Won't Be Long Now!

I thought I had 2 more weeks to work on packing but the bank called and we're closing Friday on the new house!!! :)

Weekend...

Heading back out for another Elvis gig in Hot Springs Arkansas...
Everybody is fine, except my brother is disabled and his doctor's office and pharmacy burned so it's going to take some adjusting!

Southern CA Fires...

My brother just txt'ed me and said they're getting ready to evacuate... they're ok for now but the canyon is filled with smoke and they're waiting on the authorities to tell them to go... no word from my uncle or cousins down there. ...I saw on the Today show this morning some of my old stomping grounds is gone... the town my grandparents lived in when I was a kid was hit pretty hard... so was the town my dad lived in when he was little. It's crazy... I don't remember fires this bad out there during my lifetime. I'm really glad for now my mom and sister are in areas that are safe... so far, my brother who is a firefighter/arson investigator has been kept in his own district and isn't in any danger...

And on a lighter note, I got a fabulous haircut today and am making some progress in the packing up and throwing junk out department... Have a great day!

House Of My Dreams!

We're under contract.
The bank said there'll be no problem with this one.
The bank said interest rates were 1/8 percent lower today than when we locked in so we're now at the lower rate and saving 15.00 a month with the change.
Cool. That means we can eat one night a month and pay the mortgage.
Just kidding.

Can I get excited yet?
Finally a homeowner.
The house of my dreams.
It has everything I've ever said I wanted in a house...
It just might be the most beautiful house in the world.

Life might not be so bad next year when I turn 40 after all.
Yeah.

Another Wednesday...

Gosh, it's been another week since I've posted? The days are just going too fast right now!

SO... anyway.

We didn't get the house. The bank(S) (all three of them in fact) said there's just too much wrong with it. After 5 weeks of ups and downs it ended up being a relief. It would have been a ton of work anyway having to remodel the whole thing to bring it up to our standards... so we're cool and life went on since they called us last Thursday at 4:00 and finally let us know...

THAT house, was Dh's choice. He grew up in the country, on a FARM. So he liked the land and the shop and the tractor that came with the place. I think his karma bit him in the butt over the whole thing because he really didn't consider my feelings in wanting that house, it was as always all about him and what he wants at the moment... so THAT house is over, done.

Yesterday we put an offer in on another house. THIS house, is my favorite out of the dozens we've looked at the past few months. You see, not only am I from California, but I grew up in the city. A spoiled rich kid. SO... things like tractors and sheds don't impress me much. I'm more into granite counter tops, vaulted ceilings, tile floors in the right places... pantrys. Out of all the houses we looked at, and yeah, there were a lot fo them, only one had a garage and a pantry. Something about this part of the world I guess.... I never told Dh I liked this house, I know better than that by now. I just waited until he was ready to pick another one and he insisted on this one. What a lucky break! It has everything I'd like to have and a jacuzzi too. We should have their counteroffer by 5:00 tomorrow. Guess we'll see what happens...

I think Ms.Blue and NavyBoy are going to be on again-off again with this engagement thing. Which is fine with me. I'll tell you more as it develops...

Mr.Blue is still doing great in tech school... a bunch of his friends are heading down this weekend to visit him...

Ok well. So that's all for now.
Next week I will be posting about Ms.Blue turning 20. And how I've actually survived the teenage years of the oldest. Still can't believe it. Stay tuned :)

Blah Blah Blah...

Ok. So the brat (Ms.Blue) is engaged and that's all I have to say about that for now. I'm ok with it... she's not pregnant and she didn't call and tell me, "Mom-- I'm married!" ... we'll see what happens :)



I went to get my paycheck yesterday and the idiot sec told me, "that's going to bounce. They put a new overdraft limit on the account and it's 2,000 dollars overdrawn and we aren't going to get paid this week." No freeking way! I just went through this three weeks ago when I was in Texas with the paycheck bouncing and all the extra stress and worry. So I moved enough out of savings to make it until DH gets paid on the 15th but... it's just a matter of a few more days and if I don't get a dratted paycheck I'm not gonna be able to make ends meet for my family... I asked Dh last night why don't I just go get some other job temporarily, anything, just something to keep the money coming in, and he said to wait and see because he's up for another promotion and it may (might?) happen in time to fix everything. To top it off, the firm tax return for last quarter is still sitting on my desk and hasn't been mailed with our tax payment... they don't have that either... I cannot stand this place. Have I said that lately?



No news on the house... the appraisal review committee is still looking at it before it can go back to underwriting. The good news on that is, our contract expires Wednesday next week, and if things aren't settled one way or another by then, we're finished putting our hearts into this one and will just have to wait until we can find something else we like...



