We're closing on our house today at noon, and it's just a little after ten.  We're walking through the home in about a half-hour, then on to the festivities.  (sarcasm there)  Lots of signatures.  I hope I can get some coffee.  I didn't sleep well.  E has been ill for a couple of days, hence the lack of posts here.  He had the worst congestion I've seen probably ever.  Poor boy.  He couldn't breathe well enough to sleep, and he was soooo tired . . .  But he's doing better today.  He gets a freebee trip to grandma's while we sign papers, then he will probably get pudding, cookies, apples, crackers, and all kinds of goodies while we're gone.

Well, I'd better finish getting dressed.  I'll be back.  Take care!
R

Had lunch with the in-laws yesterday and then went shopping with C as E took a nap.  C and I heard about some furniture sales and thought we would check out a furniture store or two, mostly because we wanted to see if we could actually get a sofa for the new house.  We're tired of having a futon in there, and we also wanted to have a futon for the guest room since we can't afford another bed.  But we didn't have a large budget for new things for the house, so we didn't want to blow it all on the sofa. 

We still needed a rug for the living room--we need to protect the carpet with our boy around.  Our rug that we had in San Antonio had many accidents done upon it by my dear departed dog, and it smelled.  Bad.  So we needed to replace that, and we had some other ideas, too.  Mostly upgrading our single person furniture to couple furniture.  You know, stuff that's a little nicer and built to last longer.

We actually found a fantastic deal on a sectional sofa, and we couldn't pass it up.  They were having a deal that if you paid in cash or credit card, they would pay the tax for you.  That savings alone tipped the scale in favor of the sofa.  Then, today we found a rug for only $40 that I think looks a lot more expensive than what we paid.  Once everything's furnished, I think it'll be a lot better, too.  We have our new armoire, new sofa, new rug . . .  Next I want a cocktail ottoman.  I saw one I want that's pretty cheap with free shipping, so that's probably what I'll do, but not until I've saved up some cash.  That's about it for our budget already. 

Well, that's the news for now.  Tomorrow's the walk-thru, then Tuesday is closing.  Hopefully all goes well and we can get out of here (the 1-bedroom apartment, I mean).  I don't feel super-well, and my wrists are a bit sore (carpal tunnel?) so I'm going to leave it here.  Take care, everyone.  I'll let you know how it goes.

R

My sweetest son, my lovely boy, my perky toddler is now 3 years old . . .  He has hit the big 0-3, what can I say?  In many ways it seems like he's been in my life forever, and in other ways it's like the time has flown.  What a darling boy, sweet, sweet sweetheart! 

I think he had a pretty good day today--spending the morning playing at grandma's, lunch at one of his favorite restaurants, a quick nap, then some great presents and cake!  We had planned on going to the zoo as well, but he was just wiped out before we had even finished with lunch!  But he had a nice racecar cake, he got a Blue's Clues DVD from grandpa in SA, Hi-Ho-Cherry-O game from Auntie CJ, an adjustable basketball hoop that could possibly last him until his preteens, and a great train table from Step 2 that has moulded plastic roads and railroad tracks, cars, trains, and a top that converts it to a craft or activity table and stores the cars and other toys inside.  It's really nice, and boy did he love it!  It's bigger than it looked in the picture.  He got an early present from mom in the form of a NASCAR blanket and car-shaped imitation-leather pillow.  But the table was a huge hit.  He wanted it pushed close to his bed so he could play with it as he dozed.  I hope he can get up in the morning.  I think he's sleeping--I don't hear anything.  But I can't be sure . . .  He's getting sneakier as he gets older . . .

Well, I am exhausted on many levels, but my mood is better.  I need to get some sleep to have another full Day of E tomorrow.  We are going to make another attempt at getting to the z - o - o.  I still want to walk through the house.  C saw it today and said it looked great!  He said it's pretty far along, too.  I guess so.  We have just over a week before closing.  Maybe I can see it tomorrow, too.

Blog ya soon, take care!
R

 . . . is not fun.

But my sis CJ is here, so we have to make room in this tiny apartment.  That means C and I sleep on the floor and give her the sofa.  E always has his own room and his own bed, but I can't fit into a tiny plastic racecar anyway, so . . .

I am sooooooo sleepy I can barely think, let alone type.  The floor is uncomfortable and makes my joints sore, which makes it difficult to sleep.  Then, last night, we had one of the loudest thunderstorms I can remember.  It was the storm that wouldn't end, let me tell ya.  Every time I thought it had quieted down, another series of blasts would hit, shaking the entire building and vibrating through the floor.  Normally I find thunderstorms soothing and easy to sleep through, but this one was a different story.  So I'm in desperate need of sleep while I have company here today.

Don't know what the plans are for today, but we will probably get coffee at some point.  CJ's friends are supposed to be in town fro England.  I guess they'll call her on her cell phone.  Then we'll probably meet them for lunch.  Probably not a good day for hiking or outdoor stuff, as I'm sure the ground is soaked and the weather is drizzly.  I'm sure we'll find something.

Anyway, mundane details.  Thanks for reading.  Take care.
R