COMING UP FOR AIR ...

Geeze, can ya'll believe it has been two weeks since I blogged ? It is not that I haven't wanted to, I have just been so rediculously busy .. sheeesh, it seems as though life was nice and quiet then BAM ... it got so chaotic over night. Well, that is how it goes sometimes.

So, what have I been up to ? Let me TRY to leave off with my last blog ...

The Landlord finally came over. We paid him the rent we owed him and he told us he had been pretty sick. Sounds like us .. on again and off again kinda stuff ... sickyukkies  that just absolutely refuse to go away. Anyway.. I told him of Adam's pay decrease since he'd been gone annd that we needed to look for another place because we couldn't really afford the rent anymore here ... he said we'd figure something out and not to worry about it. The next day he stops by and asks about the house we had been cleaning, then gave us about 5 other houses to clean if we wanted too,  drywalling a garage - a porch to build - bushes to cut down - painting .. blahhh - - - you name it, but it is good money, so no complaints. Adam says if he could do this full time he would, but  it might not always be so lucrative. Who knows though, maybe in time. Been keeping us quite busy though ...

Soooo then the very next day he stops by again, and offers us money if we knew anyone who wanted to buy a van. Ummm, hello - we do - or um, we did. See, we had JUST went and signed papers for that Ford Freestar I had mentioned a while back. We had not driven it off the lot yet, as it was in for a minor fix to the back door. Must have happened for a reason though. The LL says a family from Church was moving to Australia and wanted to sell the van , he showed it to us,   it's a big conversion van, seats 8, Always garage kept, and a Ford also .. but get this, it has the SAME miles on it as the little Freestar did ( 94,000)  - but is a tad bit older. PLUS, it was like, 3 thousand dollars less ! Soooo, since in the state of Wisconsin you have so long to cancel a contract .. that was what we did ! The LL ended up selling us the van for 2,000 instead of the 6 we were going to pay for the Freestar. Crazy unbelievable. The kids love it and of course we couldn't wait to use it. The only drawback though, is that it likes gas a little too much. :O(

So the next thing we did, since we never made it to that one school fundraiser trip to the Dells, was to go to The Great Wolf Lodge. Since we had some "extra" haha .. money now - We spent about four days there and the kids all had a great time. Like I said though we have had the on and off again sickies, so some of that time we weren't feeling that swell, but it was still nice to get away for a mini vacation. Jordan's long time girlfriend/best friend also got to visit us, as she came up with her family to visit. Her name is Tiffany, and Jordan has been friends with her since they were in the 4th grade. She lives where we used to live in Indiana though, so they don't see eachother often, but talk all the time. They SAY. .. they want to get married someday....

Other than that, we bought a Wii fit and the thing yells at me and told me I was obese. GEEZE - if I wanted that abuse I didn't think a video game would give it to me. Idiots.. But I have been using it and intend to lose weight, um that is if  I can give up soda. Hey, it is like my coffee people !!

Sooo what am I forgetting.. I wrote this blog or a similar one last week, but it was lost and I was sooo pissed and didn't re-write it. I hate when that happens... Anyway. I got the homeschooling papers back - I had sent a return envelope for reciept and the girls last day of public school is this week.. In the mean time we have been looking for books and such and I found a nice homeschooling group and joined it. My first meeting is April 6th, so I am looking forward to that. Sounds like there are more people than I thought around here that share my veiws, which is a good thing. The middle school doesn't like it one bit though that my girls are being homeschooled. They have done NOTHING but to make that point quite clear. I had a meeting with tthe guidance counselors and teachers, and some support - some disagree, but you find that anywhere I suppose. Regardless, they have given us a really hard time about it.

It is nice to finally see signs of Spring , even though it did snow a few times. But that is life here. I can't wait till 70's are an everyday thing .. but I am happy with the 50's or so and that is what we are hanging at this week. Way better than the 30's ... that is for sure. :O)

Well, Gracie has a doctor appointment here in a bit and I have to go over to one of the houses and wash the windows ... after that get some groceries. Fun, fun I tell ya.

I have missed being around here though - hopefully things will slow down a little and I can begin to hang around here again. I feel so lost, I haven't had time to keep up very much at all with anyone. I guess though if I get this up, it is some sort of luck though - LOL.

Well, hope ya'll are doing well, take care MUCH LOVE AND HUGS !

TAMMIE