Save the date - May 2030?

To say that we are somewhat hopeful that Stephen and Emma will fall madly in love with each other and raise an awesome Catholic family would be well.... the truth! Of course we would be as equally pleased if Stephen was called to the priesthood, but that's not what this post is about - it's about these two :) I know it's just young, childlike, Innocent, friendship but sometimes it feels like more! We love the Johnson family so much (Dan and Lauren are Abby's godparents!) And if Emma turns out to be anything like her Mama, and you know she will, then we want Stephen to marry her! :) No pressure of course!

When they haven't seen each other for awhile (a day or so is a while for them) their faces light up with so much joy and they giggle and run to each other for hugs. It's just to cute for words!

I honestly don't want there to ever be any pressure on either one of them to get married, we like to joke around, if it's God's will it will be! I do pray though, that their friendship continues to grow for the rest of their lives and they call each other closer to Christ in all that they do!

That pesky time change

There are things in this world that I love and things that I hate... ok, mommy correction, things that I strongly dislike! I love chocolate, I love my Catholic faith, I love my children and my husband, and I love halloween costumes that are 90% off! I mean seriously pure fun for a little kid for only $1.20! You just can't go wrong with that! I strongly dislike snakes (actually I do hate them), being hit in the head, and the time change!

Why can't my kids get the memo that the time has changed - I mean I keep them up as late as possible to get them back on a schedule and like clock work - Abby is now up at 5:30am and Stephen at 6, if I'm lucky 6:30am. The major problem with that is that that is my coffee time, my blogging time, my Pioneer Woman time - sometimes if I'm lucky my running time

And yet no matter how hard I try this little one wants to wake up with the sun; take a nap by 8am, another nap in the afternoon, and then fall asleep right before dinner! This is not working!!!!

So forgive me if my blogging is not as on top of it as it once was - love you all!

My amazing husband has turned another year older - Happy Birthday Alan; technically his birthday was Tuesday....better late then never to wish him a cyber birthday wish. So what better than a three layered carrot cake made by yours truly and some fun and entertaining dinner conversation?

Our dinner consisted of just that - laughing, loving, and then laughing again. My favorite story is of Stephen; I've told this ten thousand times, but here it goes again - bear with me:)

Stephen has a tendency to want to go potty at Mass; almost everyday he says "mama, I gotta go potty" sometimes I feel like he's being sincere and I take him, and out of those sometimes, twice he has actually gone poo-poo on the potty at Mass! Yippee!!! Well, the other day we were home and he said "mama I gotta go potty" so we headed to the bathroom and I sat him on the toilet, he then looked up and told me he didn't have to go, and he wanted to flush the toilet (of course!) But I reminded him that he just said he had to go and maybe he should try again - he looked at me and said "no mama, I only poo-poo at Jesus' house." I love that kid!

When without - make dough

So here's the deal, I'm not a great cook - I have my moments, and I keep trying but if you really must know I only started cooking when Alan and I got married. And even then it took him pulling me aside and telling me he didn't think Stephen (who was in my womb at that moment) could survive on chicken tortilla soup and I needed to make something else! The point of the story is that I have no need for a roller - or what ever it's called; at least I didn't until this morning, which is why I don't have one. So this morning I needed one, and I needed it fast, I made some comment to Alan and he said - see if you have a long cylinder around.......it takes an engineer :) So the first cabinet I opened was the baby cabinet.... What was I making - well their called frogs. Kinda like a binget,(s/p?) very non-healthy, and Alan grew up on them so I thought I would give it a whirl

Add a little syrup to that and we had a party this morning! :) So now you know what will be on my Christmas list!

We're for sale!

Ok so here's the deal, I really wanted to start this post off with a sweet shot of the sign in the front of our yard - but it's not there yet :( We are official, we are for sale, but the sign just didn't make it here today. So instead, I had to show you that we are truly safe now that we have a fireman living with us! So after much anticipation here are the after photos! We worked hard, and I mean hard, and we got it done. Don't get me wrong there's still a lot of major cleaning to do, but we got the main work done to get the house out there! Now St. Joseph pray for us!

I decided that I wouldn't waste to much of your time by showing you every angle of the each room, but I wanted too I really did. I mean really once you put so much work and sweat into something, you really want to show it off!! But I know you all have real lives and better things to get back to

It's funny how we are finally at this place, the place that we have talked about for at least a year, and now I don't know what to do with myself!

I have this tendency in my mind to really bore you all with my thoughts on all the wonderful memories we've made here - but then again, I'll wait until we sell the house to do that!

I do remember though how this room was once the only room we used when we first got married...... and now look at us!

Ahhhh, the nursery I love this room!

blahh blahh blahh, the kitchen, who hasn't seen one of these before

I keep thinking I should tell you a funny story while you read through this, but then again I am so tired, I just don't think that's going to happen tonight!

I might be tired, but I am happy and so grateful for all the help that got us through this past weeks and months! Thank you Sheena, Grandma, and Lauren for watching Stephen for me so that I could get this house done! :)

I still can't get over the fact that two days ago this entire room was full of boxes to go to the storage unit; yippee - I think I need some flowers in that vase!

Stephen was watching a movie so we could sign the paper work :)

Look there he is!

Ok last one! Love you all, please, please, please pray for us to get this sucker sold quick! Alan really misses Augie! :)

Last day until the unveiling of the house

So today's the last major day of work on the house! Most if not all projects are done as of now; but the clean up must begin! Here are some teasers for you - say a prayer that I can finish my coffee, get off the computer, and start getting this house looking nice! I have one day until the Realtor is here to take pictures and put this sucker on the market!! That's right everyone it's happening tomorrow weather we want it or not!

we want it of course! (these first pictures were uploaded backwards, this is the after)

So I was so excited before I went to bed - the last bit of paint had been put on the walls; I even learned how to caulk (s/p) around the tub and make the spare bathroom look a little nicer (not the best room in the house, but we are so done with remodeling!) I even touched up that nasty backyard and it actually looks really nice, I want to go out there and drink my coffee....instead I'll have a beer out there tonight! So all that done, and guess what - I woke up this morning and walked downstairs and the light over the sink decides to fall. Well, the cover over the light falls, but won't go back up - I AM NOT SPENDING ANY MORE MONEY ON THIS HOUSE! So we'll see how we can fix that today!

Keep us in your prayers, and keep posted for the unveiling of the house!

Great idea....in theory

My mother is a very, very creative and artsy woman - I only wish I had an once of her creativity! So when she called me and was like - bring the kids over, we'll eat pizza and carve pumpkins; I jumped on the idea. First pizza is one of the very few foods that Stephen will eat, second Abby will eat anything, and third....I don't think there's a third Off we went; Alan worked late :( So it was just me and the kids off to have some serious fun at Mimi's house

Things seemed to be going good at this moment; Stephen had shown some dislike to the inside of the pumpkin by immediately saying "that's icky mama, that's poo poo" We thought that was a funny thought and tried to explain to him that it was seeds.......

Then he started making these faces......laughing stopped, clean up began; Stephan has a weak stomach

The moral of the story; pizza + icky pumpkin + a 2 yr old fireman = a big clean up! God Bless!