Well hallelujah! We have finally moved in. OK – Let me just say that when I was living by myself and I moved (ok, ALL the times I moved), it just did NOT seem this difficult. At least, I don’t think it was. I should probably ask all the people who volunteered to help me. Maybe they would disagree. Nah.
We got the trailer all cleaned up and hope to keep the pee smell gone until we get rid of it. That’s why we haven’t shut the a/c off yet. SHOOOOWEEE – We can’t let that carpet get warm or the neighbors might even vacate. We are planning on donating it to charity. However, the trailer park that we live in wants to look at it. They think it looks good on the outside and may want to buy it if it looks good on the inside too. I hope they don’t look behind the couch that we left there to cover up the extra air conditioning that Norman decided to install right into our wall. (fingers crossed) Oh well, even if they don’t want to buy it, we already have a commitment from Charity Motors to take it away. We will be so glad when that trailer is gone.
I painted the full bathroom (medium sage green), our bedroom (mustard yellow), and the guest bedroom (orange). I am a walking paint sample right now. When anyone asks what colors we painted in the house, I just ask which room they want to see and point to the particular body part that is still displaying that color. It’s really easy to show them the guest room since I dumped a whole paint tray of it on me. Fortunately, the dump took place on the half of the room that I just happened to put a drop cloth on. It’s all over me. And what’s REALLY amazing is that I still look hot, even covered in paint…unbelievable. Ladies, don’t be too jealous. Some people can just wear paint better than others.
Man, I think I have extra muscles in my body that not everyone got when God created them. I hurt all over. Things that shouldn’t hurt are hurting. My arches are falling (in my feet, not my eyebrows), my forearms hurt, my TOES hurt…my butt even hurts. (Keep your comments to yourself). I creak and pop…unbelievable. Mark married a senior citizen. At least I age well.
So, now we’re poor. Not POOR poor, but poorer than we’d like to be. Don’t get me wrong, we are so grateful to God for His wonderful blessings on us. We are so blessed. We know He sent us this house. It’s just perfect for us. I can’t wait for everyone to see it. We will be taking pictures of it soon once we get it all put together and will send that link along to you all.
Norman and his daddy aren’t getting along very well right now. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want the house to smell like dog pee either…but Mark wants to beat the little thing to death when he pees. It doesn’t work with a dog like it does with a kid. Shoot, when we have kids, he can beat ‘em until their black and blue if they pee or poop on the carpet, but not Norman. I’m trying to get him to be patient – Norman is 8 months old and has been peeing in our trailer (unbeknownst to us, but still….). We can’t just expect him to stop doing that all of a sudden. So, we may be having a puppy adoption soon if things don’t get better. Not really – We’ll have a husband adoption before we have a puppy adoption. :0)
We have the nicest neighbors! Three different families have already come over and introduced themselves to us. In fact, one day, we came home and there were two potted geraniums on our front deck. We have no idea who put them there, but we are so glad that the neighborhood is nice. Now that we are settled, I want to bake some chocolate chip cookies and take them to all three, so that we cover all our bases.
I guess I’m done writing for now – These blogs are shorter now that I’m trying to keep up with them more often. No need for applause – Just lots and lots of love.
XOXOXOXOX-The Real Estate Princess
Monday, July 10, 2006
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Firecracker, Firecracker, Boom Boom Boom!
Happy 4th of July Everyone! I realize that it’s a day past, but we were away from our computers yesterday, so you get belated greetings.
Congratulations to US!! We closed on our house last Thursday. We now live like the middle-class live. You know, garbage disposal, ice maker, and no more rules and little notes stuck to our front door with a list of the rules we have most recently broken.
Mark and I had a really really fun 4th of July. We moved stuff into our new house. From 8:00 am until 10:00 pm last night, we, along with Mark’s brother Monty and his wife, Sue, packed and moved and packed and moved….Of course, it was me that started giving out around 6:00 pm. Everyone’s sweating and dirty and packing and lugging stuff around and huffing and puffing, and there I am in the front yard with a sour look on my face, whining about how I just can’t go on. Forget Monty and Mark who loaded up a queen size bed, a washer, a dryer, a refrigerator, two dressers, and a 36” television with the base, and then unloaded it at the new house…I simply could NOT go on. What people have to remember is that it takes a miracle to get me to focus on something for more than 5-10 minutes. I had to focus on packing and moving ALL DAY. Hello???? Their physical exertion was no comparison to my mental agony. (Keep your comments to yourselves).
