WE GOT IT!!!!

Phew! Today we are officially home owners. Which also means, like most of America, really, really, really in debt. We are now looking forward to the remodeling and trying not to get too excited due to the upcoming trip to the midwest. The most we intend to do before then is new locks on the doors and pulling up the carpeting for our return... but that hasn't stopped me from looking. I'm scouring the papers for discounted/slightly used items that would work! We WILL do this in a reasonable amount!!!

Well, anyway. You'll be glad to see that I'm FINALLY putting up pictures. It's a little late coming but now you'll be able to see what we're up against! Not horrible, but we're ready to sink our teeth into the project... and pick out a color for the walls other than white!!!! I'm ready to see the colors of the rainbow!!! I'll post some pictures as we go and then of the finished product later for a comparison sort of thing!!! YEAH!!!

-Olive

Date Weekend

Popeye has worked the last three weeks straight trying to make enough overtime cash to remodel our hopefully upcoming kitchen without taking out a loan. Due to this, I haven't seen a whole lot of my wonderful husband so we made it pretty much a date weekend. We stayed out late Saturday, doing random errands. Then on Sunday night we went out again, getting some ice cream at Dairy Queen and looking at some cars in local dealerships (a favorite past time of my hubby). It was a catch-up weekend as well as a getting-us-through weekend, as he plans on working the next two weeks in a row before we head to the midwest to visit the fam and go to a wedding. Ahh.... I love finding time for just the two of us. -Olive

Oh Where Is July 15th?

We've passed! Hallelujah, Amen Brother Ben! We've passed our termite inspection and on to bigger and better things- paperwork! In fact, we've turned that in as well. We're really just sitting and waiting on our big beautiful house to be ours. I'm not really sure how long this will take but we're supposed to close on July 15th, a beautiful sunny day, high 90s with just a slight breeze and no bugs or mosquito-like-birds (or is that bird-like- mosquitoes?) Anyway, its real hard just sitting back and waiting. I'm driving Popeye to the end of his hair-- whatever will be left after he pulls it all out.

The deal-O is, I think I'm going to snap... jump right into that deep end. I can't say I've ever had a fabulous patience but God continues to test me on this issue and each time, boy, I think He shakes His head when He sees I've started back at the beginning. As I explain it to Popeye (in order to shed a better light on the subject) its really not a patience issue but rather a get-r-done sort of attitude. I'm productive and used to high levels of activity and working to accomplish a goal. I don't do procrastination very easy. Well, he might somewhat believe me. Either way, say a pray that no one has snapped by July 15th and that we all still have our hair (despite stress or otherwise!).

-Olive

"Busi"ness Work

Me and the girls have been working extremely hard recently on our new enterprises. We're starting out own business which we hope to set up at an upcoming festival and sell our wares (along with a highly raved about website in which anyone can also purchase our fine products). What are they making you may ask... well, let me tell you. We're designing beaded clips for your hair, beaded AND cloth watches, along with other various branches of the business that we're planning on going into once we make our mark in the world. The name of the business is Wild Flowers. Somewhat fitting since we will be working on diversifying our wares after a trial period of time. I will post the website address once it is fulling up and running for all those who will flood our bandwidth with orders and requests.