still got the bloggy tour of homes thing 1st but keep reading

i don't know how to keep this post on top until a certain date so i'm just going to keep reposting it until the date. skip down a little for my updates.


i hope people want to participate in this b/c i think it is so neat!! i'm nosy and like to see the insides of peoples' houses and how they're decorated so i'm excited. anyway GET THE DETAILS HERE and start taking your pictures! there's still a week left to clean :)

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watch me forget to do that. i already have my pictures taken and everything but sure as the world i won't remember. this post is going to consist of many pictures b/c i have many new ones to share.

1st of all--our friends from maryland were in town until yesterday. we got to see them 4 times (which is a MAJOR record b/c normally it is 1 time for a very short amount of time). we went and saw "cars" on friday night (which was great by the way). and the other times just visited with them. b really misses brad. we also found out that there is an 80% chance brad will have to go overseas in january for 6 months (he's in the military). i think that has b a little worried but i'm sure brad will be fine. i hate it for mandy and mackenzie (their new baby). so anyway speaking of mackenzie here's a picture:



2nd of all--i don't do the tackle it tuesday thing BUT here's a great one (even though it is wednesday). so if i haven't updated you on the house here goes--the people were trying to finance WAY too much money (b/c they didn't want to pay closing or downpayment) and so they couldn't get financing. stinks really but i know it is God's way of protecting us. i'm just holding on b/c i know when it is time, He will make it worth the wait! anyway so we had a room (b's office) FULL of boxes where we had packed stuff up. most of it we didn't really need anyway so we decided to rent a storage shed (which i found a GREAT deal on-- they had a 2 for 1 special--two 5x10 sheds for $31/month) so we started moving boxes. oh and we've also used our guest bathtub as storage forever b/c we never use the guest bathroom. here are the before pictures:







and here are the after pictures (yes b keeps his bike inside...i swear he is like a girl with her diamonds when it comes to that bike):







it took 2 days and a lot of sweat and tears (literally) but we got it done!! now we just have a pile of stuff in the hall to take to goodwill and we will officially be finished.

little bit is doing great. she has the sniffles (really just a runny nose) but the only time it bothers her is when i have to wipe it or suck it. she does NOT like that. she used to laugh when i'd suck her nose out but i guess she wised up a bit. i let her feed herself yesterday for the 1st time (with a bit of guidance from me). here is the picture of that:



i've been making my own baby food. i'd say it is going pretty good. little bit doesn't like it as much as gerber but she'll eat it (slowly) and i figure she'll eventually get used to it. i'm still using some gerber (like prunes and apples and chicken and anything to take on the go with us) but when we're at home i'm trying to just use the homemade stuff. it is really easy to do and saving us a good bit of money!!

i have a semi job interview today. i don't know if it is actually an interview or if my interview was over the phone monday but i'm going up there to see how things are done today. i still don't want to go full time b/c of little bit but i've been planning to start working more at the hospital soon b/c my mom's quitting her job and will be able to keep little bit for me. anyway my friend sara just got a new job at a drug store nearby and called monday saying they were looking for parttime help as a technician (which i'm already registered for b/c that's what i do at the hospital). it will be a totally different environment b/c i've never done retail pharmacy but it pays more and that makes me happy. i'd basically work 2 days a week for 10 hours a day and 2 saturdays a month for 4 hours (between 20 and 25 hours a week). it would be a steady income b/c i'd have a set schedule (which would be nice b/c i love making my own schedule at the hospital but i never go to work) and we could definitely use the money. we'll just save some and put the rest toward the house to bring the principle down further. it'll be hard at 1st but i guess i'll adjust to being away from little bit 2 days a week. it will also be hard working 10 hour days but i can do it! they don't get lunch breaks either. i'm a little concerned b/c i'll have to pump 2x a day but i'm just going to be up front and honest from the get go and if she wants me, she'll offer me the job and if not, no harm no foul.

if you hung in there through this whole post, i'm impressed. it is LONG i know!!