Catching up...

Oh my stars! So much has been going on in our lives that I have not had a chance to sit down & write anything!! I will have to do a post of just pictures to catch you all up on how Little Miss has changed so much. She is turning 9 months on Thursday! I can't believe it. She is crawling everywhere & pulling up on everything. She is letting her true colors show. Tonight at Wal-Mart she threw a total fit in the buggy when I took away a disco ball key chain her daddy had given her. I keep telling him not to give her things he (and by he I mean me) is going to have to take away from her later. She is stubborn & strong headed. But she has started laughing and it sounds like a little girl. Not a baby. It is hilarious! She mimics your noises & chats a lot!

But we have been busy around here. We sold our house!! It took about a month & half. The negotiating process was a piece of cake!! And we are scheduled to close Wednesday, December 1st. We were originally going to close on the Friday the 3rd but the buyers asked to push the date forward. Two days may not seem like a lot to most but to me, I feel like I am losing a total week! We are in Texas for Thanksgiving & we won't be back until Sunday...so that leaves me Monday to pack because we move to our apartment Tuesday & have to be totally out of the house by Wednesday! I have packed some things, but walking into my house you would not be able to tell we were moving in 4 days!!

Last weekend we had Abbie's baby dedication at church. It was wonderful. We had all of our family come in. My parents, grandparents, aunt & uncle. Eric's parents, brother & family, sister & family, Ryan & Hope and Stephen & Brittany! It was a full house but we were so thankful that they all love Abbie enough to share in that special day with us. It was fun to have one last big event at our house before we move out. It was kind of a farewell celebration!!

If you have been reading my "Thankful" posts you would realize that I am quite a few days behind. But, we have had Internet issues and have been down to one computer (we are back up to two now though!), I have been trying to pack & clean out, getting my house ready & cooking for 20 people and coming to Dallas for Thanksgiving week!!! IT'S BEEN BUSY!!! But I have a few more Thankful posts so stayed tuned! But right now laundry calls!!!

Busy, Busy...

We have been busy busy around here...I have much to post about but I am too exhausted to do it now! I will probably do it tomorrow when Eric gets home so I can use his new shiny computer that I am obsessed with!!

The count down to moving day is on! We close December 1st!

Busy but Thankful...

We are busy around here. We are suppose to close on our house December 1st. So that means we have 7 more days of living in our house (since we go back to Dallas for Thanksgiving). So, there is packing to be done. It was my week to make dessert for Community Group Wednesday. We had a play date yesterday, which I will tell you more about later. I made (with the help of my mom) & decorated a centerpiece for a table at our church's Christmas Gathering that took place last night and tonight. We have to repair some wood rot this weekend so the buyers can have it inspected again. We have a lot of family coming in for Abbie's baby dedication on Sunday!! And, I found out yesterday that the appraiser that came out on about 30 minutes notice Sunday to appraise my house has yet to turn the appraisal in. Good news...bad news...laziness...I don't know. So I am very worried that 1. the house didn't appraise 2. He won't get it turned in, in enough time for the loan to be processed before closing! It's stressing me out! A lot! But here are a few things that I am thankful for this week!

Wednesday:

Abbie decided that she was only going to take a 30 minute nap Wednesday afternoon. A 30 minute nap is not out of the ordinary buy normally after a little crying she goes back to sleep. No not Wednesday. The day she had to go to childcare at church that night because of community group. I always feel bad dropping her off anyway because I feel like she is the child that require all the attention & crys a lot, even though they tell me she does pretty well & plays a lot. I don't believe them. I have been in those rooms & no one wants to be the one to tell a parent "your child cried the whole time". But with hardly a nap that afternoon I thought for sure I was handing over a bear. But wen we picked her up they informed us she was awesome! She never cried & she played the whole time! And I quote "she was the best she has ever been"!! So I am thankful for that.

