Mucho Dinero

Well we made a couple of hundred dollars at the yard sale. Not bad. We didn't put much work into it. We had been setting aside things for the last several months. I got everything out the day before and got up around 5 that morning to set everything up. I wanted to make sure the majority of things were done before Chuck got up. I think the hardest thing was worrying about how the day was going to turn out.

I prepared myself for my difficult two year old. I put his table in the driveway. I already had his drinks ready and his cereal. I made the sidewalk paint and found a coloring book he hadn't seen in a while. He thought he was in heaven getting to spend the entire day outside.

I sold the first thing around 6:30. Chuck didn't sleep in much and got up at 7. I put shoes on him and let him eat his cereal and run around in his jammies. I was so so so proud of the little guy. My worry was that he would see everything in Nellie's yard across the street and want to go over there. He did try and escape once. He got on his 4 wheeler and tried to ride down the hill in Ginger's yard. He cried but then got over it. The rest of the time he ran around in our yard. Our next door neighbors who are 2 and 5 came over and ran in and out of the back yard and house and Chuck was happy to follow. Chuck ate some lunch outside and around noon went down for a nap. WHile he napped I was able to clean up and put everything away. After naps, we went across the street, like I had promised, and played with Nellie.

Daddy made it home from Texarkana around 5:30 so we ordered some crawfish and had an impromptu crawfish boil with our neighbors. Chuck went down around 8 and slept until 8 the next day. ( So excited I got to sleep in.)

The yard sale wore us out. Chuck and I laid around on the couch all day yesterday except for one little jaunt outside. He was such a snuggle monkey yesterday. I could hardly keep my eyes open. I worked myself to death.

I am so excited I had today off. I am trying to catch up on everything since Dr.'s vacation has ended and I know the month of May he has to work everyday. We have a structural engineer coming just to check out the slant in the house. It was slanted when we bought it and obviously still is. A lot of people are passing on the house because they are worried about the slant. If we can either find that there is no problem or add a pier to alleviate any worries then I think we can get a buyer. A lot of people have walked away just because of it being tilted a little.

Chuck eating breakfast at 7:00 Saturday morning.

Chuck painting with his homemade sidewalk paint.

Yard Sale

Tomorrow, our street will have the first annual Seneca Avenue yard sale. There are about 5 families participating the first go round. I am not sure why I thought this would be a good idea with a two year old. I was going to just skip it but then decided to pull everything out. Now I am regretting it.

I am about to make some sidewalk paint and find other things to have on hand. Hopefully this will keep Chuck in the yard. If not, I will cover everything up and forego the whole yard sale thing and mingle with neighbors. This makes me have more anxiety than taking a two year old to Wal-Mart.

A happy hump day

I thought this was pretty funny.

We had a broker open house today. While having the open house, our realtor said a woman drove up that was interested in the house. She used to live on our street and wants to get back on our street. ( Our street is known for its friendliness.) She left saying she wanted to talk it over with her daughter. Well, mom and daughter will be back tomorrow at 11. Please, please, say a little prayer for you.... ( wait that's a little ditty from My Best Friend's Wedding)... Say a little prayer. This is perfect timing for us to close when we need to! There may be a light at the end of the tunnel.

We totally enjoyed the weather today. It was a bit damp from previous rains but it reminded me of my childhood. We used to go outside and come in when it was dark. We just ran and played. Chuck had a super time running around with his friends, Sam and Nellie. He talks about all of our neighbors all the time. First thing he talk about in the morning and last thing he mentions before closing his eyes. He even mentioned last night that he wanted to take one of our neighbors at sucker so when he got home today he went and got a sucker and insisted we go to their house. I am really hoping that our neighbors in Tyler are this loving and welcoming because they are going to have a two year old walking around in their yards.

Exhaustion

Well my friends, my child has found a new way to exhaust me. TALKING. Yes, Chuck has been talking for a while, but today he decided that he is going to talk non stop. Most of our sentences are complete with just a few unimportant words missing. The child talked my ear off from the time I walked into his classroom until he asked me for a kiss and a hug when I put him down.