We brought the couch to the new house and, Good News, it doesn’t look as bad with the carpet as we had anticipated. Our couch is plaid and the carpet is multi-colored. We were concerned, but it actually looks fine. Once we have everything settled, I will take pictures for you to see my fabulous paint jobs….oh yeah…I definitely should have been an artist. No one can turn a paint drip on a wall into art like I can. Good stuff.
On a less exciting note, my car finally kicked the bucket. Monty says we may have completely blown the once only leaking gasket. All I know, is it will most likely cost a lot of money. Of course it will. We just bought a house…And a stove…and a lot of paint…ugh. Oh well, fortunately, I serve a God who will find a way to take care of it. Hallelujah!!!
Norman absolutely loves the new back yard. He cannot believe he gets to run and not be jerked to a halt when he gets 16 feet away from me (when his leash runs out, for those of you reading this late in the day). :0) He has so much fun out there and is quickly making friends with the neighbor’s dog. His name is Churchill and he is big and he is male dominant. Norman hasn’t quite figured out that he isn’t the same size as Churchill. He just jaunts right up to the fence and sticks out his chest….and Churchill pees on him. And Norman tries to drink it. Norman really showed him who the new boss in town is…
Our neighbors all seem very nice, at least the ones we have met. Churchill’s parents live to one side of us. The husband’s name is Mark and he looks JUST LIKE my Mark. It’s quite funny. I looked out the window and at first thought Matt had stopped by.
The neighbors across the street seem nice too. Anne and Gary – Anne saw us outside the other day and came across the street and offered to baby-sit Norman while we got settled. I thought that was very nice of her. We’re a little protective of him because of a situation our friends got into, so we won’t just hand him over to anyone, but that was really thoughtful. She seemed almost as nice as me.
In other news, one of the worship leaders at our church, Ellsworth, is really excited about my CD. So much so, that he has contacted the owner of one of the local “Family Christian” Bookstores and asked if I could stand in the store and sing to promote the CD. Also, he is working with a friend of his to use their church to put on a concert for additional promotion of the CD. Down in Oklahoma, my mom and my God-mom, along with a few friends, are working hard selling the CDs in my home state. I am so blessed. I am just waiting for QVC to call me and get me on their show. Hold on, I think my phone is ringing….
OK, I’m back. That wasn’t QVC. It was RCA Records. I told them I couldn’t talk and would have to call them back because I was expecting a call from QVC. Now, where was I?
Well…I guess that’s it for now. I have to get back to work so we can make our house payment. Looks like it's mac n' cheese for the next couple of months! Being poor is gonna' be so fun.
I will put pictures up on my website when we get settled and you can see for yourself how adorable our house really is.
Love to you all –
I’m a Brick House
Congratulations to US!! We closed on our house last Thursday. We now live like the middle-class live. You know, garbage disposal, ice maker, and no more rules and little notes stuck to our front door with a list of the rules we have most recently broken.
Mark and I had a really really fun 4th of July. We moved stuff into our new house. From 8:00 am until 10:00 pm last night, we, along with Mark’s brother Monty and his wife, Sue, packed and moved and packed and moved….Of course, it was me that started giving out around 6:00 pm. Everyone’s sweating and dirty and packing and lugging stuff around and huffing and puffing, and there I am in the front yard with a sour look on my face, whining about how I just can’t go on. Forget Monty and Mark who loaded up a queen size bed, a washer, a dryer, a refrigerator, two dressers, and a 36” television with the base, and then unloaded it at the new house…I simply could NOT go on. What people have to remember is that it takes a miracle to get me to focus on something for more than 5-10 minutes. I had to focus on packing and moving ALL DAY. Hello???? Their physical exertion was no comparison to my mental agony. (Keep your comments to yourselves).
