People amaze me!

Today is a HOLIDAY!!! You know those days where we all try to avoid work and sit by a pool drinking fancy drinks with friends. I am sure you guys have heard of it so I don't need to explain more right????? Apparently not! So far I have had three Realtor's call to show our home today and two of them only left messages and showed up anyway. Top that off with the repair man from Lowe's calling to say he was on his way to give us an estimate and would be here in 15 minutes! WTH is up with these people. I had to stay home and not go out on the boat with the family just to deal with all their crap.

SERIOUSLY PEOPLE IT IS A H-O-L-I-D-A-Y!!!!

STAY HOME WITH YOUR FAMILIES.

New Puppy

I posted a while back about our new Pomeranian puppy. We named her Eleanor but we call her Ellie for short and she is cutest little thing ever. Unfortunately she is still in puppy stage which means she had no manners and likes to nip at people. HAHA Poor thing she had no idea what she was getting into when she decided to join our family. Well OK I will admit we decided she should join the family but she could have run away or something right! LOL

I may have forgotten to mention that Bug has a small issue with puppies and kittens.....she loves them a little too much. She drives me absolutely crazy! She drags Ellie around so much I am almost positive the dogs feet would never touch the ground if I didn't make Bug let her down every once in a while! Every time I put Ellie in the kitchen for a little down time Bug starts whining about why is Ellie in there alone, and wont she be sad, and can't she come out to pay. If I take my eyes off Bug for a second she has Ellie out playing. The poor dog is so tired she falls asleep every time I set her down for a minute.

Bug's love comes at a price though :( all of our older dogs avoid her like the plague because she wont leave them alone. I really am trying to let Bug have a little more time with Ellie so that they bond a little since the other dogs don't like her that much. Bug really wants her very own dog but since she is so overly affectionate with the ones we have now I have held back. Ellie was supposed to be my dog but Bug has taken her over so I think I am just going to give in and call her Bug's :( Of course on the upside I guess that means I could get the black Pomeranian I want so that I will have one in each color. OOOOOORRRRRRRR since Bug is the one who really wants a black Pomeranian I could get one for her and claim Ellie as my own. YEAH Now I am thinking! Silent note to self "make sure Daddy D is deployed during this so that I don't get divorced immediately."

Just so you know here is the current roundup:
Daddy D has his dog Luna a Norwegian Elk Hound mutt, who I call Loonie Lulu because she is a crazy pain in my ass!

LAX Diva has Teddy a sable colored Pomeranian who is the old man of the house and who doesn't have time for anyone but LAX Diva. He is a one woman dog. LOL

Last but not least I have Ellie a white Pomeranian who is yet to be determined personality wise.

OOPS I forgot Daddy D also has a cat named Tangie who has gotten much more like able with old age.

OK so maybe I didn't post Tangie in her most flattering pose but she did try to bite me while I was doing this!

Patience is not my virtue!

Well I am now a homeowner! Not sure how happy I am about that but I didn't really have a choice in the matter since there was nothing to rent. I like the house and hopefully I will fall in love with it while I am picking the final touches. Unfortunately right now everyone is driving me nuts and I am just irritated trying to get everything together when I live 12 hours away. The kids keep picking out colors for their rooms and they don't even have comforters yet! Today we had to go to Lowe's to pick out the rest of the appliances and lighting and every ten seconds the kids are trying to get me to go look at curtains or pick out paint samples. I was about to pull my hair out so I took the kids home and went to get my eyebrows done. LOL

It would probably be easier to do all this if I actually had wood samples or laminate samples but I don't. I do have some pictures of the items but I hate trying to use pictures to make a match because you never know how the lighting is affecting the colors. Case in point I got two pictures of the cabinets from the same store, one is from the corporate catalog and the other is from their showroom, they look totally different. It would also probably be easier if I had some sort of list saying what lighting was needed but I am still waiting on that. Needless to say I am being impatient and trying to get a head start but it is probably causing me more stress than needed.

