Life after Christmas and big move

Well we closed on our new homestead and two days before Christmas we moved in. So it was nice celebrating the holiday here.

My husband end up doing a lot of the work of coordinating the movers and cleaning the old house. Though we haven't sold the the former home yet showings have increased and pricing seems to be where it needs to be.  So we are in hope that it will sell very soon.

Meanwhile we are slowly settling in to the new house. There is a sea of boxes in the garage. I hope I can find a few of my kitchen supplies so I can finish setting up the hub of the house.

Hubby set up our home network and now we have internet and tv. Got a chance to meet the new neighbors. There is three little ones so that shall bring some interesting moments I am sure.

Today we are planning on getting some of the final items at the old house. I am ready to move on and settle in our new chapter of our lives.

Moving day is almost here

Ok tomorrow we are signing papers for our new home. Wow 10 years since our last move and man did we gain a lot of stuff. This is even after we got rid of a lot during two garage sales this past summer.  After signing we plan on getting some pizza and having a celebration at the new house. 

My mother is considering coming down and seeing it all done and before we bring in the furniture in.  Then Saturday will move my kitchen and a few personal items. Movers will bring the big items on Monday. Hubby will supervise since I will be at work but I will be checking in.  

Christmas will be spent in our new house. With crossed fingers and toes our old home will sell quickly and our stress will reduce.  If I don't write before Christmas, Wish all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New year!

One week! Maybe.

Well after much debate and roll of the dice we decided to move funds and try to close on the new house before old home is sold. Talk about scary and exciting all at the same time.

So we are planning out our move and all the things we will have to update and change. Internet, banking information, mail and all services connected to our address. Wondering if we can get movers before Christmas or not. Regardless we have faith that all will work out.

Cold Day!

Today is extremely cold here in Colorado. Temps in the single digits. My daughter and I are kind of hanging out watching Glee together. I was able to do a little crafting and shopping. A lot has happened since my last entry.  We are still moving forward with a new house. Lowering the price of the current house with hopes that it sells fast so we will start the new year in our new HOME!

My husband and I are really working hard to make this next chapter in our lives to happen. Funny thing about dreams and how they seem to grow and become such a part of you that you are willing to do just about anything to make them come true.

I guess I am saying keep working toward your dreams because you will grow and be so much better for them.

Rain stopped and started

Here in Colorado we have been dealing with a lot this year. First fires at the beginning of summer to end with flash floods and so much rain. In my 40 plus years I have never seen such destruction by mother nature in my home state. Last week we went to Loveland for the weekend that was planned for months just to have it rain the entire weekend. Though we got to our concerts (Bill Cosby and Alabama) the day trip to Boulder was cancelled since the roads were damaged.

We are still working on getting our house sold and the new one is under construction.

My daughter insists she is going to go against the grain and not do her school work at all. It has been a constant battle with her. I have caught her with lying and sneaking  trying to do whatever the hell she wants. I am so ready to look for an alternative school for her. Tough decisions to make and it is sooo hard to be a parent. Just another roller coaster ride in life.

Well off to the next ride in life.

24 years and still going strong.

A week ago my husband and I celebrated our 24th anniversary of marriage. It is hard to believe all that has happened in those years.  We experienced job loss, graduation from college, hard financial times and then all the good times. We had two beautiful children. As we grow older we know that we will be together and love and support each other through it all.  I Love you honey with all my heart. Here is to the next 24 years.

Summer is almost over

Wow summer is almost over. I was able to take a couple of days off to spend with my aunt Pat. She hasnt been here for 10 years. Planning on breakfast today and then taking her around our part of town. Nothing like family and when you get time to spend with members you dont see everyday seems so special.

This past week my son had friends over and they were loud in the kitchen and started to feel annoyed with them.  As I sat there I realized there will be a time I would miss having my kids around. So I appreciated that they were there and having a good time. The crazy things they talked about and laughed about. It is such a wonderful sound.

Met my daughter's teachers and discussed this year and hopefully we can work together to help her this year. She seems to have a better attitude so far this year and starting to set goals for herself.

New home and vacuums

Today after cleaning the house it was time to run over to the property and models where our new home will be built. After speaking with the builder enjoyed lunch during their grand opening of the new models we started the process of picking colors, flooring and cabinets. Final decision will be in about a week or two.  Off to our next adventure, vacuum shopping. I have found that since I have a difficult time using our upright and my children can't understand how I would like to vacuum I started to research vacuums and wanted something that last more than a year or two. Paul and I went to a vacuum specialty shop. We test drove a couple and while I was chatting with the sales lady, my husband started to chat with the other young sales lady. Found out she was a Star Trek fan and cos play.  After awhile we settled on a Miele cat and dog model. German made with excellent reviews. Came home and started it up and boy I already see a difference.  You know we adults get just as excited about our new toys as our children do.

The color is called koi orange but it kind of looks like Bronco orange.

Cleaning house

We have cleaned our house top from to bottom to have pictures done and put for sale sign up. Yesterday we started the process of building our new home. Boy it sure scary and exciting at the same time. If all things fall into place we will be enjoying our new home by December.   Our whole family is pretty excited.

Today was our first showing for our current house. Talk about bitter sweet I love this place but the reasons for the move are bigger than the love of this home. Starting on the climb up to top of the roller coaster.

It's Raining, it's pouring

After a dry summer we have rain and I do mean RAIN! it is coming down in buckets. Making it hard to keep motivated to work around the house.

School is getting ready to start for my daughter she will be a junior in high school starting on Thursday. I cant believe my baby only has 2 years off. We got her some new clothes and shoes and few supplies. You know when kids hit HS they dont get lists. So no more new boxes of crayons or elmers glue. Happy and sad at the same time.

