Life at the Tot House...

So, life at the Taylor Tot house has been a little crazy. We have had 5 showings on the house so I feel like all I am doing is cleaning, putting away, or trying to keep the kids from driving each other crazy. With Brian splitting his time between here and Indiana, home life is just harder. The kids miss him and I miss him. It has been a very good reminder that we are no good unless we are all together. We function best when we are all together and I suppose that is how it should be.
So, with the 5 showings we have had one offer and there is only one word to describe it....Low Ball. They offered what we paid for the house minus our washer, dryer, and refrigerator. Come on..... We later learned that this particular couple has made LOTS of offers on several homes in our neighborhood and have low balled on every single offer. I suppose they are just going to keep going until they find someone desperate enough to accept. We've got another showing tomorrow. Maybe this is the one???
We have had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend. We went to a cook out down the street, had lunch with Lee, Ney, and the boys, bought an inflatable swimming pool and did a little swimming, had breakfast at the park, dinner on the river, and then feasted on a fan-tab-u-lous selection of Brian's finest grilling for dinner tonight. (And yes...all that meat was for our family of 4. Kind of embarassing but at least it gives us dinner all week long.)
This week Brian meets with the plumbing company down in Indiana to finalize the plans for the bathroom and wet bar rough-in in the basement of our new house. He also meets with the designer to make a few modifications to the master bathroom. We are really enjoying the house building process and can't wait to see them break ground this week.
Hope you had a wonderful 3 day weekend as well.

Happenings...

There hasn't been a lot of time to blog lately. In fact, the past couple weeks feel like one big blur. Getting the house ready to show and keeping it that way is a full time job in and of itself. We have had two showings since Thursday but no offers. I am going to keep praying.

We had a yard sale on Saturday along with several other neighbors and though we didn't make much money....we sure had a good time. We have the best neighbors so with all of us outside chatting, donuts to eat, and lemonade to drink...it was a lot of fun. We took our proceits from the yard sale and went to see Rio in 3D on Sunday. Can you believe that Sissy sat through the entire movie?? It only took 6 small cups of "cockrin"....popcorn. I ate so much cockrin that I couldn't even eat dinner. I felt like one big tub of fatty greasy butter the rest of the evening. I really over did it. Like mother like daughter.

Here are a couple pictures I snapped of the kids this weekend. Emily and Sarah (our neighbors) gave Will some of the toys that didn't sell in their yard sale and Will was so thrilled. They gave him a Math Mat and the game of Operation. He has played with both non-stop.

A clean roof...

Look what the professionals did to our roof....BIG improvement. Well worth the money!!

Dog Tired...

So, the past week has been a whirl wind. Between realtors, the home inspection, termite inspection, carpet cleaners, a preschool field trip, a trip to Indiana this week, and the house officially being on the market in 2 days, I am beat. It is all so much...especially when Brian is splitting his time between here and Indiana. Trying to keep the house neat and clean with two little ones by myself is even more challenging than I thought and the house isn't even for sale yet. I told myself I wasn't going to blog until I could sound more upbeat and cheerful but I suppose that everything in my cyber world doesn't always have to be "fun", "wonderful" or "great" which are my 3 most common words in every post.
I am going to just keep praying over this little ol' house. That it finds new owners very soon and that they make just as many wonderful (see...one of my favorite words) memories as we have. There are LOTS of homes for sale in my neighborhood and priced very cheap so I am little concerned but I am sure it isn't anything God can't handle so I am giving it up to Him. I can only juggle so many hats and worrying doesn't need to be one of them.
And poor Sissy. Will accidentally hit her in the back of the head when he was swinging the golf club Sunday morning. You can't imagine how painful the wound looks and I am still not totally convinced she doesn't need stitches. I am going to decide in the morning if we need to go to the hospital and have them take a look. Poor thing. Will felt and still feels terrible about it. I think Brian feels worse.
Heading to bed. Lots of cleaning to do tomorrow in anticipation of the sign going in the yard on Wednesday.

Will's first T-ball game!

After having to reschedule twice due to rain, Will finally had his first t-ball game. Yea!! It was so fun for all of us who watched him....me, Brian, Sissy, Ney (who made a special trip just to see him), and the T family. He hit the ball really well but his performance in the outfield was not as stellar. He wasn't real focused and kept looking around at everything and everyone other than the person at bat. I could tell on our way to the game that he was tired and then once he got out there in all that heat and humidity, he kind of wilted. We played the Astros and needless to say they were a little bit more advanced than we were. Like, for example, when a player from the Braves team hit the ball, only the closest Astro players would run for it. However, every time a player on the Astro's team hit the ball, the entire Braves team would run after it...every last one of them. It was the funniest thing to watch. A sea of navy blue, tripping all over each other, trying to get the ball. Totally inefficient but so darn cute. Here are some highlights...

