30 Jul 08-I had a fantastic day today and I am so excited to share it with everyone. I had my interview with the Command Chief and honesty, I've never felt so good walking out of an interview. I had no idea that you could dance in the ca while driving but it sure can happen. I did it all the way home and people looked at me like I had lost my mind. LOL Who cares though. I had a blast. I definitely rocked the interview and I should find out today or tomorrow if I got the job or not. The most surprising thing is that the job starts on Monday and that I was not prepared for. I will definitely keep you posted on that. I had so much stuff to do today. I went to the doc in the morning and then came home to get Bella for her vet appointment. After we took Bella to the vet, I stopped and grabbed lunch for Cody and I. We came home and got Bella settled and ate our lunch and then headed to Target so I could get a swimsuit for my trip adn then off to Petco so I could get a mouse for Ali because I knew that Chris sure wouldn't be feeding her. Then I came back home and started getting ready for my interview. I just decided to start from scratch. I was so glad I did because I felt like it gave me the confidence I needed. Tomorrow I am off to Cali and I am sooo excited!!
29 Jul 08-Wow! What a day today! I am in packing/leaving mode for sure and boy did I have a big surprise thrown in on me. I got a call today that my interview appointment was made. However, it was originally scheduled for Thursday when I was going to be gone. Thank God they were able to reschedule it for tomorrow at 1630 but that put me half in panic mode. I am scared to death but so excited at the same time to know that I finally get to go show off my stuff. I felt better after talking to my mom today as well as Michelle. I really needed to talk to both of them for some support and encouragement. Apparently, the person currently in the position is leaving for the NCO Academy on Monday so that means jumping in head first for sure and I will have to definitely learn some things but I am up for the challenge. The Command Chief will be making his decision very shortly as to who will take over the position. I just pray that whatever is supposed to happen, happens. I will definitely be posting when I get home from the interview to share my feelings on how it went. I could use all of the positive thoughts I can get for tomorrow.
28 Jul 08-Whew! That was some kind of bug. I'm not completely back to normal yet. I am still only about 70% but it's nice to be up and moving around again. The last couple of days, I've only gotten up to eat and it's been horrible. I am so needing to get better so I'm not miserable on my way home. Nothing would stop me from making it but I definitely don't want to be sick. I was going to go back to the doc today but I am feeling better and my ear has almost cleared up. I ended up with Strep throat, a sinus infection and an inner ear infection. If my ear is not completely better tomorrow, I will go back in and get on another round of antibiotics but we'll see. I had all 3 of the kids home with me today so it would have been difficult to try to go today so we'll just see how things are in the morning. Tomorrow, it's just me and Cody so it will be much more manageable. Obviously because I've been so sick, there hasn't been much going on. Thankfully I am on leave this week so I have been able to be at home to recover. Thursday and Friday last week at work was brutal. I felt awful and just had to be there at work. I am looking forward to this week of leave and seeing my family very soon! I am sooooo excited to be back in Cali and watch my brother tie the knot, even if it's only just for a few days. It will be so nice to actually take leave and go somewhere instead of just sitting around the house. Sorry I haven't posted. I just have not been feeling up to it.
23 Jul 08-I haven't posted in a couple of days because there really hasn't been anything "blog worthy" going on at all. It's been a quiet couple of days. However, I am pretty sure that I have strep. If it's not, it's a really bad sinus infection. I am going to sick call in the morning to find out. Good thing about it is that I'm getting it out of the way so I won't be sick when I go home for my brothers wedding. It's definitely better to have it now although I hate being sick.
