HOW RUDE!

So this is what we moved into. The first day we get our keys we find this at our new house. How rude can you be not to clean and get all the trash from the street before you move out! The inside wasn't as bad but we did paint and scrub for 5 days! We took a total of 4 loads of trash from the previous owners. My mom even took a load of perfectly good things they had on the street to the Goodwill. It was just sinful all the things they threw away. We even found their tax and bankruptcy papers too, in the trash. They may have wanted to throw those away but I gave them back :)

I know everyone has their story about how nasty their home was when they moved in. I just feel if you just forked out several thousand dollars for a home and these days it is a blessing to actually sell your home,then be kind and clean your house and take your trash with you!!!!!

A word to the wise...never sign papers on a house when they are still living in it! Make sure you do the walk through right before you go to the lawyers office to close on the house!! LESSONS LEARNED!

"Living Bare"

Do you ever wonder if you just had the bare minimum in your life, would you be in a better place? What I mean is a better place, with God. If you did not have the distractions of TV, Internet and a phone attached to your hip 24/7,you would have more time to pray and study the Bible. It seems like these days all I have time for is unpacking boxes, decorating the house and trying to fit everything into my social calendar. At church on Sunday we went to a class for Visitors and New Members. Now, we were not quit sure if New Member meant “new Christian” or people “placing membership” but we went anyways. I am glad we decided to sit in on the class. This class was so interesting. I haven’t gotten so much out of a church class in so long. This class really made me stop and think about my life and how crazy it really is. I started thinking about how long it had been since I gave my time to God. I have been living without Internet for a while now during this move. It has really taught me that I don’t have to check my email every time I pass by the computer or have it on alert so when an e-mail comes through I can catch it and respond. If I gave that much attention to God, I think I would feel so much better about life and my soul. I started thinking about all the Bible stories that have people in the wilderness with nothing, but God always provided. I pray that I can teach my children that you don’t have to have everything advertised on TV or the newsiest and latest electronic device, to be happy and keeping up with the Jones’ only keeps you in debt, not happy. I am so happy we got stationed here, I really think if we hadn't things would have gotten a lot worse and church would have been a place we went to when we went home to visit so we wouldn't hear our parents say how disappointed they were in us. I truly believe that this assignment was a God send! Vaughn Park is not perfect and no church is but ever since we have been attending on a regular base I get so much out of going.I am excited to go to church again. I love the preacher. Brad uses visual aids a lot and that really keeps me interested and I actually understand what he is trying to get at. He uses simple words (no offence Charles) so I do not have to stop and wonder what the heck he is saying and I can stay focused. I think getting involved and going to church three times a week is actually really good for me. I just have to learn to stop wanting everything and try to be content on what we already have. I know a lot of this may not make sense but…do I ever make sense? I need to focus on the goal and that is to get to Heaven not fill my house with the very best :) I am trying to keep the book of Malachi in my mind and heart daily.

PAIN!

I haven't never felt such pain in my body before. If you paint for a living then "Bless Your Heart"! I have blisters all over my hands and my back feels like a knife is stuck! I don't see how people flip houses. I feel like i m doing that right now with my own house. We are sill living with my parents and going daily to the new house to paint and scrub. JR is working during the day and coming home after work to paint and get stuff done around the house. I paint for about 9 hours a day! Next time I am hiring someone to paint for us. I have every color in my house under my nails and on my toes :) The Movers are now coming Thursday. I have one day to finish all the painting and cleaning! How will I get it all done?? Thank goodness my mom and middle sister are taking all the grand kids to the beach for the rest of the week. I asked if they wanted three dogs to tag along but I had NO takers :( I need a doggy day care.

Anyways,bare with me until I can get pictures taken and posted. Most of the time when I want to take pictures,my hands are covered in paint. I promise once this remodel is done and we are moved in I will let everyone see our hard work :)

Living with the ones you love

Do you ever feel like you are being pulled in so many directions you just dont know which way to go anymore? Ever since moving to Alabama I have felt this way. I think I am beyond overwhlemed and I dont know what to do. I am trying to be a wife, mother, care-giver to three dogs, a sister, daughter,friend and "decorator" all at the same time. I just want to throw my hands up and say I GIVE UP! The sad thing is I cant do all 6 things at once the correct way. If I don't have someone and you know who you are griping at me because I haven't done something to the standards they would like them done or something is done right in the house like it SHOULD be done then I have kids wanting to help paint etc. ,but my nerves are shot so I raise my voice and then I am labeled as being a bad mom. I cant be a "good wife" since most of my time is consumed by all the other things.A woman's job is never done..... I am suppose to do all these things plus remember to shower and eat! Why cant I have a wife! I need a wife that can help me with all these chores! If I had someone that could be "me" then maybe I would have more time with JR and not yell at the kids and have time to paint everything in my house before the my household goods come and remember to call my friends so they know I miss them. Just know you guys I miss you so much it hurts and I will work on calling and emailing once I am settled in the house! Better go dig all the paint from today out from under my nails and set the alarm to do everything all over again the next day Lord willing :) Goodnight! It is very late so dont joke on my spelling or grammer! (you know who you are)

BUYING A HOME!

If you ever want to torture yourself with stress,a nervous breakdown and head aches from the devil then buy a house! I always thought buying a house was easy as 1-2-3 but NO! Be prepared to fork out lots of money that you didn't know you would need and then be prepared to hear "I don't think we can close that early". Why cant we just get money from the bank write the owners a check and be done??

So the update on the house is as of now we may close on Thursday at 10am if the other people can get their stuff together. You would think that if you HAD to sell your house you would be on everyone's butt every chance you had to make sure nothing would go wrong. I guess not everyone can be like me! LOL

I will keep you updated and once e actually get the keys I will take pictures :)