Well here we are... Sunday evening after a nice weekend! I had a great time this weekend... I worked at Cranberry Hollow on Friday, it was a great day for the store... busy busy!! I remember those days when my store was busy and it made all the hard work very worthwhile... and for Tammy and her mom I was VERY happy to see all the people and bags fill up :) it gave me a lot of peace with within myself over the weekend knowing that I closed the store was definately the right decison... as well as giving myself a sense of accomplishments with the store and how we made that building the place it is today... all good things! I have less regrets of closing now then I ever did so to me that is HUGE to let the feeling go!
So back at the "homefront" of our lives at home... on Friday instead of Blade going to the daycare he got to hang out with his special godparents, Kevin and Lisa! He was so excited that he was going to their house rather than "the little school", I was happy he was going there since he was going to be with loved ones while I was away from him for the day, I missed him ALOT!! I am just getting so used to being with him most of the week and enjoying it! So house news ... I went up there earlier in the day before the kids were off to school to get the wall primed for a mural in Blade's room that his brother, Brad is going to help us with. As I was coming out I saw that Weber Construction was bring the bulldozer, bobcat, excavator and all their machinery up to get our yard cleaned up and start on the grading process... I for some crazy reason thought that they were just going to the machinery up there and start next week since nothing was marked from "Iowa one call" but cripes... Jer called me while I was working and said " do you hear that in the backround"... and I couldn't really hear any noises... but here they were already started and Jer was so so excited on the phone and kept saying "can you come up" and I couldn't of course cuz we were swamped... and I had the camera when he should of but I called my sister inlaw later on and asked her to do me a HUGE favor of going to take some pictures... so here they are... it LOOKS amazing!! We no longer have a safari... we have a yard... YEAH!!! Alot to be finished on it before we can seed it down but hope to have that finished by the end of the week if the weather cooperates:) I didn't get to see it until it was dark but I was just gleaming... I was SO SO happy to see something was done!
After working at the store, we all went and got some drinks at the Corner, Jer came down to meet us too after he got the boys settled at home, it was a good time, Tammy's family is quite the bunch... SO fun, her mom and dad!! and she is just a complete hoot... tells it how it is and full of life!! So after waiting for over an hour and a 1/2 for her parents pizza... Jer and I invited Tammy and Ja to come into Houlihans with us, we ran home to change clothes and I was dying to see the house... so off we were to do that too... so we were off to DBQ, had a great relaxing night! went and had a few drinks, went to Miguels and came home... it was a early night but it was FUN!!
Saturday... Jer and I went to look at the yard during the daylight and tried to figure somethings out, Dustin was there... he got the vanity peice done for the upstairs bath, LOOKS AWESOME!!! so happy with how its all coming together :) we talked to him about a few other things and then he mentioned the the basement floor in the 2nd part was going to have to be repoured... it was mixed wrong from Bards... so now that will have to be redone sometime this week... ARGH!! its always something ... I swear! But good news for this week... ran into Denny Friday night at the Corner... he is coming back this week, going to start on downstairs plaster on Wed, so Im happy about that too:) just hope he shows up! I just need to keep this project moving... would really like to get moved in upstairs soon. Saturday afternoon, I went to help Tammy at the store since they were swamped... Jer took Mitchel to his game then after the game he took all the boys to the farm for a bit so Issac could ride his bike, I got home and did a few things before it was time to go to Jer's cousin's wedding... time just flew I swear!!!
So off to the wedding we went, only went for few reasons... to see one of Jer's closest cousin's Kim and her husband Bear, and to see Margie and Marv. (since afterall he is our plumber contractor) at our house... so felt very obligated to go, as well as it being family. We had good chats with Kim and Bear, then ran off to show them our house... and then slid back in without anyone noticing our absence... we didn't stay long after we got back since the crowd was small and music seemed to be horribly bad... I ran into my good friend Carol and chatted with her for a bit, then went to mingle with Jer's siblings for a bit, well the ones that were sitting at the table, then we were off, just kinda a weird night... tense among a few members of Jer's family and we both felt uneasy so off we were to the Club and sat with my sister and my brother inlaw for a few birthday drinks... since it was Greg's BDAY! I was a little loaded at this point... had a few in me so I was kinda loud I guess but just love to hash shit to Greg and Madonna... and get them going, so when the Club closed we were off to meet up with Margie and Marv and gang at the Nest since we told them earlier we would party with them there... but we got there and no one was there yet so off to the Legion we were to see if anyone needed rides, etc... its was bout 11ish and I txt'd Tammy to see if she wanted to join Jer and I, too funny she did call us back and met us there... we saved her from McD's... ha ha, glad she came up since she is new to the area again and needs to get out ... I think she was entertained by the local drunks... WOW there was quite a few of them! I was not drunk but I was feeling damn good... I have not drank like that since... hell I can't remember... maybe the night Carol, Lisa and I were at the Nest back in April... WOW!!! LONG TIME!!!! We hung out until close time and it pouring out then... it was a good time!!
Now we are to Sunday... went to mom's for dad's birthday dinner and then we were off to East Moline for soccer... talk about crazy directions!!! we got completely lost! and mitchel was 3 mins late for his game so it wasn't too bad considering he also forgot his 'shin guards' and we had to make a quick stop to get some... but the road that we were supposed to turn on was not even marked correctly... frickn' riduculous!!! but we made it there and he did get to play which was a little concern of ours since he missed the "inspection" part ... but they did let him play... they played hard but lost 2-1. My neice Liana went with us we had a good time watching the game... but little Blade pulled a fast one on Issac... he "tried" to go potty on a dirt pile and Issac caught him... having Issac tell this story is HILARIOUS!!! Just a long drive down there to play for a hour... ya know? but my boys will only be this age once and I am just taking it all in:) while I can!!
Liana and I ran into Gordman's ( I love this store!!!) while Jer ran with the boys to Starbucks to get a drink, I got a few new things for fall, clearance items... what I love best!!
we went to get supper at Fuddruckers and off to home we were... LONG day but we didn't sit in the rain for soccer like I thought... so it was all good!
Great weekend, and looking forward to having a lot done at the house this week, hope this is a good week for the house!!!
We need to get moved in soon!
Enjoy the pictures :)