houses

I would not say that that went bad or good. Just... went, I guess. The first house we ended up not even going in. It wasn't in the area that we thought and it didn't feel right to us. The second house, which was the house I was really hoping would work out was so much different from what we had expected and what the pictures implied. We got there and the house is tucked away behind the land lord's house and is really, really funky. Now, don't get me wrong, I love a little funk. But this I think just went too far. Really they need to do so much more work on the house. I can't believe that it is really livable as it is now. But, if they do the work that needs to be done, it might be worth staying in for a year. We are still debating. In the meantime I have appointments to look at other houses later in the week. And we are considering those options as well. So please just keep thinking about us and hopefully we'll land somewhere soon.

1 Month

In one month, my family and I will be moving to a different house. Our landlord has decided to sell this one. As frustrating as moving with two little ones is going to be, I am relieved. I have been wanting us to move for some time now. Our little two bedroom,1 bathroom upstairs apartment has not been very comfortable lately. Adrien needs a place to run around and I need a place to do my gardening and my crafts. I need a place to find my sanity again. A place to take a deep breath and know that in the end we are going to be able to buy our own house and build my dream kitchen, Scott's barn and my off house studio. Right now in this apartment, I feel like I might be suffocating. I read the letter from our landlord yesterday and felt a tremondous surge of relief and fresh air. Scott on the other hand has been a stress bug and I keep hearing him sigh with irritation and tiredness at the task ahead of us. I have already started packing. I hope that maybe together we will be able to get this moving thing done with as little hurt as possible. We sometimes have a tenancy to say things we don't mean when stressed out. I have already made two appointments for us on Sunday to look at some houses up the hill and hopefully one of them will work out. I really, really love the kitchen in one of them. Plus, they both have a yard, which quite frankly looks like a little slice of heaven at the moment.
On another note, I have been searching for my bike and think that maybe I found just the right one in my price range and am taking the day to think about it. I can't wait to be able to get out of this neighborhood with the kids. We can go to parks and have picnics and look around and be outside for a much larger portion of our day. The excitement is already running through my fingers and toes.

Thursday Morning

It is the morning here and I am sitting in my pajamas listening to Izzy yell at her toy and waiting for Adrien to wake up again. I am a bit worried this morning as Izzy has a bumpy rash on her forehead and in her hair. It looks similair to baby acne, but the bumps are much larger and there is not much coloration to them. When I called the doctor yesterday they said to keep an eye on it and I called again this morning to let them know it was getting a bit worse. Hopefully it is nothing and she will be fine, but I have this weird mom feeling that it just might need some looking at.
As I write that, my little boy has just woken up and is yelling at me through the door. His "Dada" is coming home today... for the last time! No more training for a while and I tell ya, I need the break. My bike is going to be looked at one more time until next weekend when I finally buy it! I am going to go see a movie by myself, unless we can get a baby sitter and then I'll be seeing it with Scott. Other than that, not much going on. I am making a quilt for Isabella and a nursing cover for a friend. Then I am going to make Adrien a quilt and finally one for us. I can't wait.