So, now that I'm back from New York I feel like summer has really started, and by then I mean slowed way down! It's nice just doing whatever I want whenever I want, that is if it's free of course :) With no work of course comes no pay. And with trying to buy a house we're definitely trying to live on a pretty tight budget. Which shouldn't be too difficult, just boring more than anything. But I have my gym membership so I think I'll be working out more than ever since I have the time and I guess will use it as free entertainment?! We get Netflix so we have a steady stream of new movies coming in all the time. I am starting the Sex & The City series today :) haha After the tour in NYC I want to watch it from start to finish. I also have a pile of books to read. Sometimes I have book ADHD...I'll start one, see another two or three, start those, etc. I finished one yesterday but still have 2 others that I've started (Celebutantes which is like the Sex & the City of L.A. and Elizabeth Edward's book 'Resilience) and I have 3 on deck ('Love The One You're With--it's by that lady who writes the Something Borrowed, Something Blue books--Capote & this other book I can't think of the name of, which I bought in NYC). And I think I'm going to break down and read the Twilight series. I usually steer clear of the big hits-- never read Harry Potter or seen any of the movies, or Lord of the Rings...have never seen Star Wars either for that matter!) But, even I thought the preview for the new Twilight movie looked pretty good, and I'm spending more & more time with teenagers through the volunteering so I figure that will give us one more thing in common....we'll see! Oh, and I've got the pool to keep me occupied.
Aside from the free stuff I've got enough to fill my mind! So, we're back to house #1 that we bid on in March when my parents were here. The banks have yet again come back and said, "Ok if you want it, it's yours!" The listing realtor said he has approval from both banks but just needs to get it in the formal letter. We sought out a new lender which would approve Ivan on his own since my contract hasn't come through yet for next year, and are just waiting on full approval before I will get excited again. They pre-approved Ivan for more than what we need for this house but if there's one thing I've learned in these past 3 months, it's to not get excited too soon. So that's where it all stands--basically yes, we should have this house by mid-July, but I am not putting 100% truth into that quite yet! I'll let you know once we've signed all the papers and have the keys in hand. Then we can all celebrate!
Oh, the other free thing-- the volunteering with the kids. That is keeping me busy too. The other night a couple of my teens and I went to this place called the Luv Shack Ranch. This places runs completely on volunteers/donations and they take in neglected horses. They care for them and try to make them more adoptable. One of my teens wanted to check the place out so we went and are planning to go back every Tuesday night. They have the volunteers scooping out stalls, feeding, and grooming. As well as any other things that might pop up-- cleaning up the grounds, working on projects etc. It started out with the focus on the horses, and definitely still is, but they have also seen the good it does for the kids to learn about responsibility and respect etc. It was pretty neat. So we're still looking for more places to volunteer though. I'm waiting to hear back from the Salvation Army for a number of different things we can do there.
I'm still in class too. YUCK! My laptop has taken a turn for the worst yet again, so I'm using the neighbor's, or going up to the complex office, etc to get on the internet, or going on the Wii. It's slowly driving me crazy, because I am on the computer A LOT! Maybe God's trying to tell me something.... :)
Not too much else to say I guess. I'll let you know as soon as we know something FOR SURE about the house so sit tight.
