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Marsha and Nancy - if you ever go on that Alaskan Cruise - make sure you wave to me.. the cruise ships pass through our little channel.. we like to watch them pass through - some of them look so big they look like they won't fit.
Oh that is too cool! If we ever go, I will let you know and wave as we sail by!!
DH wants to go on an Alaskan cruise too! Disney has a Disney Cruise to Alaska. When do we pack?
I'm ready anytime, just have to wait for DH to get back home, oh and maybe save a little moolah! Maybe we should first go and visit Tracey to toughen us up for that cold climate, LOL!
All that mileage will really wear you out! Just my occasional trips up to my daughter's house (4 hour drive) wears me out. Or maybe it's all that playing with the grandchildren???
I'm so sorry I haven't checked in since you started the new thread Melanie. I feel about like April does. We're living out of boxes.....sitting here playing a waiting game. We've officially done over $1000 worth of repairs to our 22 year old house. These people that are buying I guess think they are moving into a new construction. Their government assisted loan requires it to be in 110% shape and if we want to get into our new house, we've gotta do the repairs. I'm so sick of this.
The inspector came back for his 3rd inspection!!!!!!!!! today....He finally checked off everything and said "you're ready to go to closing". I just looked at him and started crying. DH had to walk him out. I'm sure he thought I was about to tackle him!!!!!!!!!
I hate to even say this....but I think I'm in a very depressed state. Our real estate agent assures me this is all going to happen. I'm starting to doubt it very seriously. It seems each time they say we're ready to go, something else comes up. She also assures me that this is not a typical closing, that in 15 years of being an agent she's never had her sellers have to jump through so many hoops.
I'm getting migraines everyday and I told DH I think I'm getting an ulcer. My stomach kills me and I have no appetite. I know this sounds very extreme. But, I'm a worrier by nature and I feel like I'm paddling and paddling in a sinking ship....
Melanie and Nancy, it is totally fine with me if either of you want to head up a new round of our Competing Princesses card kit thingy. I can't head it up right now, but I would be more than happy to participate. I would even be willing to host a month as long as it's after March. Maybe all my house woes will be over by then.
I'm so sorry I haven't checked in since you started the new thread Melanie. I feel about like April does. We're living out of boxes.....sitting here playing a waiting game. We've officially done over $1000 worth of repairs to our 22 year old house. These people that are buying I guess think they are moving into a new construction. Their government assisted loan requires it to be in 110% shape and if we want to get into our new house, we've gotta do the repairs. I'm so sick of this.
The inspector came back for his 3rd inspection!!!!!!!!! today....He finally checked off everything and said "you're ready to go to closing". I just looked at him and started crying. DH had to walk him out. I'm sure he thought I was about to tackle him!!!!!!!!!
I hate to even say this....but I think I'm in a very depressed state. Our real estate agent assures me this is all going to happen. I'm starting to doubt it very seriously. It seems each time they say we're ready to go, something else comes up. She also assures me that this is not a typical closing, that in 15 years of being an agent she's never had her sellers have to jump through so many hoops.
I'm getting migraines everyday and I told DH I think I'm getting an ulcer. My stomach kills me and I have no appetite. I know this sounds very extreme. But, I'm a worrier by nature and I feel like I'm paddling and paddling in a sinking ship....
Melina, it will happen! Buying/selling a home is very stressful. The gov is probably being overly cautious since the big mortgage crisis they created. You should see what they make section 8 landlords go through! But I have faith you will get into your new house soon! Just hang in there a little longer.
They have crop nights on the last Friday of the month (at least mine is the last Friday) from 3-8:45. It was $5 or free if you spent $10 within 30 days of the crop. They stopped in Nov and Dec due to the holidays but they just started again.
Go to their website and go to the "find a store" and when you find the one closest to you, click on "this stores events." It will tell you the dates of the crop night.
The ladies at my Michaels are really nice. They asked me what items they should have at the crop night! Now they have a really nice room for the crop. They have a Cricut Expression and you can use their mats! I just bring my Gypsy and I have all the cartridges I need.
Thanks for the info. I had no idea that Michaels had crops. The local Michael's has crops starting the week of Febraury 13. I will def be checking into it when it gets closer.
