peace and quiet

mood: good, but i gotta go the bathroom
listening to: jack johnson, dave matthews "the maker"
last read: email re: meals

both boys are sleeping. what a joyous occasion. went to bed bath and beyond today and got a new garbage can. it's a stainless steel step can. was very excited to find one for less than $60. just can't stomach spending that much on something you put your dirty stinky trash in. wonder how long until the step thingy breaks. i wanted one of those ones that slides in and out of a cabinet, but our cabinets and short and chubby, not long and lean... so it would mean trevor would be taking out the trash twice a day, if not more. so i opted for the exposed rubbish bin. (that's me pulling from my british roots)

gotta get a handle on mops stuff. have turned a blind eye to the tote that contains all things mops since july 14th. will get on the ball soon.

we got ants last night. ugh. trevor's parents have some amazing super duper ant poison. gonna check into it.

hello again world!

mood: holllllllllller!
listening to: david crowder band,
last read: kimi's blog

so we are officially (legally) in the new house. (see note 1)it's great, amazing. although it feels a little bit like we are on vacation or living in a hotel. found out from the neighbors that it was a model home at one time (which explains the massive amount of phone jacks in the loft, but not the carpet in every bathroom) i am uber-paranoid about things on the carpet. just about tore off noah's head when he spilled water in the family room. i told him he couldn't have anything to drink for the rest of the day. then i realized that was probably a little disproportionate (and possibly abusive) to a four year old. so i reinstated water privileges. (and i mean... it really is a privilege. do you know the state of the drinking water crisis in other parts of the world??) my other paranoia is about the a/c. i have it set at 80 and consider it victory when it doesn't come on all day. i am deathly afraid of having to hock the kitchenaid in order to pay the skyhigh SCE bill that everyone assures us is inevitable.

it was incredibly WEIRD to be so disconnected from the world for 5 days (no phone or internet or tv). and then the HORRENDOUS earthquake struck the southland. (see note 2) I did feel the quake, although it took a few seconds for it to register what was going on. my first thought when i heard the rumble was that jack somehow fell out of his crib and was bouncing. (i'm a little sleep deprived can you tell??)

ok, gonna go catch up on emails. thanks to everyone who helped us in the moving process!!!

note 1: certain parties arranged for us to move in the house before it closed. it didnt close until yesterday (praise the Lord it actually closed!!), so we saved $100 in taxes.

note 2: i find it hilarious that it is seriously headline news and "we interrupt this program" news that a 5.4 damageless quake hit. but it's CA and the "dreaded" earthquake, so people freak. i'll take earthquakes over hurricanes, tsunamis, cyclones, tornados and floods ANY DAY!!

ta ta for now

mood: yippee
listening to: jet
last read: err... don't know. brain not functioning so well.

sitting on my empty kitchen floor typing my last blog in our rental home in which we lived for two years. we moved everything over to the new house(which will not have internet access until 7/29), which still hasn't closed. shhhhh. we're squatters. im about to do our move out clean, not fun. but i'm superdeduper excited that allison will be finishing it up behind me. thanks girl!

cj still at children's. =(, big =(. i have not been able to go down to see him again. partly i dont know want to get in the way, and also i have a sick baby that i am wary to pawn off on people so i can make the visit. it breaks my heart that i can't be more present for them right now though. if praying's your thing, pray for that sweet boy that he would be healed and healthy! he has to go into surgery tomorrow at 2, a second surgery to drain an abscess. sucky.

i love my house. i will love it even more when i get all those boxes unpacked. this may take awhile. a 10 month old is NOT AT ALL condusive to unpacking.

ok... gotta go vacuum, floormate, and scrub.

joyeaux anniversairre mama!

mood: great
listening to: trevor reprimanding noah
last read: souplantation coupon

today is my momma's birthday! happy birthday mom! she is visiting and we are planning on going to church, then bowling, then to see mama mia, then probably dinner. somewhere in there we will move some boxes to our house.

we haven't closed yet, but the listing agent gave us the code to start moving some boxes into the garage and then get the carpets cleaned. i got to see the house for the first time and am blessed and overwhelmed at how spacious it is. we need to buy a new vaccuum. there is A LOT of carpet. any recommendations would be helpful.

cj is still at children's. his appendix ruptured ethier before surgery or in surgery. haven't gotten the complete details yet. kimi's worn out. chris is with cj. my heart goes out to that family.

off to shower!