When I walked into his classroom today he was getting his diaper changed. He immediately told me that he had poopied and that he washed his hands with soap. I had no idea that from that moment on I would not be able to speak or think for the rest of the afternoon.

Phew. In general I am pretty exhausted. I am getting anxiety about Dr. going back to work for the next 2 1/2 months and having to keep this place clean and raise a child ( oh, and work). I guess there is no need to stress too much about it because there's no stopping it! Next week is our 4th quarter midterms! That means only an 8th of the year is left!

This week is a four day work week and so is next week. I lucked out on this one and Chuck goes to school both Friday and Monday while I can relax ( and clean... I am in a constant cleaning state) at home all by myself. The next week, I had already requested 2 days off before our state tests at the beginning of May. After the tests, I will use up the remaining sick days I have. Even if we are not moving then, I will completely lie and say I have to go close, move stuff, whatever.

We have a broker open house tomorrow. We have gotten a good deal of rain around here lately. Chuck is obsessed with the outdoors so has a little tantrum when we come home in the afternoons because he wants to swim.

I will try and get a picture of him tomorrow with his new converse shoes on. I decided he needed more than 2 pairs of shoes so Dr. picked them out. Chuck continued his streak by insisting to sleep in his new shoes the first day he gets them. Whatever will make you go to sleep and not cry , son.

Potty training

We are working on it.




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Mr. Independent

We had an open house today. The time has come when an offer would be perfect and we would be ale to close when we need to. It would officially be 60 days from now. We had a total of 9 different groups of people. At least one was a resident so they are starting to trickle in, which is who we are really depending on to buy the house. Some seemed to be promising. We are having a broker's open house on Wednesday. This will be Dr.'s last week off before he goes back to the normal schedule until he graduates. Maybe we can get an offer this week so I don't have to clean by myself.

We took Chuck to Target during the open house. What should have been a ten minute trip turned into an hour because we pretty much had to chase him. I like taking Dr. because now he knows why I never fix dinner... I can't make it through the grocery store ( and I can't cook.)

We promised Chuck a Cherry Limeade since we were kicked out of the house. He enjoyed it and always loves riding in the backseat with daddy.

Now that Chuck is two, he is more independent ( I guess). He insisted on eating outside with the cats for dinner. His table used to be inside but since the house has been on the market, it has been on the deck. I think he really misses eating at it.

After dinner he told me to go inside. I locked all the gates and watched him from the window. He was busy watering the flowers ( and cat) and chasing the cats around the yard. He didn't want me out there and wanted to play alone. He really is starting to play on his own and does not have to have me to play with him.

Two years and one day

Chuck had a fantastic birthday. I had nothing planned for him since I knew we would be in the middle of moving/selling chaos. We didn't even buy him any presents. I ended up taking Chuck to Toys R Us today and letting him pick out some things. We picked out a pool ( it turns out it is tiny but we just need it to last until we move. We couldn't find a tea party set for a boy so we got a coffee maker set which he loves! The one thing he did pick out without help from me was a watering can. He likes to help daddy water the plants on the back deck.

BobBob and Granna came to spend the weekend with us. They always happen to come when we need them the most.... and we don't realize it until they are here. Right when they showed up, we learned we had an offer on the house ( which we are still working through the counter offers). The offering process always makes us stressballs, whether it is us putting in an offer or someone giving us an offer. Chuck was able to play with BobBob all morning Saturday while we cleaned because we had another set of lookers. If Chuck could choose to do anything it would be to play outside so he played all morning with BobBob. While Dr. and I were filling out paper work for the counter offer, Chuck got to go play on the playground with his grandparents. We then ate lunch.outside at a restaurant on the Reservoir. We fed the ducks, watched boats and there even happened to be a live band. A little nap was in store for everyone before we headed to the Sweet Potato Queen parade ( which we just had to take the wagon two blocks up from the house) and to see the Clydesdales. Man are those things huge! After the parade, we listened to a little bluegrass and walked back home. It was great having all the buzz in Fondren this weekend.

Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures from Chuck's actual birth day on my phone but I do have some from today.

Chuck has a tea party through the door with the cat using my sterling silver.....

Chuck trying to be like his daddy.

First day outside in the pool ( playing with our new coffee set and the doggie watering can.)