bam,bam,bam....

Do you hear that noise? Yep, that is my head bashing up against a brick wall!! Based on all the prior posts, who had bets going that we would not end up closing this week? Its okay to admit it:-) I was trying to be an optimist after our news yesterday, but around mid morning we found out that our closing is not going to take place until next week. Long story short, our buyer's husband ended having to travel out of town today for business and they did not want to do a no-show closing, which really stinks because that means we now have to wait to close on our new home as well. Monday the buyers are traveling to Texas from Illinois with their moving caravan and we are in the process of making arrangements for back to back closings on Wednesday. This has been such a mess and I sure hope that our next buying/selling experience will go much smoother. So, here's my new theory, when all else fails go on vacation. Since we are not closing/moving this weekend we are heading to the beach! We are packing up and heading to Corpus Christi to visit with Gigi,
Papa Chris, Laine, and Papa. We are going to have a mini birthday party for Kaden, we hope to hit the beach and maybe the aquarium. I'm also hoping to eat at my favorite restaurant in Corpus Christi, Water Street Grill. We hope this trip will allow us some R&R and allow our minds to forget about all this dang house stuff for a few days!!

Closer....

We are getting closer to closing on both homes. Yippee!! Since our last closing date was pushed out, I know all of this is subject to change, but I hope not. As of today, we are looking to close on our existing home on Thursday and our new home on Friday. Ken and I were not expecting to close on our new home this week so hearing that we are shooting to close on Friday was definitely good news!! Of course, believing is seeing and I will believe all of this is a done deal when we sign the papers. I'm so ready to get all of this mess behind us.

Happy Labor Day

Since we were supposed to be moving over Labor Day we really did not have any plans other than moving and since moving got pushed out we did more packing. Saturday Ken, Kohen, and I headed back to the house and we did some more packing/organizing. We actually made a day out of it,but we did not have any water. Ken spoke to the utility company on Friday and due to it being a holiday weekend and a bunch of other crap they could not even come back out until Tuesday the 2nd to shut the water back on. They are treating us like a new account and want 175.00 in activation fees and deposits. At this point we might not even have the water shut back on because we are hoping to close this week, Friday at the latest and my parents do not mind us staying with them. I guess we will see what happens.

Yesterday Ken's Dad and Elaine rolled into town earlier than expected because they were having to head back home early due to Gustav. They were visiting the hill country for a mini vacation, but that got cut short due to a house full of evacuees. This was their 1st time to meet baby Kohen. We all had a good time catching up and I will post some photos later when I get a chance to download.

After visiting with Papa Phil and Nanny Elaine, the kids, Ken, Papu, and I headed to the lake. The condition were prime for skiing when we got to the lake. The water was as slick as glass, but that only lasted for a while. We all got a little skiing in and then the water became choppy and then we tubed until it was getting close to sunset.

Today we will spend our Labor day actually doing labor. The plan is to head back over to the house today and continue to pack up the garage and etc. So, that's our big Labor Day plans. Hope everyone else has a fun and relaxing Labor Day.

Hook 'Em Horns!!!!!

I can not believe that football season is upon us again. I became a huge college football fan or shall I say Longhorn fanatic when I attended The University of Texas. Tomorrow is our 1st home game and I know the stadium will be packed. We will be steering clear of downtown and 35 tomorrow because traffic coming into Austin will be insane for the opening game. I hope that Ken and I will be able to at least take Kaden and Kensley to one home game this year. They have been Longhorns in training since the day they were born. Here's to a successful Longhorn season!! I bleed orange, how about you?? Hook 'Em Horns!!!

Approved

This afternoon our loan officer finally got our buyers approved. Finally, I think we can somewhat see the light at the end of the tunnel. Basically, our loan officer has to re-order their credit report on Tuesday and then submit their file to his underwriter on Wednesday. We are hoping to close on our existing home on Friday the 5th if not before then. Please keep those positive thoughts coming our way and keep your fingers crossed that this happens. Once we close on our existing home we can then close on our new home. We are hoping to have that done within 48 hours of closing on our existing home. So, at least we got some good news going into the holiday weekend and in a nutshell that is where we stand on the continuing closing saga.

Still no water and still no news

We still do not have water, so we are still camping out at my parent's house. I swear I am going to have to go on a diet once we return home. I have been eating non-stop since I arrived here yesterday. They have every snack food under the sun and I've been stuffing my face. I can totally see why the kids want to come here all the time:-) This morning my Mom spoiled me with a nice hot breakfast that consisted of breakfast sausage, biscuits, and a nice hot tall cup of coffee. YUM-O!!! I can not tell you the last time that I cooked breakfast sausage. I could so get used to this royal treatment.

On the house front we are still in the dark. No new news to report today. I am so hoping we hear something tomorrow and I also hope we can get our water turned back on before the holiday weekend. My fingers are crossed for some good news tomorrow. I will go nuts if we do not have some sort of direction going into the holiday weekend!!

Happy Birthday Kohen!! 3 Months!

Little Kowie is already 3 months old!! How crazy is that!! Yesterday she officially turned 3 months old. It is crazy to think how those last 3 months of my pregnancy seemed like they lasted FOREVER and yet the last 3 months of Kohen being here have just flown by!! Our little princess is growing like a weed and I am not sure if this is because she is our 3rd, but everything just seems to happen faster and faster with her. When I was at the Pedi on Monday I weighted her and she is now 13 pounds. She has grown and changed so much in 3 months.

Here are some highlights at 3 months:

• Loves to smiles

• Loves to coo and babble. She loves to talk to us
  

• Laughing out loud. I love to hear her laugh and I could just listen to her sweet laughter all day

• Graps things. She loves to grasp her mobile, her clothes and etc.

• Can sit for short spells in her bumbo

• Can lift her head up like a champ while on her tummy

• Kicks and scoots when she is on her tummy

• Is a drool monsters and loves to chew on her hands

• Loves to play with her hands

• Can rock side to side, but has not rolled over yet

Happy Birthday sweet baby girl. You are such a delight and we are so blessed to be your parents!!