Yesterday was a severe case of "the mondays". I started my day at 8:30 sitting in the courtroom waiting for jury orientation. We were done about 10:30 and I made $15.00 just for being there for roll call. The sad thing is, this was one of the few highlights of my day. I spent the rest of the morning and afternoon working with Arkansas Main Street staff that was visiting our town. We had a good tour and ate lunch at Brew Heaven. I heard my theme song of the day "rainy days and mondays" as I ate my wonderful lunch and rested. The rest of the afternoon was spent on the phone, again, between my office and Countrywide, and the closing office. This has pretty much consumed my days since I wrote the offer in June. Did I say June? I meant JUNE!!!! As in 2 months ago. If any of you ever use Countrywide for a loan or any other reason and I find out about it, you will be shunt. They have been the worst company ever to work with.
I get back in the office about 5 to finish up things for the day and show a family at 6:30. I'm again on the phone with the closing company and countrywide trying to get it all straight while getting papers prepared for my showing. This whole Countrywide issue has made my blood pressure high, i've been tense and frustrated for weeks. I was excited about my showing because I thought I would take my mind off of it and give me something else to think about. And it did.
We arrived at our first showing and quickly figured out it just wasn't right for this family. So on we go to showing number 2. We pull into the driveway of a little fixer-upper on a couple of acres. No problem. Its vacant so we go on in and start looking around. As I walk through the kitchen I get to the door of the "bonus room". I open the door and I am greeted(?) by a very strong chemical smell. (Anybody know what i found yet?) I have never seen what i saw before and i could only guess at it, but my buyers guessed the same thing before I told them what i thought it was. I think it is perfectly ok to have a small butane tank hooked up to a small cast iron kettle pot. WHEN YOU ARE CAMPING! Not so appropriate in the "bonus room" of your home. I was extremely grateful I was not showing this home to a family like my sister with small children runnning around. I showed my very first "crack shack".
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
I've seen my children.
Yes i have. I'm not kidding either. You know how you always dream of your family and what your kids will look like. Will they have my eyes, my husbands nose, which traits will show up and which won't? I've seen pics of my DH when he was younger and he hasn't changed much. Same hair color and freckles and such. I thought we had similar traits that our kids might have. He has red hair, mine is brownish red and red runs on my dad's side. We're both tall, have darker/ brown eyes. So you kind of get an idea about what your kids might look like. Right?
My first thought came when i saw pics of some of his sisters and their families. You can pretty much just mix and match their kids and you'll never really know who the true mom is.... because they all look the same. Same shape face, same tootsie roll brown eyes, same light colored skin with rosy cheeks, same redish brown hair. I've heard it call the "reagan look". They're all cute kids, great looking families. Just interesting that all of them look so much alike. And that was just from looking at pictures. You know siblings resemble and share traits, but for the most part have their own characteristics (allen and anita look like mom, i look like dad). Then i met his sisters, and they do, they all look alike. So ok. Pretty good idea what our kids will look like. Down to the 'T'!
Last weekend we were at a wedding and I saw them. Our children. Cutest kids i've ever seen!!! A little boy and girl, probably 2 and 4ish, holding each other's hands as they walked with their mom. Light skin faces with little rosy cheeks, beautiful dark red curly hair, brown tootsie roll eyes and sweet little freckles on their cheeks and nose. They were so precious and so cute walking hand in hand like their mother told them to. It was such a sweet moment for me and Steve because we saw the kids at the same time and then looked at each other and we both knew it was like seeing ourselves down the road a few years from now.
P.S. If by some chance my child comes out with dark black hair passed down from Steve's momma and doesn't look a thing like either of us, then i'll love it just the same.
My first thought came when i saw pics of some of his sisters and their families. You can pretty much just mix and match their kids and you'll never really know who the true mom is.... because they all look the same. Same shape face, same tootsie roll brown eyes, same light colored skin with rosy cheeks, same redish brown hair. I've heard it call the "reagan look". They're all cute kids, great looking families. Just interesting that all of them look so much alike. And that was just from looking at pictures. You know siblings resemble and share traits, but for the most part have their own characteristics (allen and anita look like mom, i look like dad). Then i met his sisters, and they do, they all look alike. So ok. Pretty good idea what our kids will look like. Down to the 'T'!
