Updates

Dayv and my brother in law Dan have now gotten three walls sheet rocked and the new wall framed. It's coming along really nicely. It will be really nice to have an extra room for when we have company staying in town.
Landon had his first test done today. His ENT (ear nose throat) doctor wanted to do a swallow test first. They take an x-ray while he drinks to see where it goes. The results showed that when that when he eats the food hesitates before going down his esophagus. Why? Who knows? Does it have anything to do with his breathing problem? Don't know that either. I am suppose to follow up with both his pediatrician and his ENT.

Carson also had a visit with the ENT and has an appointment to get his tonsils out July 14th. He's not too worried about it....for now! I am hoping this solves his sleeping problems.

Demolition Time!

Well, we have started our renovations. Today three other guys plus Dayv torn down all the paneling and sheet rock. They also torn out the carpet that was destroyed. They even did a fantastic job of cleaning it all up! I am so thankful for living in such a wonderful neighborhood with people who are always willing to lend a hand!

This is actually a picture of the demolition Dayv did last night:

This is a picture of the wire that was totally burned in the fire:

This is a picture of the bubble wrap that we think was the stuff that caught on fire in the first place. Now here's the question, why in the world would you put bubble wrap inside a wall? Anybody have the answer to that?Here is what was done today:

We have been thinking are very lucky we had a drop ceiling in our basement or we would of lost the house. That was only way we were able to see that the fire had spread.

Sebastian still has not shown up. I'm still praying that he will. Thank you for all your prayers!

Missing Sabastian...

Sabastian is one of my three cats. Following are yesterday's events that preceded his disappearance.

It was a very warm, sunny day. Dayv decided to get the swamp cooler going. He took the hose and sprayed it down. He then came back into the house and discovered the basement had flooded. He found the cause of the flood to be the pipe to the outside water had burst. He then, of course, tried to fix the problem. He went and bought new parts and attempted to sauder them together. This is when his loving wife came into the room and told him he was going to start the insulation on fire. About one minute later she hears: "Get the fire extinguisher!!!" He puts out the small fire. His wife then looks up at the ceiling and notices that it is glowing. The ceiling is now on fire. She then panics and starts screaming, "FIRE, GET OUT OF THE HOUSE!!!" and grabs her four sleeping children. The firemen come and make sure the fire is out while everybody stands outside. The wife is very worried now about the animals in the house. Dayv puts the dogs outside and tries to keep an eye on the open front door to make sure the three cats do not escape. After everything calms back down the cat search begins. Keltin is calmly sitting in the living room, Marlowe soon appears....Bastian....where's Bastian??? We look, and look and look. Alisha becomes very upset. Pets, to her, are just like family. The search has continued and Alisha is having a hard time with his disappearance but has been trying to keep busy cleaning up the huge mess so that she does not have to think about it.

Please pray for Bastian's safe return. It may sound silly to some of you but I really do miss him and worry that he is not well at this time. He recently had to have all his teeth removed because they had all rotted. I am trying to have faith that he will come back to us but it is very difficult for me.

On a more happy note, our insurance is giving us $2500 to pay for the damage. I would also like to thank everyone who was there for us at this great time of need.

Random Recent Events

It's been a while, as usual so here is the update on everything:

VROOOOOOOM

Somehow Dayv was able to talk me into letting him get a motorcycle, don't ask me how! I think it was because out of all the things he has been bugging me about, this was the cheapest. He has been riding everyday that the weather has cooperated and even looks for excuses to get out on it. He took Carson out around in our cul-de-sac, that is as far as I'll let him go and even that was making me a little nervous.

MORE ZZZZZZZZZ'S AND POUNDS

Landon is sleeping through the night! I couldn't believe considering how horrible he was for the first month of his life. Last night was the best with a total of 6 1/2 straight hours! YEA!! I recently weighed him at my parent's house and he is now up to 16 lbs! I think he has now surpassed Carson's phenomenal weight gain record when he was a baby. My Dad said maybe you have a lot of fat in your milk, whales do...thanks Dad!

MY NEW HOBBY

I have now picked up a new hobby, couponing! I have been into this whole grocery money saving thing with Deals to Meals which has helped A LOT in getting my food storage AND saving money on my weekly groceries. Then my SIL introduced me to Penny Pinchers and A Full Cup. I have never been much of a coupon fan until she kept telling me about all these things she was getting for pennies or even free. It works better if you get the Sunday newspaper but I went out last night with only coupons I printed online and got all of this:

4 wheat thins
4 Mayo
4 salad dressings
6 granola bars
4 bagelfuls
2 Special K
4 BBQ sauce
5 lbs apples

How much $$$?
A total of $16.87! I actually got paid to buy the BBQ sauce! Thanks Christy!

WHEELER FARM

I took the kids to Wheeler Farm last Thursday and they had a lot of fun. I didn't think Tahirah was go after our last trip to Wheeler Farm but as long as we stayed away from the "Bee Tree" she was ok. The cutest animal had to be the little donkeys that just loved to be pet and kept following the kids along the fence.

LOST

Last night I lost my debit card during my couponing trip. This is actually the SECOND time I have lost my card within the last two weeks. The first time I found it in my van AFTER I had canceled my cards. We got new cards and pin just a couple of days ago and I've lost it again! This time I just put a hold on my card to see if it turns up again. So frustrating!!