I thought I'd take some time today to just update the world of what's being going on in Casa Lefebvre for the past two months.
Not a whole lot, but not too little.
It has been two months so... March flew by. I had a show in Chico with my friend Carla, and it was my dad's birthday. Before we new it, April was here, and now we're 1/2 way through....
My friend Janessa had her little baby boy on April 4 and has taken a month off from running her in-home-day-care, so I've taken on one little girl 3 days a week. McKenzie also happens to be one of Lucy's closest friends, and her mommy Tina, is one of my closest friends here in Susanville. It's been a nice arrangement. That said, it does occupy a little more of my time in ways that my time was not occupied before. But I've loved it! Lucy loves having a friend over so often, and it's actually given me more time to do what I need to around the house.
Speaking of the house, we've attempted a refinance with no avail. The comparables in this market are just too low, even though we've invested over $15k in the house, unless we wanted to pay $500 for an appraisal (something we just can't swing right now), the comps were coming at only $75k! Darn this recession and all the forclosures! Oh well. It wasn't something we NEEEEEEDED, just something we wanted to attempt to change our financial situation and to remodel a little more.
THAT being said, we are going to remodel some more even without the refinance this summer. We're going to convert our downstairs living area, AKA my office, guest room, playroom, to a master bedroom. I need an office with a door that can shut, and we need an extra closet... so the conversion will benefit us in the present and will likely increase our home value.
I leave in 3 weeks to visit my sister. No, I will not be taking Lucy to Disneyland without her daddy. While that would be fun, I'd rather just go with my sister and leave Lucy at home with uncle Joe (hint-hint). It'll be a nice week off from the monotony of my world and a good week to hang out at the beach and just relax.
I've been potty training Lucy off and on for a month now. I'm not too stressed about her progress, however after a day like yesterday, I'd like to ship her off to potty-training-boot-camp and make it someone else's problem. We have really good days and then days where I just don't have the patience. It'll be interesting seeing how she does when we fly to LA. I think I need to invest in pull-ups.
Adam and I have been trying to expand our family for over 9 months. I went to the Dr. yesterday just to "chat" and they took some blood work, so by Monday I should know what it says. 9 months is not a long time in the scheme of things, but it makes me anxious to know that I was Fertile Myrtle 3 years ago (3 pregnancies in 18 months) and now I'm having difficulty. No worries though! I'm positive, waiting on God's timing, and still playing the game of baby-making. It WILL happen in God's timing, I have no doubt... I just wish his timing were more in line with MINE ;)
Well, I've rambled enough to make up for the two months of absence. Cheers!