It is currently -4 in Aurora (where I work) wind chill is -17...high today of 9!!! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrr! Tomorrows high is 5. I would rather have a foot fo snow than this cold snap.
Anyone have plans for the weekend?
Tonight I am having a Scentsy party. I'm a little worried, I had two more cancel this morning with either themselves being sick or their kids. I think I am down to only 4 people coming over. Oh well, can't stress too much.
Saturday Jon's has HS Sectional Bowlings, so most of the day will be at the bowling alley. I have a few new movies from the library to watch, too. Plus a DT project to work on.
Sunday is the BIG GAME....Bears vs Packers!!!!! Go Bears!!!!!!!!
It is currently -4 in Aurora (where I work) wind chill is -17...high today of 9!!! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrr! Tomorrows high is 5. I would rather have a foot fo snow than this cold snap.
Anyone have plans for the weekend?
Tonight I am having a Scentsy party. I'm a little worried, I had two more cancel this morning with either themselves being sick or their kids. I think I am down to only 4 people coming over. Oh well, can't stress too much.
Saturday Jon's has HS Sectional Bowlings, so most of the day will be at the bowling alley. I have a few new movies from the library to watch, too. Plus a DT project to work on.
Sunday is the BIG GAME....Bears vs Packers!!!!! Go Bears!!!!!!!!
I love Scentsy! Those little candle holders and plugin melters are sooooo cute.
Morning! I am not enjoying this cold, either! We had snow too, but no snow day. DS is feeling better too, but I wasn't planning on sending him either way.
Melina, hang in there - it is so stressful selling a house, and then add on all the delays you've had! Goodness! It will all be ok in the end
Oh Melina, I'm so sorry you're going through such a stressful situation! I think selling a home is so much harder than buying one. Sounds like you've been through the whole nightmare, hang in there girl - it will all be worth the effort. I'm going to pray for you to have peace and strength.
Colleen, sorry DS is still sick, I don't blame you for keeping him home. He would be the perfect target for any new illnesses.
Tracy, good luck with your party tonight! I hope the weather doesn't keep too many home.
I had my Thursday morning Bible study yesterday and then drove my dad around the other half of the day. I told me today was "my" day and I was not going anywhere until tonight! I have to claim my time now and put my foot down. Gosh, when I was younger I always wanted to be on the go, now I treasure the time I can spend at home.
Tracey! look at all those scrap pages completed! You are a machine
awww....thanks! Moira has inspired me to be more diligent (sp) with my SB'ing. I am really going to try and stay focused. It felt so good to get those things done. I have a DT project to do this weekend and I am going to try and make it a SB layout.
Moira~That sounds like such a great little trip for the fam. I'm so happy to hear the boys have been doing so good....sounds like your finally getting your little family all straight!!!
Melina~Girl....I soooo feel your pain. Of course I'm not trying to sell a house but I sit here every day wondering if I'm going to be stuck in this stupid crappy place forever! It just seems like it's always 2 steps back and never 1 forward! I'm thinking of you. I hate to see people get themselves so worked up that they get sick. Myself included (guilty).
To answer all your questions....yes, as of right now we are still in the AF, the military has started seperation (from the AF) paperwork (even though it wasn't supposed to be processed until after the wing commander made his decision). We are still in Germany....unfortunetly. I could go back home but I don't know what I would do, where I would stay, and I don't want to leave Rodney here alone. I know he'd be okay but we are a family and we have been through everything together, even when he has deployed I have never gone home, this is my life, he is my life!
There was suppose to be the meeting today with the wing commander and AGAIN it was cancelled due to someone else screwing up and all the "high up's" needing to be in meetings all day. So Rodneys lawyer said that we should stop playing this game of waiting and having our meetings being cancelled and just go straight to a board review. I'm very nervous about that...for one thing, it's the very last hope we have, it's the end of the line...I was hoping it wouldn't go that far. For another thing, I just have a sick feeling in my stomach about it, but then again, I have put my faith into the wrong things for the past 3 months now and have been really wrong about a lot so....I don't know. But since we are going to a review board we will be here longer because they don't have any openings until the first week in Feb. A review board consists of men and women of all ranks and none from our own squadron (FD) and Rodney and his lawyer will have to speak and answer questions and be basically reviewed to see if we should stay in or be discharged. So we will be here until AT LEAST mid Feb. now. So Melanie, I don't have to worry anymore about coming home and you being on your cruise!
