Selling The Vette!

When I got home for lunch today, David asked me to do him a favor.
He wanted me to put his 1969 Stingray Corvette on Craigslist!

For those of you that don't know him, this is a VERY BIG DEAL.

He's had this car for years, and had every intention of one day restoring it to it's original beauty.

When Brittni was in high school, he made her a deal.

On the day she graduated COLLEGE, the car would be in tip top shape, and it would be HERS!

However, if you keep up with this blog, you know that Brittni is on a hiatus from college, until she can get JBU paid off. She pays them $100 faithfully every month.

She also makes several payments each month on her student loans.

David & her spent the day together Monday.
They MUST have discussed college.

To make a long story short - the ad posted at 1 pm today.
So far, he's had THREE calls from people wanting to come look at it immediately.

He had me put it up for $6000.

Hmmmm, maybe that wasn't enough?

Anyway, pray that the right person sees the ad, has the cash & it sells.

And I'm so proud of David's selflessness to do this for her.

He is as great of a dad, as he is a husband!

me

Old Dogs

I have to post about a movie you just HAVE to see. "Old Dogs" with Robin Williams & John Travolta. David & rented it last night to watch while we ate our take out dinner from Beef O Brady's! (If it seems like we've been eating at/from restaurants ALOT lately, it's because WE HAVE! I am going to use the excuse that it is, after all, just the two of us. And we do, after all, have to eat. And I do, after all, like cooking, less & less lately. And honestly, it's not really as expensive as you'd think - it's just the two of us!). Anyway, very VERY seldom, does a movie actually make me laugh out loud. And this one did! It was just SO funny. Very light, cute comedy! Much much better than the movie we rented the night before, "Law Abiding Citizen" with Gerard Butler. Very dark movie. Good - but dark.
I also want to congratulate David on his new Blazer! And...for going himself & getting it insured and tagged. Never mind that he got a duck dog license plate, I expected nothing less! But yes, we made the leap, and purchased a second vehicle. And we were responsible, took our time, looked for several before choosing this one. And, he paid CASH for it, so no payments! It's actually a pretty cool vehicle. 2000 Chevy Blazer, 4 wheel drive, 2 door, it's almost exactly what he/we were looking for. And - it's a standard, so it's a blast to drive. I'd post pictures, but don't have any yet.
Tonight, David works from 7 to 3. Tomorrow night, the kids come home for their Easter break.
Yes, they get to come home. Yes, I will be up all night cleaning house & getting ready for them.
Yes, we're having Easter lunch at Brenda's - yes, after church.
Desiree' & I are going to color Easter Eggs for my Hunter man, I'm gonna buy him some bunny ears & takes lots of pictures! I can't wait!
But - for now, I must get to work. Talk to ya later...(or TTYL :-)....me

Monday - Again

Well it's Monday - again. We made it thru the weekend just fine. David worked Fri & Sat. He got off at 7 am yesterday morning, and made a promise to me the night before. If...IF - I would be up, dressed & ready to walk out the door when he got home, he'd take me out to breakfast. You better believe I was. We went to our favorite little dive...Waffle Hut in Rogers. Had the same thing we always do...western omelette's! Yum. Then we came home & he took a little nap. He wanted to try rearrange his sleep schedule for his days off, so he made me promise to wake him up in 3 hours. I did, then we went out & ran some errands. We also ate at this great new place called the Hibachi Grill. It's where Ryan's used to be. The place is AWESOME! And, very affordable. It was $23 for both of us, and they have a great buffet. We highly recommend it. We also drove around & looked at vehicles. We desperately need a second vehicle. But, we didn't find much. Today, David brought me to work, then he & Brittni went to the shop in Springdale & he finally picked up all his tools & things. They picked me up for lunch & we went to Gusano's in Bella Vista. I am SO glad David & Britt got to spend the morning together. I think they need all the daddy-daughter time they can get! Now, it's back to work for me. So...that's all for now. me

Baby "Blue Eyes"!

Friday Again!

Well, I made it to Friday again! Thank God! Work today was long...and not very productive. This whole week hasn't been very productive for me on the sales side of things. I resort back to my same excuse - post contest burnout. However, starting Monday, I'm gonna have to get after it. My next check, the one I'll get 2 weeks from today, is looking pretty pitiful. Thank goodness David has this new job. And thank goodness he gets paid on the Friday's I don't. That will help - a lot!

I just finished shampooing the carpets. David's at work, so I had the house to myself, and time to move all the main furniture & get to work. Of course, I had to vacuum first, and with this Rainbow "cleaning system" I have, it is a LOT of work! It took me forever. And I know you're wondering why on earth I needed to shampoo my carpets when just a few weeks ago Stanley Steamer was here - so let me tell you. One word. BAM! Nope, still don't have the little monster house trained. It would help if I paid a little more attention - well, not attention really. But, I know what works, and I'm not consistent with it. I have to take him out alone. I can't take Boogie and/or Lady out with him. Otherwise he just plays plays plays & won't go. Then I bring him in, thinking he must not have to go, and presto! He'll disappear somewhere when I'm not looking & do his business. Aaargh! It drives me c.r.a.z.y. The other thing that works is leaving him in his kennel, then taking him straight out, by himself & walking him around on his leash until he goes. But I hate keeping him in his kennel when I'm home. He stays in it in the daytime alot while David is asleep. I don't know. I'm sure we'll get it soon, he's getting better - sorta.

