Let it Snow

We are home safe and sound from all of our holiday travel. It was so much fun spending time with both families and boy did we rake in the loot.

We spent the weekend before Christmas with my family and Jeremy and I got and AppleTV which is really cool. Then we headed to Ruidoso to spend Christmas day with Jeremys family. It was so neat and it snowed. We went on a sleigh ride and Chloe got to sled - which she absloutley loved. She got a Texas Tech cheerleading uniform and a baby piano that is pink. She plays the piano while wearing the uniform. She loves being a cheerleader though. Must run in the genes. Thanks to hunny and papa for that gift. We had a meltdown when it had to be washed.

I got a kitchenaid mixer (red) which I have wanted since J and I got married and J and I both got Sirius radio for our cars. J will definately love this with his job and traveling.

The biggest gift we got this Christmas and the one that we will remember most is that we found out we are expecting BABY NUMBER TWO! I know...we werent expecting it either. We are thrilled I am about 8 weeks along and due August 14th (Chloe was due August 11th) so once I get over the all day vomiting I will be excited. So there is the news. We go to the doctor on the 22nd to get the first sonogram- so keep baby Meeks number 2 in your prayers.

Merry Christmas and Happy 2008!

Update...Finally!

Sorry there has been no update in a while. Things are crazy in our little world. Work is great and defiantely keeps me busy. House is always a mess so I try to keep it clean and everyone fed and clothed and bathed. We have traveled alot for Thanksgiving which was wonderful to get a way and see all of our family. We are very much looking forward to the continuation of holiday travel.

In addition to our crazy lives- as some of you know in Ocotber we had sold our house after only a week on the market. It was a great wonderful older home with tons of charm, but was more than J or I could handle keeping up with right now due to its size. Plus with the slew of dogs we have we needed a little larger yard. So we put it on the market for a "trial run". We were in no hurry to sale and if it happend then that was great. Well within a week we had a full offer. Made it through the inspection, and were on our way to the closing table. We waited three weeks until we were three weeks from closing and we put a contract on a house that was under contruction. Our goal was to get back to the "new" house for convienence sake. We were downsizing in square footage but this house seem to fit us. We were so excited. THEN...four days before we were to close and move out of the old and into the new, the bank pulled the financing on the people who were buying ours. NIGHTMARE!!! ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE! Now I know there are worse things in comparison, but lets just say my stress level was out of wack! We didnt know what to do, because if we hadnt put a contract down on another house we would have been homeless. If we hadnt started packing we would have made the movers mad! So now we were left with the decison of walking away from our contract and loosing ALOT of money or moving and hoping our house would sell again. Well....we moved. We are enduring and it is NO FUN! It affects everything, but I know that God is faithful, and He will work it all out in His own time. Sometimes I just wish His time and my time were on the same timeline!

Old House

New House- Still underconstruction

So that is what we have been up to. We love the new house. ADORE it! It is all Christmased up and Chloe loves the tree. We had snow and that was so neat to watch her play in it and be amazed with it. Today it is 70, so who knows how to explain Texas weather to her. And now for the REALLY big news....

It has happened. Chloe is potty trained. I have to admit it was easy, seeing how she decided it for herself after matching "Elmo's Potty Time" one too many times. She is an absolute champ at it and has only had one or two accidents. So all of you moms out there who are jealous, please dont be! As great as it is that she is growing up there is a certain amount of sadness that comes with watching her grow into a little girl and not be a baby anymore. I guess no matter what I will always consider her my baby, even if she loves wearing red high heels and pottying in the pottie pot!

Sassy Little Girl!

hope all my readers have a great week, and J and I would ask that you keep the sale of our home in your prayers.