BOOM BABY- I'm BACK!

Wheeeew weee. Has it been a long month for anyone else???? It is still November right??? UGH! Well Here I am in my cozy basement FINALY writing on my blog for the first time in a MONTH!!! It took THREE WEEKS to get our internet sorted out at this new place..... (stupid people planting large trees). Anyway... I have a TON.... no... more than that... to blog about!

HOWEVER, you will not be forced to suffer through it all at once. It would take me about 72 hours of typing to blog everything that I want to about the last month. Since I have yet to even unpack boxes I can't dedicate that kind of time to the blogger world (as much as I would love to!) So for now I am just checking in to say HI EVERYONE, and I will be slowly piecing small post about my last month for y'all to read.... because I am just sure you want all the details!

Just as a side note from my last post about being hit by a deer -
Our insurance company ROCKED and got us taken care of! The van was in the shop for 2 weeks and I drove an SUV!! Yes Marie.... I REALLY drove an SUV... and LIKED IT! Mostly because it was a 2008 and NICE!!! (The insurance paid the full rental cost) Anywho.... I got the van back on Monday and was glad to see that it looked even better than when we bought it! The very next day I was out driving in the snow and WHAM-O... rear ended..... Yes... really!!!! UGH! So now I am filing a claim with her insurance to get the bumper replaced since it is now loose (greatfully no other dammage was done and everyone is fine). Yay me... I have an apointment with ANOTHER auto body shop next Tuesday to estimate damages and talk about rental cars. ugh............

Suprise visitor...leaving impressions

So are you sick of all my blogs about the house??? I know I am! This morning I was thinking to myself.... "I should really put something new on my blog that is not house related in anyway." Well...... I guess I get too.... though when I had that thought

this isn't quite what I had in mind

Today I got to have the experience of being hit by a deer!! Now you may be asking yourself.... shouldn't that last sentence read "I hit a deer" instead of "I was hit by a deer". Nope.... the sentence is just the way it should be. The deer definitely hit ME!

I was driving down the back highway minding my own business... when all of a sudden WHAM-O! I didn't even see it until it was a foot from my window! The dumb thing literally JUMPED into the side of my van! All I have is this still frame image in my mind of a huge buck head in my window. One minute I was driving happily down the road... the next I have a deer in the side of my car! I pulled over as soon as it was over and saw the deer limp off the road behind me. A nice gentlemen that was headed the other direction stopped and gave me his name and number since he saw the whole thing. He said the deer was just standing there and then leaped into the side of my car. Amalyssa was pretty shaken up (as was I) Braden just thought it was cool. lol. The car is still drivable and the doors still work, but he did manage to wipe my drivers side mirror clean off and dent all four side pannels. When I got home I had to call the police station and file a report. I got to head down there so they could see the damage.

Poor Amalyssa had just started a movie when I told them they had to get back in the car. Amalyssa said "I HATE deer!" When I asked her why she replied "Because they eat our plants, run into our car,.... and NOW I am missing my movie!!!!"

After the deer left a full body impression in my car it left me some things to ponder though. I am so greatful to the Lord for keeping my children and I safe. it really could have been so much worse. I am very thankful for a loving Heavenly Father and his watchful hand! It made me want to hug my children for the rest of the day and never let them go! I had tears in my eye as we got back in the car and heaed on our way, not tears of frustration or anger but gratitute. Gratitude that I had a family and we were all safe. I am greatful for this above all, and this was merely a reminder to be greatful every day for what I have.

Here are a few more pictures of the damage... really not as bad as it could have been.




And this is a lovely chunk of deer fur stuck in my door handle.

I got tagged by Laura... but that won't be happening for a few weeks.... I have a few other things on my plate at the moment! lol

One Expencive Key!

It's officially official!!!
WE HAVE A KEY!!!!

We settled on Friday and Scott picked up our key tonight after work!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!!! I am also extremely stressed!!! LOL. I just keep telling myself "I will make it... I will make it!" Hopefully somehow all this stuff of ours will end up in boxes this week!

Just had to share my squeals of delight!! I can hardly believe we are really home owners!!! I want to drive out right now just to use the key for the first time!! hehe. But since it is 10:00 at night I suppose I had better wait until tomorrow!

Getting there!

We are 50% packed.... now we just have to figure out where to pack the other one!

This week should be about insanity for me. So many of you have offered to help! THANK YOU! ... Now my problem is I can't remember who volunteered to help with what! LOL If you are the lovely soul who offered to help 'clean' up the new house.... send me an e-mail!!!!

Chaos......

Just thought I would give you all an update....

Yes... My life is CHAOS... and it looks like this!

At least Amalyssa is enjoying the packing!!! lol