Next: Brittni is no longer working at Toyota. Subway offered her a managers position & her own store. (Of course they did, and less than a week after she gave them her notice to cut back her hours). Anyway, today she officially got her own Subway to manage. Congratulations Pudge! I know she'll do a great job. I just wish it wasn't all the way in Bella Vista. Not even the one on 71, it's the one up in the Highlands area. A lot farther for her to drive, especially late at night. But here I go doing the worry thing again - oops. God is in control - God is in control. He's got this!

You may remember that Eddy & Desiree' & Hunter-man are/were supposed to be coming next weekend for Easter. Well, that may not happen now. It seems that Eddy missed some kind of "briefing"about how any time any one is going to be outside a 40 mile radius of Ft. Riley they needed to let their Sergeant or someone know. Since he missed it, he didn't notify anyone on base about his plans to come home last weekend. And they stayed an extra day here & blamed it on the snow. So, when they got home, Eddy kinda got in trouble. Now he has to fill out some kind of request any time they want to come home, and get it approved. So he filled out his request, submitted it, and they DENIED it! Can you believe it? They said something about it being an awfully long drive just to come home for a couple of days. They either don't know, or don't care that they come home almost every other weekend. Whether we/I bribe them & pay for their gas, or they come on their own - they come home. They are so homesick up there. They don't know anyone, they're all alone with a new baby, it's just the 3 of them, and all their family is here. And they're telling him it's not worth it to come home? They don't realize those trips are what keeps them going(and keeps me sane for that matter!). His only other option is to "officially" request to use some of his actual leave time. And even then there is no guarantee they'll approve it & let him come. Go figure, Hunter's first Easter, and they may not get to be here. We had planned to all go to church & then have Easter dinner at Brenda's (David's mom). David knows how important it is to me (it's important to him too), so we've tossed around the idea of going up there. It's just that he won't get home til 7:30 am Easter morning, it's a 5 1/2 hour drive, so we wouldn't get there in time to go to church, and unless I take Monday off on vacation, we'd just have to turn around & leave within a couple of hours so I could get back to go to work Monday. Who knows? We'll just have to see. But - even though I'm trying not to think about it...this whole Army thing, well, it just STINKS! me

Breakfast In Bed!

For those of you that don't know this, I've been married for almost 23 years. What's more, David & I have "been together" since I was 13 & he was 14. That is a very long time. We've spent well over half our lives together. But something happened yesterday morning - and again this morning, that has never ever happened before. David fixed ME breakfast in bed! Yes! That is what I said. This is just another bonus to him working nights & us trying to adjust to his new schedule. He stays up all night - even on the nights he doesn't work, because he can't stay in sync any other way. So about 5:30 a.m. he sneaks off to the kitchen & fixes breakfast & for the past 2 mornings, he's brought my coffee & breakfast to me in bed. Amazing. And SO thoughtful & sweet. Yesterday we had biscuits & gravy, bacon & eggs (over-easy). This morning it was scrambled eggs & toast. Tomorrow morning it will be my turn, because he works 7 to 7 tonite. But that's ok. I figure I can cook on Fri, Sat & Sun mornings & have it ready when he walks in the door. Then on Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs...those can be HIS days! Hmmmm....somehow, I think I got the better end of the stick there, don't you? Oh - and guess what else? Turns out, he's a pretty good cook after all! ;) me

Sad

So sad now. I mentioned earlier this morning when I blogged that the kids have to go back home today. And in all reality, they stayed an extra day & blamed the snow. But today, when I went home for lunch, they were packing up to leave. I realize that it's a 5 1/2 hour trip back to Manhattan. I realize that Eddy has to go to work when he gets there, whatever time that may be, and I realize, that it's not practical for them to wait for me to get off work at 4:30, then leave after I get home around 5ish. Especially with all the traffic.
What I DIDN'T realize, is how SAD I'd be. How heavy my heart would feel. How much I miss them already & they're not even gone!
It doesn't help seeing how sad THEY are when it's time for them to go. To see on my son's face, to know that he really REALLY wishes he'd thought this Army thing out a little bit more, before jumping right in. To realize how home sick they both get, and to know, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, David & I can do about it.
They'll be back in 2 weeks for Easter. It's already planned. But - BUT - it's 2 whole weeks away. And that feels like forever.
Hunter is just growing up so fast. And every day that goes by, is probably one day closer to Eddy being deployed. And I just want to grab a hold of TIME, and make it STAND STILL.
But alas, I can not. So for now, just please, please say a little prayer for me. And I'll remind myself how lucky I am to have grown children that want to spend time with their parents, as much time as the Army allows anyway! me