#1 THE HOUSE
We only have 11 days until we move into our new house!! We are going to sign the papers at the title company later this week, have our home inspection guy go back and make sure the things we asked the owner to fix are fixed right, and then.....we move! Its a little unreal, even still. I know we are buying the house, I know we are moving, I am packing and cleaning every day...but it still seems so crazy to me. We are going to be homeowners! And not only homeowners, but homeowners of the coolest house in Hillsboro. Yay us :)
#2 THE DOG
Well, Kayda is better. Oh boy is she better. I totally underestimated having a puppy. Actually, its not the puppy, its the kitten and the puppy together. They are little balls of terror. Picture this: The cat walks downstairs, innocently (or so it seems) trying to get to the kitchen to get a drink. The dogs ears perk up, the cat notices, and flicks his tail just the right way and....the chase is on. Kayda chases Mac until she catches him or he gets away. She mostly catches him. Then she stands above him, stepping on him with her paws, and mouthing him. She has put his whole head in her mouth on more than one occasion. I call for Kayda to "Leave It" with varying results. If she does leave him alone, he suddenly streaks past her again, and the chase is on. Repeat about oh...100 times an hour, and you have my day. Its maddening. I am not sure if I should leave them be, or constantly interrupt them. Kayda plays rough, and Mac doesn't seem to know that he has claws to scratch her with. Other than the cat thing, her only vices are slight tugging on the leash which we are working on, and the insatiable desire to eat poop...doesn't matter if its the cats or hers. Can we all just barf together?!?! Hopefully she realizes soon how gross that is!
#3 JIZMO
I still miss her :(
#4 MY MOM
I haven't talked to my mom in about 5 weeks. To make a long story very short, we haven't seen eye to eye since I was about 14, although we have managed to (mostly) peacefully coexist the last 16 or so years. Last month she made some outlandish comments about the kids and I had a choice to make. Either ignore it/forgive her/pretend like it never happened which is my usual course of action, because I HATE conflict and she gets pretty nasty when you are on her "bad" side. Or, I could stand up for my kids, my family, and myself and tell her in no uncertain terms that its not acceptable to act like that to us. Clearly I chose the later, and as a result, I haven't spoken to her in over a month. It was hard the first couple weeks, I kept hearing things she was saying about me to my dad, brother and even my SIL who she cornered in Target one day. I hate fighting, I hate knowing someone is talking about me behind my back, I just don't like conflict with anyone. So it was hard to stand my ground, and I went through many nights of tears and frustration. Thank goodness Matthew is 100% supportive of me, and was there for me to analyze it all....over and over and over. But you know...I feel pretty good about it now. Sure, I am sad that most likely we wont have Thanksgiving or Christmas together. They have already missed Killians 8th birthday, and if this keeps up, will miss Rowans 3rd. I strongly believe that family should stick together, and be the best friends you can have. But I do have to stand my ground on this, and not allow people who are toxic to be around myself or my family. No matter who they might be. Period.
#5 MY JOB
I quit my job!! I had worked at the horse stables for almost a year, and even though I love having the extra money...it was time to say goodbye. I didn't want to continue to have my dad watch the kids (see above) and with packing, and moving, and everything else going on right now, I needed a break. I cant tell you how great it was to sleep in last Monday morning, and actually get to spend the morning with Matthew and Rowan, instead of rushing off to work. I will probably look for something in the future, I do like having a very part time job, but for now I am back to being a full time stay at home mom!
#6 GETTING HEALTHY
With all the recent stresses, changes and worries, we have totally let ourselves get back to our old unhealthy habits. I am really looking forward to getting moved, settling in, and getting back on track. Just in time for the holiday sweets and treats :/
Thats it! Thats all I have going on right now. Feels good to get it all typed out. After the 17th of this month, when we are done moving, and officially out of this place, I am going to have to throw myself a little party. Its been a long 2.5 months since we found out about the inheritance. 2.5 months full of worry and stress, but we are almost there. I can see the finish line. HURRAY!
