AN ANGEL ON THE WAY!!! :)

OK, there were a few moments that I wasn't cleaning, dusting, weeding, and cutting up trees... I went to see the most incredible ultrasound for the first glimpse of my soon-to-be-here niece or nephew!!!! The experience was just really neat!! I got all teary (not a surprise, right??)! You can see the pictures from the 3D/4D ultrasound too at www.babypeeks.net/user/brandymccoy Sorry I'm not savvy enough to actually make this link work!!! Maybe one day but right now it isn't high on my priority list, ok!?! :D

I'm BACK!!!

I'm going to call this a FAST FORWARD extending from March 13 to April 11th!! I guess the whole key thing with blogging is to actually BLOG on a regular basis, right??? I have mentioned that I'm a slow learner!! heehee OK--> to fill in anyone who is reading the mundane details that I call life, HERE is what I have been doing for the last 4 to 5 weeks:

1. cutting up trees
2. weeding SERIOUSLY overgrown (no joke for like 2 years no weeding has occurred) flowerbeds (do any of you KNOW how fast briars grow in the south??)
3. cleaning...spring cleaning.....[CLEANING some more] a house
4. cutting up trees
5. sweeping, dusting, mopping.....
6. cutting up trees
7. weeding....
8. burning the cut up trees & weeds...
9. cleaning windows....(YES, even the windows)
10.cutting up trees
11.REPEAT all of above

You get the idea??? See pics for proof!! :D Remember Hurricane Katrina?? Well, although many people down south have recovered....many MANY more of us in the zone where the eye of the storm went through are STILL recovering and will probably still be recovering for the next 3 to 5 years! I know that seems ridiculous BUT it is sadly true. My parents place has always been a work-in-progress....steadily improving with more "projects" on the horizon....the storm knocked them back into this no man's land that is hard to climb out of....and many of their friends are in the same boat. Thank God it WAS a boat and we all have SOMETHING to recover since many don't! I have been trying to help during my banishment to the electronic deadzone-->and I have found first hand how you can get bogged down with the capacity of what has to be done when trying so hard to move forward. PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE!!! DO NOT WORRY more MORE much much MORE is needed! :) AND WE are UP to the challenge (just don't ask me for a timeline)!!!

Found my dream home!!

If I only had 2.5 mil--THEN I could buy it!! It only has 3 bedrooms! It was built with inspiration from Evergreen Plantation. Yes, I could live there if I was rich and still had money left over for some cleaning help...and maybe a yard boy! The property isn't complete --> there is absolutely NO POOL and that WON'T do at all!! I would also have to build a barn for the horses.....then there is my cute little chicken coop that I want for my fluffy chickens.... I suppose a home improvement loan right away would be necessary to reach all of my housing goals!

:D

A must for driving!

"You HAVE to get a key map!!"

We heard this SOOOOOOOOOOOO many times when receiving words of wisdom re: moving to Houston. We even received one from some friends who are moving away and thought...."yes, this may come in handy one day." Let me just say THANK GOODNESS I put the not-so-little jewel into the truck with us this weekend. As maps go this thing is a monster!!! BUT--> NOW WE JOIN THE RANKS OF SOON-TO-BE & NEW HOUSTON CITIZENS who give the advice "YOU NEED A KEY MAP!!!" THANKS SO MUCH Brad & Jen for the Key Map!!!! It got MUCH use this weekend!

WE HAD NO IDEA!! :D

A great flick!

GO see 300!!! ESPECIALLY if you appreciate the male physique---> GO SEE 300!! However, if you really don't like bloody violent movies---stay home! :D

Yea, we looked at some neighborhoods! Crossed a few off as DON'T LIVE HERE!!! Put a few on the "not terrible" list. Even found a couple real possibilities! House hunting is not so much fun!

BRATS & BEER finished the day with good company and a nice fire outside! AHHHHH unemployed life is great!

Houston bound-->

'Kids' sure are a pain! *heehee* Here is Odie not-so-patiently-waiting to go see his peeps at Port Branch!! I'm thinking puppies are good precursors to ACTUAL kids...and not the cute little goat kind! :D

We are outta here for the weekend to peruse subdivisions looking for our little postage stamp in the sea of houses in Houston!! WISH US LUCK!!

Mountains rising!!

My apartment is beginning to look like a storage unit! BOXES EVERYWHERE!!! Boring day for the most part....still packing!!

BETSY is just thrilled with her new jungle gym!!