Just When You Think Things Are Okay...

So this weekend I got some disturbing news that sent shockwaves through my little family.  It had to do with some of my husband's crowd and thankfully it, meaning the situation, appears to be handled.  And without going into a lot of detail, the last few days were stressful because of the disturbing news.  And now that that seems to be looking up.

Or so I thought...

And then the little reproductive issue (as in the lack of a monthly period) I have been dealing the last few months seems to have returned unexplicably... and that worries the imortal hell out of me because I'm constantly living if fear that something is majorily wrong with me.

So my stress levels are up and all over the place.  The one bright spot in my week however, besides having Monday off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, was that on Thursday the Hubster and I were finally going to set a closing on our constrution loan with the lawyers and we'd be one more step closer to building the dream home... and we were so excited.

Back in November we went to the bank to start the loan process and things looked good but the process was slow.  Because of all the economic darkness the Hubster and I were put through the ringer when it came to getting approval and luckily last week we heard that we were approved.  All that was left was setting the closing.

I knew things were too easy... something told me that something would go wrong.  And at exactly 5:00pm this afternoon this went wrong. 

Back in November we were told how much we'd have to pay up front.  The bank was going to cover 80% and we'd pick up the remaining 20% plus closing costs.  Well, stupid me-- I thought we'd put the 20% down and pay the closing cost when we closed out the loan.  I should have asked more questions, and maybe the Hubster should have asked more questions, but we didn't know we were wrong in our thinking because we've never done this before.

So we get a call just as all the banks are closing that we'll have to put the entire amount down up front and we just were not prepared for that sort of news.  Needless to say I'm disappointed.  I've cried... I've pouted... I've even contemplated robbing the local bank... but thinking better of it, I called my banker and my laywer and I've pushed back the closing date.

The irony is all of this is the feeling word of the month is "Frustration" and now I have a great example to teach to my students!  AHHHHHGGGG!

Snowed-In Snow Den...

The view from my home office slash guest bedroom is rather wintery looking... Isn't it?  For the second time in a few weeks it has snowed once again-- which is rare in this part of the world. 

Actually it snowed a little bit and then came the freezing rain, which just cripples everyone and everything.  Channel 5 news spent the entire morning showing clips of 18 wheelers jack-knifing on overpasses.

Yesterday the school children had a two hour school day... and since 1:30pm yesterday afternoon I've not set foot outside.

I'm not big on being cold... or wet... and especially not cold and wet at the same time.  But I'm being as productive as one can be in this sort of situation or as Steven Cobert so rightly said, "the weather of Northern Aggression."

So far I've ordered underwear to clear out the credit my Victoria Secrets credit card had on it from before Christmas.  I've done a load of laundry and I'm seriously thinking of starting another load.  I made coffee and at this very moment I'm soaking dishes from the night before.  The Red Baron Mini Pizza I've made myself for lunch is cooling on the stove and after I eat that pizza, I'm going to start working on ideas for my sisters wedding.

I've also did some actual work-work.  Just moments ago I started to try to reschedule a meeting that was cancelled yesterday due to our two hour school day... and I copied my principal in on the emails so he'd know just how dedicated I am to my craft.

Who says you can't brown-nose from your snowed-in, snow-den? 

My sister's birthday is rapidly approaching so I'm even looking on-line for possible gift ideas as well.  I'm so content right now sitting in my pj's doing exactly what I want to do.

Let's hope this afternoon is just as productive.

Happy (Belated) New Year...

Christmas came and went in a hurry.  It always does.  It seems like just yesterday that we were standing stunned in our front hallway staring at the tree that had just fell (see previous post).  Since that fateful day I've hosted two holiday parties and participated in seven holiday celebrations.  With the New Year already in full gear, I have a feeling that I'll be talking about Christmas coming pretty soon in no time.

Times really does fly by.  These days I'm all business.  Between work, wedding planning, and house planning I barely have time to think, let alone find the time to write a meaningful blog entry.

I had several interesting ones prepared but I've since lost interest.  It snowed here, which is unusual and I had thought about writing about my new found appreciation for the snow...  and I thought about venting about how my sister's intended is constantly changing his mind about wedding colors and how it is driving me crazy-- but I thought better of it.  I even was going to share with you some pictures from the Christmas shower I threw for my sister, but I don't have access to the pictures just yet.  I intend to show them to you, once I get them downloaded off my parents' computer.

For now I'll think I'll wish you a Happy (belated) New Year!  I hope your's is off to a great start.  By accident I've made a resolution to eat less junk.  Just before the New Year I found myself suffering from a bad case of heartburn which was brought on by eating way too much junk and drinking way too much wine.  Word of advice-- never buy oversized wine glasses-- I ended up drinking almost a whole bottle of wine by myself and I only had two glasses!

I'm doing okay with my resolution-- partly because we've been eating earlier and I've not had much time to snack between getting off work and eating my evening meal.  Hopefully I'll feel better in the future.

Again, I hope you are having a nice New Year.  Good luck with your resolutions.  And hopefully I'll be adding those pictures soon.