We only have 11 days until we move into our new house!! We are going to sign the papers at the title company later this week, have our home inspection guy go back and make sure the things we asked the owner to fix are fixed right, and then.....we move! Its a little unreal, even still. I know we are buying the house, I know we are moving, I am packing and cleaning every day...but it still seems so crazy to me. We are going to be homeowners! And not only homeowners, but homeowners of the coolest house in Hillsboro. Yay us :)
#2 THE DOG
Well, Kayda is better. Oh boy is she better. I totally underestimated having a puppy. Actually, its not the puppy, its the kitten and the puppy together. They are little balls of terror. Picture this: The cat walks downstairs, innocently (or so it seems) trying to get to the kitchen to get a drink. The dogs ears perk up, the cat notices, and flicks his tail just the right way and....the chase is on. Kayda chases Mac until she catches him or he gets away. She mostly catches him. Then she stands above him, stepping on him with her paws, and mouthing him. She has put his whole head in her mouth on more than one occasion. I call for Kayda to "Leave It" with varying results. If she does leave him alone, he suddenly streaks past her again, and the chase is on. Repeat about oh...100 times an hour, and you have my day. Its maddening. I am not sure if I should leave them be, or constantly interrupt them. Kayda plays rough, and Mac doesn't seem to know that he has claws to scratch her with. Other than the cat thing, her only vices are slight tugging on the leash which we are working on, and the insatiable desire to eat poop...doesn't matter if its the cats or hers. Can we all just barf together?!?! Hopefully she realizes soon how gross that is!
#3 JIZMO
I still miss her :(
#4 MY MOM
I haven't talked to my mom in about 5 weeks. To make a long story very short, we haven't seen eye to eye since I was about 14, although we have managed to (mostly) peacefully coexist the last 16 or so years. Last month she made some outlandish comments about the kids and I had a choice to make. Either ignore it/forgive her/pretend like it never happened which is my usual course of action, because I HATE conflict and she gets pretty nasty when you are on her "bad" side. Or, I could stand up for my kids, my family, and myself and tell her in no uncertain terms that its not acceptable to act like that to us. Clearly I chose the later, and as a result, I haven't spoken to her in over a month. It was hard the first couple weeks, I kept hearing things she was saying about me to my dad, brother and even my SIL who she cornered in Target one day. I hate fighting, I hate knowing someone is talking about me behind my back, I just don't like conflict with anyone. So it was hard to stand my ground, and I went through many nights of tears and frustration. Thank goodness Matthew is 100% supportive of me, and was there for me to analyze it all....over and over and over. But you know...I feel pretty good about it now. Sure, I am sad that most likely we wont have Thanksgiving or Christmas together. They have already missed Killians 8th birthday, and if this keeps up, will miss Rowans 3rd. I strongly believe that family should stick together, and be the best friends you can have. But I do have to stand my ground on this, and not allow people who are toxic to be around myself or my family. No matter who they might be. Period.
#5 MY JOB
I quit my job!! I had worked at the horse stables for almost a year, and even though I love having the extra money...it was time to say goodbye. I didn't want to continue to have my dad watch the kids (see above) and with packing, and moving, and everything else going on right now, I needed a break. I cant tell you how great it was to sleep in last Monday morning, and actually get to spend the morning with Matthew and Rowan, instead of rushing off to work. I will probably look for something in the future, I do like having a very part time job, but for now I am back to being a full time stay at home mom!
#6 GETTING HEALTHY
With all the recent stresses, changes and worries, we have totally let ourselves get back to our old unhealthy habits. I am really looking forward to getting moved, settling in, and getting back on track. Just in time for the holiday sweets and treats :/
Thats it! Thats all I have going on right now. Feels good to get it all typed out. After the 17th of this month, when we are done moving, and officially out of this place, I am going to have to throw myself a little party. Its been a long 2.5 months since we found out about the inheritance. 2.5 months full of worry and stress, but we are almost there. I can see the finish line. HURRAY!