Happy Birthday Dad!!

I have always had the benefit of having my birthday close to my dad's. We always get to share the cakes and family dinners together. Now that I am married, it is always a good reminder for my husband that mine is approaching. This way he has no excuse for forgetting. Although at this age... who really even cares about birthdays anymore!!

Anyway, I wanted to write a quick note to my dad!! Happy Birthday to you!!! Happy Birthday to YOU!!

Thanks for always being there. Love you lots!!

**man I also realized I need more pictures of you!!

Yet another Apartment issue... at a time like this!

Why do things always come at the worst of times? That always seems to be the story with us anyway. We got a call yesterday (voicemail actually) from a tenant of ours in PG...yes, the same horrible location that we own that always seems to be causing us problems.... anyway, she told us that she was moving out and would be out by the end of the month. Does she realize that is only 4 days away? Does she realize she has a contract, legal contract, until Dec'08? Does she even care that I have a baby due any day? The answer to all of these questions is NO!! A BIG FAT NO!! Either that or she just does not care and I guess that could be the case too.

So, Neil and I jump on the computer and post the apartment for rent within minutes of hearing her message and then decide that it might be best to head over there and see for ourselves what is going on. Tenants have a tendency to lie. For all I knew, she had been out for weeks and I would not have known the difference. I am glad we ran up there. She was just leaving the apartment and had that "oh crap" look on her face!! It amazes me that someone thinks they can just up and leave, giving barely notice, not paying you a single dime for the rent you will be missing out on.

Well, for those who know me well, know that I do not take these things lying down. My mean side comes shining through without much effort!! I ran up there, told her she needed to pay me Aug rent and she was lucky I was not asking for the next four months up front. She said..." oh, I thought you could just use my security deposit for rent next month..." WRONG!!! That baby was lost the minute you started moving out!! I had to remind her of the legal rights I have against her and the contract she signed. Her apartment was loaded with JUNK still, it was in desperate need of a cleaning, and I think she was going to leave it that way!! SOME PEOPLE!! By the time we left, I was able to collect rent for August (in cash), she agreed to pay for a cleaning service to come in and clean her apartment tomorrow, and she will not get a dime of her deposit back!!

Oh, and we got a call from a nice couple within 15 minutes of posting the ad, they showed up at the apartment within the hour, and they signed anothers years lease and gave us a security deposit. Oh, and we were able to raise rent quite a bit from where the past tenants were paying. I truly feel blessed. Things really worked out with us coming out way ahead, from something that could have caused us ALOT of stress and problems. I think the Lord knew the timing was bad for me and I could not handle any apartment problems at the time.

The cleaning service is in tommorrow, carpets cleaned on Wed, and the new tenant is moving in on Thursday!! Thank goodness for these little miracles!!

Timmer went off...

My belly button has popped...does that mean this turkey is done?

My "Girl's Room"

Rememer this post... http://amyandersen.blogspot.com/2008/05/times-have-changed.html. Well, I finally figured out what to do about my room situation. I was really struggling to know where to put this baby. Should I just give her her own room and let go of my toy room....? Well, the answer is NO. I charish a room where I can send the kids to play and shut the door so I do not have to look at the mess they make. So, I decided to switch rooms and put the toy room in Paiges old room and put her into the old toy room. Anyway, now we are done. Well, I have been done for a few weeks and have been meaning to post a picture of our new "girls room" Neil took some time and got my wall done with white bead boarding and a decorative shelf. I love it!! It turned out really cute. I got my girls matching bedding and painted the walls a nice shade of yellow. Now normally I am NOT a fan of yellow!! I do not like it on the walls, but I think this turned out nice.

Neil even dressed the window with some nice white encasing. I have had additional shelves installed in the closet to make room for all those girls clothes... I have gone overboard on them.

Now, I think I am ready. I have a cute Vinyl saying I still need to put up on the wall and hang a few more accents, but that is just going to have to wait until after this baby gets here... I am just too tired. I am just glad it is done...

NOW I HOPE THE TWO GIRLS WILL SLEEP GOOD TOGETHER!!! FINGERS CROSSED

*yes, that is an outlet cover that still neil needs to adjust to fit

Family Night in the Canyon

One of the things I LOVE about this area is how close we are to the mountains. Neil and I love taking the kids up on a weeknight or over the weekend to cook hot dogs or walk in the trails. It was exspecially fun to get everyone together while the family was in town for the wedding to have a family night up in the canyon.

We cooked hot dogs and smores, watched the kids run and play in the dirt and enjoyed being together. With our quickly growing family, it is fun to create fun memories like these.

Here are a few picture from our night

**why is it so hard to line these pictures up right...sorry but this is the best I can do


Matt's Kids w/ my Jacob

My mom- sorry about the look I captured Matt's Son- Tyler & Jacob Most of the older Grandkids - Matt & Monica's, my two, and Laurie's Son My Brother Matt & his wife Monica Matt's Oldest, Ashley My baby sister Katie Laurie's youngest Jaelyn Matt's youngest - Andrew Lauries husband, Kevin & their son Jonathon