Brandon and I went and looked at 6 houses yesterday - 2 were crossed off rather quickly. One of them had some pretty bad water damage in the kitchen that they were trying to cover up with a rug. The other had some pretty poor craftsmanship in certain areas. There were 3 that we both liked, some more than others. One is a bit cheaper than the rest but was built by a builder with a questionable reputation. Has a nice sized yard, finished basement, nice kitchen... Another is a brand-new home with 4 bedrooms (a huge master with 2 walk-in closets and whirpool tub) a wood-floor in the kitchen, a formal and informal dining and living rooms, a wetbar in the basement! The last was gorgeous - nice backyard. huge master bedroom, beautiful kitchen. Concering is that it is a foreclosure and had some stuff ripped out - no oven, microwave, some light fixtures taken,... but still beautiful.
We are going to look at some more houses in a different area on Friday and then more again on Sunday.
Otherwise we have been pretty boring. Brandon went to a bar with a dart league to get introduced to some people last night. Haven't gotten a chance to talk to him about how it went yet.
Brandon went to the doctor yesterday and they are going to run some blood work, to do an endurance test, and then wear a heart monitor for a couple of weeks. He was told to give up a lot of caffeine, quit smoking (he was given a prescription for Chantix) and that his blood pressure was a bit high - that his weight may be the biggest issue with this.
I am working on notes for the beginning of the semester on Monday. I am also trying to adjust back to Eastern time as I have an 8am class on Tuesdays and Thursdays and I am lucky to crawl out of bed by 7:30 lately...got to work on that!
Quinnie's Birthday Countdown!
January 8, 2009
January 5, 2009
Back in the saddle
Owen and I ended up coming back on Sunday. Things looked pretty busy for all the family that day so it just made sense to come back a day early and get settled back before going back to school on Tuesday.
So far, so good for Owen - he slept well last night with minimal fighting and ate okay last night considering we just got done with a bit over 12 hour total time trip.
It was really great getting to go back and see everyone. I began to cry a bit on Saturday when I said goodbye to Keira and Aden - though I will miss their parents a lot too! I think it was harder since I know I won't be back until either May or July depending on how my teaching schedule for summer is...that is, how much I am prepared for it.
Our little family has a lot of resolutions this year...Brandon has a few: quit smoking, drink a lot less pop, eat better, and to play more with Owen. I have a few typical ones - lose some weight (30 lbs by end of May), save more money. I want to cut back on my soda too! We haven't let Owen have soda yet so we think we should cut back a lot too so that we aren't being too hypocritical. We just don't want him to be as addicted to it as we are. I also want to start working out more, which will be hard to do, but I will just have to make time. A friend and I are going to play racquetball 2 mornings a week as our afternoons are booked on different days. Finally, I want to stress less about the mess of my house and live in the moment with my husband and son.
Going to work on getting everything I brought home with me put away today as well as grocery shopping. Back to school tomorrow...
So far, so good for Owen - he slept well last night with minimal fighting and ate okay last night considering we just got done with a bit over 12 hour total time trip.
It was really great getting to go back and see everyone. I began to cry a bit on Saturday when I said goodbye to Keira and Aden - though I will miss their parents a lot too! I think it was harder since I know I won't be back until either May or July depending on how my teaching schedule for summer is...that is, how much I am prepared for it.
Our little family has a lot of resolutions this year...Brandon has a few: quit smoking, drink a lot less pop, eat better, and to play more with Owen. I have a few typical ones - lose some weight (30 lbs by end of May), save more money. I want to cut back on my soda too! We haven't let Owen have soda yet so we think we should cut back a lot too so that we aren't being too hypocritical. We just don't want him to be as addicted to it as we are. I also want to start working out more, which will be hard to do, but I will just have to make time. A friend and I are going to play racquetball 2 mornings a week as our afternoons are booked on different days. Finally, I want to stress less about the mess of my house and live in the moment with my husband and son.
Going to work on getting everything I brought home with me put away today as well as grocery shopping. Back to school tomorrow...
January 1, 2009
Christmas Vacation
Sitting here at my Mom's house watching the Husker game while Owen naps. We are currently ahead, so we will see if it stays that way.
I have been in Nebraska since December 26th and am supposed to head back on the 5th. I have really enjoyed being here, but am missing being with the hubby back home. This is a nice vacation, but there are other things I wish I could get done too.
We looked at the one house last week - it was really nice, it just didn't feel right to me. We may be able to afford it now, I just don't think we could afford the upkeep of such a nice house. It did have a very small backyard too!!
Owen wasn't really into opening his gifts at the grandmas' houses. He did back in KY, but that was his first set of presents. I haven't let him play with many yet so that we can get them back home.
About to lose my battery and on gma's laptop...so I'll be back...eventually.
I have been in Nebraska since December 26th and am supposed to head back on the 5th. I have really enjoyed being here, but am missing being with the hubby back home. This is a nice vacation, but there are other things I wish I could get done too.
We looked at the one house last week - it was really nice, it just didn't feel right to me. We may be able to afford it now, I just don't think we could afford the upkeep of such a nice house. It did have a very small backyard too!!
Owen wasn't really into opening his gifts at the grandmas' houses. He did back in KY, but that was his first set of presents. I haven't let him play with many yet so that we can get them back home.
About to lose my battery and on gma's laptop...so I'll be back...eventually.
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