We brought the couch to the new house and, Good News, it doesn’t look as bad with the carpet as we had anticipated. Our couch is plaid and the carpet is multi-colored. We were concerned, but it actually looks fine. Once we have everything settled, I will take pictures for you to see my fabulous paint jobs….oh yeah…I definitely should have been an artist. No one can turn a paint drip on a wall into art like I can. Good stuff.
On a less exciting note, my car finally kicked the bucket. Monty says we may have completely blown the once only leaking gasket. All I know, is it will most likely cost a lot of money. Of course it will. We just bought a house…And a stove…and a lot of paint…ugh. Oh well, fortunately, I serve a God who will find a way to take care of it. Hallelujah!!!
Norman absolutely loves the new back yard. He cannot believe he gets to run and not be jerked to a halt when he gets 16 feet away from me (when his leash runs out, for those of you reading this late in the day). :0) He has so much fun out there and is quickly making friends with the neighbor’s dog. His name is Churchill and he is big and he is male dominant. Norman hasn’t quite figured out that he isn’t the same size as Churchill. He just jaunts right up to the fence and sticks out his chest….and Churchill pees on him. And Norman tries to drink it. Norman really showed him who the new boss in town is…
Our neighbors all seem very nice, at least the ones we have met. Churchill’s parents live to one side of us. The husband’s name is Mark and he looks JUST LIKE my Mark. It’s quite funny. I looked out the window and at first thought Matt had stopped by.
The neighbors across the street seem nice too. Anne and Gary – Anne saw us outside the other day and came across the street and offered to baby-sit Norman while we got settled. I thought that was very nice of her. We’re a little protective of him because of a situation our friends got into, so we won’t just hand him over to anyone, but that was really thoughtful. She seemed almost as nice as me.
In other news, one of the worship leaders at our church, Ellsworth, is really excited about my CD. So much so, that he has contacted the owner of one of the local “Family Christian” Bookstores and asked if I could stand in the store and sing to promote the CD. Also, he is working with a friend of his to use their church to put on a concert for additional promotion of the CD. Down in Oklahoma, my mom and my God-mom, along with a few friends, are working hard selling the CDs in my home state. I am so blessed. I am just waiting for QVC to call me and get me on their show. Hold on, I think my phone is ringing….
OK, I’m back. That wasn’t QVC. It was RCA Records. I told them I couldn’t talk and would have to call them back because I was expecting a call from QVC. Now, where was I?
Well…I guess that’s it for now. I have to get back to work so we can make our house payment. Looks like it's mac n' cheese for the next couple of months! Being poor is gonna' be so fun.
I will put pictures up on my website when we get settled and you can see for yourself how adorable our house really is.
Love to you all –
I’m a Brick House
Monday, June 26, 2006
Attention Please: We are now arriving at The Real World International Airport - Welcome to The Real World
Well, once again, I have failed my loyal readers in keeping up with this blog. I continue to strive for blog excellence…stick with me. We have sure had a lot going on lately. Sometimes, I feel loonier than a crap house rat…
Mark started a new job at the beginning of April. He left New Horizons, where he was a Network Administrator, and went to work for Backbone Networks, which is a network consulting company. The greatest thing about his job is that his boss is a very faithful Christian. He is a very honorable man and Mark has really enjoyed working for him. This man and his wife give something like 60% of their profits from this company to missions – that should tell you something right there. It has been a tough transition for Mark, since the structure of his working environment is completely different from what he’s used to, but God is revealing himself slowly and Mark has been so patient in hanging in there. I am so proud of Mark for sticking it out, because the change was very tough for him, and quitting seemed ideal so many times. It’s getting better and better and we both know that this is where God wants him.
As most of you have heard by now, MY STINKIN’ CD IS FINISHED!!! Woohoo!!! It took so much longer than I had originally planned. Good night – I thought it would never get done, but alas, it is, and I am even selling them online at my website, http://www.princessrhonda.com/ . If you haven’t purchased yours yet, you better hop to it. They’re flying off the shelf like hotcakes…I started out with 1,000 and I only have about 900 or so left…Get ‘em while they’re hot. Yep. Sizzlin’ hot.