On another note Daddy D is gone all weekend for drinking and debauchery otherwise known as a Bike Tour. A whole group of guys ride bicycles for 20 miles and stop and drink a beer at 22 bars. WOW What a bunch of boys! This is the 10 year anniversary of the Bike Tour and while I did go once it is definitely more fun for Daddy D when I stay home. It gives him some time with his guy friends and lets just say I don't have to worry about him doing anything other than falling down drunk. He sure as hell ain't getting laid after he drinks 22 beers. LMAO

While I love the man I could really use his help picking everything out and right now I am just slightly impatient with his weekend of fun!

Less than exciting news

Well LAX Diva is not going to be a happy camper when she hears that the realtor was wrong about them having Lacrosse at her new school. Apparently the realtor got confused with Rugby! WTH they dont even sound similar. Anyway I am buying battle gear to wear for tonight when I tell her. I am sure she will take it well. HAHAHA



Does anyone have any experience with setting up a youth league? I swear this is going to be the death of me but I figure if the Rugby coach was able to set up a Rugby team in less than a year we can to RIGHT?????

Men! Why do they have to be so difficult

Daddy D and I found a house. Well at least we think we did! Now we just have to get the ornery ass contractor to agree to what we want. Why is it that men are so stubborn about certain things? I mean all I am asking him to do is move one wall! Yeah I know that sounds like a lot but the house is still under construction so why not and before you men fuss and cuss it is not a load bearing wall. :P (That's me sticking my tongue out at you for thinking I am a girly girl who is unrealistic.)

Right now the house is about 3/4 of the way done but the finishes haven't been put in yet so I get to pick the lighting, flooring, and appliances. The contractor is being a little bit of a pain in the ass about the flooring but he is willing to let someone else come in and install it for us. He wouldn't have such a problem if he hadn't been planning to lay carpet in the formal dining area. UGH!

Seriously why do men build houses without getting the input of a woman? He has a 1000 square feet of walk in storage area in the basement and then puts a 12x12 room at the bottom of the stairs. Why? Shouldn't a builder keep in mind that someone has to live there and 1000 sq ft of man room is not what most people need. So I am asking that the builder move the wall so that I have a 500 sq ft storage area and a 12x24 room. Of course he refuses to do it and wants us to buy the house the way it is and then have someone else come in and do it. Which I think is retarded because then I have to deal with construction and drywall dust in a brand new house that should be done.

Wish me luck people!

Exciting news!

LAX Diva made the cheer team and I am so proud of her even though we found out later that she pretty much just had to show up and she was on the team. Wish I would have known that before I spent 150$ on private gymnastic lessons :) The coaches seemed pretty cool and it is a great way for her to get to know some kids before school even starts.

Then we got even better news the high school has a lacrosse team!!!!! They just started it last year so that is why we couldn't find any information on it. Of course LAX Diva is thrilled but I kept waiting for her to jump up and down with excitement and it never happened. I thought it was kind of odd but being as she pretty much hates me most of the time I decided not to mention it.

We left the hotel to go to dinner right after that and I noticed LAX Diva was in a really foul mood so I had to have a talk with her. Finally she admitted she is afraid she won't be able to play lacrosse if she is on the cheer team. I explained to her that the seasons were slightly off and we would talk to the lacrosse coach about practice times and dates to make sure they didn't overlap anymore than they had to. I think she is OK with it now but I know she would not have tried out for cheer leading had she known they had lacrosse. I just hope she has enough fun doing cheer that she sticks with it.

So we all had an exciting day today!

The search is on!

Have I ever mentioned how much I hate house shopping with Daddy D? No.......well I should have! I swear the man falls in love with every house we see. He starts at house number one and just keeps on going. I love him dearly I really do but I just don't think he is qualified to pick housing for the family. LOL Anyway! I have learned to deal with him and basically I just have to grin and bear it while he goes on and on about stuff. I take my little notepad or scratch paper with me and jot down notes, then remind him of the things he forgot to notice. Like Oh I don't know holes in walls. LMAO

So the house hunt started yesterday and we have viewed about 7 houses and driven around to see the outside of around 12 or 13. Right now it is going well, but I haven't fallen in love yet. Maybe because I am waiting to see the rest before I make a decision. We have seen some beautiful houses but nothing seems perfect so I am holding out until I have seen everything before I start making compromises.

Wish me luck!