I think if I had to stare at my fat prego face one more day I would scream!! Oh my! So things have been very busy in the Amandus household. We have been very busy bee's trying to get our house put back together after quite a few projects have been started. We are getting closer to our goal...which primarily would be to get rid of all the nasty grossness (not a real word but I'm using it!!) from the people that lived here before us. The only part that we wont be able to touch would be the venting system, however since being here we have installed brand new high efficient Heating and super quiet A/C unit which I would be going mad without since it has been a whopping 115 degrees with a million percent humidity. Have I ever mentioned how much I loath the humidity?!? The only time it is acceptable is sitting by a pool, which happens very little.
Okay, so we are getting new smelly good carpet installed on Tuesday!! I can hardly wait. However, the prep work has been rather demanding. Mike, bless his soul, got all the carpet downstairs bundled and ready to be removed and discovered that what we thought was un-leveled concrete was actually a huge mound of crap that felt like moon dust making the carpet hard and lumpy. Oh yes I was so grossed out!! What kind of people lived here for that to happen...and how long have I been living among that sort of filth!!! SOOOOO GROSSSSS!!!! I should have taken some pictures! I just don't know if I will be able to stomach the rest of the discoveries as we go room to room pulling up carpet. We should have just bull-dozed the house down and started over. When we are done with it though, it will be very nice and I wont be embarrassed to have people over anymore!! And when we sell this money pit...the people that buy this place are going to be getting a steal for how much we have soaked into it!!
Mike is drawing closer to graduating from one school and starting at Bellevue University for the accelerated program which should last about 15 months starting in September! I can make it one more year right??? I am no longer full time in the ER, but am working full time at an Eye Clinic. I have learned a lot so far, but really really miss the pace and the people I worked with in the ER. I hope it will pay off for the kids since I am home nights and weekends. I have been able to focus a lot more on photography which has been wonderful. I welcome cooler weather and look forward to those beautiful fall colors. I wish fall well spring for that matter too lasted a bit longer around here.
We took an amazing trip to California to visit Mike's Grandparents. We had a great time visiting them and his Uncle, Aunt, Cousin's and meeting their kids. We had a magical time at Disney Land and we relaxed on the beach...we took walks and laughed and went to Midevil Times where both girls were given a flower from the Green Knight! It seemed that something special happened each day and we have wonderful memories of California and being with each other. I didn't even mind driving there! I'm glad that we went when we did since I just heard on the news that they have shut down the 405 to fix the freeway. At least they do it right! Around here they start a project and never finish it! They start other road projects and leave equipment and cones and construction speed signs up for months on end! LAAAMMMMEEEEE!!!!! Anyway, we had a wonderful time there and I miss the WEST so much! Mike and I went into a major slump missing home and all the things we love to do...one day...we will be back soon!!! Sigh...
School starts the 15th of August!! The girls are getting excited. I know that Mikey asks almost every day if it's a school day.
