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Bittersweet

by ChainedChrysalis

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September 27, 2020

Fall drive.

It was 90 degrees out yesterday. I know its “fall” but it seems as though fall never comes here haha. Ok its only 70 today and feels a bit more fall. We had to drive to find some fall colors. Liv...


September 16, 2020

Our new normal

Well im adjusting i guess. Im not even sure to what, But i feel that in transition phase. My husband says im much happier over all. I dont even feel super happy overall. But peaceful i guess. I a...


September 10, 2020

Pocket scarves and boring crap

First my scarf, Done. Im making another one for me, so this one can be up for grabs. Its huge, and i LOVE it. So big fluffy and warm, If it stays here, I wont cry either haha. But im going to pos...


September 04, 2020

Sweet 16

B applied for his first job today. We went in to hobby lobby last week and they had a now hiring for seasonal and part time workers. Stockers ect. So i grabbed an app. They only have paper applic...


September 03, 2020

Ablation

I saw the doctor about if i can qualify to do an ablation. I hadnt heard of one before it was suggested. But now i want it done. Basically they are going to kill my uterus lining without removing...


August 28, 2020

Things change

Well my mother in law got in. So far its been ok. Shes helping out with schooling little girl. Which is nice. And she bought all four boys bunk beds and little girl a day bed with a trundle. Shes...


August 25, 2020

School headaches

The kids are trying to get into their first week of school. Techincally they had school last week, but this week is new haha. So last week was orientation and it was blah. Oh my god. They each h...


August 18, 2020

Here and hooked up.

We got internet at 7 pm. Finally. The first thing i did was got 3 of my kids on their testing. I really like this little site they use. I-ready. They take an assessment test, then it schedules l...


August 13, 2020

In the house

We are in the house but per our typical shit just cant flow smooth. We didnt get gas ( so no hot water or stove) for 4 days. Finally got that, and have been trying to get internet since we got he...


August 04, 2020

Housing hell

ok so everyone knows buying a house is stressful. Despite having a few repairs the new house needed, and our closing was delayed a week due to paperwork. So far its been on. Till we go to close ...


July 31, 2020

Furnature shopping

We want something that feels grown up for once. Kinda fancy and put together. So we are going to buy a bedroom set. I know its an indulgence and something we dont have to have. T is getting a ref...


July 27, 2020

Sand dunes

We went to some sand dunes yesterday. Its a national park. In the middle of bumfuck prairie is HUGE sand dunes. At first we were all meh. Hundreds of people. Then i saw an “primitive road” Ie tr...


July 25, 2020

Massive blow up

Things finally came to a massive head with my sister.... It involved the cops and CPS threats and them getting kicked out.... Yeah it was bad. We close in a week. Please just let everything go sm...


July 22, 2020

Photography random

I went to cancel my adobe photoshop, and they gave me 2 months free on the plan lol. Right now im having a hard time justifying paying monthly when im not working. Its a bummer to loose photoshop...


July 21, 2020

Delays

I told the husband not to write about buying/closing a house on x date. Or even talk about the house. Lets just curse it lol. so the other shoe dropped. The seller wasnt supposed to list the hous...


July 17, 2020

Happy 6th Birthday

Little girl turns 6 today. Iev never been awesome at poetic writings about what a person means to me. So i dont even try. My baby is 6. Sometimes i cant believe shes so grown up and other times s...


July 14, 2020

Headdesk

We got my new computer screen in and he installs it. And it dosent work. I mean it figures! FFs. So he put our sons computer screen into my laptop so i can at least get online. I cant work. Its a...


July 11, 2020

Updates

Short update. my computer actually broke a few weeks ago after my last update. The LCD panel broke and ive been waiting on a replacement. My spinning wheel replacement part came in, was messed ...


June 30, 2020

Sigh

House inspection was today. Turns out it needs a new hvac. There is the shoe we were waiting on. So now we have to get the seller to fix that before we can go forward. There is some water damage/...


June 25, 2020

Tile

So now that we are under contract. Im looking at upgrade options. Sure the house is freshly remodeled. But they put in white cabinets. So i can paint them. Im thinking uppers cream and lowers gre...


June 24, 2020

Eeep

Husband says the property up in Alaska has had some nibbles from buyers. Pray that our property sells fast. We could REALLY use that money!


June 24, 2020

Offer

Offer accepted. We are now pending and under contract. Have to do a house inspection, septic line inspection, roof ect. That is going to run us 1K. Kinda wish that was the sellers job to take c...


June 23, 2020

An offer

We are putting in an offer tonight on a house we viewed today. Its a bit small, but has a huge shed and a fenced yard. Its 1.3 acres and a third is fenced. So it will be good for the dogs and cri...


June 22, 2020

The great house hunt

Anyone who has ever looked at a house knows how fun. Um SHITTY this is. Holy crap. Not only is my city one of the fastest growing in the nation according to some census report crap online. But it...


June 15, 2020

The birthdays

Yesterday Co turned 13. Hes a big boy, almost 6 ft tall and hes my do everything right kid. I did everything with him the way i wanted, got the birth i wanted, nursed till three. parented the way...


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