Last weekend we were at a wedding and I saw them. Our children. Cutest kids i've ever seen!!! A little boy and girl, probably 2 and 4ish, holding each other's hands as they walked with their mom. Light skin faces with little rosy cheeks, beautiful dark red curly hair, brown tootsie roll eyes and sweet little freckles on their cheeks and nose. They were so precious and so cute walking hand in hand like their mother told them to. It was such a sweet moment for me and Steve because we saw the kids at the same time and then looked at each other and we both knew it was like seeing ourselves down the road a few years from now.
P.S. If by some chance my child comes out with dark black hair passed down from Steve's momma and doesn't look a thing like either of us, then i'll love it just the same.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Olympic Observations
Most of these were made during the daylight-pre bedtime games. I quit observing and just watched as I hung on the last few minutes before the last medal ceremony of the day.
"The gold medalist, from the United States, Michael Phelps."
"ching chang chong chu chow cho Michael Phelps"
"mouli vu qu shay a de vwa? se sua? Michael Phelps"
1.) Why are some (several) of the athletes "winded" at the end of their event? I realize it is a competition and strain on the body. But if it is a 1500 meter race, the swimmer knows how far he has to go. Its not a surprise, so why not train until you can swim it and not be tired.
2.) Same goes for the marathon runners. You know how long the race is. Don't look so tired like you didn't know it was 26 miles. You're an Olympian!
3.) Why do the swimmers start breathing heavy during the interview after the race? They stand there while the reporter asks a question and breathe normal, but when they start to answer they start huffing like they are out of breath.
4.) I think its great that Michael Phelps has the most medals. I really do, its a new record and hard to achieve. But, holy cow on the interviews. Just message him on facebook already.
5.) I liked it better when they had different judges from every country giving a score (like diving).
6.) Why are the athletes so nervous. I know it's the "Olympics", but they just competed against the very same people last year in the World Championships.
7.) Did the Chinese gymnastic's team buy blue eyeshadow in bulk from Sam's Club?
8.) And do they really think it makes the 12 year olds look 16?
"The gold medalist, from the United States, Michael Phelps."
"ching chang chong chu chow cho Michael Phelps"
"mouli vu qu shay a de vwa? se sua? Michael Phelps"
1.) Why are some (several) of the athletes "winded" at the end of their event? I realize it is a competition and strain on the body. But if it is a 1500 meter race, the swimmer knows how far he has to go. Its not a surprise, so why not train until you can swim it and not be tired.
2.) Same goes for the marathon runners. You know how long the race is. Don't look so tired like you didn't know it was 26 miles. You're an Olympian!
3.) Why do the swimmers start breathing heavy during the interview after the race? They stand there while the reporter asks a question and breathe normal, but when they start to answer they start huffing like they are out of breath.
4.) I think its great that Michael Phelps has the most medals. I really do, its a new record and hard to achieve. But, holy cow on the interviews. Just message him on facebook already.
5.) I liked it better when they had different judges from every country giving a score (like diving).
6.) Why are the athletes so nervous. I know it's the "Olympics", but they just competed against the very same people last year in the World Championships.
7.) Did the Chinese gymnastic's team buy blue eyeshadow in bulk from Sam's Club?
8.) And do they really think it makes the 12 year olds look 16?
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
How Strange
... it is to sleep alone. I went this week to some training (2 Days) in Hardy, AR for the Arkansas Downtown Network. We had a group cookout at the Spring river, went swimming and got to meet a lot of people. But after we got back to the hotel and I went to my room, I then realized I would be sleeping by myself. (My DH couldn't go with us and was in Sheridan.)
A few thoughts ran through my head as i realized I would be sleeping alone for the first time since i've been married. "who was going to lock the door for the night?" "who was going to turn off the lights and check everything before we went to sleep?" it was going to be... me.
He wasn't going to be there when i went to sleep and when i woke up. (I know some of you are thinking this is soo sappy and silly). But i was sad. I didnt like the feeling of being by myself now. It was so strange. No one there to pull the covers, or hug you goodnight. How strange it feels be alone after knowing the comfort of having someone there to protect you and hold you. I thank God for marriage and the joys and warmth that it brings and for missing my husband and how happy he (and I) was when i came home today.
A few thoughts ran through my head as i realized I would be sleeping alone for the first time since i've been married. "who was going to lock the door for the night?" "who was going to turn off the lights and check everything before we went to sleep?" it was going to be... me.
