first, let me share more from VBS.....the kids had a blast & it was so much fun watching them sing friday night (the last night) & checking out the video & slide show of the whole week...
singing "pharaoh, pharaoh" - one of my favs when i was a kid! ;0)
sweet key chain that jaden made & gave to me
and i wanted to also share this message that i got from corinn's teacher - too sweet!
"I love having Corrin in my class! She is one of the few kids that answers my questions with coherent answers and remembers the stories! She is nearly always the last one finished with a craft, but hers is always the most detailed. You can tell she takes after her mom when it comes to making sure every detail is just the way she wants it. She wants it done right!"
and here's 2 pics she took...
saturday was awesome! daddy worked :0( but no cakes for mama & super nice weather to enjoy! :0) we had picked up this inflatable pool for the backyard & blew it up friday night.....i have to say - the box was sooooo misleading! look at the pic on the box....
ok, so it's not huge, but judging by the size of the kids in this pic, we're thinking it should b plenty big for our 3, right?.....well, it doesn't look quite as big in person, huh?
~lol~ the kids still have been having a blast! they got in about 4 times over the weekend and never got tired of it.....jaden can't do much - he's too big for the slide & just kind of hangs out at the other end - but he doesn't mind
the top part comes off to make a little more room too
during their first dip saturday morning (around 9am), we had a visitor.....a gentleman comes walking around from the front of the house & tells me he's looking for Mr. & Mrs. Porter.....well, that's our landlords - so i explain that they own the house, but don't live here.....he tells me that he read in the paper that there's going to be a trustee sell on the home on the 29th and that he & his partner are interested in bidding - SAY WHAT?!
yep! later that day, we got our notice in the mail, stating that on the 29th (my birthday!) at 2:45pm, the house will be sold on the courthouse steps....it says that the original loan was for $88,000 - $8,000 is due at the time of sale & the remainder within 15 days of sale.....i'm assuming it'll b an auction that will start at $88k.....that's actually a steal for this house! it's old, but HUGE!.....it was on the market for $187k about 2 years ago & never sold....not sure what it would appraise for, but it's definitely a fixer-upper.....unfortunately, curtis & i aren't in a position to buy any home at this point.....we pay $800 a month in child support (the boys will be 16 & 17 next month....so 1 & 2 more years to go) on top of all of our other bills.....so for now, we're just renting - trying to make it month to month & trying to save up for a home in the next few years
so, i called the landlady - she wasn't really trying to talk to me - said they were still figuring things out & she'd get back to me.....i'm really surprised - they're such nice people & i would have expected them to give us a warning.....hopefully, they're coming up with a plan to take care of things before the sale....if not, then hopefully it will b sold to someone else interested in keeping it as a rental & they don't jack up our rent so much that we can't afford to stay!
we live on a month to month lease, so if we do have to leave, we'll only get 30 days notice.....oh my, i don't want to think about it! :0( i'm just constantly praying about it & checking into other local rentals that are available.....letting go, and letting God
on the flip side, my brother & his wife & son just moved into their new farm saturday.....after nap, the kids & i headed over there to check it out.....the girls put on their "farm clothes" especially for the trip ~lol~
it's just beautiful! the house is perfect for them & the farm is soooo cool....up until now, i was just assuming that it was a poultry farm where they'd raise the peeps to big chickens & then sell them.....well, it turns out it's a farm where they'll have both roosters & hens in the houses together & they're raising them for the eggs.....my mom gave the kids & i a tour & explained the process
here's looking down one of the houses....both roosters & hens will live here in the middle
along both sides are the little "nests" for the hens
they'll eat different feed than the roosters.....the roosters' feed will come from those red feeders that are lined up down the middle of the house....they'll get lowered when it's time for the roosters to eat
then the hens somehow know to climb the ladder-like rails to go up along the sides of the houses to their feeders
once it's time to gather, there's conveyor belts that carry the eggs to a little room at the end of the house
it was soooo interesting!