Brian's first day was...

a big success! YEA!! He loves it. He said the people were so very friendly and the overall atmosphere was so nice. He feels so good about his decision and about us living in Indiana. I, in fact, have never seen him so confident about such a big decision in my life. He has not looked back...not even once. His conviction gives me strength and hope for the next chapter in our lives. I also heard from the relocation company today. She is going to call me tomorrow and has requested an hour of my time to go over the relo package with her. With realtors coming this week and a yard sale Saturday morning, I had better get my rear in gear and get off this computer. There is much work to be done.
Will's first t-ball game is tomorrow so hopefully I will have some great pictures of him and Eli blowing the ball out of the park. Go Braves go!

Happy Mother's Day!

We had such a fun Mother's Day weekend. My parents came up Saturday and we had such a nice visit. We all went out for lunch and then later my mom and I did a little shopping (my new top). We then went to church and what a treat it was to spend Mother's Day with my mom and be able to attend the Mother's Day service with her (and of course my dad). I love you so much mom. After we got home, Brian and I went to dinner (yes, by ourselves) to celebrate my mother's day and did some more shopping at TJ Maxx. It was such a nice day. Here is a picture of Maw-Maw and her bag of goodies that she always brings. Today we met Ney, Lee, Hugh, Ethan, and Eli at Yangee Noodle for lunch and did a little mall walking and yes....a little more shopping. Sissy picked out a big stuffed Nemo doll that she is carried away with and Will picked out a Tron action figure. The food was excellent, the company even better....the weekend was perfect. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful mother, sister, and brother in-law as well as 2 super sweet nephews.

Ready to sell...

At least on the outside. Brian and I worked soo hard this weekend mowing, trimming, picking weeds, planting flowers, and mulching. I sure hope our hard work pays off. I full expect to hear from the relocation company tomorrow so I will be working feverishly on the inside of the house from this point on. I have been working on it here and there for the past coulpe weeks but I have avoided the big deep clean that this house needs just because I don't want to go batty trying to keep it that way. There are so many unknowns about the next 2 months....when the kids I and will get there permanently, how long will it take to sell our house, where will we live while our house is being built, should we reconsider buying versus building for the kids and our own sanity......I am sure God will provide and answer all these questions but it is so hard waiting and not knowing. I know His plan is far better than my own so I am just trying to listen and be patient. Try to be that Proverbs 31 woman that they talked about in church.

Bubble Guppies....

So, Bubble Guppies may be the greatest cartoon ever created. My kids LOOOOVE it. They could and would (if allowed) watch it all day long. Sissy asks me to sing the "bones in my fingers" song at least...oh....20 times a day. So, I thought I would catch a few seconds of her singing it. Of course, she has no clothes on (except a diaper) which is pretty much par for the course around here....Will in his pajamas or underwear and Sissy in her diaper.
Here is a short clip of her watching and singing Bubble Guppies--Bones in my fingers. I think the only word you will be able to understand is "bones".

True Story....

So, I got up Friday morning and watched the royal wedding in between getting the kids fed, Will off to preschool, running errands, and making our way back home. I, along with thousands of other people, couldn't wait to see Cate's dress and see them walk down the aisle as husband and wife....excuse me.....prince and princess. However, I spent the second half of the day perturbed because of the last footage of the wedding that I saw. It was this picture.....
The picture that left me so disappointed in Prince William. I kept saying to myself all day---"what a pud...you made your wife drive on her wedding day...what a pud...I can't believe it." It bothered me all day. Literally--I couldn't quit thinking about it. It seemed so non-traditional for such a royal wedding. It wasn't until about 6 o'clock that evening that I finally realized that Prince William wasn't a pud after all. I get so tickled every time I think about it. Those silly Europeans....why do they have to drive on the wrong side of the road and put the steering wheel on the wrong side of the car.

Friends, shopping, and fun....

We have had such a nice weekend. I spent my gift card today that Ney gave me for my birthday and had so much doing it. Forever 21 is HUGE. Two floors of rack upon rack of clothing. It is like a huge dinner buffet of clothing...lots and lots of choices. Since (needless to say) I am not 21 anymore, I really have to dig and look around to find things that are more age appropriate on this 33 year old body but I never walk away empty handed. I found lots of cute things and so enjoyed getting out by myself. Here is a picture of my goodies... Thank you Ney!!!! Saturday we had the neighbors over for a cook-out and had a grand time. I have been doing so good about the move but after having them over and seeing Will's pediatrician at church, I have felt a little emotional. I suppose that is normal...up and down..up and down. Brian's last day at work is Wednesday and then he starts his new job on Monday the 9th. I also expect to hear from the realtor and relocation company this week. The ball is rolling....ready or not.
I snapped some cute pics of the kids this morning before church. Here they are for your viewing pleasure. :)