He wasn't going to be there when i went to sleep and when i woke up. (I know some of you are thinking this is soo sappy and silly). But i was sad. I didnt like the feeling of being by myself now. It was so strange. No one there to pull the covers, or hug you goodnight. How strange it feels be alone after knowing the comfort of having someone there to protect you and hold you. I thank God for marriage and the joys and warmth that it brings and for missing my husband and how happy he (and I) was when i came home today.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
... in sickness and in health
So.... i'm now eating my words spoken on Sunday when I told my parents "he's been sick since friday and I feel fine." I did feel fine except that I hadn't slept since Friday b/c like i said "he's been sick."(sniffing and snoring.) One of those summer colds that you think will pass, only we've determined he got sick from the hospital when we were there visiting on Thursday. Hospital germs must be stronger than regular germs. So.... I did feel fine. Monday was fine. Tuesday was fine. Tuesday night was NOT fine. By 9:30 my head was so stopped up, and throbbing and I could only breathe out of my mouth. So neither of us slept last night. (more sniffing). I realize now this isn't the same as dating. One of you gets sick, the other takes care of it and stays healthy. Now we share the germs. There is no more healthy house to go home to. So I wish I was 10 again and I could just say "circle circle dot dot, now I have my cootie shot."
(more sniffling)
(more sniffling)
Friday, June 27, 2008
14 things in 14 days
Tomorrow we will have been married for 2 weeks. Yea!!! So I thought I would make a list of
"14 things I have learned and love about being married in 14 days"
-Btw... these are in no particular order-
1. 50% of all marriages end in divorce. I believe 80% of those couples only had 1 bathroom.
2. He snores and I talk in my sleep. So we're even right?
3. How comforting his snoring can be when you wake up in the middle of the night and forget
where you are. :)
4. The dishwasher can cause a disagreement.
5. #4 means we're working together to clean up the kitchen. :)
6. Men have more clothes than we think.
7. It is impossible for one to get up in the morning and not wake the other no matter how quiet
you try to be.
8. He is not as quiet as I am.
9. Having someone to kill the spider and not laughing at you for asking. :)
10. The way he locks the deadbolt behind him if he leaves the house before I do. :)
11. Men and women are very different when it comes to water pressure in the shower. I figure
that out every time I forget to turn the middle knob before I turn on the water.
12. Its not the joint account you have to worry about, its the joint snack food that diminshes.
13. There are 2 places for everything. The place where it belongs, and the place it gets put.
14. He's the first and last person I see everyday. :)
"14 things I have learned and love about being married in 14 days"
-Btw... these are in no particular order-
1. 50% of all marriages end in divorce. I believe 80% of those couples only had 1 bathroom.
2. He snores and I talk in my sleep. So we're even right?
3. How comforting his snoring can be when you wake up in the middle of the night and forget
where you are. :)
4. The dishwasher can cause a disagreement.
5. #4 means we're working together to clean up the kitchen. :)
6. Men have more clothes than we think.
7. It is impossible for one to get up in the morning and not wake the other no matter how quiet
you try to be.
8. He is not as quiet as I am.
9. Having someone to kill the spider and not laughing at you for asking. :)
10. The way he locks the deadbolt behind him if he leaves the house before I do. :)
11. Men and women are very different when it comes to water pressure in the shower. I figure
that out every time I forget to turn the middle knob before I turn on the water.
12. Its not the joint account you have to worry about, its the joint snack food that diminshes.
13. There are 2 places for everything. The place where it belongs, and the place it gets put.
14. He's the first and last person I see everyday. :)
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Here a blog, there a blog.
So, since everyone else has a blog, I thought I'd jump off the bridge too.
Now I just need to figure out what to say so that people will want to read my blog.
I wanted to start a blog because I wanted to keep things up to date. I love reading my friends and families blogs because I love to see whats going on in everday life. The funny things my nieces do and budget and family tips from my sister, friends who don't live near and who I don't see often. It seems that even when you do talk to people often, you sometimes you still miss out on the little things because conversations are quick or interrupted. There are so many changes in peoples lives that when you catch up with someone, you only talk about the big things. We don't really get to the little things that are important to us every day. I want to share and learn more than just "we have 2 kids, I work here, he works there, we stay busy, what about you?" conversation.
Now I just need to figure out what to say so that people will want to read my blog.
I wanted to start a blog because I wanted to keep things up to date. I love reading my friends and families blogs because I love to see whats going on in everday life. The funny things my nieces do and budget and family tips from my sister, friends who don't live near and who I don't see often. It seems that even when you do talk to people often, you sometimes you still miss out on the little things because conversations are quick or interrupted. There are so many changes in peoples lives that when you catch up with someone, you only talk about the big things. We don't really get to the little things that are important to us every day. I want to share and learn more than just "we have 2 kids, I work here, he works there, we stay busy, what about you?" conversation.
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