Mr.Blue is doing great at tech school so far... Lil'DD is getting ready for her first big dance at school... I'm working my 2nd job tonight then have to brush up on my notes... I'm teaching a quickbooks class down in Hattiesburg this weekend... can you say snore? How on earth can you make accounting/bookkeeping fun or exciting to people who don't even want to learn in the first place and are just going to complain all day? Well... we'll see. There might end up being a story there after all...

Nothing else going on (as if that isnt' enough??)...
more later!

Oh CRAP!

Ms.Blue just called and said NavyBoy proposed and she said yes...

He could have at least waited until he found a freeking job.

He asked her to marry him at the Brad Paisley concert...
in the middle of the song ..."Wrapped around her finger"

Middle Of The Road...

Thank you Stacy, for calling and checking up on me :) ...I always love talking to you...

The trip to see my son was wonderful! Ms.Blue and NavyBoy showed up in time for graduation, she even left her uniform at her base and let Mr.Blue have the weekend to shine alone... Lil'DD and I had a blast making the trip on our own... what a treat! We flew back home about the time Mr.Blue got on the bus to head to tech school... he's actually back here in Mississippi! ...6 more weeks and they send him to

somewhere in Texas for the second part of his school...

I deposited my paycheck from the firm the day before I flew to Texas. After our plane landed and I picked up the rental car, I checked my bank balance on the phone before we stopped at wal-mart and you're not going to believe this (well, you might if you've kept up with all the crap that's been going on here the past 3 years that I've been blogging about it)... and my paycheck bounced! They had shut the firm account down because it was in overdraft too long..>JEEZ what a pain... anyway, one of the attorneys made good on my check the next day but I was freaking out there for a while... When I came back to work on Monday, there were four certified letters from the IRS in the mail about liens and levvys and all sorts of awful stuff because of all the time the stupid Sec had lied about doing the taxes for the whole year... SO... the first couple of days after I got back was getting dollar amounts to the exact so they could not only get their bank account straightened out, but pay the taxes too.

The next weekend we went to a conference, so I only worked 4 days that next week... good time. Throughout all of this we were on the phone with the bank and the realtors back and forth negotiating about the house. Oh! I didn't tell you... they accepted our offer... We've been fighting over an existing easement though and I won't bore you with that except to say we should have an answer on that in the next 24 hours or so and finally know if we are going to close on Wendesday next week or if we are going to have to back out and look for another house...

I guess when Ms.Blue and NavyBoy spent that little time back together again during Mr.Blue's graduation weekend, NavyBoy realized how much he was missing his little sweetie... he quit school, quit his job, and moved back to Virginia last Sunday to be close to her again... She's going to be 20 in two weeks... and that's all I have to say about that for right now...

SO. You can imagine the whirlwind I've been in... not to mention last week I made my first real F*&k up at work ... it was a doozy. I made a 4k error and my boss had to pay for it. I've been so upset and sick over it... it wasn't entirely my fault but my boss didn't yell and scream or throw things or slam doors like he did when the sec didn't pay the taxes and lied about it and tried to hide it for a year. I called him right away and told him I screwed up... and we talked about it and gosh darn it his not yelling made me feel even worse than I already did! But it's over and I still have my job but it was awful... just awful...

This past Saturday I took my paralegal certification exam over in Jackson. I was really pleased with how well I did, though I expect when my scores come in 6 weeks I will have to retake the section on the different federal regulatory agencies and federal volumes and digests... It was an 8 hour test and following my meltdown over the messup at work, I just flat out couldn't remember. No sweat. I can retake that section in March and then I'll be certified. Sweet huh?

Yeah... it's been a whirlwind... I finally have a weekend off this weekend with no HAVE TO's. I cannot wait to get out in the woods and do some hiking... it's almost hunting season and the roads need to be worked. It will be a wonderful change...

Next weekend I'm supposed to be down in Hattiesburg to teach a class... I've done three individual trainings since March when I signed on to teach the new accounting systems, but this is the first regular class... Should be fun...

And to wrap it all up, I'm still having migraines. Every day since I posted about the last one. I have got to get rid of some of the stress, because I've known for years that the only time I'm overloaded is when I have them... last time was when I was working and doing my volunteer work and taking 5 college classes... I slowed down a bit and didn't have them again until now. I think I'm going to have to drop my 2nd job ... we'll see. I have to do something and soon.

Hope you have a wonderful day and I'll try to be better about posting with all that's going on. Thanks again Stacy for kicking me in the butt and reminding me that I haven't posted in forever! :)