FINALLY!!!

Well, after 2 1/2 weeks, I'm FINALLY up and posting again. Since my last post everything has been turned upside down and totally chaotic. We finally got moved into the new house as of the day of my last post and are slowly getting settled. I had forgotten how easy the packing was and how hard the unpacking would be. Well, it's not THAT hard but trying to find the right place to put certain things is time consuming. Reid and Lily are adjusting just fine and are enjoying the "new" house. Reid loves riding his "tractor" and/or "4-wheeler" around the backyard so much that it's the first thing he wants to do when he wakes up in the morning. The cutest thing though is that every night before bed he goes outside to kiss it night-night. He is so precious!

We have a contract on our old house and are closing on it this Friday... Yea!!! God is SO good! It seems that in those moments of doubt and despair HE ALWAYS shows us that HE is in control. As happy as I am in this new house, I am also sad to leave the house that we called "home" for 5 years. All of the memories came back to me as I moved the last few boxes yesterday. I remembered first moving in when Hamp & I had been married almost 1 year. We actually closed on that house on Valentine's Day 5 years ago. I'll never forget bringing both of my babies home from the hospital and that feeling of SECURITY that I felt in that house. I remember distinctly when we brought Lily home from the hospital...as we pulled into the driveway "Amazing Grace" by Chris Tomlin was playing on the radio and I broke into tears. That song was SO fitting for us and that very moment! I'll never forget it. I'm sad that I won't get to see Reid ride his tractor in circles in the cul-de-sac or watch Lily take her first steps in that house like Reid did, but at the same time I am happy to be in a bigger house with a bigger back yard for the kids to run around and play in. We have been SO blessed!!

Our old house



I'll post pics of the new house later this week.

It's Moving Day!!

This will be my last post for a little while because we're moving today and won't have internet access for a few days. Let me give you a run down on what's happened over the past week.

Tuesday, Sylvia, our realtor, showed the house to a young single girl who LOVED it. We just knew this was the person God had sent to buy our house. On Thursday, Sylvia called and said that the mortgage guy told her he thought that the girl's father was trying to talk her out of it. We were sooo frustrated to say the least! Sylvia called the girl's mother who reassured us that her daughter was VERY interested and that she would be making an offer soon. She met with Sylvia yesterday and made the first offer. We countered and are waiting to hear back from her.

Thursday, Hamp and my dad were able to get the new stove and microwave installed. They look awesome! I was able to clean bathrooms and vacuum all the bedrooms. The kitchen is still a mess but I figured I can clean it this afternoon while unpacking.

Yesterday we had a scare because Reid had a temp. of 101.3...we thought for sure it was the FLU. We went to the doctor to verify that it wasn't but found out he had throat and sinus infections. After taking a nap, he woke up with a fever of 103.4 axillary. I gave him Motrin and rushed to pick up his medicine while my mom stayed with him and Lily. When I returned, Reid greeted me at the door with a huge smile. He was feeling so much better. That Motrin really works!! My parents offered to keep both kids last night so we could get more accomplished, which we did.

In the meantime, we've started breaking things down and loading them up. I thought this day would never come!! Our sweet friend Wes drove up from Ocean Springs yesterday to help out. We were able to get the van packed down last night before crashing at 11:00. Hamp has been up since 4:30 because the smoke alarm battery was dying and had started chirping. He is busy taking our bed frame apart while I hurriedly get this post done. There's so much to do today!!

Well, I better end this post quickly and get started breaking down another room. We're hoping to have everything moved by lunch. Once we have our internet hooked up, I'll post pics. Have a great weekend.

Where do the weekends go?

Well, it's Sunday and I'm dreading going to work tomorrow. It has been a very busy weekend. Busy and productive!! Yesterday Hamp tested his carpentry skills by fixing the wood floors in the den. He had to cut a few boards for them to fit...see picture below. I painted from 10 to 8 only stopping when my mother-in-law came by with a friend to see the progress. In that amount of time, I was able to get a coat of primer and 1 coat of paint on the entire master bath. Needless to say that I CRASHED when I got home but didn't sleep well b/c my knees ached so much from squatting and climbing. Today, we were able to get a second coat of paint on the walls and then clean a little since we're moving this next weekend. And I haven't even started packing!!!



Reid is ready to "move into new house" as he calls it. We took his tractor to the other house Saturday so he could ride it in the back yard, now that it's fenced in. He had the best time riding through the mud until he would get stuck. Then he would come in a help me paint. He wanted to paint so badly but I don't think paint and an almost 3 year old go together very well unless there's a huge drop cloth and plastic all over the walls. So I gave him a clean brush and let him pretend that he was painting. I was able to get a few good pics of him working hard. Lily, being so laid back, also had fun playing and rolling on the floor and swinging in her swing. She is such a sweetheart...I could just eat her up!!







Reid just came in with self-drawn tattoos all over his stomach and feet. He is definitely our little "Denise the Menace". He is constantly getting into EVERYTHING and always asking question after question. We have to be very careful what we say around him because he picks up on things so quickly. It's amazing how his little mind absorbs everything like a sponge.