Mark and I close on our new house this Thursday. I can’t believe we’re finally homeowners. It’s been a bit overwhelming at times, but still very exciting. My all time favorite part of the whole process was when I got to sit down with the lender last Friday on my afternoon off and explain all the bad stuff on my credit report. I am telling you, THAT was fun. It probably wouldn’t be quite as fun for someone who didn’t go through the “young and stupid” phase, but I fortunately did, so it was a blast. So much fun, it was, that I just may refer to it again in future blogs. Keep your eyes peeled for that one.
And what’s even better news than the house is that my car is about to die. Now, how’s THAT for timing? How does it always happen that way? You go and commit to a big purchase and then something expensive and necessary breaks. The booger in that nose is that I think my car was trying to tell us something was wrong several months ago, but we didn’t get the message. On my way home from work one day, my battery light came on. I got home later that night and my check engine light came on too. SO, we went and had the battery tested. It said it was dead, so we bought the expensive one since that was the problem. Oh wait, silly us. It wasn’t the problem. We put it in and the lights stayed on, so we went and purchased a new alternator since that obviously had to be the problem…no, not so much. Lights are still on. We couldn’t figure it out so we just kept driving it. Well, my car started overheating last week. We figured out that coolant was leaking into the engine. So, we did what any poor person would do, we went and bought a bottle of Bar’s Leak and poured it in to plug up those holes. I guess it worked, except it missed a hole and now it’s leaking out of the car too. Good stuff.
Mark and I are doing great! Marriage is more work than I could have imagined and I have learned that I'm a lot more selfish than I could have imagined. To all of you who knew this a long time ago, thanks for giving me the heads up. Geez o pete. What a stinky thing to learn about yourself. Mark and I are both really set in our ways, but I love being married to him and things are awesome and getting awesomer everyday.
Norman is also doing great. He's our little nightmare - I'm amazed that he was so sick at one time, because you would never know it now. The only time he throws up now is when he has chewed up and eaten too much of our shoe linings or tags off our clothes or toilet paper...a little puppy's tummy can only handle so much of that stuff at one time. We thought we might breed him once before getting him fixed, but have decided against that. We are going to have to get the little horn dog fixed, as he humps anything he can get his little paws on.
God bless you all. I love you and miss you all so much (unless you are here in Michigan, and then I don’t miss you, but I do love you.) Take care of yourselves…keep in touch.
Hugs and Misses….
The Princess of the Real World
Mark started a new job at the beginning of April. He left New Horizons, where he was a Network Administrator, and went to work for Backbone Networks, which is a network consulting company. The greatest thing about his job is that his boss is a very faithful Christian. He is a very honorable man and Mark has really enjoyed working for him. This man and his wife give something like 60% of their profits from this company to missions – that should tell you something right there. It has been a tough transition for Mark, since the structure of his working environment is completely different from what he’s used to, but God is revealing himself slowly and Mark has been so patient in hanging in there. I am so proud of Mark for sticking it out, because the change was very tough for him, and quitting seemed ideal so many times. It’s getting better and better and we both know that this is where God wants him.
As most of you have heard by now, MY STINKIN’ CD IS FINISHED!!! Woohoo!!! It took so much longer than I had originally planned. Good night – I thought it would never get done, but alas, it is, and I am even selling them online at my website, http://www.princessrhonda.com/ . If you haven’t purchased yours yet, you better hop to it. They’re flying off the shelf like hotcakes…I started out with 1,000 and I only have about 900 or so left…Get ‘em while they’re hot. Yep. Sizzlin’ hot.
Mark and I close on our new house this Thursday. I can’t believe we’re finally homeowners. It’s been a bit overwhelming at times, but still very exciting. My all time favorite part of the whole process was when I got to sit down with the lender last Friday on my afternoon off and explain all the bad stuff on my credit report. I am telling you, THAT was fun. It probably wouldn’t be quite as fun for someone who didn’t go through the “young and stupid” phase, but I fortunately did, so it was a blast. So much fun, it was, that I just may refer to it again in future blogs. Keep your eyes peeled for that one.