i mentioned before that my parents are selling their home to move into a trailer on my brother's property & will be helping out on the farm for a while - trying to save up for their future "dream home".....here's a pic of the swing set in my brother's back yard - you can see my parent's trailer in the background
right on the other side of the swings, is this grape vine trellis
look what's up inside
sweet little pond out front
complete with fish & lily pads
and surrounded by beautiful flowers & mint/sage/thyme....so cool!
along both sides are the little "nests" for the hens
they'll eat different feed than the roosters.....the roosters' feed will come from those red feeders that are lined up down the middle of the house....they'll get lowered when it's time for the roosters to eatthen the hens somehow know to climb the ladder-like rails to go up along the sides of the houses to their feeders
once it's time to gather, there's conveyor belts that carry the eggs to a little room at the end of the house
it was soooo interesting!i mentioned before that my parents are selling their home to move into a trailer on my brother's property & will be helping out on the farm for a while - trying to save up for their future "dream home".....here's a pic of the swing set in my brother's back yard - you can see my parent's trailer in the background
right on the other side of the swings, is this grape vine trellis
look what's up inside
sweet little pond out front
complete with fish & lily pads
and surrounded by beautiful flowers & mint/sage/thyme....so cool!
after our visit there, we headed to nana & grandpa's to play.....corinn helped nana pic some banana peppers, green beans & onions to take home (we're already loaded up on cucumbers & squash)
and she can't help but eat, while picking! ~lol~
and of course we played :0)
sunday was again low-key.....daddy worked :0( and mama had a wedding consultation (nana was sweet enough to watch the kiddos while i did that).....we hung out more & hit the pool again until daddy came home....then we had a family dinner at Denny's last night - the kids got these cute little rocket cups (which u know Jaden was super thrilled about)
on a random note - we discovered that the girls' shoe situation is out of control! does it really start this early?! ~lol~
and she can't help but eat, while picking! ~lol~
and of course we played :0)
sunday was again low-key.....daddy worked :0( and mama had a wedding consultation (nana was sweet enough to watch the kiddos while i did that).....we hung out more & hit the pool again until daddy came home....then we had a family dinner at Denny's last night - the kids got these cute little rocket cups (which u know Jaden was super thrilled about)
on a random note - we discovered that the girls' shoe situation is out of control! does it really start this early?! ~lol~
and one more random....one of my good, good friends, cindy, got engaged yesterday! congrats girl! :0)
i hope everyone had a great weekend! happy monday!
3 comments:
I know how hard it is when you don't know what's going to happen and you RENT! It is just going up so fast now! I'll be praying for your family. Keep us updated.
Hello Sharon, Happy Birthday, and tell Jaden.Gabby,and Corinn that i said Hi and that I missed them have yall thought about moving to charlotte the places are better you can rent a house started at $850 to $1000 or you can get a three bedroom where we are living for about $1013 and you get everything in a house like a full size washer and dryer and laundry room and cermic tile though out the bathroom,kitchen, lanundry roo,foyer, you get a build in enterment center and wall to wall carpet and ceiling fan in the living room and crown molding and garden size tub in the master bedroom, and it really nice down here and me, meartie and the kidsa love it.if you live on the third floor or the fourth floor you get a fireplace intead of a enteriment center. The name of the apartment complex is Berkeley Place apartment In charlotte nc 28262 give me a call sometime and tell my big brother that I said Hi call me at 704-510-2224 and I can tell somemore and your cakes beautiful and I want one.
hey girl! bout time u pop up and say hello! :0) we miss u guys - the girls especially miss ur girls! charlotte sounds awesome (i have a friend that lives there too), but we really like the country here & the boys r in this area now too....plus we LOVE the kids' school - especially for jaden....he's done so well there & his teachers are amazing! i don't think we plan to move away from here any time soon....thx for giving me ur new phone number - i'm gonna give u a call this week :0)
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