Thursday:

Ahhh....Eric got his new computer!! It came early Thursday morning! It is beautiful! If you don't know, his work computer crashed. To be more specific, the mother board (whatever that is) fried up. So, his computer that caused him much stress because the power cord didn't charge it so if it died good luck getting it back on! It crashed at any given moment loosing hours of work (because no one ever taught hubby to save as you go along)! It is a beautiful silver computer with all of the latest technology. As Eric was informed by the tech people at his headquarters..."your computer is ancient". It was 4 years old. But I guess that is "ancient" in computer times. So, we are back...operating on 2 computers again! I asked him to leave the new one when he went to work this morning...he laughed & said no. I said "but it works sooo good"!!!

We had a bad night of sleep last night so give me a little bit longer today to find something to be thankful for!

Today I am Thankful For...

I never promised these wouldn't be silly!!

The Teenager That Sacked My Grocery's Last Night

To me, a lot of happiness in life is found in the little things. Things that make my life a little easier. I am very systematic about putting my grocery's on the belt at the checkout. I like all of my grocery's to be organized so that when I get home I can immediately unload the things that need to be unloaded and leave the others things in the bag if I need to. I have had adults, mom's none-the-less, pick at free off the belt in no specific order and bag fridge items with bathroom items etc. This high school boy sacked my grocery's in the most logical way I have ever seen (even though hubby did not put them on the belt in the most logical way). It made my life easier when we got home because I was able to put my fridge food up and sit down & eat my dinner & not have to pick through sacks. I told him how happy the way he sacked my grocery's made me...that made him grin from ear to ear!

Today I am Thankful For...

Eric's Job

I complain about Eric's job a lot. It keeps him very, very busy. It is time consuming & keeps him from spending time with Little Miss & me a lot. It is a some what stressful job at times. It can be a very frustrating job. Some of the people he has to deal with are beyond frustrating. But I am thankful that he has a job. I know that there are a lot of people out there that don't. So I am very, very thankful for it & I know that we are blessed that he has such a good job (because even though I don't talk about them a lot, there are some great aspects of his job as well!!). So, today I am thankful for his job. A job that allows him to come home & eat lunch with us some days (even though we were at the grocery because he didn't tell us he was coming home to eat with us!)

Today I am Thankful For...

A Good Nights Sleep

I woke up at 7:00 this morning...for the first time all night long. That has not happened in forever...forever. I woke up and looked at the window (always my first clue as to what time it is) & it was light outside. I thought "wow" then immediately thought "OH MY GOSH!" I went to bed around 11 o'clock & did not wake up until 7 o'clock! I immediately put on my glasses (although I could make the walk to Little Misses room with my eyes shut & my hands tied behind my back) to check on her. I thought something must be wrong. Not a peep all night. No crying spells, no wiggling moans, nothing...zip, nada, nilch!! She was fine! She woke up shortly after that at about 7:30 like normal. I will tell you a little secret...something took over her body yesterday (with the napping & sleeping at night) and I wish it would stay around!!

Today I am Thankful For...

Two, yes count them, two almost 2 hour naps today!!!

Today we were blessed. Naps which are normally a battle, were wonderful today. It normally starts with crying & then results with a baby that wakes up 30 minutes later, almost to the minute every time. But today, something took over Little Misses body & we had two great naps! Which helped greatly because we are in the middle of packing our house up & this is the last day that granmommy is here to help! Words can not describe how wonderful it was! I am praying that maybe this will become a trend around here...but I am pretty sure today was probably a fluke. I will keep you posted, but I promise even though it is what I would be thankful for everyday if it happened everyday, I will find other things to be thankful for!!!

I leave you with a tiny sleeping Little Miss

Today (Wednesday really) I am Thankful For...

Let's all pretend that today is Wednesday & that I am not behind on my posts...

Today I Am Thankful For...

Our Community Group

Every Wednesday we meet with our community group from church. I love our community group! Moving to a city where we only knew a few people was hard. We searched & searched for a church to attend & we finally found one. Our church places a huge emphasis on community groups. So we tested a couple and landed on one that we truly liked. It was large & continued to grow, so we split & then split again & now we are a tight knit group of about 8 couples. They are wonderful...each one different & each one bringing something different to our group. We all have kids, Abbie being the youngest, but not for much longer. They really have become our Tulsa family. We have gone through sicknesses & babies & all sorts of things with them. We love them dearly & we feel like our week is not complete if we don't get to go to community group. This group of people are what is going to make leaving Tulsa some day very very hard.

