Trumped

We had a 3 bedroom rental with all the storage we'd need lined up, but couldn't sign the lease until a week from yesterday. It wasn't a great place, but it had been worked on (painted, carpets cleaned, etc) since the last renters. This house would have been an excellent alternative to a 2 bedroom apartment (which with the cost of a storage unit would be about $300 a month MORE than our current mortgage and 1/8 the space we have currently). The house was the same price as our current mortgage.
They decided today to rent it to people who want the house for a year. That is better for the landlords than our family who needed it for 3 months.
So we have been trumped.

Happy Things

Cop Mama gave me this award a few weeks ago, and I am finally getting around to it. So sorry!
Things have been a bit hectic and I am lucky to sloppily get a post up in a spare moment or two. She will notice I took a few of her happy things as my own because, well, they also make me happy! Today I won't tell you about the awful ensemble I wore to the library, the man who practically barged into our home while I had 5 children here and no husband, or how hard it is to get a wiggly 26+ lb boy up and into a crib these days. Instead:

Ten Things that Make Me Happy:

1. Knowing that I am having a GIRL
2. Potty trained children
3. Having friends over for pizza
4. Playing games (with adults, not children, although I do enjoy that in limited quantities)
5. Camping/going to camp
6. A good night's sleep
7. Hot chocolate
8. Watching TV series on DVD with my husband
9. Getting my Bible study done in the morning before my kids or daycare kids are here running around. (This is VERY hard to do)
10. Blogging-reading blogs

At this point I am supposed to list 10 other bloggers who win this award and do the same post, but many many of you have already done it. If you'd like to list 10 happy things, PLEASE do. I know, I'm a cheater!

And Mindy, if you are reading today, YOU ARE A LIFESAVER!!!! THANK YOU. Oh, and never ever let me go out the door again looking like I did today. Feel free to tell me I need to change. Cause I so so did!

Just Another Tuesday? Never.

Oh wow, life just gets busier and busier. I really want to do a carseat post that has been on my heart, but feel I need to have some specifics lined up first. It just hasn't happened yet. One of these days I will have extra time on my hands.

But for today I...
...put snow in the bathtub so the kids could play in it without having to get everyone all bundled up.

...enjoyed Little Monkey Man wearing pink sunglasses he stole from Little Miss E. It was so funny. #1 said he looked like that one super hero costume designer from The Incredibles. We couldn't remember her name.

...packed lots and lots more boxes. It really doesn't look like I've done much around here except trash the house. Oh well!

Lists

To Do:
Preschool lesson: Letter N, snow theme, triangles/circles/squares
Grocery Shop
Visit/farewells to good friends
OB appointment
Lunch/naps/playtime
Pack!
Get Monkey's size 18-24 months from storage
Find something more interesting to blog about

To Buy:
1 can cream celery soup
1 can tomato soup
1 box Mrs. Grass Noodle soup
American Cheese
Frozen blueberries
Trash bags
Apples (88c/lb Kroger)
Chips
Organic Soy milk (2)
Frozen tator tots
Fresh Mozarella
Hormone free Chicken breasts
1 can red enchilada sauce
8 oz tomato sauce
Hot chocolate mix
2 skim milks
Eggs
Dill pickle slices
1/2 lb ground turkey
1 can corn
Whole grain waffles
Banannas
Whole Wheat/grain bread
Spaghetti Sauce
Fresh Veggies (whatever is on sale)

Anything!

Anything is better than that picture of my midsection! And since on some people's blogs *ahem* whatever the first picture on my post is shows up on their sidebar...I had to post something different.

So enjoy this picture of Snug with his Godfather (is that supposed to be capitalized?) at a wedding #1 was in this fall. Actually, he and his wife are moving to Chicago this week and we will miss them dearly. Things are just changing so much around here, and it is really hard. We will miss you guys!!!!