Whats up with the news?

WARNING: THIS IS A RANT.....


So today we went house looking. We saw one house in our price range that was almost perfect ( Olivia would disagree-no pool) But it went on the market Wednesday and by the time we called today it had NINE offers already. that's crazy stuff. So our Realtor brought it up and I have been thinking about it ever since. Why on earth are they reporting a housing crisis?

are people loosing homes right and left-YES, I don't even want to imagine how I would feel to be in that terrible situation. I am thankful I am not. But my point is that, for every person which looses one, apparently there are an abundant amount of people looking to buy them. There are only 14 options in our price range here. But that's only because they are going SO fast. I thought we would be able to find a home we loved no problem- because all I hear on the news is how tough it is out there. well at least in our town, those reports of housing issues are some what false and really mis-leading. I would love to hear form people in other towns what the situation is like. I was shocked to discover this here.

Then there is this whole swine flu thing. Um....if you look for it, you can find all sort of crazy reports about how bad its getting and how many people are suffering. BUT you have to LOOK for it, in all the fine small print. why... 6 months ago was it in every report on the front page. now that things are really getting bad, its hardly found anywhere.

And finally what about this whole job market, failing economy? yes its bad out there. I hear of people I love all over who are struggling. Mike has seen the effects in his line of work to. People are scared. But again it's almost like that part of it is not interesting anymore, because they sure aren't reporting on it. I heard a lot about it when there was a stimulus bill to be passed, but now? HELLO! are we looking around? no one just waved a magic wand and it got better. but I worry that we are all in a false sense of security thinking that the economy is turning around and swine flu is not a big threat.

Fair and balanced, they all claim that in one way or another, but I think its all about what they think will sell in the moment.

the eyes

Today I realized I was not bloggin as much because I have not been taking pictures of what we have been doing. SO with camera in hand I took a picture of all the kids today. Olivia and Jack have done such a good job playing all sorts of things this summer( more on that when I have pictures to show). here they are just making a village with Legos. Then I Took a picture of joey and I saw somthing that him and I have in common......the crazy eyes! now keep in mind I do have a little mascara on today, but today was a " no makeup" day for me so thats it. It might be noted livy and jack have huge ones to.

can I have some syrup with that?

Jackson has a unique diet. With out flour, it drastically changes how he eats at every meal. Of course The Lord must have known this would come to pass, because the kid will eat almost anything! One of his favorite things to eat is a "cheese roll up", its just a corn tortilla and cheese. We throw it in the microwave for 30 seconds and roll it up. Lately he has been trying various items in them. Blueberries, ham, apple and his very favorite, syrup!

In fact Mike and I have noticed he tries syrup on EVERYTHING- Noodles, fruit, hot dogs, rice and even corn. It is not uncommon for us to be sitting at the dinner table enjoying a nice family meal, only to look over and see some nasty looking creation by jack out of the various foods on his plate. Now for most parents this might be the time to get upset because all that food is wasted. But I don't get upset because I know whatever Jackson creates he will eat. I believe some day he just could be a famous Gluten free chef! =)

Today he came into the kitchen and proclaimed he was hungry. I told him we would eat in just a little bit when dad came home. He said " no, that's o.k I will just make my own lunch", he pulled out the corn on the cob, some fruit and rice, after it was all ready, I warmed it up for him. Then he said" mom where is the topping for the rice?" I bet you can guess what he was thinking....yup, syrup! I gave him soy sauce, apparently that topping works to. =)

Bad Dreams

Last night I had a bad dream. I woke up feeling so sad inside. The Longer I am awake the more intense the feelings get. I wish I knew how to tell if dreams meant something or not. Because this one is bugging me so bad!

the desicion is final

Well, all the family (immediate family) knows so its time to tell every one else. This last month or few months have been SO frustrating because Mike and I have not known where he would be attending Law school and where our little family would be moving. But after A LOT of frustration and prayers and a few tears. We have decided to stay right where we are. Mike will be going to school In Sacramento.

His Job offered us a few things we needed to keep us here. So in just a few short weeks our Crazy four year journey will begin! We are going to be looking into purchasing a home here since we will be here for a while. Which the kids and I are VERY excited about. The stay here also means for the first time in about 5 years We will have TWO yes count them, TWO cars! SO I will be able to get milk or diapers or take the children to the doctors with out it being a huge ordeal every time. I know this means my life will get a little crazier, but after so long, its a welcome crazy. SO maybe now life will start to work out some of our kinks.

Like Jackson and his pooping his pants every hour. Yes- he even gave us the Joy of cleaning up a mess out of Aunt sues pool.( I am SO SORRY) but seriously, the second this decision was made it was as if a huge burden was lifted, there was more peace in our home and instantly the focus turned to things that were draining our family and needed fixing in a careful manner.

So with new fresh goals in hand and a renewed energy we are marching on in our Journey. I am so grateful for Mike and the amazing man he is. If i had to take this Journey with any one other then my best friend it just wouldn't be very much fun. The next few months will bring bigger changes in our family; but now, with a decision made final, we are looking forward to them with the peace of knowing we chose carefully and the Lord is with us.

what to say?

My sister and I were talking earlier. I think life feels a bit like a roller coaster ride. It is so full of adventures, ups and downs and unexpected twists. sometimes I feel like I should not try anymore to calm the ride down, perhaps life would feel more right if through all the craziness, I could learn to just HANG ON TIGHT and enjoy it.

It amazes me how at one moment you feel like you have things momentarily figured out only to be plunged down a huge hill trying to figure out whats next... This is a bit how I feel right now. Only Its like some one put a blindfold on and said " guess whats next". since I have never ridden this roller coaster I simply can't. So I pray and....pray......and.....pray some more, hoping that at some point I will get a good answer and the blind fold can be removed for a few corners of my ride in life.

but right now I also have a timer involved and I have to figure it out quickly. So I would blog more but basically my entire life is involved in figuring out "whats next".....

what to see some amazing pictures?

Want to see some amazing pictures of my kids and some interesting ones of me? Me sister is quite a photographer and she has been snapping away this last two weeks. last night we went to a park here. With her camera in hand and me dresse din an old wedding dress we had some fun. So yes There are bridals of me. lol. its funny but she did a really good job. there are some beautiful ones of Joey and my neice to. so check them out:

www.basicallyphotography.blogspot.com