All Grown Up

Me and baby E

Though I refuse to act my age, the past week has been filled with several reminders that life continues its forward progress and forces me to act like an adult. 

A few weeks back, Erin asked Becky and I to join her at the hospital when she gave birth. And thankfully, baby E agreed to my terms and waited until I returned from California before making her entrance. I am so grateful to Erin and Chris for sharing this special event in their lives with us. Erin and Becky are not only my best friends, but they are my family and I love these special moments. The pic of E will soon join the one of her brother who was born 2.5 years ago as one of my lucky captions.

And my other moments involved the new house. I should write a booklet on the signs that your home seller is crazy. We've dealt with some mind bending and anger inducing situations thanks to this seller, but she managed to top herself this week. We allowed her five days to move following closing, so I was floored when my realtor informed me, she didn't turn over the keys, she had furniture at the house and plans for other people to retrieve items from the house. My realtor forced the issue, convincing her to leave the premises.

Becky and I arrived at the house to discover furniture and overflowing trash in the driveway, but otherwise an intact house. Once the locks were changed and furniture removed, the scariest thing left was the gruesome refrigerator, which received a glance and shudder from me. Hubby spent five hours cleaning it, while I scrubbed and prepped the place for painting.

Next on our agenda is finish cleaning the kitchen and dining area; painting the entire house, including the atrocious aluminum back splash. Any color suggestions for the back splash?