm absolutely DONE house projects.   What you see is What you get.   Its a relief to just quit.

The buyer has until 10/24/05 on the inspector contigency.   The first hurtle we have to pass.   If that passes he has until 11/14/05 on the financing contigency.   So we have dates now to know what we're dealing with.   It somehow made things easier to see it in black and white.  

DH called our bank, and they are pushing through our loan faster if needed.

I have 12 plus loads of laundry to do at the laundromat tonight.  DH will leave early to work and help me load washing machines.   I will then run kiddos to Awana, come back and trade up to the dryers.   It is the speedy way to do laundry.  LOL.   Not the cheap way, but definitely the speedy way. 

Tomorrow the house inspector comes.   Another stone faced person picking apart my house.   It just feels personal somehow.   Of course it will get worse when the bank appraiser comes.  LOL 

Jer let me sleep last night and only nursed once all night long.   Its amazing how much better one feels when they have sleep under their belt. 

*stretches*

After 30 minutes underneath my bathroom light fixture...I've concluded DH can mount it to the wall.   I wired it...but I don't have the strength/coordination to mount it.  

I have HAVE to paint tomorrow.   The house inspector is coming on Thursday.  *sigh*

I also have 12 loads of laundry that needs to be washed. 

And I have awana.

I think I'm going to take the laundry to the laundromat and get it all done at once.   Jer & I can enjoy the nice laundromat during Awana. 

After tomorrow I think life will start settling just a teensy bit, as I'm not working on any other house projects.   Well except for that whole sceptic lid treasure hunt. 

and the hunt for the mysterious sceptic lid is back on.  *argh*

Our friend who does sceptics for a living...has never seen one like that before.

*screams*

Gotta call the realtor and tell her to add something to the disclosure statement. 

Screams some more.

And there's been a lot of that going on...screaming I mean.

Cause my kids are just orrrney.   I mean after all I gave them all kinds of special things by letting them stay at grandma and grandpa's so they's gonna punish me by...being buggers.

*screams*

Good morning

Its my husands birthday today.   We will be doing a family celebration on Friday...when we're NOT showing the house a bunch of times.  LOL

I however did beg my mom for a favor and she said yes.   So about 3 this afternoon I'm taking my kiddos over to her house, and driving out to Clallam Bay so DH doesn't have to drive home in the dark on his birthday.   We'll take a motel for the night, enjoy a few stolen hours in the morning, and then back to work he goes.

It was a "suprise"  but I never do well keeping those, so *snigger*   he knows, but is highly satisified with the idea. 

I'm hoping we get to explore the property out there a bit, but if not that's fine too.   

We've had a bit of a treasure hunt going.   Someone (no one's claiming responsibility)  broke a 15 inch lid on the sceptic system.   As we're supposed to be getting appraisals and such on the house...this isn't a good thing.

I thought it would be a easy pick up go to a hardware store get it, be done.

Its not.   Nobody in town sales them.   So, DH has gotten online and found someone who *might* have them.   We'll call at 9 when their open...its a PST place. 

$15,000 sceptic system no lid...to be found...seems kinda chincy to me. 

Other then that somewhere in there I'm supposed to still be schooling my kids.  HAHAHAHA

I've been up so many times this night its really not worth it to try to go back to bed.   And yet I'm exhausted and should probably try.

I'm shaky all over I'm so tired.  *sigh*

Jer was up about every 15 minutes all night long not totally sure why, and Zeria had a major hissy fit over something for a good 20.   She does it occasionally.   We've never figured out why. 

My mommy skills are broken.   Quite frankly I just feel broken.

I want a quiet little hole to crawl into and stay there for about 6 hours.  

Instead I'll go take my morning meds, and try for another hour of sleep.  hahahaha.

Yes, its 5 am.   My big kids will be up for the day in an hour.  I should just enjoy the quiet now and give up.  LOL

And yes I'm whiney...didn't go away from last night LOL.

I'm just feeling intensely overwhelmed.   There's tons of things to be done to move, and I can't do any of them until I know we ARE moving.   And there's tons of so called five minute projects that have to be done on this house before we can move.   YOu know, little holes in walls, little messes here and there.

Good things.  I need a good list.   We thought our van needed new brakes.   We really really really didn't want to have to spend the money.   The tire shop checked them out and said they were just really dirty.   They cleaned 'em and we're good to go.  *grin*

The property we're moving to *is* beautiful.   And change is good for the soul.

My 'ils have been intensely supportive during this time, and so have my parents.

Actually their way more excited then me.  LOL

Zeria is *finally* reading on her own.    It requires prompting, but she CAN do it.   This is a major accomplishment.   And yesterday she brought a book to Rob and read it withOUT being prompted.   There's hope for her yet.  *grin*    She's also began to read signs, things on the tv, etc without being told "You can read try it."    We may almost have a reader.

Kaylin got to read her first story on Thursday and LOVED it.   She wanted more.

I have a husband who took six kids to the tire shop so I could show the house without them under foot. 

My bil is coming to fix a bunch of the so-called five minute projects today which will be a major load off my back.

God is good.   All the time.   All the time God is good.

I may be coming down off my 24 hour panic attack.   This would be superb.    Takes a deep breathe and heads back to bed to try again.  

woo up down, tired, emotions whirling...

But in the end of the day the counter-offer we proposed was accepted.   IF the people back-out now they loose $5,000...

It of course is contigent on this house passing a bank's appraisal....so a few more days of limbo.

I don't do limbo well.

And yes I'm well aware how quickly this has moved and I haven't been in limbo long.   But I'm still whiney.  *eg*

Mostly I'm just exhausted. It was a LONG day. 

Trying to decorate for fall...don't mind the mess.

Painted the girls bedroom tonight, and are showing the house 3 times in the next 2 days...in the words of Zvanzivou AIEEEEEE!!!!

No news about our counter-offer they have until 5:00 tomorrow night to sign.  Its no skin off my back if they don't.  Hey maybe we could get our full offer.

                

This tree is the Swiss Family Robinson tree on the property we are trying to buy.   Isn't it purdy?   In order to get the scope of how big it is that little tiny black thing on the right side of the picture is a regular sized picnic table.    

Anybody know anything about raising sheep or lhama's?  Care to educate me???    We need some kind of animal to keep the grass down, or the brush will take over.   

So thats my project tonight to research that, and researching washington state regulations on running a campground.   I won't be bored tonight.  *snigger*