Moving soon!

So we will be moving again in less than 2 weeks. I can't say I'm excited about the actual moving part of moving. But I am anxious to be in a different place. This apartment has been OK. It served it's purpose but I am SO READY for a nicer place to call home. Don't get me wrong, this was a great place while we were still making the mortgage payment, and while I was still in Idaho. But now that that is all done, we need a place without.... well, a place in a nicer neighborhood. I am SO TIRED of listening to car alarms go off, you know it's a weekend if you are woken at 3:00 to a car alarm going off in the parking lot. And lately every time the garbage truck goes by, there is an alarm that goes off. I can't say it's not going to be that way at the new place, but I can hope. OH, and we will have a garage again! Yay! No more storage unit! Yay!

So I got the moving boxes ready, and the kids have decided to start playing in them, they are so cute!

Well I guess I am off to start my day. Happy Monday everyone!

January 6, 2009 Title: Time

Am I getting old? I must be! I can not believe that my family's families have all grown up. My nieces and nephews are reaching their teenage years! Yet I don't feel any older?! go figure. What happened to those cute toddlers that fell down when they tried to run? When did this all happen. Not being a parent, and being a long distance Aunt, has probably contributed to my lack of reality... but I swear those kids can not be teenagers already! Friday night football games... talking to girls/boys.... they are too young! I remember being that age.... YIKES! enough said. My siblings should lock up all the kids until they are in their mid 20's... or maybe 30, yeah, that sounds good!

Seriously, I got all the Christmas card / Christmas photos this year, and I had to do double and triple takes... what are you guys feeding these kids???? Even the ones that I had just seen a few months ago (I guess it was 6 months ago). But I can't believe how big McKinlee, Josh and Danny are! And Rachel! wow! She is a beautiful young woman! Jon is getting taller, in a photo of him and Sean, he appears to be approaching Sean's height, is that possible??? I don't know how I maintain my youth, while these kids keep getting older. LOL.

That's all I got for now, I hope everyone is well!

January 3, 2009 Title: Todays real estate market

It was a tough decision, but we have finally decided. We will not be buying a home, right now. We had EVERY intention of buying, once the lease was up on this apartment, but after checking out areas, and houses, we are going to 'go with the masses' and waiting a while to buy. It seems as if every home I look at is bank owned, or short sale. Most of the bank owned ones, have no appliances, carpets ripped out, some have no lighting or plumbing fixtures. It seems as if those folks that lost their homes took everything but the kitchen sink with them. Or others broke into empty homes, and cleaned them out. I just don't know that I want to tackle such a fix up job. And the prices for homes are still too high (in my opinion). But I guess I sold my house for more than it was worth, so I am part of the problem too

So we have decided to continue to rent, but we will find a larger and nicer apartment than the small one we are in. It would also be nice to have something with a garage. We looked around today. I am leaning towards renting a town house or a Condo. I don't want to hear folks walking in the apartment above me. So the search is on for another home!

Here we are at the start of another year, a fresh page, a clean slate.... Let's make it a good one! If nothing else happens this year, I am hoping to enjoy every moment of this year!!! Life really is too short to complain as much as I do

December 10, 2008 Title: Sick kitty cat

Wow, things do tend to happen fast. I decided that working the job I had, just wasn't the right thing for me right now, I suppose I am being selfish, but this is the 1st time in a while, so I think it's ok, for now. Anyway, I quit my job!

Keith and I decided that since the house sold, and we are in a small apartment (with small rent payments) now would be the time. This also frees up my days to look for a house and take care of all the getting settled in a new area kinda things.

One of which I took care of on Monday. We found a new Vet to take the kids to. Well I should have known that a new vet would want to run all sorts of tests on Kitty. So after almost 3 hours and a few hundred dollars, I got to bring my babies home, with the knowledge that Kitty has arthritis. yup... now my diabetic cat is also arthritic.

Our other vet (in Idaho) had told us that he wasn't as playful, and wasn't jumping onto things, because of the diabetes... um NO! after looking at the X rays, there is no doubt, my baby has bone spurs all around his knees. That's why he is not jumping onto the couch, or anything anymore. I feel like a bad mom, I should have known it was more. Well we are going to start treating him for the arthritis as soon as the blood work is back, we want to be sure everything else is ok. I have to wonder... how much is too much? He seems to live an almost normal cat life....

Posts from other blog

So this may be odd, but I had started another blog elsewhere, and decided to go with this one, so I am going to cut and paste those entries here... Since I blurted my thoughts onto that blog, and am now going to delete it, I figured I would incorporate it all here... why not, right?

Anyway, I will post them with the original dates as the titles, there are only 2 or 3. So from here on out... I guess this is my blog. :) enjoy my ramblings, If you are here reading, please leave a comment

XOXOX!
melissa :)

Just another Wednesday night....

Well here we go, I am linking this blog to my website, so it's no longer an anonymous blog. Not that I had any secrets here, I just did not have a means to advertise the blog. So from today on out, this is my way of keeping in touch and of letting you all know what thoughts are bouncing around my head. Enjoy!

I guess I can give some updates... let's see, I have been unemployed for a few months, and it has been an experience. This has been the first time I have been either not working or not looking for work... since I was in college, and who am I kidding, I was working all through school, so I guess I would have to say, since junior high (as long as babysitting and house cleaning don't count as work). It think I deserve a few months off! wow, I have been working for as long as I can possible remember... crazy. But one does what one must... right?!

Well, I really thought I would be more productive during this time. I've gotten in a lot of online poker time, and online game playing time... but not as much reading and working out as I had thought I would. All that weight I put on while living in Twin... hasn't gone anywhere.... I guess it's not going to until I get my butt out of this chair. And since we are going on vacation in a short time... I better get moving.

So here is my announcement.... I have a passport, and I'm going to use it!!!!! :) YAY!!!! Keith and I are going to Puerto Vallarta Mexico for 8 days, 7 nights.... AHHHHH! We are booked for an all inclusive 5 star resort, could it get any better??? oh yeah it can, we are going with our great friends Brian and Jackee!!!! talk about a cherry on a sundae, a great trip, in a beautiful place, with WONDERFUL folks!!! I am truly blessed!

After the trip, I will start looking for work, I guess it's time. It's also hard to meet folks, when we never get out, so by getting a job, maybe I will find a few local friends... maybe. It's happened before, it could happen again :)

Well I think this is it for tonight, I hope everyone is well!!! kisses and hugs from here to there!
Good night and sweet dreams! :)