Wow it has been awhile since I wrote. Actually to tell the truth it has been awhile since I have done anything! I have started my new shift at work and I now work till 11 PM which really sucks! I am still trying to adjust but not working to well.
Well not much has changed we did more yard work on the house and now we have a nice yard. we did it on our own! I have the scars to prove it! I learned a very valuable lesson while mowing the yard. That metal thing called the muffler gets REALLY hot after you mow the front yard, huge back yard and the neighbor's yard and if you touch it, it will burn the crap out of you! One week later the burn is finally healing and the pain is finally going away. I am missing a chunk of skin on my forearm and know the scar will be ugly but it could have been worse.
Heath moved furniture into the house this week despite that fact we have not heard from the land lord. We have paid him all we need to get the utilities turned on! SOON!
The kids enjoy the sun and both are getting darker. Heather is still fighting wearing shorts and I know she has to be hot! Hunter has decided to wear the shorts that kid gets so hot because he is so active! The other day he was sitting watching tv and he was sweating!
Well I better go I have to get ready to go to the gym, yes I am still going but not seeing much change. I am keeping the faith though!

So the keys to the new house have finally been delivered...now we (and I mostly mean Heath)are getting it ready to live in. Now I can not claim ignorance as to the amount of work needed to get the house ready to move in I just think I didn't realize the FULL extent!
We got the keys on Sunday and after a run to the store for cleaning supplies we started cleaning. That was after we removed the current tenants! A couple of squirrels had moved in and were less than happy when we showed up! Hunter is now afraid of squirrels!
The house is actually very beautiful it just has been neglected over the last few years. The first chores were removing all spiderwebs (YUCK!) spraying bug killer, ripping down old wall paper, cleaning up dead birds(4) and emptying a 50 gallon trash can full of water and ?, that was placed under a leak in the upstairs master bedroom. After the can had been empty there was several skeletons on the bottom! The roof in that room has a bad leak and all the sheet rock and insulation (cotton) had to come down. That was not a fun job!
Heath has been working on the house over the last few days while I am at work and now he is at a standstill. We need the power, water and gas turned on. The gas company won't turn on the gas until the water company turns on the water which the landlord has to do. The electric company will not turn on the power until they come and inspect all the wiring to make sure the house meets code plus they need the home owner to schedule the appointment. We have been trying to get with the landlord over the last few days with no return call!
Also we can not sheet rock the master bedroom until the roofers come and repair the roof no point.
We still have to sand and paint all the walls, rip out the upstairs carpet, paint and do minor repairs all around the house! One bummer is the floors are all natural wood but have been covered with crappy carpet. It would be no big deal to pull the carpet but then we would have to sand the floors because they used glue to lay the carpets!
I can not wait to see what it will look like finished though and really can't wait to move in! The house lots of windows and even a sun room which I am seriously thinking of turning into an atrium! I also love the old wood that runs through the house and the glass doors in the house.

This the bottom part of the stairs in the front room. This will be our living room.

This is the sun room. This room has double glass doors which I love but Heath does not. Not sure how long they will last. The half bath is off this room.

This is the dining room the kitchen is off to the left.

Hunter and Heath in the living room.

The master bedroom's ceiling. Notice the mushrooms growing! Heath has since torn all this down and removed the rotten cotton insulation. Even with the rain last night it is starting to dry up. Right above the fan is the leak in the roof.
Well I have more pictures but I am tired. I will post more pictures on my next day off! I also have some courtesy of Heath of when him and the kids went to the Lincoln Zoo. He got some really good ones so I look forward to posting those!
Well goodnight all!

Stone
5-2-08

If it should be....
If it should be that I grow frail and weak,
and pain should keep me from my sleep,
then you must do what must be done,
for we know this last battle can't be won.

You will be sad, I understand,
but don't let grief then stay your hand,
for this day, more than the rest,
your love and friendship must stand the test.

We've had a great and happy year,
what is to come can hold no fear.
Would you want me to suffer? So,
when the time comes, please let me go.

Take me where my needs they'll tend,
only stay with me until the end,
and hold me firm and speak to me,
until my eyes no longer see.

It is a kindness that you do to me,
although my tail it's last has waved,
from pain and suffering I have been saved.

Do not grieve, it should be you,
who must decide this thing to do.
We've been so close, we two this year,
Don't let your heart hold any a tear.

Author unknown


We lost Stone tonight.