I can't stand the waiting part. I've never had a high level of patience. Being a dispatcher for 6 years took what little bit I had, and flushed it down the toilet. I'm getting better, but still not any where close to where I'd like to be. I want things now now now. Like this move, I want to be on the road already. I'm sick of this heat. I hate not being able to go out in the garage and work on something I have to work on because its so hot. Not so much that I can't stand the heat, I can take it for awhile, but alot of the products I use are kinda heat sensitive, and this hot air makes it hard to work with. Oh well, patience right! BAH!
We are down to 40 days now, thats not to bad. Although it will feel like an eternity, I'm sure it will go by quickly.
We spoke to our friends Steve and Ronda yesterday, and it was nice to hear excitement in their voices that we were coming back. If they are even half as excited about it as we are, then I know for sure Steve is close to wetting his pants. Other than family, I miss them the most. They by far what I would call my best friends. I can't wait to give them both hugs. Steven will no doubt try and slip me the tongue too.
I'm hoping to get back on the BOEC softball team too come spring time. I really enjoy playing that, glad I didn't stick with it here though, I've driven past that park and those freaks actually get out and play when its 110 degrees outside! INSANE!!!
Well, I'm off to Home Depot for some lag bolts. I had to build a new base for my table saw, turns out the flimsy metal legs on the factory version, wasn't meant to have wheels attached to it and the thing was caving in...would have sucked if it happened during use.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
T-Minus 43 days...
Thats right, we are going for it. August 31st is the end of our lease, and its the end of our inhabitation of the surface of the Sun.
Today we called up Southwest airlines where we had purchased plane tickets for a vacation we had planned in late September, early October and found out about switching some plane tickets around. We are flying Crystals Mom Judy down on August 16th, and she will spend a few days with us, then August 20th, Crystal, Judy and Elliot will fly back to Portland and start looking for a place for us to live in. Then August 31st, Crystals Dad Ernie will be flying down here, to help me drive one of our vehicles back up with me. We will likely depart on Saturday September 1st, and can hopefully make the drive in 2 days again. If not, getting into town on Monday wouldn't be so bad either. End the end, we were able to trade in our tickets, and spent a bank busting 99.50 to buy the extra tickets :) Not to shabby!
One of our goals was to try and get a small business loan to buy Seattle, but since we haven't been in business for more than 2 years, the bank told us to pound sand. So, I sent an email to Kent Weathersby (he's the head honcho we got the business from) and asked what he thought about financing the purchase of the new city on his own, and I'd just make monthly payments to him. Being the God sent blessing that he is, he agreed to this. So, once we get up there, and get the fax machine plugged in, we can announce that we are taking claims in all 3 major cities, Portland, Vancouver, and Seattle! WOOT!!!!
I think we are going to be really busy, so Ronda, I really truly hope you might be interested in making some extra money and coming to work for me. If not, thats ok too, perhaps Big Mike might want to make a little extra dough and I can put him to work, or if things really pan out, both of you.
Stay tuned for more details as they unfold. I'm off to work, have an early departure time in the morning for a job. With any luck I'll be able to fall asleep soon. Pretty active thunderstorm rolling through right now making a heck of a racket.
Today we called up Southwest airlines where we had purchased plane tickets for a vacation we had planned in late September, early October and found out about switching some plane tickets around. We are flying Crystals Mom Judy down on August 16th, and she will spend a few days with us, then August 20th, Crystal, Judy and Elliot will fly back to Portland and start looking for a place for us to live in. Then August 31st, Crystals Dad Ernie will be flying down here, to help me drive one of our vehicles back up with me. We will likely depart on Saturday September 1st, and can hopefully make the drive in 2 days again. If not, getting into town on Monday wouldn't be so bad either. End the end, we were able to trade in our tickets, and spent a bank busting 99.50 to buy the extra tickets :) Not to shabby!
One of our goals was to try and get a small business loan to buy Seattle, but since we haven't been in business for more than 2 years, the bank told us to pound sand. So, I sent an email to Kent Weathersby (he's the head honcho we got the business from) and asked what he thought about financing the purchase of the new city on his own, and I'd just make monthly payments to him. Being the God sent blessing that he is, he agreed to this. So, once we get up there, and get the fax machine plugged in, we can announce that we are taking claims in all 3 major cities, Portland, Vancouver, and Seattle! WOOT!!!!
I think we are going to be really busy, so Ronda, I really truly hope you might be interested in making some extra money and coming to work for me. If not, thats ok too, perhaps Big Mike might want to make a little extra dough and I can put him to work, or if things really pan out, both of you.
Stay tuned for more details as they unfold. I'm off to work, have an early departure time in the morning for a job. With any luck I'll be able to fall asleep soon. Pretty active thunderstorm rolling through right now making a heck of a racket.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Catching Up
Crickeys! It's been about a month since I've posted. Lots of things happening since then. We had a nice Father's Day lounging around at home and on the Monday afterwards, we packed Peanut up for an evening with his grandparents and Mike and I went to the Police concert. Boy, are those boys looking their age. It still was one of the better concerts I've seen and we both really enjoyed it. The ride home sucked, at least I think it did since I fell asleep and Mike had to drive.