When we went to lunch decided to try a place we havent before. An asian grill called 'Toyoko Joes" it was good but one complaint I have and it isnt just this place but all restaurants that feel they need to be housed in a warehouse setting. It is loud and not very good to carry on conversations. I have a hearing loss and background noise is really bad and I cant hear anything being said.

I had an appointment with my doctor regarding the surgeon I had this past February. I had my eardrum repaired to help avoid any infections due to the fact I didnt have an eardrum. After my hearing test it showed I didnt gain any more hearing in fact I loss more. I can have another surgery to reconstruct one of the bones that deteriorated over the years. Not sure if I want to go thru with it. My hearing hasnt been really great for so long. This shall be a wait and see.

Well off to my next life adventure.

Garage Sale followed by family bonding

Today we had a garage sale our last one. The left overs will go to charity and now we can concentrate on our next move.  We did really well over the past couple of weeks we made enough to help for the incidentals for our new home.

After a long day we took the kids out to dinner and then to see the movie Wolverine. I love our family time and it great seeing the movies together. Since kids are almost grown it is getting less and less for them times.

Overall it was a very nice day.

Hard day

Well I have just about made it through my day. It was 10 years ago today my world got turned upside down. I was woken up by the phone ringing and my mom on the other end telling me my daddy was gone. I couldn't run over and hug her she was several states away. After her and I talked and I hung up crying and my husband holding me. My brother calling me and together we cried. With the comfort he was no longer in pain and no more illness. Dave flew out to bring my mom home and I stayed to start with arrangements and what seems to be a million phone calls. Telling my children that their grandfather was no longer with us is hands down the toughest thing I faced in my life.  The kids will never come home smelling like his cologne. I have to keep reminding myself that daddy is up in heaven fishing with Jesus.
Oh how he loved to fish. My 16th birthday he bought me a fishing pole and reel. I didnt think much of that gift but boy I sure wish I had it today.

My life lessons and the person I became is in part of my father. He was a gentle soul that everyone seemed to love. He would be one of my first calls when I needed advise.

Now as I reflect on all the things that I have achieved over the last 10 years. I have raised two great kids starting to back in the workforce and doing well in my job. I have a strong marriage to a man I love with every ounce of my being. I believe all my heart daddy would be so proud of the person I have have become and my life I have built with my husband and kids.  My mom always said I would marry someone like my father, which put a very high bar and I think I have achieved that.

Miss you a bunch Daddy! I know there will be a day I will see you again and feel your arms around me and smell your cologne. 

Early Sunday morning

Well yesterday was a success with our garage sale and next week will be another attempt to purge more items. We have decided to put all the money earned toward our new home. We know we will need to get some new items such as window coverings. It sure feels nice to get rid of the items that seemed to weigh us down.

Today is normal laundry, cleaning and grocery shopping. Need to do some straightening up the basement but it is more empty than before.

Hoping this week will be easy to get thru, I have been thinking a lot about my dad these past weeks and coming up to 10 years since we lost him my heart has been pretty heavy. I keep remembering the events that we were doing. My parents on vacation, we were packing and moving. The last conversation I had with him and laughing about how he had a story for me when he got home.  Not knowing I would never hear the story. Miss you Daddy! Thank you for being there whenever I needed you. Being the model of the man I wanted to spend my life with, which I found with my husband.

Life has moved on and my children are nearly grown. As my title of my blog states Life is a roller coaster, which I took from the movie "Parenthood" you never know what to expect but it sure is a thrill ride.

Looking forward to the coming changes

Well we have been cleaning and purging. After 10 years in our current home we decided that perhaps it is time for a change. We are getting ready to put house up and start the plans on a new one. So scary and exciting at the same time. We have spent very happy years here and a little sad to leave it but due to health and life circumstance a change became more necessary.  What is interesting the items you thought you couldn't live without and stuck in the basement suddenly didn't seem so important.  The next couple of weekends we are selling these items. Price doesnt seem important either as long as I dont have to move it. lol

Our new home will be a one level and will fit our changing lifestyle. Hopefully if all goes well we will be in the new home before the end of the year.

Summer is on its way. After a nice visit with family friend it is time to get serious with getting ready to clean up our home and pack away some items. After much thought it is time to move our homestead to a ranch style home.  We found the site and floor plan now time to get our present home ready for sale.
If all goes well we will be in the new home by years end or at the very least the beginning of next year.

This past weekend my husband and I finally experienced the renaissance festival in Larkspur, CO. We had fun seeing the sites and check off our to do list.

The weather has been extremely hot with little rain. There has been some flash floods near the burn scars, Waldo Canyon and Black Forest. Seems to be something that will be issues over the next few years. Prayers to all the people that have had their lives turned upside down.

As always there is a lot of twist and turns in life.

Take care till next time.

Ok after a long absence I am back to talk about life and what is going on in our home and lives. A lot has happened in the last 7yrs.  I now work outside the home. My son is graduated from high school and daughter is now getting ready to start her junior year. After 10 yrs in our home we have decided to sell and build a new home. We need a one level home that seems to fit our lives.
Here is a cosmic question I have been asking myself...why is it when you move is when you get rid of the clutter in your lives. Items seem so important you forgot you even have and now maybe not as important.  I believe we all should do some declutter once in while, maybe every 2 to 3 yrs rather wait till you decide to make live altering decisions.

My hobbies still include paper crafting, reading, spending time with my family. Though my kids are nearly grown and don't seem to want to spend time with their parents. One of our family activities is Tae Kwon Do, both kids and hubby are black belts and I am on the slow road to getting mine as well. My husband I will celebrate our 24th anniversary this coming August. Though I think this move will dominate most of our time I am sure will take time out to celebrate.

Newest member of the clan is Abby. She is our little JRT. She has stolen our hearts. She even has a pair of Micky Mouse ears on her.