Five Things

1- We got everything moved out of our apartment and are officially homeless. Thank goodness for great parents who love us and are willing to let us crash with them for the next two weeks.

2- We finally got a closing date on our house. February 14th. Happy Valentines Day to us! (Too bad we won't get the keys that day.)

3- I'm SO SO tired. We both are. This week has been so busy with trying to get things lined up for our loan and trying to move out of our apartment. Today I fell asleep while Lydia was crawling all over me. Literally up and down my body but I just couldn't keep my eyes open.

4-This morning we met with the contractor of our house to talk about the concrete patio that they are pouring off our back steps. It has been too cold to pour any concrete, but it finally warmed up a tiny bit. We wanted it poured so that there was just a little landing at the bottom of the stairs and then it spread out to a large pad to the right of the stairs. He sprayed the outline with his can of spraypaint and we felt pretty good about it. We asked him what he thought, and he said "I think that it should be a little longer right here - and proceeded to add about 20 square feed to the pad. We asked him if that meant that he would have to make it shorter somewhere else, and he just looked at us like we were crazy said "No, my guys will just pour it." Love the attitude of the contractor vs the salespeople that were very much like "You only have 160 square feet unless you want to pay for more." Looking at the outline of our patio makes me SO excited to put a little picnic table out back where Lydia and I can eat lunch in the summer, do fingerprinting, and play with chalk on the concrete. It makes it seem so real.

5- It's obvious that this week has been all about our house. Packing, moving, cleaning, and getting things prepared to close on our house. We had a bit of trouble with our mortgage lender (I have another post half-written about that) and it's been exhausting trying to get everything figured out. Lydia hasn't been sleeping well because of all of the stress and changes, and that means that we haven't been sleeping well either. I'm just grateful for David and how hard he works to make things better for our little family. I have the tendency to stress out and get really upset - but he manages to stay calm and focused and do what needs to be done (all while comforting and supporting me). I can't tell you how happy I will be when things finally slow down a little bit and we can rest for more than two minutes.


This isn't much of a Friday Five post - but it's all that I've got in me tonight. Happy Friday!