Epic Fail

So the sale on our house fell through. Not even going to pretend like I am okay, because I am not! I needed this in the worst possible way. I needed it so my family and I could actually have all of our belongings under one roof. Not part here at this apartment, part at my sister's from when we lived there, part still at our house and the rest in a storage unit!
I want to be able to settle in and establish a home for my kids and my husband. I want to be able to entertain in our home. I want a social life again.
Now we are back to square one. Ugh!
Here are the kids!

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K

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Four things

I just saw a four things meme and thought I'd like to give it a try!

Four jobs I've had in my life-
1 Hostess-while I was in college.
2 Retail manager-most underappreciated I have ever felt in my life.
3 Office Manager/Receptionist-most boring job ever.
4 Activites Coordinator for a resort in Orlando-after college.

Four books I would read over and over-
1 Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
2 Blubber by Judy Blume
3 ?
4 ?

Four places I have lived-
1 Hattiesburg, MS
2 Orlando, FL
3 Charleston, SC
4 Hammond, LA

Four books I would recommend-
1 Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
2 Anything by Dorthea Benton Frank
3 Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
4 Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields

Four places I have been
1 Jamaica
2 on the edge
3 Denver, CO
4 Washington DC

Four of my favorite foods-
1 Chinese- Tong Cho Pork to be specific
2 French Fries
3 Gumbo- made by my Dad (of course)
4 Pop Corn- NOT kettle corn!!

Four of my favorite drinks-
1 Dr.Pepper
2 Strawberry-colada Daiquiri
3 Beer
4 Hurricane

Four places I would rather be right now-
1 No where. I am in bed with both my sleeping babies!
2 At the lottery official place cashing in my winning ticket!!

Four things that are very special in my life
1 My family- of course
2 Sleep
3 Time to read
4 Time with my friends

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K

And of course pics of the kids.

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Guess what?

Guess what we have in front of our house right now?

In case you can't read it, it says SALE PENDING!! Let's just say in this market we are taking what we can get. I am over the moon because we are one step closer to Git er dun!!

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K

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Mommy Moment

Do you ever have a moment when something happens and you look outside yourself and realize "damn, I really am a mom/dad." I had one of those moments the other night. Let me set the scene-
One night last week I was trying to get the kids to bed when O decided he was not tired and did not feel that he needed to sleep. So of course I am trying to coax him into sleep while simultanously getting Tay to sleep which was not working.
I took O to the bathroom to get him to sleep. (he loves the sound of running water- so I kick on the fan and turn on the faucet- usually works like a charm.) So as I'm working on O Tay decided that she did not need to be in her bed any longer so she comes to join the party in the bathroom. As we are trying to remain quiet so O would go to sleep Tay starts to entertain herself by trying on my jewelry.
She puts on every piece that I had on my vanity. Long necklaces, short necklaces, rings, and even my watch. As I am watching her do this it hits me that I use to do the exact same thing with my mom's jewelry!
At that moment I had an outer body experience and saw myself as my daughter sees me. I got a glimpse of just how much I mean to her and how much she looks up to me and it scared me. It scared me because in that moment I realized just how much she depends on me and how I hold the keys to her happiness. Let's just hope I don't mess her up to bad!

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K

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