Mamaw & Papaw Come to Visit

Robbie's parents came down this weekend to help us do some work on the house. The kids always love it when they visit. Mamaw doesn't get any sleep...Friday night Tate woke her up three times during the night so last night I put Tate on the floor in my room so she could get some rest. Wouldn't you know it...Lily came in to wake her up at 5:30. They just want to get all the mamaw time in that they can...

C-A-T-S

Robbie's mom bought him season tickets to the UK games. What this means for me is a half a dozen Saturdays with no husband. Today was the first...so Connie and I took the kids to Chatt town for a day of fun. We started the day at my godson, Cameron's football game. He is now the quarterback and I can not believe he is so big. It made me proud to watch him.

After the game, we headed to our favorite pizza place downtown. We then went to the Discovery musuem. The kids had a blast. Tate had a hard time deciding which area he wanted to stay in and finally decided on the waterplay area. Lily had a great time climbing around the indoor playground.

After a couple of hours there, we talked them in to walking down to the river to get some ice cream. It was a perfect day. We have all put our PJ's on and are laying around on the couch now for movie night. I miss Robbie, but I have loved this time with the kids.

Mama's Away

This weekend was my annual girls' weekend. Robbie was supposed to go to the UK game on Saturday and the kids were going to visit mamaw and papaw. Due to everything that happened with the house, Robbie decided he wasn't up to making the trip. So...while mama was enjoying her spa day, poolside relaxation, and games of trivial pursuit, daddy was at home trying to maintain sanity with the two kids. Hmmm...I wonder if I'll get any sympathy while he enjoys those UK season tickets. We'll have to see about that...

Ups and Downs

Well its been a rough 24 hours. We found out yesterday that our buyers were considering walking from their offer due to our home inspection and something to do with the heating and air unit. This afternoon we finally got word that they were backing out of the deal and sent us a copy of the home inspection. As we were reading the report, Robbie and I were just shocked, partly due to the amount of money it was going to take to fix the issues, and mostly thinking that we would never be able to sell this house. During our mope fest, our realtor called us to give us some interesting information. It appears that the inspector created a bogus company and just happens to be the BUYER'S daddy. Yep...we got railroaded. Now, due to the fact they had a licensed heating and air guy at the house, they can still back out of the deal and have done so, but at least we don't have quite the "Money Pit" we were envisioning earlier. So...we're back to square one. Girls' Weekend couldn't occur at a better time!

Life As We Know It Is Over

Last night, the terrible twos took over for a brief lapse. Lily picked up my camera off the counter. Just as Robbie told her to put it back, she turned and spiked it on the floor. Needless to say, the camera is no longer working (except for these grainy pics Robbie took last night as an attempt to get it working). While in timeout in her bedroom, through tears and broken words, she said, "Big boys don't throw cameras." Looks like with new house also comes new camera.

Chutes and Ladders

Bobo and Cami came in on Sunday afternoon to watch some football and spend some time with the kids. The afternoon ended with a fierce game of Chutes and Ladders. Cami admitted to cheating after she won the game. Tate was just thrilled to beat Bobo.

BAGGO

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Longing for companionship in the backyard to play BAGGO, Robbie took the kids out to teach them how to play. Lily was chucking the bags from behind the line while Tate was draining threes from the end of the board. They loved it (and daddy did too!)