Not much has been happening around here. We're in the 3rd month of 100+ degree days so Peanut and I spend A LOT of time indoors, being cranky with each other. I've had wicked morning sickness, the stomach flu, exhaustion, and a head/chest cold that took 2 weeks to recover from. Finally, for about 10 days, I'm feeling normal again.
We had a great trip home to stay with Mom and Dad. I was so tired the entire time that I rested, let Peanut play outside, let Mom and Dad take care of him for me, and laid around reading and forcing myself to finish my school work. It was a week I desperately needed. Flying by myself with Peanut was a challenge. Toddler, stroller, backpack full of diaper bag stuff, toys and snacks, and my purse, and a car seat are not things easily carried through the airport by one person. We made it though and next time would be easier since Mike is going to be with us.
No plans yet on when we're moving out of this horrible state and back to normal weather. Looking towards October now, but plans change weekly, and it depends on our cash flow.
The baby is doing well. Heard the heartbeat again yesterday and have our sonogram scheduled for 8/13. Original plans were to find out the sex, but not tell anyone else and let it be a surprise. But Mike would burst trying to keep a secret, I'd yell at him when he let it slip, and Mom wouldn't stop nagging me until I caved and told her....so new plan. We've decided not to find out the sex of the baby until he/she is born. So take that Mom. We won't even know, unless we figure it out from looking at the screen when measurements are being done. Hahahaha!
School started this week for me again. Thank God that last horrible term is over. I have 2 more terms to go and then I'm done. So in January, I'll officially be educated with a college degree that I won't use unless I'm forced to go back into the real world workplace.
Peanut is due to wake up anytime from his nap and I gotta get his lunch ready. Here's a few pictures from June.
TTFN ~Crys
Discovering dirt is good and rocks are fun to sit on and play with.
Riding with Poppy on the best thing ever that must be touched and grunted at every time we went outside.
Looking so grown up in his overalls and tenny shoes that he doesn't were at home cuz it's so dang hot. And perfecting being master of the BBQ'er.
Not much has been happening around here. We're in the 3rd month of 100+ degree days so Peanut and I spend A LOT of time indoors, being cranky with each other. I've had wicked morning sickness, the stomach flu, exhaustion, and a head/chest cold that took 2 weeks to recover from. Finally, for about 10 days, I'm feeling normal again.
We had a great trip home to stay with Mom and Dad. I was so tired the entire time that I rested, let Peanut play outside, let Mom and Dad take care of him for me, and laid around reading and forcing myself to finish my school work. It was a week I desperately needed. Flying by myself with Peanut was a challenge. Toddler, stroller, backpack full of diaper bag stuff, toys and snacks, and my purse, and a car seat are not things easily carried through the airport by one person. We made it though and next time would be easier since Mike is going to be with us.
No plans yet on when we're moving out of this horrible state and back to normal weather. Looking towards October now, but plans change weekly, and it depends on our cash flow.
The baby is doing well. Heard the heartbeat again yesterday and have our sonogram scheduled for 8/13. Original plans were to find out the sex, but not tell anyone else and let it be a surprise. But Mike would burst trying to keep a secret, I'd yell at him when he let it slip, and Mom wouldn't stop nagging me until I caved and told her....so new plan. We've decided not to find out the sex of the baby until he/she is born. So take that Mom. We won't even know, unless we figure it out from looking at the screen when measurements are being done. Hahahaha!
School started this week for me again. Thank God that last horrible term is over. I have 2 more terms to go and then I'm done. So in January, I'll officially be educated with a college degree that I won't use unless I'm forced to go back into the real world workplace.
Peanut is due to wake up anytime from his nap and I gotta get his lunch ready. Here's a few pictures from June.
TTFN ~Crys
After swimming at Todd and Joy's.
Discovering dirt is good and rocks are fun to sit on and play with.
Riding with Poppy on the best thing ever that must be touched and grunted at every time we went outside.
Looking so grown up in his overalls and tenny shoes that he doesn't were at home cuz it's so dang hot. And perfecting being master of the BBQ'er.
Monday, July 16, 2007
The big 34...
It happened, I'm old. Or I feel old anyway. Actually, I don't feel any older now than I did last week. Maybe thats how it happens, you just go along, feeling normal, then one day, some kid on the street yells, "out of the way old man", and you whip around so fast you tweak your neck to see who the little turd is talking too, and realize it's you. His youthful legs carry him away on his bike before you can catch him and show him that with your age you've learned the most effective places to strike in order to create the most pain. Like smashing his youthful little face in...but I digress.
Yesterday was my 34th birthday. How did this happen? Didn't I just turn 13 like 6 months ago? Maybe thats my mental age, a mid puberty adolescent....that would explain why fart jokes are still so funny to me.