21 Jul 08-There isn't too much to report today. My commander kind of let the cat out of the bag about the job that I applied for. He mentioned it in the middle of my shop and no one in my shop (other than my shop chief who is TDY) knew about it. I must have gotten a look on my face that said I didn't want that information shared. I asked him if he wanted to step in the hall so we could talk about it and he apologized for saying anything. He told me that he knew I'd be an asset to that job and he was sorry to have to let me go. It's been so nice to hear that. He had also asked me if I had heard when they would let people know so I told him that I didn't have any information. It was a good thing that he came in to the office and brought it up because now he's going to look into it for me. :)
20 Jul 08-We went to the nursery today and bought Oleanders to put on the side of the driveway. We had Rosemary plants but we decided they weren't serving us any purpose so we ripped them up. Boy was that a chore for poor Chris. Hopefully they will grow quick. (The main reason to put them there was to hide the eyesore.) That's about all for today. :)
19 Jul 08-Today was a good day. We all went out shopping today. Our neighbor, Frank, just got new bulbs for his porch light and Chris just had to know what they were. Turns out they were energy efficient bulbs and they are BRIGHT! So, he asked where he got them from and they were from Bed, Bath & Beyond so we headed there today to get some. They are awesome! I also picked up something kind of like a cappuccino maker today but a lot cheaper. It does hot chocolate and stuff and I'm so excited to have it. LOL I was a busy girl today. Chris headed to his friends house at 3 this afternoon to play cards. I decided to clean out the fish tank, I pulled some more weeds in the garden, fed the snake, did load after load of laundry, played the Wii for a bit, sprayed down the driveway because of all the mud that came off of his truck, made dinner for the kids, etc. It was nice to be busy. Now I'm just hanging out and relaxing and watching the storm. The satellite dish went out because of the storm so it is quiet in my house (besides the thunder). Thankfully Miles fell asleep fast but the other 2 aren't sleeping very well. It is right on top of us. There's no break between the lightning and the thunder. It's nice to have the rain but hopefully the rest of it passes soon. Chris got the doggy door put in yesterday as well so here are some pictures of it. The dogs like it and it's so nice to have 2 sliding doors that we can use to get in to the backyard!
18 Jul 08-Bear with me. This one is going to be long today but I would really appreciate you taking the time to read it. It's been a crazy week. So, earlier this week, I was presented with a job opportunity that I had to do a lot of soul searching about which I mentioned yesterday. Well the job was made publicly available and after talking long and hard with my mom, my supervision and 2 great friends, I decided to go for it and put my name in the hat for it. The job is the Executive Assistant to the Command Chief for the Wing. It is a HUGE responsibility and a HUGE job but I think I'm up for it. It's amazing what you learn about what people think of you when you present something like this to them. I am so honored to know that people think so highly of me. The select few that I discussed this opportunity with told me that they would be sad to lose me to the job but that they thought I would be perfect for it. I'm so glad that people have faith in me because I don't always have the most in myself. People that know me, know that I don't take compliments well. The best way to embarrass me is to compliment me. I am a humble person. Anyway, I do not have any details about how the process works or what the time frame is and I don't know if I have a chance at actually being selected but it was a big deal for me to even get the courage to apply. It was hard for me to consider leaving my ammo family although the job won't be forever. It will only be 1-2 years. I considered my troops, my shop, my supervision, my family, even my custodians. I did not come to the decision lightly and it was really hard for me talking to my chief today but he was very supportive. I made it clear that I did not want people to know that I had applied unless I got the job. I don't want to make people feel like I am "jumping ship". I have to look out for myself and my future with the Air Force and this is an excellent way to do it. Please keep me in your thoughts that whatever is supposed to happen, happens. Either way, I'm just proud of myself for getting the nerve. Here is the job description:
Job Requirements/Qualifications Needed (must have/be):
Highly motivated
High energy level
Be able to do multi-tasks
Outstanding organizational skills
Computer related skills (Outlook calendar, Email management, Word,
Excel, Powerpoint, Hardware/software capabilities, etc.)
Have an insight to protocol experience
Have outstanding military bearing, and a keen sense of custom and
courtesies
Have superb image
Be able to work long and often odd hours
Be savvy on most Air Force programs (i.e. DTS, GTC, IMPAC, etc.)
Plus many others too long to list
Key duties, tasks and responsibilities:
Responsible for the overall management of all administrative functions
in the office of the 355 FW Command Chief Master Sergeant, guide the
command chief's demanding daily calendar; all travel, lodging, and
transportation arrangements. Coordinates with the Group Chief's, Unit
First Sergeants, First Sergeant Council, Top Three Association, First
Six Advisory Council, and several on- and off-base agencies, for all
kinds of people business (i.e. annual awards banquet, quarterly awards
ceremonies, monthly induction ceremonies, commander's calls and special
DV visit's from start to finish. Types, edits, reviews, dispatches, and
quality controls incoming and outgoing executive correspondence, senior
enlisted performance reports, awards and decorations, special awards
being submitted for wing commander/higher headquarters consideration,
and all enlisted personnel packages. Also Davis-Monthan focal point for
four Enlisted Leadership (Chief Suites) Business suites. Also web page
maintainer. Plus any other assigned duties as needed.
Highly motivated
High energy level
Be able to do multi-tasks
Outstanding organizational skills
Computer related skills (Outlook calendar, Email management, Word,
Excel, Powerpoint, Hardware/software capabilities, etc.)
