This weekend I’ve gotta work on cleaning up downstairs and get it ready for next weekend’s baptism party and work party. We’ve gotta find a cool area rug!

I am tired, I’ve been up since 3am, and I only slept from 12:00a – 3:00a. I feel like I’m back in college! I left work around 3:15pm (which was nice, normally I stay until 6:30pm or so) and I’m going to take a nice nap!

Donald and I were talking about how we can’t imagine loving a baby more, and how we didn’t realize how MUCH we would love him. We both love looking at pictures of him, watching the videos we take, just enjoying him so much! We both kiss him all he time, hug him, tell him how much we love him, sing to him, and talk to him. We are obsessed with this little guy! He is going to be so spoiled.

When time comes for discipline, give me strength, because I KNOW I’m going to need it. He just melts my heart, but I’ve got to be strong!

Update on Cowboy: it’s going to be easier to fly cowboy solo on an early morning flight rather than having him fly with Staci’s friend on a mid-day flight (airlines have temperature limits on when they’ll let pets fly in the cargo hold, which makes sense.) So, we’re working on finding what flight will work to get him sent out to Washington! Hopefully, we can get this done soon. I can tell he’s lonely without India, so the sooner he gets to live with Staci, Jeffrey, and Jules the Cat, the better!

So, after 4th of July weekend, we will be cat-less. It makes me sad and happy at the same time. I feel so happy that our kitty cats will have great places to live….but it will make me sad I won’t see them for a very long time.

Joshua has been itching his nose against our shirts when we hold him, especially after we do something downstairs with the cats. I know this is the right decision for him, but I don’t like having to do it.

Now, just to find a good home for India. India is more independent, and she likes the outdoors and catching vermin, so she would make a good “farm cat.” However, she also likes people and likes to snuggle, so she’d make a good house cat, too. I think we’ll be able to find her a good home pretty easily cause of her disposition.

So happy and sad at the same time…

I forgot about the $350 that the appraiser on the loan that DIDN’T go through charged us. Yuck.

So, we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel until we get paid again. Adopting a baby is worth it, but it is SO expensive…..we have got to do better next time and SAVE more! And, not buy a house the same time we adopt! Silly us.

Pray for us if you get a chance, this whole house buying thing has been a little stressful. (I am lying, it’s been pretty darn stressful.) Work for us right now has been busy; tis the season for tornadoes, hail, and lots of insurance claims (O my!)

On another note, our 1983 Chevrolet Silverado died and needs a $3800 overhaul. Needless to say, we are not going to fix it. We’re going to see if a family friend wants it for free. If he doesn’t want it, we’re taking it to a scrap yard. On a positive note, we should get a refund from canceling the insurance on it

We are trying to find someone to take our cats. Joshua’s biological family has a history of asthma and allergies and we think it’s best if we don’t have the cats, which is making me sad. I think it’s for the best. They are wonderful cats, so please pray that we can find someone.

We’ve made an offer on home #3, but we haven’t heard back from the seller yet…they wanted us to pay more than we originally offered, but it’s a buyer’s market. They should just be dancing in the streets they have a contract! So, we’ll see how it goes, if they turn us down, we’ll just find something else. A lot of houses for sale.

Just feels like life has ground to a halt after being breakneck speed for a while. We were so gung ho about adoption paperwork and trying to hurry, and turning 30 this year didn’t help.

We’re going to get stuff taken care of with moving and then worry about the adoption paperwork. I know it will come together, but it’s just kind of frustrating. It seems like all good things come with mountains of paperwork.

On another note, our little girl cat, India, had to get a couple of stitches on her neck from a mysterious wound. In the examining room, she was very sweet and cuddly with the doctor and his assistant. They didn’t think it would be a big deal to throw in a couple stitches. I asked the doctor if he needed help, and he said no. He and 1 other assistant took her in the back room to do the stitches. I heard India yelling fit to be tied, and then I heard one of the assistants yell to the gal working at the front desk “Suzie, can you please help us??!!” It took 3 of them to hold her down, muzzle her, and put two stiches in her neck. She only weighs 6 pounds, but she can sure put up a fight. When the doctor brought her back to the back room, he explained that she was fine until she saw another cat back there, and then she was ready to tear the cat apart, which then made it harder to do the stitches. He suggested we keep her inside to keep her from fighting. Well, we’ll try.

My husband came home from work last night, and I had taped the academy awards. However, the tape ran out right before they were going to announce who won the award for best picture. I was asleep, and my husband asked me who won for best picture. I said “Cowboy.” A little bit later he asked me again, and I said “Cowboy.” Finally, after a little bit, he asked again, and I said “The departed.” He had to check online anyway just to make sure that I wasn’t delusional.

We do own the best cat in the world, but I don’t think he’ll be winning any academy awards….

Yesterday, went to do weights at the gym. I weighed myself, 273. I have had some good eating days and bad eating days while I was at Jamie & Jacob’s, but overall good days. I ate a lot of carrots, apples, and drank a lot of water.

I struggle when my blood sugar dips. I feel so crummy when it’s low I can’t even think. In order to combat that, I have to eat protein throughout the day, and a mix of fruits and veggies. For a long time I would eat meat only once a week, but to feel good, I really have to eat it more often. I’m upset because our one cat India was gone all night in the freezing cold and she hasn’t returned. I am worried that something happened to her.