Daddy/Daughter Playtime

FRUSTRATED

Ahhhhh! I am not the best housekeeper in the world, but the one thing I cannot do is go to bed with a sink full of dirty dishes. Well, of course, on the night that I cook our first big meal in the house, the sink backs up, and I have not only a dishwasher full of dirty dishes (and water!), but the sink is full as well. And it's not just like cups and bowls...I made roast and mashed potatoes, so I have pots and pans and the crockpot just sitting there. So gross. And you know how the starch from the potatoes crusts onto the pot. That will be fun to clean.

I hate this house. I mean, it is better than being in an apartment. But this is the THIRD time in two weeks that we have had to call the landlord to have the plumber come out. Our landlord is such a moron. If he had just invested the money and done things the right way the first time, he wouldn't be spending his money now on a plumber every other day.

The other thing I am frustrated about is the layout of this house. There is absolutely no storage. And el cheapo landlord did things so crappy, cause he thought he could just fix up the house cosmetically and make a quick buck, that it is really not user friendly. When I get a chance, I will post a pic of the lovely drawers that don't open all the way because the oven is blocking them. Keep in mind these are the only drawers in the kitchen, so I have no choice but to use them and have the drawer ram into the oven each time I open it.

Uggghhhh....I just have to keep telling myself that at least I am not being woken up at 4 am to the sound of people doing the dirty, or at least I don't have to call the police because I can hear the neighbors beating their young child within an inch of his life (yep, had both of those neighbors before).

7 Months

I've been meaning to post for a few days now, but there just never seems to be enough hours in the day. I have been super busy trying to get everything caught up at work so that the transition from here to Dallas is smooth, packing up the house, getting everything set up for the new house, and of course taking care of Shelby.

Anyway, a couple weekends ago we went to Bloomington, IL for our friends' wedding. It was COLD. I have never seen snow like that. I swear I thought we were going to get snowed in at the rehearsal. And since I am an extremely nervous flyer anyway, snow didn't exactly calm my nerves. But Shelby did great on the plane, both ways.



Here are Bob and Josi enjoying some tasty "Chicago Style" pizza:



This pic was taken at the wedding. She is now 7 months old. Ahh...time flies by too fast.

Notice anything different?

Yep! After much debate, we decided to just get it done. Shelby cried for about 2 minutes tops. I think that was mostly because Jeremy was holding her head still and she did not like that. As soon as it was over I picked her up and showed her something shiny and she was just fine. She hasn't once touched her ears signaling that they hurt. So I am glad I had it done now, when I can take care of them, and when she won't remember the actual piercing. My mom and dad are upset about it and say she should have the choice of whether or not she wants a hole in her body, but we could say the same thing for circumcision so we won't even go there! At least if she doesn't want them later on in life all she has to do is take them out and let them grow in.

SOLD?

I don't want to jinx it, but I am so stressed out about it I thought maybe writing about it would help. I am PRAYING these people come through with the offer tomorrow. Our agent called today and said they wanted to come over tomorrow and they were most likely going to leave an offer. I am worried that they have had 24 hours to think about it and will back out. PLEASE leave an offer. PLEASE.

UPDATE: They made the offer and we accepted. If all goes well, we will close on Feb 11. Yay!

First Trip To The Zoo

Well, technically her second, since she went to the zoo on New Year's Eve with the Matern's. But this was Shelby's first trip to the zoo with the intent to see all the animals. I thought she would really enjoy it because she squeals in delight every time she sees Roxy (our dog). I think she couldn't quite get close enough to the animals to really enjoy them, but it was a nice day at the zoo nonetheless. We even made sure to see the cougar...just for Mom and Dad.

Happy New Year!

A few days late, but Happy New Year to everyone!