Have an insight to protocol experience
Have outstanding military bearing, and a keen sense of custom and
courtesies
Have superb image
Be able to work long and often odd hours
Be savvy on most Air Force programs (i.e. DTS, GTC, IMPAC, etc.)
Plus many others too long to list
Key duties, tasks and responsibilities:
Responsible for the overall management of all administrative functions
in the office of the 355 FW Command Chief Master Sergeant, guide the
command chief's demanding daily calendar; all travel, lodging, and
transportation arrangements. Coordinates with the Group Chief's, Unit
First Sergeants, First Sergeant Council, Top Three Association, First
Six Advisory Council, and several on- and off-base agencies, for all
kinds of people business (i.e. annual awards banquet, quarterly awards
ceremonies, monthly induction ceremonies, commander's calls and special
DV visit's from start to finish. Types, edits, reviews, dispatches, and
quality controls incoming and outgoing executive correspondence, senior
enlisted performance reports, awards and decorations, special awards
being submitted for wing commander/higher headquarters consideration,
and all enlisted personnel packages. Also Davis-Monthan focal point for
four Enlisted Leadership (Chief Suites) Business suites. Also web page
maintainer. Plus any other assigned duties as needed.
**Click here to read the Command Chief's bio
17 Jul 08-What can I say about today? Today was kind of crazy. I laughed... A LOT! That was mostly towards the end of the day but it was the hardest that anyone has ever seen me laugh at work. At one point, I was squatted down against the wall because I just couldn't move anymore. The reason we were all cracking up was completely inappropriate and probably not be funny to anyone who wasn't there so I'll spare you. Just know that I'm a little hoarse now from laughing so hard. Anyway, I was faced with an opportunity yesterday that is weighing heavy on my heart and mind. There will be more to come on that later if it's what I choose but I am definitely struggling with the thought of it. I know it will be awesome if I do choose to do it but for now, it's something that I'm discussing with Chris, my Mom and a friend. Just pray for me to make the right decision and that all goes well if I do.
16 Jul 08-I was quite irritable today. I haven't been sleeping well and I think it's finally catching up with me so I don't have anything interesting to report today or even anything to babble about. I am off to hopefully get a good night sleep.
15 Jul 08-Today was just the silliest of days. I don't know what got in to me but even the captain was camped out in the office today for a bit for a morale boost. It started with me throwing the football at the guys one at at time. I got Roy in the back of the head while he was on the phone with the CAS help desk, then I got Todd square in the back of the head while he was on the phone. After that, I threw it at Charlie and it hit his keyboard and locked up his computer. Oops!! Everyone was just dying laughing though. Then we got our toner in for our big printer and it came with those big "poppers" and Jason put them in them in his shirt and I had to take a picture. Of course I turned around and e-mailed it to the whole shop. We just had a long day of cracking up and it was fun. I also got to go out and visit my favorite custodians at the shooting range. Those guys are a barrel of fun so it always makes my day to go out there. Other than that, we're just tinkering around with more stuff at the house and it's fun.
14 Jul 08-Happy Birthday to me! :) Today was definitely bittersweet. My kids started school today. For those that don't know, our school district is year round so they got out the end of May and started back up today. It was bittersweet because my baby started Kindergarten today. They both had a great time though and I was so proud of them! Miles was just such a big boy and we had a nice proud parents moment when the first thing we heard the teacher say was to Miles about what good eye contact he had. It was so great to go at the end of the day and pick him up. It was all I could think about today. Thank you to everyone who sent me birthday wishes today. I really did enjoy my day even though it was an emotional one.
13 Jul 08-Today was hard for me. It was kind of a lazy day but then we were in the garden pulling weeds and stuff. Chris uprooted the lemon tree and moved it to the other side of the yard. We had a very nice storm too. The hard part was packing Miles' backpack and making his lunch. Tomorrow is going to be a huge day! Harmony and Miles are both super excited to start school. I'm excited for them too but sad at the same time because I will officially have no more kids not in school. :( They grow way too fast!