And what’s even better news than the house is that my car is about to die. Now, how’s THAT for timing? How does it always happen that way? You go and commit to a big purchase and then something expensive and necessary breaks. The booger in that nose is that I think my car was trying to tell us something was wrong several months ago, but we didn’t get the message. On my way home from work one day, my battery light came on. I got home later that night and my check engine light came on too. SO, we went and had the battery tested. It said it was dead, so we bought the expensive one since that was the problem. Oh wait, silly us. It wasn’t the problem. We put it in and the lights stayed on, so we went and purchased a new alternator since that obviously had to be the problem…no, not so much. Lights are still on. We couldn’t figure it out so we just kept driving it. Well, my car started overheating last week. We figured out that coolant was leaking into the engine. So, we did what any poor person would do, we went and bought a bottle of Bar’s Leak and poured it in to plug up those holes. I guess it worked, except it missed a hole and now it’s leaking out of the car too. Good stuff.
Mark and I are doing great! Marriage is more work than I could have imagined and I have learned that I'm a lot more selfish than I could have imagined. To all of you who knew this a long time ago, thanks for giving me the heads up. Geez o pete. What a stinky thing to learn about yourself. Mark and I are both really set in our ways, but I love being married to him and things are awesome and getting awesomer everyday.
Norman is also doing great. He's our little nightmare - I'm amazed that he was so sick at one time, because you would never know it now. The only time he throws up now is when he has chewed up and eaten too much of our shoe linings or tags off our clothes or toilet paper...a little puppy's tummy can only handle so much of that stuff at one time. We thought we might breed him once before getting him fixed, but have decided against that. We are going to have to get the little horn dog fixed, as he humps anything he can get his little paws on.
God bless you all. I love you and miss you all so much (unless you are here in Michigan, and then I don’t miss you, but I do love you.) Take care of yourselves…keep in touch.
Hugs and Misses….
The Princess of the Real World
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Time Sure Does Fly!
I cannot believe it has been so long since my last post - Wow, I bet all my readers and fans are just beside themselves. Yeah. Complete dilirium, I'm sure. There has been so much that happened since I last posted (like Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Groundhog Day) geez o' pete. Where do I start?
Christmas was awesome! Mark and I flew down for a week for Christmas. It was a really busy trip but I had a lot of fun. I don't know how much fun Mark had, but he was a really good sport about it! When we got back from Oklahoma, we got our little puppy, Norman. He's a miniature dachshund. However, after only three days, he got very sick and was diagnosed with Parvo Virus. It's horrible. A lot of puppies don't live through it, but our little Normy did! He's a tough little boot, that's for sure. While we were tending to him, we received the horrible news that my step-father had been in a work-related accident and had passed away. We packed up the Saturn and hit the road. We were in Oklahoma for another week for his funeral. By the time we got back, Norman was as good as new! He is the most amazing dog. Two weeks later, I got another call that my grandmom Davis (my daddy's mother) had passed away at the amazing age of 102! This time, I went to Oklahoma by myself, since Mark had never had the opportunity to meet her. I was only there for a weekend, but it was so great to see all my cousins on my daddy's side. This was the first time since my Granddad Davis' funeral that we were ALL together. It was nice having the opportunity to catch up with them. By the looks of things, I was concerned that the year might not be such a good one, but it appears to have cleared up and all is well!
Norman just started obedience school. We had to give a lot of thought to whether we wanted him to go or not. He is, after all, special needs, and we didn't want the other kids making fun of him and his retarded toes. Ultimately, we felt it was the best thing for him. His first class went very well, and so far, we haven't been kicked out. We'll just have to see. Normy kind of likes to do his own thing and doesn't listen very well (at all). He's kind of like his daddy (ahem). He certainly has his mommy's attention span. He can't focus on anything to save his life. Bless his heart, I don't know how he ever completes a poop with the lack of concentration he has. However, no worries, pooping is one thing he has perfected (and ALL THE TIME). I seriously think he poops more than most big dogs. I don't understand where it all comes from. I think he got that from his daddy too. I will keep you posted ~
He's scheduled to have his manhood removed the Monday before Mother's Day. We will also be removing his retarded toes. I think this will be a real boost to his self-esteem. Well, one will cancel out the other. Neuter takes him down. Retarded toes gone boosts him up. Hopefully, he will see it logically: "I don't have my balls anymore, BUT I also don't have retarded toes." Keep your fingers crossed.
