*ouchies*  my main charrie is just a little too close to home right now.  Grabs her and slaps her a couple times.   Didn't help.   

Oh well...maybe in writing her, I will find some insight into myself.  One could hope right?

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We've been pre-qualified for our house loan, contigent on appraisals, etc.    So that step is done.

500 more to go.

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Jer is making a mess.  (big suprise)   Everything on my desk will be on the floor in the next 30 seconds.   This at least enables me to type. 

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And awana is tonight.   I need a stay at home day please.

Tomorrow won't be it.   Tomorrow the money our 'ils are lending us needs to be deposited...back to Sequim (again).  *shrugs*

At least I'm not bored.  *giggles*

Ducks the table knife Jer is swinging.

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crash there goes another bag.   Any one want to hold a baby?????

woo I went to bed at 9:30 last night and slept hard.

So tired.

Zeria has a beautiful hot pink cast on now.   And is getting everybody to autograph it.    She'll have it for 2 weeks, and then get a different one.   I guess that ones going to be purple (according to her)

Today I have to do school (this is normal)  take Rainee to get her flu shot (my third doctors run this week)  and then Rob and I head to the bank to talk to a loan officer about all our house shenanigans. 

In between those times of course I have six kids to care for.   My parents to worry over, and more phone calls to make.

I still haven't reached the Clallam Bay realator, so need to try her again this morning and see if her answering machine ate my message yesterday or if she was out of town.

I had a crying jag yesterday over moving.   I've lived in this town for 22 plus years.    It will be weird not to call it home.   But...I know that we're doing the right thing.

Its also weird to think that all the blood, sweat, and tears I poured into this house will be going to someone else.     May they love it.  Its my only wish that they love it.   And then I think how silly its an inanimate object...but I still want them to love it.  

The people who made the offer have 3 days to accept/deny the counter.   I'm really hoping they accept it so we can start movinng forward.   But my head is also spinning as to how quickly things are going.    

In other fronts I'm having a lot of fun writing one of my male charries.   Its funny cause he limped along for a LONG time, until someone took intrest in writing along side him, and now he's just flying.    I so enjoy it when that happens.  *grin*   I made a good choice to go visit Catheska.   *grin*

In a fit of irony my 'ils are planning a visit...the weekend we may be moving.   The visit has been planned a LONG time.   Apparently we may be putting them to work.  *eg*

My sister sang this at my grandma's funeral.   She's was a music major and wrote it several weeks before she died.

Its beautiful, and not just cause its about my grandma...I wish you could hear it with the music.  

 

 

In Memory of Catherine Bower;  Grandma Bower. 

Copyright Karla Walker

Bologna and Lemonade

Her special treat

and reading out loud in her home.

The story of colors and Rumpelstiltskin

and the train that chased its tail.

But most of all was her love of God

and her longing to go home.

Though she fell on hard times

so long ago

she's been waiting for this day all her life.

Cause' she's home free and praising the Lord

reunited with loved ones past

but best of all things and I know she'd agree

is she's finally home free with her Lord.

Crocheting and knitting

Embroidery and books

and all of the things that she loved,

couldn't compare with her longing to be

Back with her husband and kids

But even more important then being with them.

was her longing to go home.

Chorus;   Cause she's home free and praising the Lord.

reunited with loved ones long past

but best of all things and I know she'd agree

is she's finally home free with her Lord.  

 

 

well now

We have a offer that is reasonable.  As Kerri said, not as much as we wanted, but quite good.

We accepted the amount, just dickering over a few details.

In theory...we *might* have sold our house already.

Although I'm rather shocked, numb, and scared by it all, did I mention excited in there somewhere?

So there are three days to accept our counter, and things keep moving fast.

 

*yaaaaaaawn*

This morning came entirely too soon.

Have to take Princess back to the orthopedic surgeon to x-ray her arm.   Hopefully the cast goes on today.   Rob caught her jumping from one bed to another upstairs this morning. 

After that have to pick up the offer from the real estate agent.  

And then come home  to deal with the rest of my kids for the rest of the day. 

I painted my boys bedroom yesterday, and hope to do the girls today.   But we shall see.

Right now I'd be satisfied with keeping my eyes open

And my real estate agent warned their real estate agent that we were laughing at their offer.

Sooooo the offer is in.   for $15,000 less then we're asking instead of $20,000 less.

*snort*

Sooooooooooooooooo helpful.

We will offer a counter, but I'm not exactly holding my breathe. 

And I rather like the idea of one dollar less then what we're asking.   *snigger*

Although Sarah...your idea of $5,000 more is a good one too... and ya know someday Sarah your gonna have to turn your aim on again I miss you!!!!!!!!  

I think I read xanga...so I'm reminded how greatful I am for my husband.  *giggles*

My husband is quite greatful there's food on the table that he doesn't have to prepare.

And today when I told him all I'd done was sit, he said "I understand, your tired."

I think...I should give him a big hug tonight.  *grin*

And this isn't to disc the person who was venting about there husband.  Its just a reminder to be greatful for who God gave me.  

silly people.

The people who came yesterday made an offer.

For 15,000 less then we asked, the first day the house was listed.

On a house that is 20,000 less then anything else on the market.

Ummm

Nope don't think so.  *snigger*

Although we will give them a counter, and see how serious they are.    We don't actually have it in our hands yet, so we will deal with it when the time comes.

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There are a bunch of things I *should* be doing, and instead well I'm doing nothing.  LOL

Just feeling draggy tired.   This wretched cold I've had for 3 weeks is winning today.

Oh well, tomorrow is a new day.  

and this day is just going fast too.

Doughnuts, home, church, home.   After dinner mommy wanted all the STINKy blankets, and crud from the kids bedroom downstairs.   I made a collasal mistake in going up there to see if they'd done it...

Two hours later there room was (mostly) clean.   The floor still needs to be moped.

And the face plates on plugs ins that I'd just replaced?? (gone)   Zeria and Sam were trying to see how strong they were.   Mommy is making them pay for them this time.

The good news is neither of them lied, they did admit to it.

I laid down on the girls queen sized bed to make it...

And got up 30 minutes later.  *snigger*

Didn't sleep, just felt good to be flat.   Rob joined me...and we decided it was still a lovely bed, possibly better then our new one, even if it is a bit smaller.

I headed downstairs at this point glad we'd tackled the room and went to nurse Jer.   I fell asleep nursing him.   Just as I was getting a good snore going...Rob knocks on the door.  "A realator called he wants to show the house."

Well I guess its good we cleaned the bedrooms.  LOL

Unbeknownst to the kids, all of their dress-up clothes, and most of their stuffys are NOT being returned to their bedroom.   Mommy is quietly putting them in garbage bags and storing them in her closet.   Then it will be like having new toys if/when we get to the new house.    They are very messy, and the kids haven't been playing with them much, it will make saling the house just one step easier.  

The people are outside looking at the property.   They wore nice closed faces so have no idea what their thinking.

I can't believe the sign went up yesterday and today someones looking.

Of course that might be because its $20,000 less then any other "stick" house on the market right now......

There are some days...

You just gotta ignore real life.

Soooooo we threw Sunday clothes on our kids and we're headed to Safeway for doughnuts for breakfast.

Once when I was a little girl my grandma took my best friend and I out for lunch.   Do you know what we had?  Banana splits.  "Your mom won't think this is good for you, but it doesn't matter, its fun."   She whispered in a conspiracy.

We giggled and it was.

I don't feel like making breakfast, DH doesn't feel like making breakfast.   I feel like crying cause the for sale sign is on my property...even though I know its for the good.

Soooo we're gonna go out and get doughnuts.  How healthy can you get?