12 Jul 08-We had a good day today. It was exhausting but it was fun. I'm not the kind of girl who likes to shop a lot. I just don't enjoy it. However, today was fun. Being that we're homeowners now, we got to have some fun getting some stuff for the house that we wouldn't have if we were renting. We bought new locks for the house and I actually did one of them myself and was proud of myself for being able to do it. Chris joked that I can now change the locks on him one day while he's out and I told him that's why I wanted to learn how. LOL We also went to look at trees to put on the side of our house to block the eye sore camper next to us. Everything is so expensive though so I'm not sure what we're going to do. It appears as if we may have to go with Oleanders but we'll see. Everything else is not hearty enough or we'd have to buy too many that are too expensive. We need to do something though. I don't want to look at it anymore. We also had to get more grass seed because we're extending the grass in the back yard all the way out to the wall. It will look really nice when we're done. We went to the nursery today out by where we live and I fell in love with their pond that they have. I would really like to do it so we're going to consider it. First we have to figure out where to do it and if we can really afford it but it was just beautiful and peaceful. I could have sat right there for hours and watched the fish and the turtle and listened to the running water. It would be so nice to sit outside with a book and listen to it. We all went out to lunch too which was a treat for us. I also had to buy some toys for Bella as she is our first dog that actually cares to play with toys. It was a good day. Here are the pictures of our rain water collection point. It's awesome! We bought the tabs to keep the mosquitoes away and everything.
11 Jul 08-We got our final paperwork today that said we are home owners! It was awesome to get that. I came bounding out of the title company. LOL I have so many things in my mind that I want to do around the house. I came home today to find that Chris had started moving rocks and getting ready to extend our grass. It's going to look so nice when it's done. I am on this serious going green kick and I printed out instructions for Chris on how to set up a container to catch and use rain water. Much to my surprise, and delight, when I came home today, Chris had used the directions and had the container all set up. I was thrilled to see it! It's the coolest thing. He's so funny because I had mentioned to him while he was gone about my reusable shopping bags and he just kind of rolled his eyes at me. Well, he was watching something on the TV and said, "Do you know how many plastic bags it saves when you use your bags?" Well duh honey, why do you think I got them?? I'm glad he's paying more attention to things like that now and hopefully it only continues with the changes I want to see around here. It will probably be a slow process but I would definitely like to keep introducing more "green" things to him to see if he runs with it as well as the container for collecting rain water.
10 Jul 08-I was completely shocked today when Chris got a call for us to come sign the paperwork for the house. Apparently my gentle "shove" about the increase in insurance was enough to make them call it quits and finally let us buy the house! As of around 5 p.m., we were officially HOME OWNERS!! Thank the Lord it's all over!! We don't have to make a payment until 1 Sep either so that was a nice bonus. Chris has been anxious to start his "projects" throughout the house now that it's ours. I just ordered the in wall doggy door yesterday so we'll be excited when that gets here. As of now, I am just drained and so glad I can finally say the saga is over!
09 Jul 08-Ugh! Just one more nightmare in the house saga today. My bank called to say that the lender was trying to increase the amount of our insurance. Arizona state law says that they cannot ask us to insure more than it would cost to rebuild the house and they were trying to increase it by $60,000. I had had enough by that point and I called them on it. They changed their tune when I called and I expressed my concerns about how out of hand this was getting and why we still hadn't closed. I let them know that no one is explaining things to us, we're not feeling like we're getting any first time buyer "benefits" or anything. All we want to do is close on this house and make it our own. I'm afraid that I won't even care about this house by the time it's finally ours. The lenders are 2 hours ahead of us so we won't be getting an answer back today so now we have to wait until tomorrow to find out when we close and I'm just plain irritated. Please keep your fingers crossed that we can close this week. Luckily, the property manager is fantastic and we are not having to pay rent this month. Anyway, I did have a good day minus the house drama. Michelle called me to tell me that she had a promotion/birthday present for me and I met her before heading to my "pee duty". Look at what that sweetheart gave to me!