Growing old stinks. It's right up there with going to the fridge to get that bit of left over whatever you fancy, and finding mold on it. Or like running late for an important meeting, and realizing you have no clean underwear in the drawer. Or pushing the button on the vending machine for one kind of soda, and getting the kind you hate more than any other soda, and having no more change in your pocket. I could go on and on and on, but I'm sure you get the point. I'm too young for my mid life crisis, so I have to trudge along for a bit more before I can really start to complain too much. Still, its never to early to start researching what kind of sports car I want to have.
Yesterday was my 34th birthday. How did this happen? Didn't I just turn 13 like 6 months ago? Maybe thats my mental age, a mid puberty adolescent....that would explain why fart jokes are still so funny to me.
Growing old stinks. It's right up there with going to the fridge to get that bit of left over whatever you fancy, and finding mold on it. Or like running late for an important meeting, and realizing you have no clean underwear in the drawer. Or pushing the button on the vending machine for one kind of soda, and getting the kind you hate more than any other soda, and having no more change in your pocket. I could go on and on and on, but I'm sure you get the point. I'm too young for my mid life crisis, so I have to trudge along for a bit more before I can really start to complain too much. Still, its never to early to start researching what kind of sports car I want to have.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Happy birthday America! 231 years old!
Ok, I know I'm posting this on July 3rd, but thats just cause I felt like doing it early.
Pretty amazing it only took such a short amount of time to take this country from what our fore fathers had dreams of it being, to the reality TV-drunk heiress in jail-school violence place that is it today, way to go America! How about we start dealing with people the way we did back in our countries beginning. You do something wrong, off you go...or off goes your head, which ever. Bah, enough of that rant.
Everyone in the house is sick right now. It sucks. Last week when Crystal and Elliot came back from visiting the NW, Elliot had a little cough going. Then, the next day, that cough became a big cough and Crystal had the little cough. A few days go by, and now I have the cough. I hope whoever made Elliot sick has a raging case of the crabs soon.
We had planned on going up to my Dads house for the 4th, but they are going on vacation next week, and it hardly seems fair to make them sick before they leave. So, now we are going to sit around the house and likely just watch TV or something.
Things are still on track for moving, we just have to put our heads together and decide how much money we need to have saved up before we go. Next week I'll be going into the bank and talking to them about a business loan to purchase the Seattle branch, and with any luck can talk them into giving a little bit extra so that we will have money to live on. I don't think there will be a problem with work coming in up there, but Crystal being the head of the Office of Financial Dealings, she thinks she gets to make the decision. Last time I checked its my business card that says El Presidente on it, and not hers! Oh well, I don't want to put us in a bind either, so its better that we have some set aside.
We have about a months worth of bills money saved now, so hopefully we can sock away another months worth in the next 2 months and that will be enough for her to relax and we will go. I've been checking on prices for moving trucks, they sure are spendy. Looks like we will be paying about the same price we did when we came down, so at least it hasn't gone thru the roof over the last year. I want to get rid of some of the junk we have around here and hopefully that will allow us to downsize and get a smaller truck too. If I get a smaller truck, and can get my Dad down here to help us load it, we will be set. I swear, he can get make a 4 bedroom house fit into a pick up truck if he had too, its amazing. I call him the moving truck Nazi.
Well, off to do a job now, everyone else is still sleeping. Lucky them :)
Pretty amazing it only took such a short amount of time to take this country from what our fore fathers had dreams of it being, to the reality TV-drunk heiress in jail-school violence place that is it today, way to go America! How about we start dealing with people the way we did back in our countries beginning. You do something wrong, off you go...or off goes your head, which ever. Bah, enough of that rant.
Everyone in the house is sick right now. It sucks. Last week when Crystal and Elliot came back from visiting the NW, Elliot had a little cough going. Then, the next day, that cough became a big cough and Crystal had the little cough. A few days go by, and now I have the cough. I hope whoever made Elliot sick has a raging case of the crabs soon.
We had planned on going up to my Dads house for the 4th, but they are going on vacation next week, and it hardly seems fair to make them sick before they leave. So, now we are going to sit around the house and likely just watch TV or something.
Things are still on track for moving, we just have to put our heads together and decide how much money we need to have saved up before we go. Next week I'll be going into the bank and talking to them about a business loan to purchase the Seattle branch, and with any luck can talk them into giving a little bit extra so that we will have money to live on. I don't think there will be a problem with work coming in up there, but Crystal being the head of the Office of Financial Dealings, she thinks she gets to make the decision. Last time I checked its my business card that says El Presidente on it, and not hers! Oh well, I don't want to put us in a bind either, so its better that we have some set aside.
We have about a months worth of bills money saved now, so hopefully we can sock away another months worth in the next 2 months and that will be enough for her to relax and we will go. I've been checking on prices for moving trucks, they sure are spendy. Looks like we will be paying about the same price we did when we came down, so at least it hasn't gone thru the roof over the last year. I want to get rid of some of the junk we have around here and hopefully that will allow us to downsize and get a smaller truck too. If I get a smaller truck, and can get my Dad down here to help us load it, we will be set. I swear, he can get make a 4 bedroom house fit into a pick up truck if he had too, its amazing. I call him the moving truck Nazi.
Well, off to do a job now, everyone else is still sleeping. Lucky them :)
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