I feel like my life has stopped. Literally just stopped. I'm living in a place I don't know, I'm not comfortable with, isn't very nice (to my standards), I only have suitcases full of clothes, none of my own belongings. No pictures, no bed, no sheets, no craft stuff, no toys for the kids, none of my own kitchen stuff (and this place didn't even have measuring cups...ugh). I'm just feeling strung in the middle of nothing not in one world and not in the other either. Today when Rodney got the phone call that the meeting had been cancelled I just got sick to my stomach and it hasn't gone away. I feel each time this happens that I'm at my breaking point and somehow I keep going...somehow my HUSBAND keeps going. I mean ultimetly this is happening to him. If this was happening for a good reason, I'd be honest enough to say, okay, my husband is a so-so or crappy troop (which there are a lot of them around here) but my husband has always worked hard, always exceeded in everything he has done, has always been a great troop and so I just feel really really bad for him and I can't do anything for him. My heart breaks for him and he tries so hard to be strong. When he got off the phone and told me what the lawyer said I just started to cry and he gave me that look and looked away from me. The look of "please don't cry again, I already feel like a piece of crap, I want to fix this for you, all of you and I can't". That is a hard look to get!
Sorry...I totally just unloaded on all of you. That wasn't right but I'm lost...really feeling lost!
As for the crochet...it's actually really easy. Much easier then I thought it was going to be. The first couple of days when I was trying to get the hang of it I was thinking there was no way I could do this but with practice....it's gotten easier and there are a lot of places to look for info. I look up every single stitch because I don't know how to do them and there are great detailed directions WITH pictures (I'm a visual person).
I'd love images if any of you wanted to send some. I'm at the same address. I will use anything....I'm girly (I know you asked Marsha) but I always enjoy a challenge so if I get something I haven't done before, that's good too. I was just thinking of something Melanie....I should have kept a bunch of my kits with me. I dont' know why I didn't, I mean I sent you a ton for when I came home for us to do together but I should have realized I wouldn't be able to do anything from scratch and using up my kits would have been great and I'd still feel like I was crafting and contributing!! LOL! Anyway........
I hope you girls have a great weekend. My husband is working all weekend and then he has off Monday and Tuesday (Tuesday is our 14 year anniversary!) not that we have anything planned but 14 years is an accomplishment I think! Especially if you knew my husband ;)
April, I am sitting here crying while reading your post. I can't even begin to say I understand how the military can drag this out for so long. I just don't get it. I feel so bad for you and your family living like this, it has to put such a strain your relationship. Stay strong and positive. I feel like they are taken everything away from you and him and not giving anything in return for his years of service. It just sucks!!!!!
I have a ton of images and card kits. Do you want me to send your some of each? I would love to, they are just collecting dust ;)
April, this is terrible that you guys have to wait it out and go day to day not knowing what is going to happen. I can't believe this is all over sit ups. I wish there was something we could do to help you!
April, I'm so sorry this is happening to your family. Your kids not having toys is killing me!!!!! Having to have an attorney is scary enough, but having to go before a board and answer questions....wow! I'll be thinking of Rodney. That's gotta be tuff.
Keep your head up. Big Hugs! love you girl!
I cried on DH today too. Our real estate agent called and said our loan officer is needing additional check stubs from DH (of course, cause this has taken so stinkin' long and now she needs to update our loan info.). She said this could hold up our closing on our new house. She said this one would go through as planned. So, now since we will probably be in between houses for a week, we'll be renting a storage unit and living at my mom and dad's until we can close on our new house. I'm so disgusted with it all. And I started crying, and DH had that same look in his eyes that you said Rodney had in his, April. He has apologized over and over. I know it's not his fault, but he just feels awful when I'm upset. He said he was worried about me today. He said he's never seen me this worried and distraught before. That is saying a lot since we're coming up on our 13th wedding anniversary. (ours is February 7th April, Happy Anniversary to you!)