She was the one that continued to tell me to be positive and that she knew in her heart that we had both made rank this year and she was completely right. That woman is just amazing. I've never met someone like her before and I know I never will again. She is everything that I could only hope to be. She's more talented, driven, positive, etc than anyone I've ever known and I just love her! On another note, I had to laugh at the guy that runs the "pee duty". He is just a riot. Well, him and the head guy were commenting on how I looked like a celebrity to them and I just figured it was Sharon Stone because that's always what everyone says. Well, as it turns out, it wasn't. Turns out they swear that I resemble Tippi Hedron. I had to go look her up to see who she was. I don't really see it but I don't see Sharon Stone either. I just thought it was cute of these 2 men to be staring at me and comparing me to a movie star. They said it was the eyes. They now simply refer to me as "Blue Eyes". LOL
08 Jul 08-Today was the first day of my urinalysis duty and boy was it boring!! I actually wrote 15 pages in my journal today just because I had nothing better to do and my hand was actually cooperating and allowing me to write. It was slow for the girls so that was nice but I'd much rather be at work. I am beyond exhausted. I did not sleep well because of Bella. She was a hyper little thing last night. Other than that, today was kind of a blah day. We got a new plan for our cell phones. We've been looking at ways to reduce our monthly bills to help us better afford our mortgage. We talked to the mortgage consultant today and the papers are done and they were working on one more thing and we will be closing FINALLY within the next day or two (granted the entire world doesn't blow up in that time). I am so happy to finally be getting this done. Chris is on leave with kids this week since the daycare at the school is not open the last week before school starts so he's getting things done around the house too. I still need to upload this weeks installment of garden pictures but it is amazing! I cannot believe how fast they have grown but we've had some great rain lately as well as the watering system on a timer and Miracle Grow. We'll have plenty of veggies soon. Those who know me, that's really not all that exciting for me because I don't eat them but I'm excited to be able to feed the lettuce to my lizard!
07 Jul 08-Today was a lazy day. None of us really wanted to do much of anything. That could be because Harmony and Cody both had someone sleep over last night and we didn't even do lights out with them until 11 and they still didn't go to sleep right after that. Oh well. They had a great time and that's what matters. I did, however, finally pick up a Ped Egg today and that thing is amazing!! I was so tired of wearing tennis shoes and socks but my feet dry out so darn quick if I wear sandals. I finally decided to try it and boy am I glad that I did. It took me quite a while and I realized there was more damage than I thought but after I was done, my feet felt awesome!! I would recommend it to anyone! We'll see how often I have to do it but after my first time, I'm happy! The rest of the day was spent downloading music and updating my IPod. Every time I do that, I immediately break out my headphones and lose myself in music. I hadn't been listening to music as much lately. I'm not sure why, just hadn't but every time I do that, I remember just how much I can lose myself in it.
06 Jul 08-I ventured out with Bella today. I needed to take advantage of the BOGO sale at Payless so I took Harmony and Miles to get them shoes for school. I was worried that they wouldn't let me bring Bella in there but she's so small, they didn't care. Man, shoes are expensive! Anyway, I headed to Petco afterwards to get some puppy food for Bella, a mouse for Ali and a collar and leash for Bella as well. Everyone just ooh'd and ahh'd over her. It was so great. Who doesn't love a little puppy?? It is another hot one today (like I expected it to be any different) but the humidity is also up today. Yuck! The kids are not on their best behavior so I decided to give Chris a break and get the kids out for a while so he could relax. Now we're just hanging out and waiting until dinner. It's a "grilling weekend" so we're having burgers and dogs again tonight. He's been marinating steaks for a couple of days as well so those are going to taste yummy! I'm thinking of having Chris move the Wii into the bedroom so I can actually play for a little bit. Since we got the Xbox 360 fixed, it seems that I never get to play the Wii so it would be nice to disappear for a while and play especially since we have the Wii Fit now and I LOVE that game! The bedroom is also the best place to do that too since we have the a/c unit in the window. :)
05 Jul 08-Today was just a blah day. I don't know if it was the garbage I ate yesterday or if I took my vitamin too soon after eating this morning but I got sick and spent half the day in bed. I feel better now, just worn out. It's been that way for the last few days. I just feel like someone has sucked the life out of me. I don't know what I need to do to fix that either. Anyway, I've just been hanging out on the computer and waiting for the storms to roll in. We're supposed to get hail and stuff tonight but it's been moving in slowly. Chris stopped by a 3 family yard sale this morning, on the way to take Cody to his mom so he could go fishing with his grandpa today, and came back with a neat popcorn maker and a container with some colonels in it. It had the recipe for kettle corn on it and so he made some tonight and boy was it yummy! No more spending $4 on a bag from the stand! I have been on the hunt for an affordable but nice cappuccino maker. I can't remember if I told this story or not but I had to complain to the general manager of AAFES because 2 days so far, there have been ants in my cappuccino that I've bought from the shoppette. It happened on Thursday week before last and on this past Tuesday. I was so mad and while it only costs 99 cents for a cup, it makes me wonder how many other times I've drank ants and not known it! I'm supposed to go in this week and talk to the manager of that shoppette. Anyway, the reason I told the story was to explain my "need" for a cappuccino maker. I figure if I can just get one and make the flavor I like at home, then I don't have to worry about what I might be drinking. It sucks to have to do that but I don't feel like they're taking me very seriously and I'm very upset that I can't just go to the other shoppette. The don't have the flavor I like (English Toffee). That's enough rambling for one day. I'm off to get the kids their giant glow sticks to play with for a bit and then I'm off to bed to try to get my energy back.
