Busy, Busy, Busy!

Wow! It sure was a busy week! This was the last week of school for Maddie. I cannot believe I have a 1st grader! And Spencer is going to be in Pre-K. Time is just flying way too fast. This past week was nuts. Memorial Day we didn't do anything, but Tuesday was super busy at work. My schedule had been changed, yet nobody told me, so I rushed into work and it was very hectic. Wednesday we had the home inspection, and for a house that is 150 years old, it was in exceptional shape! There is only one bit of settlement the inspector wanted to be fixed! Most of the stuff was easy fixes, like a larger p-trap for the master shower, fix a slow leak under a sink, etc. Thursday I worked open-close (9:30-8:15) and then it was Friday! Saturday we had a graduation party and today we have a 1 year old's birthday party. Talk about one end of the spectrum to the other!
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Well, gotta go get ready for church!
Kelley

Good News!

WELL.......... We got the house!!! We are under contract to close September 16th. We are super excited. This house is so awesome. We can walk to all the shops and restaraunts of downtown Acworth! So awesome. Tomorrow I go over there again to get the house inspected. And now onto other good news... this is the last week of school! Hip hip hooray! No more waking up at 6:00 to get Maddie on the bus at 6:50! Woohoo. As most of you know I am not a morning person. Needless to say, it's not necessarily my fault! I went for a sleep study last week. Oh boy, did that turn out to be the worst night's sleep I have ever had. I got there about 8:30pm and did not get finished getting hooked up to all the wires until about 11:00. I'm sorry, but my bedtime is 10:00. Not a good start to the night. Then, it was impossible to sleep hooked up to all those wires! At 5:30am I woke up (remember I'm not a morning person) and then they started the multiple sleep latency test. The MSLT tested me for narcolepsy. I had to take a series of short naps every two hours (approximately) to see if I went straight into REM sleep or not. By the time I finally got home around 4:30 I was so pooped, it felt like I was drunk! Let me tell you I have never slept so good in my OWN, comfy bed. Ever! The rest of the week just dragged on. Busy at work, working out, cleaning, yada yada yada. Same old stuff. Until the weekend. Then my nice long Memorial Day weekend just flew by. Oh well. Back to work today! Now I am officially full time again, so maybe I'll do better at managing my time. (That went by the waysid while I was part time). Well, gotta go cuddle with my little man!

Kelley

Bah Humbug.

Well, as many people know, we are trying to "upgrade" our house. Today we went to look at this beautiful Victorian house built in 1866 for the third time. Problem is, we had renters back in 2007 who screwed up our credit. Now we're trying to purchase this new house and we're getting quite frustrated by the things that keep coming up. From the credit issues. From our renters. Three years ago! Hopefully we'll have this worked out soon and be able to close between July and September.
The house is beautiful. It has ornately carved wood on the deck, moldings, etc. Even the hinges on the doors are exquisite. Attention to detail back then was amazing. The house was built by Lt. LH Tanner of the Confederate Army. It is right across the street from all of the restaraunts and shops of historic downtown Acworth. Also, it is only a short walk to Acworth Beach so we can go enjoy that in the summer.
Hopefully this will all work out.
Fingers crossed!

Good Morning Good Morning Good Morning Ahh...

Ahh, the Beatles. What a great band. What happened to music like that?

Well, I am super excited about the successful adoptions this weekend at the Paulding Humane Society. As of Monday, there were only 5 dogs left and a little over a dozen cats! Over 200 adoptions this weekend alone. Too bad we can't keep up the pace on a normal basis, without having to react to a situation like the pound closing!

Just a quick recap today. Gotta go workout, then another crazy day... Norman => vet. Me => Dr. appt. Maddie => ballet pictures. And it's my day off!

Maddie's ballet recital was super cute. They did the Wonderful, Whimsical Wiz. The songs were from Wicked, The Wiz, and Wizard of Oz. I know I'm biased, but she really is one of the best in the class. She did everthing in step with the teacher's assistant on stage. No delay or watching! Afterwards, we went to Marietta Square for ice cream, then Greek for dinner. I love that our kids will try any type of food, and generally like it. Maddie had Chicken Souvlaki, and Spencer had some of Allan's gyros. I just had Dolmades. Yum! Maddie ate her Souvlaki then looked over the table at Allan and was like, "I LOVE that meat! Can I have some?" So she ended up eating some of Allan's gyro too!

Hmm, what did we do Monday? Oh yeah. Allan and I had a date on the Square for lunch then browsed some old houses for sale. Too bad we can't afford them... Oh well. We did find one in our price range in old Acworth, but found out AFTER we fell in love with it that it already had a contract on it. :(

Well, I have to go. Busy day ahead.

Paulding County Humane Society

Hi everyone! The Paulding County Humane Society in the Atlanta area is closing May 28th for renovations. There is currently a rat problem (which is normal at animal shelters), but the rats have eaten through electrical wires and caused havoc. Any animals left will be euthanized. As of Friday there where about 70 dogs, 60 cats, and other animals available. Please don't let these precious babies be put down! Go out and adopt an animal today!!! And yes, they still have puppies and kittens available!!!

Crazy Weekend

Wow. This weekend has been CRAZY!! Yeah, sure I've had four days off in a row. I know. It's supposed to be relaxing. ***sigh*** Thursday we had a field trip to Cagle's Dairy. Pretty cool. Kindergarteners are so cute and excited over the littlest things, I swear! It took us 2 hours to get there even though it should only take 1/2 hour because the school gave the bus drivers bad directions. Imagine a HOT, non airconditioned bus in Atlanta heat with 40 screaming kindergarteners. At least I got to enjoy Maddie's first field trip with her, and that's the important thing. I was so worn out I almost fell asleep on the bus on the way home!

So Friday I went to the sleep specialist. It took me 2 hours in rush hour traffic to get there. I literally left our house at 8:00 and walked in their door at 9:59, only to be told by the receptionist that they had rescheduled me for the Marietta location (which is only about 15 minutes away) at 2:00 that day. Seriously, I wanted to bust out crying because I had to get up early, rush there and got lost on the way! At least they were nice and still saw me at that office. I'll go for a sleep study sometime soon. Just have to get it scheduled.

Well, that evening Allan went out with Josh so I ended up having a date night with the kids. Let me tell you having a sleep over in one bed with two "bed hogs" is crazy!

Saturday we had Maddie's dress rehearsal for ballet, then off to Julie's going away party. Long story short, Texas margaritas are potent.

Today, Sunday was nuts as usual. Wake up, church, out for lunch, run to home depot (where Spencer decides to pee himself), get ready for recital, recital, ice cream on the square, dinner (where Spencer decided to tell the waitress he was going to pee the bed tonight), put the kids to bed, and PHEW my day is over. Just chilling in bed, ready for a new crazy week to begin!

And here we go...

Okay so I'm new at this... We'll see how it goes. I've never been into journaling or anything so I am going to do my best not to bore everyone!