Water Aerobics

I can't believe it. I survived an hour of water aerobics class last night at the Y. Artie, Logan and I all participated and somehow managed to get through it - as unfit as we all are! We re-joined the Y to get into better shape - we are all too heavy and way out of shape. The water aerobics was difficult, but somehow I made it through the whole class. The water was pretty cold! It was 39 degrees outside, but the pool temperature was posted as 81 degrees. Sure didn't feel like 81 degrees. (Well, maybe the last 20 minutes it did!) LOL Anyway, hopefully this will become a weekly thing for us.

I'm Going to be a Great-Aunt!

My beautiful niece Deann just called to say she is pregnant! I am so excited for her. This will be her first and I, for one, hope it's a boy. Logan is the only boy on both sides of the family and he would like another one around! LOL I can't wait to follow her pregnancy and see what the baby is and how everything goes. Please keep her and the baby in your prayers!

Is Anyone Reading my Blog?

I have not received ANY comments on my blog. I'm starting to wonder if anyone is reading it at all. If you are, leave me a comment.

Scrap Room

My scrap room is almost complete at the new house. We were blessed with a nifty attic space off the master closet that was supposed to be just extra storage. However, since it was dry-walled already and had a window, I decided to make it my office & scrap room. It's big, 14 x 20. Artie put down a laminate hardwood floor and baseboard. He still has some trimming out to finish. He installed my work surface and put my bookshelves up. The computer desk is up, too, but it's so messy I didn't photograph it yet. LOL We had an electrician come in and run several electrical outlets, as well as cable and phone in there. Still working on the heating/air, but we'll get there. I love having my own space to create and relax. And having a husband who is working hard to make it such a great space for me. :)

Monday Morning

Well, here it is Monday morning again already. It will be a hectic day, as my boss is going out of town for the rest of the week. He requires lots of help "preparing" before any trips. !! We went to church again yesterday morning with Kristi & Pig. It was good. We went to Mom's for lunch afterwards to celebrate Dad's 66th birthday. He seemed to feel pretty good, laughed at us a couple of times. The highlight of my day was when Mom kept saying Where's Kim? Show me Kim? He finally pointed to me. I almost started crying! He knows me! Woo hoo! We all stayed over there until almost 4:00. Then we went home and Logan, Artie & I watched a couple of movies together.
Logan won another game on Saturday - barely! His team was ahead 14-4 going into the fourth quarter, then the other team came back and it was 14-12. Logan's team scored a couple more times thankfully. I think the final score was 18-16 or 20-18. It was a close game! Logan played very well.
I'm hoping for good news on the house situation this week. I'm so tired of the stress of it always hanging over my head!

Mommy Guilt

So Logan is very sick this morning, throwing up and crying out in stomach pain. And I'm HERE at work, where I ALWAYS am ... the receptionist is out sick so I can't be out too, so Artie is staying home with Logan and taking a day without pay. :( Sometimes working outside the home is not worth the associated guilt. If my child is sick, I need to take care of him! :( I am very sad at the moment.

Ups & Downs

For anyone who doesn't know, we sold our house in September, bought a new house, moved out the first week in November and moved into the new house. A few days before closing was to happen, we were informed that a secondary lien existed on our old house from the people WE bought it from, and now we cannot close until that is resolved. It has been 3+ months now and still no resolution. Several contract extensions, negotiations, and stress headaches later, we are still waiting. Starting today I get to make 2 house payments a month. Woo hoo! Our new house is beautiful and big, but I don't know if it's worth all THIS trouble!!
We had another great family night last night. We watched a Food Network Challenge (addicting) and America's Funniest Home Videos. Artie played basketball with Logan! (I know, I'm passing out, too). I scrapped for about an hour and made a little project with a photo of me and my beloved grandmother. It was a good night - too short like they all are. I dropped my car off this morning for new tires and brakes - just got the call with the bill - $1,100!! Good grief - why did I have to have this BMW again?!?!?
Logan started back to school today after a 2-week holiday break. He was anxious to see some of his friends again. He is so funny - just thinking of his jokes and expressions makes me laugh.
Dad is sleeping a lot the last several days. I hope it's not another step downward. Mom mentioned to me & Kristi today that we may need to consider going to the funeral home to pre-plan some things. I'm glad therapy starts back this week!

Hope ?

We went to church yesterday with Kristi & Pig. Our first time at church in quite a while. We really enjoyed their church and their pastor. Maybe there is some hope left for us after all...
Mom has been sick for several days with the same horrible cold I've had. She was quite down & out this weekend - several days alone with Dad over the holidays and being sick to boot - it has worn her down. We all spent some time with her on Saturday and Sunday, so hopefully that boosted her spirits a little bit. Home Health is now going to be coming once a week to bathe Dad, so that will help Mom as well. It is harder, MUCH harder now, to change his diapers and bathe him because of his leg being contracted. The bed sore on his hip is also getting worse, according to the Home Health nurse. Please keep him and Mom in your prayers.
We had some really great quality family time this weekend, Artie, Logan & I. We played some board games, watched a few movies, and just generally spent time in the same room with each other. It was VERY nice. Made it very hard to drop Logan off this morning and come to work - I didn't want to be separated from my guys. :( But I am very very thankful for the amount of time we spent together.
I am extremely anxious to get this house issue resolved. I am going to call my attorney this morning and get the ball SHOVED in the right direction. It's been over 4 months now and no hint of a resolution yet. Everyone is getting very antsy, including me. I don't like making 2 house payments, either!
I'm going to make this a good day - even though I'd much rather be home than here.

ssiiiiiiiccckkkk......

Well, I'm back at work today, barely. I've been on the couch or in the bed for the past 2 days, what a total waste of days off!! :( Artie did manage to get all of our stuff out of storage, bless his heart. And he did work on my scrapbook room - it's almost done. We did not work on the spare room. I did take MANY naps and tried to watch 2-3 movies with Logan, but slept through most of them. This cold is kicking my butt. I'm glad it's the weekend again!