04 Jul 08-Happy 4th of July all!! We went to a BBQ at Joey's house today with people from my shop. I made my chicken biscuits as usual today and we had a really nice time just hanging out. Then we headed to the base for the annual festivities. Things did not go as planned. We had storms roll in from 3 different directions and when the lightning was within 3 miles, they finally evacuated us. Thankfully the kids were able to play in the water. They must have realized how big of a hit the fire truck spraying water out was last year so they did it again this year but with a fire hydrant. The kids were soaked but the really enjoyed running around through it and of course were soaked. Oh to be a kid again and and be able to enjoy it. Anyway, they evacuated everyone to the enlisted club but it was just too many people and we finally decided to leave. The kids were bummed but they didn't seem too broken up about it. Once we finally heard one of the shows start from home, we headed down the road a few miles to just watch from the truck. It was fun for the kids because they were already in their PJs but they got to sit in the back of the truck so the night wasn't a total loss. We were not the only ones who had that idea. There were probably at least 15 other vehicles out there as well. It's almost tempting to do that every year. It was nice to just sit without having to fight crowds to get out when it was done. The pictures that I was able to get are on the website.
03 Jul 08-Thank God it's Friday!! (Okay, it's Thursday but it's my Friday!) We have the next 4 days off and boy do I need it. I did all sorts of running around today. This morning, I had to sing the National Anthem for a POW/MIA vigil/run. It was pretty neat. It was outdoors on the base parade grounds and I think I did well. It was the very first time that Chris and Harmony have heard me perform. Harmony came home with a "Great Job" ribbon which I thought was adorable. She really seemed to enjoy it. After the ceremony and they started their runs, I came back out to the house to pick up Harmony's lunch and take her to daycare. After that, I headed to my orderly room to attempt to get some paperwork signed. Every so often, my squadron has it's turn to do urinalysis duty and next week is our week. I was lucky enough to have my time come up again for this duty. NOT! I hate, hate, hate that detail. All week long, I have to watch girls pee in a cup. It's not glamorous by any means but it's part of my duties as a NCO. Hopefully by the time my name comes up in the rotation again, I will be a MSgt and won't have to do it! LOL After that, I had a dental appointment to make sure my mouth guards that were made for me fit. That was quite the experience and so not what I was expecting. I figured, they had taken a mold of my teeth so all they had to do was make sure they fit and send me on my way. Not the case! They had to fit it, have me bite, grind my teeth, etc and then file the stupid thing down so my bottom back teeth wouldn't touch my top back teeth. He had to put that thing in and pull it back out about 20 times. Each time he filed it down and then had to blow the "dust" off, I could see it flying in front of me so of course it was in my mouth as well. Ugh! Hopefully they will do the trick and I don't ever have to go through that again! After that, I headed to work for a bit only to find out there was still nothing going on. Then I went out for lunch. After lunch, I came back to find out that there was STILL nothing going on at work but thankfully after the 1300 meeting, we were released for the day. I still had to go back to my orderly room to pick up the paperwork blessing me to perform my "pee duty" next week. Now I am finally at home and ready to relax. I am so sleeping in tomorrow!!!
02 Jul 08-Whew! What a couple of days we've had. The termite guy came yesterday and blessed the roof and the roofer came today and blessed it as well. So, Chris talked to the mortgage consultant and made sure that they had gotten the notification that everything passed and to see if they could contact the lender to get on the paperwork. It would be great to close tomorrow so we could put in the doggie door this weekend but I doubt it will happen. We can hope though. Otherwise, we should close on Tuesday. Keep your fingers crossed for us! It has continued to be miserably hot. I was so excited for the summer to get here, now I just want to go back a couple of months to where it was comfortable! The storms have been few but they have been nice. We definitely need the rain for our garden to save us on our water bill. We're going to have to penny pinch. I want to collect the rain water as well. That should be fun! We finally broke down last night and gave Miles his first mohawk. He'd been begging us for it for a long time. He looks so adorable with it too. I did, however, explain it to him that it's only temporary. I don't want him with a mohawk for my brothers wedding. Ha ha! I know there's more stuff going on but I'm officially brain dead and can't remember right now!
