Making a House a Home

So it's July and we've moved on to a third piece of property....right next to us!!! Craig's great grandmother's property is now available and we are jumping at the chance to settle by family and in the heart of Walker. Atleast for now that is - who knows what the future may bring - or rural development for that matter! It will take about 3 months to get the kinks worked out and then I guess however long it takes to actually build.

Chasity and Lynn are probably going to build right by us too....Very cool! Of course Chas and I are all giddy about picking out house "stuff". Here is my first purchase for the new house:


We bought the couches that is...and yes, they're sooooo red! It scared me a little at first, but I just love red! It's nice to step out of my neutral comfort zone and let a little color into my life. So most of the house will be reds, chocolate browns, oranges, and a touch of black. I really want to do our bedroom in a soft blue and chocolate brown, so my next mission is to find a bed set and comforter! Ohhhh, this is so much fun already!!!

I'll keep you posted!

Checking in...

A Quick update:

-Our house still smells
-I've been lucky enough to get poison ivy on my face
-And Hayden is getting so big...

I'll have more pictures and (hopefully) better updates soon!

Yea, I stink at it.....

I'm not a very good blogger am I? Thank goodness I have great friends like Kelly to inspire me to write again. Alot has happenend since I've blogged last. I won't dare try to fit it in on one entry, but I'll update you periodically to fill you in.

As of now Hayden is full speed ahead. He's walking!!! I never thought I'd see the day [or maybe I just hoped I'd never see the day]. He's getting so big! We recently returned from our second trip to the beach and I'm happy to report that he finally likes the pool and the beach is growing on him. He liked the sand for about a whole minute - then he ate it - then he hated it.

On our return from the beach we were unpleasantly surprised to find that Chasity had accidently left out freezer open. We had about $100 worth of shrimp in there, so needless to say our entire house smells like a seafood restaurant dumpster! Yuck! Times like these make me wish our olfactory sense was'nt our longest lasting memory, because I definately will remeber this smell for a looooonnnnng time. We're staying at my Mother-in-laws until the smell subsides. On top of all this - we will most definately have to invest in a new couch, mattress set, and refrigerator - the smell has seeped into them all! Ughhh!

I guess that's enough updating for now. As soon as I can get my pictures from the beach uploaded I'll post them. It feels good blogging again, so I hope I write again sooner rather than later.

Ciao!

Therapy???

Lately it seems I've been so stressed out It's been hard for me to enjoy LIFE! With Hayden being sick and my recent Nursing application submission I seem to be a wreck. With the passing of my birthday (23 baby!) I have gotten in touch with ME again, finally!

Friday we went to On the Border with a great group of friends & family where I had some food THERAPY. Their empanadas are awesome! MMmmm! Saturday came and went with more THERAPY.......retail THERAPY! I shopped until I dropped with my cousin-in-law Chassidy. We had so much fun and ended the night with more food THERAPY from the Cookie place. And today...I washed my car. As I went through the automatic car wash I realized, "wow, this is so THERAPEUTIC!" Very relaxing for my hectic Monday back at work.

P.S. Hayden is doing much better even though there are a little residual viral symptoms left. Hopefully it will clear up SOON!!!

It's been too long...

I'm finally updating this blog!!! Woo-hoo! I don't even know where to start...

In Hanna and Craig News:
We're looking into some property out in Holden. It's fabulous! 19.51 acres and it butts up to the tickfaw river. It comes complete with its own beaches and everything. I'm totally in love. We took some pics so i'll post those soon enough. And, of course I'll keep you updated!!

In Hayden News:
I don't know whether to start with the good or the bad??!!??
Good:
He's officially crawling! Of course this means He's officially into everything! He's also pulling up and his tiny little hands grabs anything he can get them on. He has a fascination at the moment with the draw strings of our curtains in the bedroom. I think he'd play with them for an hour if we let him. He's also discovered the joys of chasing Annabelle around the house, and he has a fondness for running you over directly on your heels in his walker. He and Blakeleigh are starting to enjoy each other's company even more so now that he can crawl...they're pretty much partners in crime! In somewhat sad news - I believe it's time for yet another haircut. Everytime he sits up and is trying to play the hair just falls all in his eyes. It's getting to the unmanagable point as well. Combing threw it after a bath is a tremendous task!
Bad:
Well, lets just say the ear infections have not stopped! One more and he's going to have to get tubes. He has craddle cap, Eczema, and HAD a yeast infection. He's had TWO chest x-rays done to rule out pneumonia because of wheezy breathing. He's now on an inhaler breathing treatment, and we're having ANOTHER round of a virus. WHEN WILL IT END????

In School News...
I have all A's at the moment - Officially surviving the first round of tests. I probably won't find out whether or not I got into Nursing school until April so I'll definately keep you posted!

Ciao for now! I'll try to not be such a stranger.