Wowweee! What a week this has been!  We are finally moved into our new house. Hooray!

My husband and I had the home purchase planned out. We started looking at houses in the spring. We made our final decision in the summer months, made our offer, and were under contract. We were going to close on the house some time between July 31 and August 15. That would give us plenty of time to move into the house, get settled, get the kids enrolled in school, and get fairly unpacked before school started.
Unfortunately, sometimes things don’t go as planned. Due to the recent …read more

Last month I told you all that my husband and I were under contract to buy a house.  We finally signed the papers today.

What a tedious process purchasing a home has been.  Due to all of the recent foreclosures, the banks and the lending rules have become very strict. My husband and I qualified for a loan and met the criteria, but many times it looked like getting the house might not happen. 
Due to all of the changes with the laws, realtors are now letting their clients know that closings are taking 45-90 days.  That’s useful information if you’re in the market …read more

When I visit blogs, one thing that is time consuming is looking through the older posts.  I’ve decided that to make things easier for my readers, I will make a post with links to articles that have been written that month.  This will serve as an easy way to read the information that you feel could be useful to you.  Since June is not over just yet, I’ll go ahead and wrap up May for us.

Cleaning Your Gas Grill
Kitchen Must-Have: Pyrex Portable
Betty Crocker Brownie Recipes
Gardening with Volunteer Plants
Primal Grill with Steve Raichlen
7-Day Menu Planner
Thankful for Those Who Served
27 Patriotic Crafts …read more

I was going to title this post “Happy Mother’s Day”, but it’s 12:30 am.  Sunday has gotten away from me and I’m a little behind on my work.  I hope that you all had a fantastic day celebrating with your families.  I spent a good part of my day doing laundry, packing, and taking care of my little one who’s sick.

Tomorrow I’ll be heading out to visit my family.  My grandmother has been in ICU for a few weeks and the doctors don’t expect her to make it through the week.  I hope you’ll understand if my postings are a bit …read more