Mark has started a new job. It's in the computer field, but completely different from anything he's ever done before, which has been quite an adjustment for him. Keep him in your prayers. Keep me in your prayers while you're at it.
My CD is finished and in the works of being reproduced and packaged. I am hoping to have it by the time I come to Oklahoma for Mother's Day. It turned out ok. I am pretty critical of myself, so I quit listening to it because everytime I listened to it, I found more and more mistakes. I was making myself nuts.
Mark and I will be buying a house this year. That is so exciting for us! It will be great to have a place for Normy to run around and us too. We need more room. Well, I need more room. I have used up my share and Mark's too and I'm still looking for more.
Just a few more months until my birthday! Don't forget!!!!
Well, I guess that's all I will write for now. I am back in the flow and good to go. I will write more soon. I am getting my website up and running. Check it out:
www.princessrhonda.com
Love to you all -
The Princess
Christmas was awesome! Mark and I flew down for a week for Christmas. It was a really busy trip but I had a lot of fun. I don't know how much fun Mark had, but he was a really good sport about it! When we got back from Oklahoma, we got our little puppy, Norman. He's a miniature dachshund. However, after only three days, he got very sick and was diagnosed with Parvo Virus. It's horrible. A lot of puppies don't live through it, but our little Normy did! He's a tough little boot, that's for sure. While we were tending to him, we received the horrible news that my step-father had been in a work-related accident and had passed away. We packed up the Saturn and hit the road. We were in Oklahoma for another week for his funeral. By the time we got back, Norman was as good as new! He is the most amazing dog. Two weeks later, I got another call that my grandmom Davis (my daddy's mother) had passed away at the amazing age of 102! This time, I went to Oklahoma by myself, since Mark had never had the opportunity to meet her. I was only there for a weekend, but it was so great to see all my cousins on my daddy's side. This was the first time since my Granddad Davis' funeral that we were ALL together. It was nice having the opportunity to catch up with them. By the looks of things, I was concerned that the year might not be such a good one, but it appears to have cleared up and all is well!
Norman just started obedience school. We had to give a lot of thought to whether we wanted him to go or not. He is, after all, special needs, and we didn't want the other kids making fun of him and his retarded toes. Ultimately, we felt it was the best thing for him. His first class went very well, and so far, we haven't been kicked out. We'll just have to see. Normy kind of likes to do his own thing and doesn't listen very well (at all). He's kind of like his daddy (ahem). He certainly has his mommy's attention span. He can't focus on anything to save his life. Bless his heart, I don't know how he ever completes a poop with the lack of concentration he has. However, no worries, pooping is one thing he has perfected (and ALL THE TIME). I seriously think he poops more than most big dogs. I don't understand where it all comes from. I think he got that from his daddy too. I will keep you posted ~
He's scheduled to have his manhood removed the Monday before Mother's Day. We will also be removing his retarded toes. I think this will be a real boost to his self-esteem. Well, one will cancel out the other. Neuter takes him down. Retarded toes gone boosts him up. Hopefully, he will see it logically: "I don't have my balls anymore, BUT I also don't have retarded toes." Keep your fingers crossed.
Mark has started a new job. It's in the computer field, but completely different from anything he's ever done before, which has been quite an adjustment for him. Keep him in your prayers. Keep me in your prayers while you're at it.
My CD is finished and in the works of being reproduced and packaged. I am hoping to have it by the time I come to Oklahoma for Mother's Day. It turned out ok. I am pretty critical of myself, so I quit listening to it because everytime I listened to it, I found more and more mistakes. I was making myself nuts.
Mark and I will be buying a house this year. That is so exciting for us! It will be great to have a place for Normy to run around and us too. We need more room. Well, I need more room. I have used up my share and Mark's too and I'm still looking for more.
Just a few more months until my birthday! Don't forget!!!!
Well, I guess that's all I will write for now. I am back in the flow and good to go. I will write more soon. I am getting my website up and running. Check it out:
www.princessrhonda.com
Love to you all -
The Princess
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