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So the land thing…Scott is ALL ABOUT getting this land now. It’s not even a question of if we will get it, just if it’s available and then how soon we would close. Scott talked to the owner again last night. He is ALL ABOUT us getting the land. But he won’t know until Friday if one or both of them already have been sold to someone else or not. So we’re on hold for a few days.

What’d we do last night…I cooked dinner AGAIN. I went to the gym AGAIN. I’m on a roll, people. We went to Home Depot for a quick trip when I got home and then the girls actually went swimming in their little pool. I didn’t make another trip to Starbucks last night because it was storming and I can’t connect to work from there so I ended up working here with no White Mocha :(. Yes, I know, such a hard life I lead.

I went to the orthodontist this morning. He adjusted my retainers some more. I think that’s a good sign. MIL should be picking up the girls this afternoon and then I have a reunion meeting tonight and church. Hopefully I can fit a gym trip in this afternoon.

Have I mentioned that I have realized that both MIL and my mother have just started menopause. Lord, help us all and I mean that literally.

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I think Emma’s addicted to computer video games. She’s figured out how to use the Playhouse Disney web site. She can go from show to show, game to game and play them all by herself. I embarrassed at how many HOURS she was on there yesterday. But she loved it. That was the first time I had let her stay on that long. Lexi was in a really good mood yesterday. Not sure what that was about. But she was all smiles all day.

I cooked dinner last night and then all four of us went to the gym. It was going to be just me then Emma wanted to go but she wanted Lexi to go. It was pouring down rain and I didn’t want to take both of them by myself so I convinced Scott to go. So all of us trekked through the rain to the Y. Lexi was getting a bit antsy about staying when I was signing her in. But then they had Beauty and the Beast on and she stayed with no problems. And Emma said Lexi didn’t cry at all. Yay!

I ended up at Starbuck’s at 9:30 last night with my computer. I stayed until about 11 and worked. I couldn’t connect to the Internet so it was pure work. And I got A LOT done. I’m thinking about doing the same thing tonight.

So looks like we might be “moving again” on this land thing. Scott randomly rode down the road to see again if he liked the street and ran into a neighbor who is a school teacher from our high school. He talked to her for awhile. Apparently her family and a couple others own hundreds of acres around there and don’t plan to sell it. The two that are for sale are probably going to be it. And the kicker is he found out that the owner of the land is an old family friend. So Scott called him up right away and talked to him about the land. Supposedly he has already talked to a guy who wants both lots but if he’s not committed, he’ll sell us one lot. So we’re back to figuring out if we can afford that. Which I think we can especially since both of us are due for a raise next month. Scott already got his notice for how much his is and I should be due for a decent one since it’s been almost 2 years since I’ve had one. Plus, we do have money that we waste (don’t we all!). If we were desperate, I’d tap into the money we set aside for savings, but I REALLY don’t want to do that. I don’t think it’s a smart thing to do anyway. If anything, I’d be willing (grudgingly) to give up some things like the gym. What’s really cool is we just started looking at some house plans the night before we found out all of this stuff. I sort of gave up on the land idea but for some reason it all keeps coming back to us. So maybe it’s an open door we need to walk through!

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We ended up staying mostly at the house Saturday. We went to Chick-fil-a with the girls and Carla and Dwayne and they had Skyler. The kids played well on the playground there. We went to Steak ‘n Shake for Sippable Sundaes after that. Yum! Emma went to Mom’s Saturday night and C&D stayed to watch Freedomland. It was kind of a weird movie.

Sunday we went to church and went out to eat for dinner. Emma stayed at MIL’s for the afternoon while Lexi came home for a nap. I did get a little cleaning done. Sunday evening we stayed at Mom’s and cooked Scott’s famous fish dinner. That’s basically it for the weekend. Nothing exciting!

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Guess what? I’m not cleaning today and I didn’t clean last night!! And guess what else? It feels good! MIL did not keep Emma last night so I took the opportunity to make it a family day. Even though it was kind of like, We ARE having family time and we’re all gonna like it!!! We watched cartoons together in our bed and then went swimming just the 4 of us at lunch then got take out and ate it at home. Lexi is taking her nap and I just got back from the gym. That felt really good. I haven’t worked out all week because of VBS. I really want to do as much as I can before we go to the beach. Only a few more weeks left!

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VBS is FINALLY done. It was pretty easy except for my kids are so worn out. Lexi cried as soon as she saw we were at the church again. Poor thing.

I went to work today until about 2. Apparently the guys had a “Amy update” coffee meeting after I left. One of the guys that didn’t see me who was being “updated” told me about this. I feel stupid just talking about it. But apparently my working out is showing some effects because one of the comments was “What is she doing?” and supposedly I’ve been deemed an actual hottie. Even my previous female boss said I was hot today. SO, COOL for me. That felt really good and I was flattered. Part of me realizes this is only temporary and really not everyone thinks I’m “hot”. But I’m soaking it in while I can because I know it won’t last!

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OK, so to explain the last post in full…

Emma was SO whiny all day Wednesday. I finally sat her down and said Emma, what do you need? She says she’s hungry and wants pancakes. I don’t want to make them but I do. When I get them done, I take them into the dining room table and put hers down. Lexi climbs up in the chair and Emma gets mad—that’s MY chair. I move Lexi calmly and Emma will not sit in the seat. Then I put her up there claiming she WILL eat her pancakes. We go back and forth and she’s crying and I’m pretty much mad at this point. Emma, you told me you would eat the pancakes if I made them and we’re sitting here until you do. She’s crying, I don’t wanna eat them. I’m not hungry. I don’t want to eat again!!! I see MIL pull up to take her and Lexi on their weekly ritual visit and I say MaMaw is here so you can get down. She was still in her pj’s because she didn’t close on. So I get her dressed and realize she had poop in her panties. So I take her to the potty to get that changed. The whole time she’s crying because she HATES being cleaned up. Then I had to brush her hair and she HATES when I brush her hair. She is practically screaming crying by this point. And I’m really trying to be careful but I don’t have much mercy for the crying at this point. I finally put her last piece of clothing on and then pick her up for a hug. At this point, she won’t let go. MIL asks her if she wants to go with me and she says no. Lexi is all about going. So MIL actually leaves with only Lexi. First time that has EVER happened. Normally Emma is ALL ABOUT going with people. I can not believe still that she let her go. Well, within 20 minutes of them leaving, Emma was asleep for a 2 1/2 hr nap. Thank goodness. I couldn’t take anymore.

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

Emma is making me crazy!!!!! She’s been whining all day. I sat her down and asked what she needed and she said she was hungry. She asked me to make her a pancake and I made a big deal about her eating it. She said she would eat it, the butter and the syrup. I didn’t want to make it but I made it and then she got mad because Lexi took her seat. Now she won’t eat it. She’s whining in her chair saying she’s not hungry and she doesn’t want to eat again. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! I can’t take this whining anymore!!!!!!!!!

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I think Emma might actually take a nap today. She seems to falling asleep on the couch with me. In fact, every one in the house is asleep except for me :(.

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