Ahhhh...just what have we been up too lately?

Hello my few blogging friends and family.  I know it has been awhile, and I am not really sure why it has taken me so long to put something...anything on this blog.  Trust me, I look just about every night and cuss a little when you all don't post something new, and then I go and disappear myself.  I should go to my bedroom and think about what I have done wrong!!

I have been busy.  We finally got Kristi totally moved into her apartment and now we have began the task of looking for a new place ourselves.  We are not sure what we really want yet - a total duplex with mom on one side and us on the other, or a house, or 2 apartments.  We just know we want to downsize, but the decision is a hard one.  We brought down from the loft all the stuff for the garage sale this morning and boy, do we have a lot.  Mostly clothes that I am currently sorting.  I am thinking about posting on craigslist a lot of a certain size box of clothes for a set price and see what happens.  I am not sure if I want to do that.  I just know that clothes don't sell very well so I want to get rid of them the best way I can.  We are thinking about doing our garage sale the end of the month, but not sure. I know I have to clean out some stuff on the nights Tom is at work since he is such a packrat and won't part with anything.  I will do it for him.

Tom has been working hard, and the poor guy is suffering.  In the part of the plant that he is in, the temperature is about 20 degrees hotter than outside.  And with him working from 1 - 10pm. It is the hottest part of the day and he has just about stopped eating to keep from getting sick.  Starting the end of the month he will add about 20 more people that he will be supervising as we are adding a second shift for the line for the Acura MDX and Honda Pilot or CRV.  We can't keep up with our orders so they didn't have any choice but to add a 2nd shift. Just what Tom wanted - more people in a totally different part of the plant to keep up with!!  He has also been having some tooth issues.  This is what we get for avoiding the dentist for so long.  Both times he has been there have been due to severe pain.  Now, we are waiting to find out about the rest for both of us.

Kristi  is hurting.  Dr. Mom said that her gallbladder needs to be repossessed by the original owner but Dr. Weston isn't so sure.  She had an endoscope and ultrasound on Thursday and we should know the results on Monday.  She is in a lot of pain right now - but not enough to go to the emergency room. She really likes her apartment and I think she misses living at home.  She calls me more than I call her.  She just bought her a brand new car with only 100 miles on it.  We went on a buying spree and each bought a new car.  Kristi got  a Madza CX-7.  It is a crossover.  Whoever gets her Ford Escape will get a heck of a deal since it was a 2007 with just over 36,000 miles on it.  Still in really good shape.  The main reason that she traded was because she didn't have a warranty anymore and was concerned if something happened.

Brian bought a 2010 Mazda3.  He really likes his car - he went from a black car to a white car.  His fusion was a great car, but it was a 2007 with about 60,000 miles on it.  He drives a lot of miles to work. I figure if he stays where he is at he will be getting a new car every couple of years.

Alayna is less than 2 weeks away from starting 1st grade. I can't believe that it is that time of the year again.  I know she is ready - and so are we!!!  She is getting so big, all legs now.  She is also getting more comfortable in the pool.  Today she went underwater and was trying to tell everyone how to do it.  She spends just about as much time at my house as she does at her mom's house.  She doesnt' like staying with Oma in the afternoons because "she won't let me watch tv - she makes me go outside and play."  I remember those days as well.

Oma has really been enjoying her sewing shack. She is getting really good about going up and down the stairs. We have been enjoying eating the fresh fruits and veggies from the farmers market.  We go on Saturday and spend a lot of money - but the taste is sooooo good.  She got good news from her cancer doctor - 2 years cancer free with bladder cancer means that she is considered a survivor now!  YEA!!!  We are so happy.

One final thing - we got rid of our "grocery getter, loser cruiser, mom mobile" and got a 2009 Chevy Malibu.  I was the only one riding in it most of the time and I really didn't need anything that big.  BUT...my knee has been paying the price.  In my van I could slide in./out and this I have to actually lift myself out.  Now, I am over 50 lbs lighter but my knee decided that wasn't enough and started giving me trouble.  I had a cortisone shot the other day and will have my synvics shot in a couple of weeks.

I guess we better go home.  Alayna is going with us - "so mom can rest without me giving her problems!"  She called her mom a pickle tonight - a sweet pickle - a very big sweet pickle - because she is big and sweet!!"