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Samantha and Jennifer

Janie — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:05:23 +0000

Samantha has a new friend named Jennifer. Jennifer is real, unlike Sicka, Goodoo and Funny.

Jennifer bought our old house.

Jennifer came over to the house before we moved out to get a tour. Weird, right? She was a first-time home buyer, but even still, she wanted to walk around and look at things like speakers, ethernet plugs and sprinkler system valve boxes. Oh, and how do you turn on the fireplace? Try that random switch right by the fireplace. Anyway, Samantha was at home and met Jennifer and all of Jennifer’s entourage. Again, weird, right?

Sam didn’t walk around with me while I showed Jennifer the very normal things about our house. I don’t recall what she did during that time, but it wasn’t hanging around Jennifer.

When we first moved over to the new house, Samantha was very excited about her new room and new closet. The new backyard, the new bath tub, the new driveway. It was all very exciting. However, in the time since, she has started talking increasingly about Jennifer and the old house. She pretend calls Jennifer on the phone and says things like “I want to come over but my mommy won’t let me.” Which is of course true. Today, during her pretend call, she told Jennifer that she loved her.

Her brain is doing some weird stuff to make sense of the move.

Address

Janie — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:50:53 +0000

It’s official! We’re homeless (for a few hours anyway)!

We closed on our house (selling) this morning, and we’re closing on our house (buying) this afternoon. We’ll be moving all week, so if anyone wants to stop by, feel free! We’d love the extra help!

News

Janie — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:34:13 +0000

We haven’t been doing a lot around here lately. We’re doing our best to get sick and stay sick. :( Ellie is even fighting her first cold! She has a nasty sounding cough, so I hope it’s not croup. The rest of us (including Sam) don’t sound croupy, so I hope it’s just normal drainage. But, we are definitely a goop factory around here. Everyone is ooey goey.

Some good news though: we got a contract on our house last week! It’s contingent on the sale of the buyer’s house (and she has a contract contingent on the sale of her buyer’s house). So, I’m not holding my breath for a closing date, but we’re moving in the right direction. We lost the contract on the house that we wanted to buy. However, to make a long story short, it’s now back on the market again. It’s still my favorite house, but we are currently looking into others to see what else is on the market. Brian found one that he likes better. My gut says No on that one.

We are becoming a coffee drinking household. Brian started drinking coffee a while back in order to cut out sugary sodas. He still drinks a soda about half the time. After my maternity leave, I started drinking caffeine because Ellie was not sleeping through the night yet. I really try not to drink it because it’s so horrible for you. At any rate, I got started on Diet Dr. Pepper, but now drink coffee at home on the weekends. Ellie is still not sleeping through the night, but I’d sure love to cut my caffeine habit. I had a headache by 8:55AM one morning because I hadn’t had my drink yet. Too much dependence for me!!!

I finally got a ticket out to Denver! I’ve been watching ticket prices for a year now. Whenever I find a good deal (which isn’t often) I can’t go for one reason or another (like Labor & Delivery!). However, a deal came up this past week and I decided enough was enough and I booked a flight for February. I’m excited. And nervous because Ellie will have to come with me. Merry Christmas to me! See you soon Lizzie and Guillaume!

Happy Halloween!

Yoga and Tomatoes

Janie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:26:02 +0000

Brian says I need to update my readers. Ok, ok, so I am no longer running in the mornings. It lasted a few weeks. Oh well. Instead, I’m doing yoga. I feel like my mom, definitely. But, I do enjoy it. Wai Lana comes on APT most days so I record it and do my 30 minute session during nap time. It’s nice. And maybe so nice that it will last longer than 2 weeks. So far, so good! I was inspired after I came home from the Wellness Retreat at Sacred Heart.

Our first tomato is *almost* ready to be picked. It’s very close. Maybe I’ll pick it tomorrow. Anyone have any suggestions for what I can do with ONE, SMALL tomato?

We’ve only had 1 looker for our house. Sigh.

Almost ready to move in!

Brian — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 06:00:00 +0000

It’s about time for another update, right?  The house is mostly complete.  We had
our walk-through on July 31st, and that was where we told them what they still needed
to complete.  Sod and landscaping really add a finishing touch!  We close
on August 5th, so I guess that means we should start packing?  Everyone in our neighborhood is really great.  We’re all super excited to be moving in.  After work everyday, there’s a big block party when everyone comes to look at his house.  Brian and Janie are ready to move in and enjoy being homeowners!  Janie will just be glad that there is some color on the walls instead of “apartment cream.”

House update

Brian — Sat, 31 May 2003 06:00:00 +0000

After some computer problems, we seem to have recovered a bit. Sorry it’s taken so long to update our site! The brick and sheetrock are complete at our house. The builder has unofficially moved our closing date to early August. We’re hoping to be moved by the end of August. We have picked all of our interior colors (paint, tile, countertop, etc.) and lighting fixtures. The next big thing at the house should be the cabinets and paint. Molly is growing rapidly. She’s learned to sleep through the night on top of Janie’s face!

Construction started

Brian — Thu, 01 May 2003 06:00:00 +0000

Construction on our house has started, and it’s moving very quickly! It’s much quicker than Janie or Brian expected. As of today, we have most exterior and interior walls in place, and expect to have a roof in the next few days. It’s practically a full time job trying to keep up to speed with the progress (then updating all the pictures)! We’ve met several of our neighbors and everyone is very nice and excited about all the progress.

Next week, we visit with the decorator! More decisions!

House Progress

Brian — Tue, 15 Apr 2003 06:00:00 +0000

Well, we have signed on most of the dotted lines for our house! Our closing date is set for October 2, but that’s not 100% set in stone. We’ve started picking colors, with brick and mortar being the first pick. The brick looks similar to another house in the neighborhood. We have our new address, but because we won’t use it for another six months, we’ll save it for later. We’ll keep you posted!

Molly and we bought a Lot!

Brian — Thu, 03 Apr 2003 06:00:00 +0000

We have finally named our kitten. Molly is doing very well, and she’s lots of fun to have around. Next, we bought a lot to start building a house! The new subdivision is Caldwell Crossings on Caldwell Mill Road. It’s just over the Cahaba River in beautiful Shelby County.

Housing blues and new kitty!

Brian — Sun, 02 Mar 2003 06:00:00 +0000

Lot’s of stuff has been going on lately! First off, we haven’t yet bought a lot so we can build a house. Because we have gotten an extraordinary amount of rain so far this year, the builders are behind schedule. We are patiently waiting. Along with a slightly new look
for the site, we’ve busied ourselves making new friends and getting a new kitten. We don’t have a name for her yet! We don’t even have a couple of names that we like that we’re trying to decide on. Poor little kitty. She doesn’t have a name.

Buying a house

Brian — Wed, 01 Jan 2003 06:00:00 +0000

Janie and I have been looking into buying a house in the near future. It’s SO stressful! Hopefully we’ll be out of the apartment by midsummer. I hate moving in the summer, but if it means I’m out of the apartment, I’m all for it. We’re most fond of the houses being
built at Caldwell Crossings by Gibson & Anderson. Check out their site to see all kinds of pictures of the neighborhood. If we moved out there, we’d be in the second phase. The plan that we’re most interested in is the Dartmouth because of the side facing garage and overall floorplan.