our new home

Here are a couple picts of our new home. The upstairs living room, the kitchen and the outside view. I think we're getting settled--and well, we better be, since we're having company to sleep over tomorrow! :)

JaDell

I get to move tomorrow!!

I can't wait! It's like coming upon Christmas and the anticipation of the holiday! I am so excited! :)

Happy Thursday!

JaDell

Quick update...

Well, today is Tuesday, and on Wed we sign the papers, Thursday we do our final walk through and Friday at 5pm the home is ours! I am really getting excited, and anxious to have it all done! and, my cousin has asked me to tend her boys one more day a week, which means I really am not going to have to worry too much about money! Yeah! This will make things so much easier, and with me stuck at home, it means I wont be out spending. :)

Have a wonderful Memorial Weekend.

JaDell

A,B,C's of DH--thanks Mo, this was fun!

A, B, C's of my DH
A-ATV of choice? Ford F-150 super crew, with the long bed totally tricked out!
B-Born on? Dec 5
C-Cookies or Candy? Cookies...peanut butter or choc chip, he likes the ones I make with all the diff chips.
D-Date of Choice? taking a drive in the mountains.
E-Essential Item? a good pillow
F-Favorite Foods? a good steak and potatoes
G-Gas or Diesel vehicle? Gas
H-Hobbies? Hunting, and fishing.
I-Ice Cream Flavor? anything chocolate
J-Job? Gas Scheduler--don't ask, it's one of those jobs that no one knows about, but is still important. :)
K-Kids? 3 beauties. 2 boys, and 1 girl.
L-Last Vacation as a couple? well, before the kids came along, we went to Yellowstone, exotic, I know.
M-Morning person or night owl? Morning person
N- Number of siblings? 2 sisters & 3 brothers
O-OCD or sloppy? OCD, unfortunately for him, I am not so much. :)
P-Pet Peeves? those who don't follow through. Boise traffic.
Q-Quiet or Loud? more quiet. I know when is is really having a fun time though, he has a wonderful laugh!
R-Restaurant? Panda Express, Red Robin, Sizzler
S-Sports? He enjoys watching college ball, not the pros
U-Unknown Fact about him? He had meningitis the summer after he graduated from high school. He was one sick puppy.
V-Vegetables? not if he can help it.
W-Worst Habit? Not replacing the toilet paper and leaving an empty roll for poor, little ol' me!
X-Xtra Curricular activities in high school? Church ball, skiing, hunting.
Y-Your favorite things about him? He is a kind man, and very spiritual. I love that he loves to tease, and be happy.
Z-Zodiac Sign? Sagittarius is that how you spell it?

There you go, DH in a nutshell. :)

FHE

so DH has this great idea to head to the library last night. Yeah, knock me over with a feather, DH wants to go to the LIBRARY??? Impressive. :) So we decide to try the new one by where we live. The Collister branch. So we get over there, get all the kids out, get {a} in her front pack and walk to the door, pull on the handle, and... it's locked.Yup, they're closed on Mondays. So we crawl back in the van, and drive to the second closest branch--Garden City. and, yup, it's closed too! No, we don't have our phones and can't call the main branch to see if they're open. So we drive back home and get a phone to call. Yes! They're open. So we drive all the way downtown and pile out of the van and into the library. I decided to take the boys to the kids section and let DH happily search for a couple of books. When the boys each find 3 books and I find one ( I have been wanting something to read lately and decided that the Narnia series would be a good one... which, by the way, it is. I am half way through the first book already!) and we set off to find DH. Well, {K} is convinced that he needs to carry the too large, too long, overly heavy book bag up the stairs and then down the stairs again. Now, keep in mind that when carrying a bag down stairs it becomes too long and drags on the floor. and none of my suggestions to help are good ideas. {K} wants to carry the bag down by himself. Remember that {K} is just a little-bit and the stairs are already tall enough, let alone adding a too big , too long, too heavy bag to the mix. Needless to say, it was quite the ordeal. :)
But, I must say, I am thrilled that I now have a ton of books to read! I have 7 and 2 on the way from other Libraries! I can't wait.

So, DH wanted to have a treat after the Library, but needless to say, it was too late for treats. Maybe another time. I have been craving Boston Shakes!

Good job, DH! FHE completed. :)

:) Have a wonderful day,
JaDell

I just want to CRY!

I thought for sure that we were buying a home in the Goddard Ward which is still in the same stake. But, I just found out that we're in the Meridian East Stake, the 7th ward. and I could just cry! I know it will be fine, but I am now scared and nervous about ALL NEW things. This includes a new stake and ward and a new building to attend curch at, and a new house and new.... Oh man!

