a new day

taken one morning last week

1. it was nice having our house back to normal yesterday. no more noise or trucks in the driveway that wasn't ours.

2. the paint choice turned out awesome. mike likes it a lot.

3. i was kinda down again yesterday.  just felt like we can't get a break with things breaking apart.

4. i could feel our main a/c blowing out hot air.  that would make all 3 of our a/c units having to be worked on this year and in a months time.

5. and ham's car isn't running right and a tiny rubber hose part fell off??? 

6. and i also feel like i'm failing in the fun mom department. i had things planned for the summer but we've done none of them.

7. and none of my weight is coming off.

8. and i still have no friends.

9. but today is a new day.

10. going to wait and see what the a/c unit does today before calling for help. our neighbor friend is getting that hose part for us and i joined a bunco/reading club, just waiting for approval. monday i start boot camp. so glad its a new day.

we're back only to be gone again

my belle and cinderella

1. this week has been busy. when we returned on monday, we had house issues waiting for us.

2. 2 of our 3 a/c units had quit working so i had to call home warranty to get someone out here.

3. we also got a letter saying that our new home insurance was going to drop us because of our roof and hard- plank/siding which is ridiculous because its all fixable.

4. so monday phone calls were made. tuesday/wednesday were for waiting for them to show up.

5. got kinda good news about the roof. it has lots of hail/storm damage so insurance will have to take care of it besides our deductible which is 1% of the value of the house. still big money but not as much for the whole roof.

6. the big a/c unit was fixable. the smaller one not so much. hopefully we can get a new one and not have it cost much out of our pocket.

7. no return calls about the hard-plank/siding yet.

8. on our way to orlando, we got a chip in the windshield which ended up growing so we had to replace that. yeah, when it rains, it pours!

9. i think today, kaylee and i will go and do some shopping. few of my plants have died and i would like to get those replaced.

10. tomorrow we leave for alabama for the weekend. (for mike's work)

*we have an alarm system and a house sitter.

thank god its thursday!

            ice palm tree                   palm tree later                  new buffet                     breakfast knook

1. so thats our poor palm tree from our at freezing temps on tuesday.

2. and the new buffet in the breakfast knook area.

3. i dropped a jar of honey on the driveway. words out of my mouth- "damn, that sucks!"

4. one more day till spring break!

5. 2 days till nanny gets here then its nanny time!

6. i told ham that we're going to hawaii next year. he said he's not going because he's going to be on his own spring break.

7. so now i'm seriously debating on leaving kaylee home too. (we'll get nanny to fly down to watch her)

8. i also talked to our realtor. she said we could probably get $50,000 more from our house if we decided to sell right now. thats just how good the market is around here.

9. so i'm looking for houses though it would be kinda hard to move now.

10. but it would be so much nicer to be a little closer to mike's work, downtown/galleria area and easier to get to the beach.

pest control and freckles

1. front entry, left side. my awesome lamp was another house warming gift from ME!

2. the mirror wasn't there at the time i bought the lamp or i would of bought it too.

3. i will have to take close-up photos of them both so you can see the awesomeness of them.

4. car repair estimates to pass texas inspections: $3700. called the rover dealership for part prices and they quoted much lower so taking the rover there for a second quote.

5. debating if we should repair or buy a new car. sure do like not having two car payments! plus, we need a 3rd vehicle for mike.

6. pest control came out today. no! they didn't take the kids but the guy sure was cute. i hope he comes back in november for our next session. mama needs some eye candy!

7. kaylee and i are going to see how long she can go wearing different outfits.

8. ham just wears his swim suit.

9. i told him he's getting some freckles and he looks cute.

10. kaylee said she couldn't see it. i told her she needs to get closer because they're really light. she says "no, i don't see the cuteness." i busted up laughing!!

a much calmer sunday

1. right side, front entry. i'm not sure what to put here but wanted to show off that awesome mirror!

2. one of my nerd herds got it for me as a going away present. its awesome because its made from recycled magazine pages.

3. and because its from one of my fave. stores back home. i've bought many gifts from there. [even some for myself]

4. today was a much better day. nothing broke down and the kids kinda didn't complain as much. [i didn't cook all weekend either]

5. i still have water issues but i temporarily fixed it till mike gets home.

6. i also found a stein mart and bought a blouse that kinda looks like this one. [oh emersonmade, how i love you!] and two pairs of shoes. eek!

7. i met some neighbors that live down the street and around the corner. they also have a daughter kaylee's age. excited! potential hang-out friends!

8. sorry indiana but i'm not missing you with your 50 degree and very wet weather. today it was 97 degrees and still 92 degrees at 8pm.

9. i finally got kaylee's room cleaned and organized and i finished cleaning her bathroom this morning. we're ready for my in-laws to come and visit.

10. my sweet rover didn't pass texas inspections so now i have to take it in for repairs. [texas makes you get an inspection before getting your title and registration and licenses. it sucks!]

nothing like procrastinating!

1. this house makes me want to move. [taken with my iphone on one of my walks]

2. and now we're having water problems so i really want to move!

3. but its going to get fixed and all will be good again.

4. i can't wait for ham to go to college just so he can see how easy he has it.

5. constant complaining about my cooking and how there's nothing to eat yet when i ask for suggestions, all i get is a huff and stomped feet.

6. last night kaylee and i went to "family fun night" hosted by her school.

7. it was a fun way to kill 2 hourson a friday. kaylee got to swim, go on a huge water slide and hang out with her friends while i got to chat with the mom's.

8. i'm busting my butt getting the house in order. even went out and pulled weeds this morning.

9. though i have that urge and want to go shopping instead.

10. i'm loving how kaylee and her friends back in indiana are keeping in touch. its so cute to see her writing and drawing.