I didn’t mean to but then I found this house

So. We’re putting an offer on a house. I really like this house. I hope very strongly they accept our offer. And that our Hilton house sells quickly. I will be disappointed if the master plan doesn’t work out.

And by master plan I mean totally throwing our original and backup plan of selling our house and getting an apartment out the window.  However getting rid of debt is still an intregal part of current plan.

I think being impulsive may be taking years off my life. We don’t even have the paperwork for the offer with their realtor yet. (We’ve been playing tag with our realtor all weekend) and I’m already nervous and keyed up. I Really Really like this house.

Ok. Deep breathing. I know that if we don’t get it that there will be equally awesome houses out there and I will love the next one JUST as much. But still. Totally nervous and hyper.

Did I also mention that this is the week before our HUGE inspection at work. I’m working overtime all week and feeling super crazy and stressed out? Yeah, feel bad for Brian. Because I’m sure that I’m a little difficult to live with right now.

happy; indifferent; and Sad

So big news today. The baby slept for 7+ hours.  I put her down around 10:30 last night and **I woke her!** at 6:30am.  This means that I slept for 7 whole contiguous hours. Wow. Seriously people, sleep is important.

Jeffrey continues to recover. I’m starting to think that the refrain of “my mouth hurts” is more due to attention than to pain. Thank God because I am getting tired of all this. He’s gone two nights now without waking up for pain medication and is slowly becoming less miserable in the mornings.

We were supposed to go to my mom’s this weekend and take the kids to Idlewild Park but a whole host of things made this less than possible. First, we are not done getting the house ready to sell and I really want to get that finished. Second, my father has gigs Friday, Saturday and Sunday so he wasn’t going to be able to go with us. And the whole point was that we could all go together. Last, unfortunately my great Uncle Stu died and his funeral is going to be on Saturday.  So. Now we are meeting my Dad in Erie tonight and transferring my Mom to him.

We’ve been told to not worry about the funeral.  And I tend to agree that dragging two children to a funeral is probably not the greatest idea. But I’m still feeling bad about it. I loved my uncle. He was living in a home near Pittsburgh and we tried to stop and visit every chance we had.  Unfortunately he wasn’t able to meet Elena but we took Jeffrey to visit several times and tried our best. He’ll be missed. He was a good man. He was always good to me and my parents. It was a long battle for him and while I’ll mourn, I truly hope that he’ll be at peace now.

Eight

love is
knowing that eight years have passed
and it feels like forever
and it feels like yesterday 

It’s the rush of raw emotion
and the quiet simmer of desire
knowing that time and age and looks
Hold no sway 

Love is
in the softness of your touch
the quiet of your eyes
the warmth of your hand
in mine.

love is
hearing our child in the night
knowing I have a Partner
to share, to help
to ride the steep curves
of life

love is
Eight years until forever
I loved you once
I love you now
I love you always
My partner. My friend
My husband.

 

Happy Anniversary Brian. I love  you.
May there be many more years to follow.

4 month picture links

We had pictures taken this weekend, last weekend, at the beginning of this month. Thanks to Scott!! And you can see pictures here. You have to make a login if you want to see them and there’s a password as well. Email me (danimeehan at gmail dot com) if you want the password and to see the pictures.

Anywho. I love the pictures. They are fabulous and fantastic. I have adorable children.

Girl news with a side of boy

Ok. WordPress changed up their website and I was completely flummoxed on how to login to the blog and and publish a post.
This could be less about their confusing new look and more about my lack of sleep.

Anywho. Little girl had her 4 month visit.

• Weighs in at 14lbs 6oz. 75th percentile
• Height of 25 and 3/4 inches.  95th percentile

Yes. My daughter is giant. And adorable. We’ve been sitting her in her Bumbo chair so that she can visit with us while we work on the house and she almost gets stuck in it because of her little fat legs. She had such a great day yesterday. We painted the upstairs room while she watched us and grooved to Bon Jovi. She sat for almost 3 hours without complaint. It was great, we got so much done and still gave her attention and some love.

Jeffrey is recovering from his adnoid and tonsilectomy. The refrain “my mouth hurts” is now becoming a painful reminder to all the adults that he is all D-R-A-M-A, all the time. I’m not saying that it isn’t hurting him but he’s still getting pain medication and if he can eat a candy necklace or an M&M without pain? I find it hard to believe that oatmeal, soup or a popsicle hurts. Whatever, this too shall pass. I am eagerly awaiting the return of my tough little guy.

If only the whining would go away with the pain.