Ok, now I am going to stop crying and focus on the fun new house, and the great new ward, and the wonderful new building to attend church at..... :) Can you tell I'm trying??? :)

We got a house--just not the one I've been dreaming about...

for months now... it's another house that we found and have decided that it will be the home for us--for hoepfully a LONG time!! This moving stuff is for the birds... I hope to get a pict to show you, but for now you can know that we'll be moving the first weekend in June, and will have a home that is more than double our home on Wesley Dr. It's a 5 bd 2 bath home with almost a full basement. The bedrooms are all good sized and the backyard is really big. It doesn't have a sprinkler system, but quite honestly, DH would rather it that way so he can build it the way he wants...

So, for now that's all...

JaDell

Simple

I love simple cards. Along with loving antique looking cards, folk art style cards, busy cards. OK, I love them all! But for today, I love simple cards. This is one I made a while ago, but I love the basic simpleness of it. :) Have a Happy Thursday!

cute picture and house update

So, here is a super cute upclose picture of {a}, and one of {A} and {a}. I was trying to catch her looking up at the plant that she was laying under. I had layed her nearby, and she scooted over underneath the plant. And boy, was she fascinated! It was fun to see her expressions. When she noticed me, she gave me the sweetest smile. :) {a} is such a joy to me! {A} was "measuring" her to see how tall she was. He was using hats to see how many hats it takes to measure {a}. He is so sweet with little Miss Mae.

Ok, update on the house... no news!!! It is maddening! We have been waiting since the middle of March, and have been given 3 different "wait until" dates to hope for. Well, now they are saying that they have no idea when they will get to us! I am almost ready to give up! So, in the meantime, we have been looking at other homes and have found a real contender! The only real downfall this new house has is that it's not in our current ward. But, it's in the Stake which means it is still close to nearly everything. It also has a very large back yard, and a super great patio! It's a full basement and has all that we are looking for. It's a bit more than we want to pay, but maybe we can talk them down. :)

Until later...

JaDell

The SADDEST Easter picture ever...

I absolutely LOVE this picture. I took it before church on Easter Sunday, and while I was arranging the kids on the couch, {K} elbowed {A}--hense the sad face. and {a} just didn't want anyone but Mom. I love it because {A}'s face is just so expressive. :) Have a wonderful weekend.:)


JaDell

Preschool

we had our final day of preschool this week and we talked about the letter Z. I had the kids make masks of zoo animals. I thought you might like to see the final result. :)

the cutest little deer ever!!

Our dear friends the {T}'s gave us this adorable outfit for {a} for Christmas this year! I have been anxiously awaiting her to grow enough for her to wear it. Well, I think she's finally big enough. Isn't she the cutest???

We're in--Whew!

So, all along we've been planning on moving Sat am, and we have all the help lined out, right? Well, DH gets this wild hair to move on Friday eve. Why you ask? Because he had nothing better to do. Seriously! He had the time, and well, why not? I TRIED to convince him to wait, but no... so, he rounds up some friends to help at the last minute, and off we go! We finally got all done at 10pm, and I run to get dinner for DH and I (the boys thankfully went to a friends house for the eve and were fed there) while DH set up our bed. Now, I must admit with as much complaining I did about DH's great idea to move on Friday-- I am really grateful now. That allowed us all of Sat to get the bunkbeds put together--what a beast! and all the boxes unpacked. And, believe it or not, we're all done! I only have one box in {a}'s room to empty and organize her room a bit, and then I am settled--for a bit atleast!

Oh! That reminds me. So, on Friday we heard from the bank. They were supposed to let us know if they accept our offer on the house or not. Well, after waiting for 6 weeks already, they have informed us that it will be atleast another 5--count them, 5-- more weeks. We are definately losing out patience, quickly! Unfortunately, there isn't another home we like as well as this one, so waiting is the only choise for right now. Thankfully, we're renting my parents duplex and they seem pretty cool about letting us stay as long or as short time as needed. Which I am so grateful for, cuz imagine having to sign a lease--no thank you! :)

Off I go---must prepare preschool for tomorrow. Yes, I have that last week and this week in addition to all the moving madness. :)

JaDell

{A} the fashion designer...

...strikes again! :) I gave {A} the choice between two different outfits, and he chose to mix and match ending up with this. The shirt is one that I wore when I was a baby, It is bright yellow with embroidery on it, and it is obviously too small for {a}. The pants are pale blue and lime green stripes with purple flowers. Great job, {A}!! :)