Internet addicted, travel obsessed, self improvement junkie (and a little bit strange)

I’m having trouble with this summer coming to a close. I realllly love being with the kids and can’t believe the school gets them back in a week. I think they might be looking forward to it though.

This summer didn’t turn out quite how I wanted it. I planned on traveling with the kids and taking advantage of all 3 of us having some time to do that. That didn’t happen. In fact, I’m fairly sure every other person in the United States traveled 3 times as much as we did. I don’t get jealous easily but the one area I do get jealous is when people get to travel a lot and I don’t. I don’t think most people have paid off all of their bills and live in a very modest house so they can travel…only to not be able to do it.

But I’m not bitter. (Yes I am.)

Instead, we spent a lot of time and money on our house this summer. We’re physically and emotionally exhausted.  Every minute and dollar we have is spent getting our house improved so it’s a place we will want to live.

We’ll probably move in this weekend. Two rooms are still unlivable but we hope to install the wood floors in those rooms within the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a lot done but a lot is still left. Wood floors, counter tops in the kitchen, unpacking, buying new furniture. We’ve lived in limbo for a year now and we are looking forward to having a permanent place that’s ours again.

Seems ironic that Andy’s former company has showed interest in having him back again. Although we miss Wichita, we can’t go through a move again anytime soon.

We’ve gotten through the worst of the stress and expenses which means we can start to think about traveling again. New Orleans, Walt Disney World and maybe our first out-of-the-country-as-a-family trip are possibilities. I can’t wait.

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• It just occurred to me that Blake is fascinated with a whole lot of Japanese things like origami, ASIMO, Fushigi and the movie Ponyo. I guess it makes sense since the Japanese seem to combine techie and whimsy in many of their creations. Naturally, I started researching trips to Japan (they have a Disney park!). The verdict? It’s expensive as hell. Someday.
• I’ve been job searching again. Summer is coming to a close, we need a consistent flow of money again and I’d like to get out of the house. Fingers crossed, please!
• We think we’re moving in NEXT WEEK, people! We’ve been gradually moving in each room, our refrigerator arrives tomorrow and we’ll get TV and Internet switched over this week. We still won’t have floors in the front 2 rooms or new counters but we can add those shortly.
• About 4 or 5 times a week, I get told that I’m not old enough to be Payton’s mom. I am a young mom but haven’t had this kind of feedback before. Losing 20 pounds (went from a size 14 to size 8 since Christmas!) and getting a bit of a tan helps, y’all!
• Payton has her learners license and she, like, drives now. Also, she has an appointment with a modeling agency this week. Nevermind that. I found out they are a scam.
• I planned on a whole post about the Lady Gaga concert but let me just sum it up for you: fan-freaking-tastic. Payton and I love that chick.

The end.

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