upsidedown

jack is sick, 103 temp down to 100 with tylenol/motrin (hopefully it doesnt blind him). took him to the dr this am. virus
escrow still not closed. incredibly frustrated, will be homeless in 7 days.
poor little cj is having surgery. appendectomy at children's in sd.
sf trip cancelled... postponed rather. boohoo.
noah is sensing the stress and is incredibly clingy and disobedient.
despite 3 fabulous friends' packing energies and accomplishments, i feel very unpacked and unready.
trevor is working from 14 hour days all this week. grrr.
frustrated with lots of people, including myself.
but my mom is on the way to help. thanks mom. love ya

on fire

mood: a wee bit exhausted
listening to: water running (where's the music?)
last read: list of moving things to do

my calves and hamstrings are on fire. noah and i were both walking up stairs and we sounded like a couple of whiners. yet... he asked if we could walk to daddy's work again. crazy kid. maybe we'll make it a once a week thing. no bike next time though.

need to pack up the house today. hopefully we get keys tomorrow. i also need to do days 1-3 of the bible study. shouldn't take too long.

off to run dishwasher

50th post

mood: headachey but excited
listening to: whir of a/c
last read: email from kimi re our upcoming trip to sf

so, the circle was closed today, but i got it in my crazy head to walk to starbucks. would have been fine if i had not allowed noah to bring his bike. he was such a trooper on the 4.5 mile journey. great listener, followed directions and kept up the pace. we got our starbucks treat and sat for awhile. then we walked over to panda express and bought lunch. we then walked over to trevor's work and ate lunch. i was dripping sweat the whole time. not my most attractive moment. we then set out on the return voyage. noah was breaking down! it was hilarious. "i can't move!!! i'm hot!!! i'm going to die!! i want to go home!!!" i was the uncharacteristic cheerleader and kept cheering him on. i really only had to push his bike up one hill. i am mighty proud of the little stinker. got home and took a cold shower. i was so hot i felt like my head was going to explode.

now i am off to bunco!

today

mood: at ease
listening to: dishwasher running
last read: email containing closing cost estimate

had our MOPS retreat this weekend. the in laws were amazingly, but not surprisingly generous with their home. it went well. gonna cater next time. too much work to do all the food.

came home and trevor had packed some boxes. yay! but then i found out that the main circle that runs through my neighborhood (the one that is necessary to travel on to actually get to my house) will be closed on tuesday & wednesday from 7 am to 5 pm. um, yeah... not so fun. i dont like to stay home. oh well.

ditched out on vbs this week. amongst fourth of july traveling, birthday, retreat planning and then retreat, i forgot to tell michelle. yikes... just burning more rcc bridges i guess.

got some packing done today. i am not at all confident that we will close this week. carl is pretty sure we will close by thursday. i guess i should be packed and ready to go. we are doing pretty well, but i always think that when i move. and then we actually start moving and it seems like half the house isnt packed.

miss my friends.

happy birthday to me

mood: blessed
listening to: the commercial for The Mole playing as i await the Bachelorette to load
last read: my comment about the vampire book

today i turned 28 on the 8th in 2008. it was a good day. my dad called and told me he reloaded my starbucks gift card (yum!). then my mother in law came down to spend the day with me. tiffany stopped by and dropped off that Heaven book (excited to read it, but will probably read vampire book 2 first). then we went to the pottery barn outlet to browse. i find that place overwhelming. there is so much product packed into the space. it is daunting. we came home and put the boys to sleep. mary sent me flowers. miss that girl like none other! i answered emails and then lori stopped by and her boys sang to me. it was adorable. david is my new little love. i cherish how he looks up at me with his precio0us baby blues and says "mikka speh" (mrs. speer in david-talk).

my sister-in-law, jenni, janelle, and emily came out and we went to la cocina and then white lime. it was a good time with family. it was an impromptu gathering, so don't feel left out if you didnt get an invite. talk to kimi.


must go see who got the final rose. crossing my fingers for jason.

gnite!

yippie

mood: rushed
listening to: simpon's end credit tune in the background
last read: vacation response message account setting

i have packed up two out of the 9 rooms in my house. the tots are all packed up, their rooms at least. gotta go pack now for the weekend.

have a wonderful fourth of july!!!

off to read chapter 1 of the vampire book kimi gave me

boba cancelled

so sorry. noah has his kindergarden physical tomorrow a.m.

1 down

mood: a wee bit tired
listening to: rustling of papers
last read: team building exercise-- something about hula hoops

i packed one box today. was pretty proud of myself. then, i got overwhelmed and watched "the hills" instead. crikey! alliwoo... i think i'll need to take you up on your generous offer.