Coughing....and coughing

Day 12...yep, that's right, I am on day 12 of this miserable chest-cold-coughing my head OFF thing!! It isn't going away! I thought I was a little better yesterday....and then after 12 hours and 10 parent teacher conferences later....I woke up worse this morning than I was yesterday! YUCK!! I am so sick of it, but as another teacher I work with put it...it is quite an ab workout! I can feel every muscle, every time I cough! Unfortunately, everyone I work with who has had it....has had it for 3+ weeks...IT doesn't give up easily!

Maddie, on the other hand, has finished her meds and is over what was a UTI/Kidney infection! Thank goodness she's better, and not using the restroom every 30 minutes! She is in much better spirits as well!!!

Haston's Parent-Teacher conference is tonight, and he is SUPER EXCITED! Not for the conference...so much, but the fact that the BOOK FAIR is also at school. So we're shopping for books, right after I pick him up!

The house saga.....continues....we're likely making another offer on a DIFFERENT house(s) in the next day or two! We're really excited, and anxious...after the previous offer didn't pan out...that builder didn't want to budge...so, OK..keep paying interest. He may be paying it for ANOTHER 14 months! Anyway, it is probably a blessing in disguise! This house is in Clever, MO and is about 10 miles from Nixa, and about 5 from Billings...a great location, really for our family at this time! It isn't as big as we would like...and not as extravagant...but it really has what we need! These two houses are both brand new...and not quite finished yet...but this builder has 5 started on the same street...and none have sold yet...so hopefully that will work in our favor! Pray that something works out fast...we are tired of waiting! And Maddie wants her dollhouse out of storage!!! And..I want to use my new mixer...and my new espresso machine;)...Priorities...priorities....

Snow Day!

Here is on our fun-filled snowy morning this past Friday! We got out of school EARLY Thursday, and there was NO SCHOOL on Friday!!! :) We played out back for quite awhile, then the sun came out and we were able to go meet David for lunch in Springfield, and then do a little shopping! It was a PERFECT snow day! There's nothing like being out of school...and not being stuck in the house!

Maddie & I battled a cold/sore throat all weekend..but that didn't keep us down! Maddie is soooo funny! She had adopted a particular box of Kleenex that she toted with her EVERYWHERE..and along with that..she had a Small bucket, lined with a Target bag, that was her very own TRASHCAN..aka..place to put all the snot rags! It went EVERYWHERE with us! (I didn't let the trashcan go inside restaurants/stores though)

On to our house-hunting adventures....

I added it up, and we've spent more than 12 hours peeking in windows, riding with our realtor, looking inside, and HUNTING for a new house. It is exhausting! Fun, and exciting at times, but utterly EXHAUSTING! I thought though, here is a pic of the one we're looking seriously at making an offer on...It is a BRAND NEW house, but it has been complete & empty for a WHILE, and we're hoping that the builder is ready to make a DEAL! :) We'll see I guess. But, what we've decided is that, if we can get a DEAL, we'll probably go this route!

We love the house, and it has 2 acres with it, but it is the LOCATION that has stumped us. (We wouldn't even consider it if there was not a storm shelter out back, but there is..hopefully it isn't used too often )

It is not a BAD location at all, it is just outside of our original intended area, only 5 min. from where we live now----it is a mental thing..that just got me! You know, when you are totally in the realm of expecting to be in one place, and then you find something that seems so right in Another place....it throws things all out of whack! Anyway, we'll keep you updated on the process as we go through it! I am so ready to just be settled, and QUIT paying storage fees/ renters insurance. We've not had a house of our own in 4 years....we're READY!

Anyway...we're just praying about this opportunity, and hoping that we'll have some confirmation about the next step before we take it!

Love you all!

Jenny