Monday, March 12, 2007

Hip ... Hip ...

Lots to celebrate at our house ...

1. David is HOME! He and Wayne arrived last night at 10:31, and we were SOOOO happy to see them! I don't know who was more excited/impatient, Erin, Mommy, or Grandma :) It's amazing how much I missed that man! The girls had fun reactions to his return, so that made Daddy pleased ... I don't know who was smiling or hugging more, Daddy or Erin :)

2. It looks as though our house purchase is going to happen! We have a contract, the inspections are done and passed, and I think we are just waiting on the final business end of things, with the appraisal and loan. I am going to call our landlord this afternoon and let them know we are planning on leaving.

3. Along with #2, comes a closing date of March 26th, (two weeks from today!) which means moving the last few days of the month, which means two weeks to pack! Mom R. came for the weekend and worked really hard to help get us ready. We worked on getting the kitchen back under control and doing a bit of cooking in advance, packing up the framed pictures, putting away the clean laundry, cleaning/organizing/throwing away lots of junk from the floor of the girls' room, clearing out the upstairs hallway, and other general cleaning to be organized to pack -- clean things are nicer to pack than dirty ones! The boxes are starting to accumulate, and soon, we'll be in the land of cardboard around here! Thank you for ALL of your help, Mom!

4. KU won the Big 12 Championship

5. Erin and I have spent the last hour planning on how to decorate her new room at our new house. She is not very open to the idea of moving, so I'm hoping that this project will generate some excitement.

6. Avery is on antibiotics for an ear infection, but the good news is that we found a new pediatric office in Lawrence that we like! She doesn't complain of the pain very often, and is such a good baby!

7. Erin and I didn't kill each other while David was away. In fact, it seems today has been a bit more rough than most of the time he was gone.

8. I slept soundly for the first time in about 2 weeks last night, even though it was a short night.

So, it feels like we are having a little time to breathe, together, as a family. Thank you for all of your prayers and support during the last two weeks. We have been blessed! Have a great week!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Uh, KU didn't win the big 12 championship. They're in it.

Sarah Rahija said...

Maybe I need to clarify ... When I said Big 12 Championship, I meant the Big 12 Conference, not the NCAA Tournament. Here's a link to an article in the Lawrence Journal World ... http://www2.kusports.com/news/2007/mar/12/we_are_fighters/?big12_2007

Thanks for posting, and pointing out my little blunder! Have a great day!

Sarah Rahija said...

AND, we play in the first round of the tournament tonight, so we'll see how the Jayhawks do this year!