Today I am Thankful For...

I promise I am still thankful...

But we are down to one computer around our house since the desktop got packed away when we listed our house....

And Eric's work computer bit the dust...

So work takes precedence over blogging...go figure!! So I will catch up very soon....like as soon as he heads out the door maybe!

Today I am Thankful For...

My Mom...

I have a wonderful mom...maybe the best mom ever. I talk to her on a daily basis, which I am sure drives her crazy sometimes, but I need it. She always has an answer for my questions or problems. She is always willing to do whatever I need her to do. Like today afer spending 2.5 hours in the doctors office getting a breathing treatment & X-ray's for Little Miss, she offered to come stay a few days & help me. Much needed help. Espeically since the buyer of our house wants to move our closing date up a couple of days. I am forever indebted to her for everything she does for me & I only hope one day I can do the same things for my kids. She is wonderful & I love her very much!

Today I am Thankful For...

My Hubby...

I will be the first to admit that I got a good one. He works very hard for our family & because of that he is busy... all the time. But when he does have free time he spends it with Little Miss & me. She was sick on Wednesday so he stayed home with her so I could go to community group. When I got home my pile of sheets was folded. Little Miss has been really cranky lately so he took her with him yesterday to Lowes & Wal-mart and I stayed home and cleaned my house! He helps me any chance he can get & for that I am unbelievably thankful.

Today I am Thankful For...

Today was hard...or is hard because it is not quite over yet and probably won't be over even after I go to bed...I have a sick baby or quite possibly a sick & teething baby or a sick baby with a sore throat. Not quite sure what combination we are fighting this time. All I know is it's hard & it isn't over yet!! So as you can imagine when you are in a world of snot & crying it is hard to think of something you are thankful for. But I have two for you again today...

A First Floor Apartment...

We managed to get over to our new apartment complex today to take another look at what is to become our new home. Even though we were offered many appealing deals for apartments on the 2nd & 3rd floors, we opted for the 1st floor option. It didn't have all of the bells & whistles that the others did but it fit our budget nicely & hey, this is only a temporary move! So I am thankful that I don't have to make a hundred trips up & down stairs everyday with a baby on my hip & a dog on a leash.

A Nice Lunch With The Hubby...

Hubby, Me & little Miss went to Zio's for lunch today. I had yummy spinach artichoke chicken pizza & hubby had a calzone. Little Miss had anything she could reach & put in her mouth (no food of course...just napkins & toys & things of the like). It was nice. Little Miss sat in her high chair the entire time despite the fact she was sleepy. We talked about our pending move. It was quite nice.

Today I am Thankful For...

Two Things...

The Contract on Our House

After what seemed like an eternity (but was really only about 1.5 months) a nice couple relocating from Nebraska looked at our house and made an offer! The negotiating was very easy & quick (about 1 day total). A total answered prayer! God is so good!

and one that might not seem so big to anyone else but it is huge to me...

A Few Diaper Changes with out screaming & rolling over

Diaper changes are a battle (like many things) at our house. So I am very, very thankful for the times little miss sits still & quite long enough to get the diaper changed!!

Thankfulness...

I have been inspired by many around me to start being more thankful. I tend to get very caught up in the everyday "stuff" & some times I find myself focusing on all of the bad or annoying or crazy things that are going on instead of just being thankful for all of the wonderful things I have been blessed with.

So I have decided that every day I am going to blog about something or someone that I am thankful for. There is no particular order...just as they pop into my head. So hear it goes...

Abbie Laughing at me...

I am thankful for Abbie's laughs. She is not the happiest baby, so any time she laughs it melts my heart. Last night when I got home she just sat & stared at me, grabbing for my face & giggling! It was precious.