Dead as in D-E-A-D

On Monday after my 4th load of laundry the antiquated dryer in this house died. I had 2 loads left and they were both sheets. I had a wet load in the dryer(never noticed it didn't start) and a wet one in the washer. I decided to make the best of it at 8:00pm and hand the clothes all over my kitchen chairs. Then I remembered that I had a drying rack in the basement. I pulled that out and dried my clothes. They were almost dry by morning. We don't want to buy a new one until we decide what we are doing with the house. For this week I have been line drying all my laundry! It was cold the beginning of the week so everything took FOREVER to dry. I realized that this might not be so bad. I had Ed hang me some lines in the basement and I am going to get one of those square clothes lines for the backyard(you know the kind outside the projects!!) I don't think I'll need a dryer while it is still semi warm out. I am seeing how long I can go without it. This has posed a problem in my schedule. Monday and Thurs used to be laundry day and now I can only do a load or two a day. I am so glad I found this. Thanks Christy!! We are trying it this week. I have stopped cloth diapering in this house, there is something wrong with the septic, so this will make up for the disposables I have to use in $ and in carbon emissions!

Me according to my kids

Here is how well my kids know me
My commentary is in green

1. What is something your mom always says to you?
Anya: Secrets
Kevin: Time out
K - Ouch

2. What makes you mom happy?
Anya: Cooking
Kevin: Smiles
He didn't say smile he just did, pretty accurate I say

3. What makes your mom sad?
Anya: That I don't clean up my toys
Kevin:Crying
so true

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Anya: Tickles
Kevin: Tickle Tickle
We do a lot of tickling

5. What was your mom like as a child?
Anya: Your baby toys
Kevin: little
My 20 mo old is more accurate than my 4.5 yr old!

6. How old is your mom?
Anya: 38 Are you 38? I don't know how old you are?!
Kevin: 9


7. How tall is your mom?
Anya: 38 lbs
Kevin: 10
I think we need to work on numbers

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Anya: Cook
Kevin: Eating
This is what I do with them!

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Anya: Cook something else
Kevin: here
What Kevin meant, is I am always here!

10. I your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Anya: Making cookies
Kevin: Papers
????

11. What is your mom really good at?
Anya: Cooking
Kevin: Crap
From the mouth of babes!

12. What is your mom not very good at?
Anya: Making yucky meals
Kevin: No

13. What does your mom do for a job?
Anya: Wash the dishes, that's my job to
Kevin: Stop

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Anya: Chinese
Kevin: Food
Both perfectly accurate!

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Anya: Cooking great great great food
Kevin: Diapers
Are you seeing a trend in Anya's answers?

16. If your mom was a cartoon character, who would she be?
Anya:Cars
Kevin: You

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Anya: Cook
Kevin: Do together
I don't think he quite understood the question


18. How are you and your mom the same.
Anya: We wear Hannah Montana slippers Me: I don't have Hannah Montana slippers Anya: Then buy a bigger size!
Kevin: Same

19. How are you and your mom different?
Anya: We have different slippers
Kevin: Steps
A- see 18 K-???

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Anya: You put me to bed
Kevin: Love you
Sweet!

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Anya: Get married
Kevin : Papa

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Anya: Chinese or a restaurant called P. F. Chang's.
Kevin: Nice
I don't think she realizes they are the same thing

What I have learned: I need to get out of the kitchen and stop sending Kevin to time out 2x a week!

The long awaited pictures

Welcome to my messy new house!



What you see when you walk in the front door.
The Living room- need to be painted and the border to come down. We don't have formal furniture yet so it looks like a dorm in this room!


Family room, needs to be painted and un"American"ized.

Kitchen - this is my favorite room in the house. Has a great view of the backyard through the bay window! We bought new appliances but it needs a counter and cabinet uplift. It's a little 70's country.
Sun porch - there is a horrible glare but this room is great for semi-warm but wet and yucky days, or when I just don't want to pooper scoop. The kids can play back here and still feel a little like they are outside. A deck connects to this room. It is right off the family room.


Playroom - used to be a formal dining room(see the end of the ugly chandelier?) Right now this is my favorite room, it is the most done and it's right off the kitchen, I don't have to worry about the kids at all! It needs wallpaper taken down and to be painted the colors in the rug!

Upstairs
Anya's room- also needs to be unAmericanized! We are going to paint it a variation of pinks. I would have cleaned it first but I had a baby napping in the pack-n-play in the corner! Anya has a bookshelf in her closet with her dresser and beanbag chair to make a quiet corner. She also has all her "too small" dolls in her room. Those are the only toys upstairs!!!

Kevin's room - this room is the closest to being done. His crib is there in the corner and that is Grandma's bed. He has little cars and trucks on his chair rail. His dresser and Anya's both fit in their closets so they have the whole rest of the room. Kevin does have a bookshelf in his room though.

Master bedroom - no one will see this until I have unpacked it, everything is still in piles. It reminds me of my room when I was a child, which you can ask my Mom or sisters, it was a health hazard!

That is the house in a nutshell! When'if we close in May I'll update pictures as it really becomes mine!

Moving

Kevin made himself useful by reading a magazine in a box in the dolly!

Going Private

I am going to be making our blog private on April 1st. If you would like an invitation please email me.

llonegan@yahoo.com

In response to Maureen's comment

To do list
1. Get over the flu
2. Find the camera
3. take pictures
4. Post pictures
5. Explain I have had the flu for a week while my husband was gone so that is why my house looks the way it does!

Update

I am still unpacking, so I don't have any pictures and I can't take down the wallpaper(per Ed) until we close in May; so it's a little ugly.

But.....
We are in the house that I am madly in love with, and we can afford! Now hopefully everything works out and the closing goes fine!

The kids got sick the weekend we moved in so adjustment has been hard and I got a job doing in home babysitting for 2 kids, so my life has been a little crazy too! I will post pictures of our "ugly" house as soon as I find the camera and it is not all pictures of boxes!