What’s life without some bumps in the road, right? Initially the buyer for our home had pushed us very hard to let him close on the 29th. We wanted the middle of May so that we would have very little layover between homes, but the buyer was adamant it be the end of April. Selling the house took priority, so we accepted his terms and began to pack like mad. On Saturday the Elders Quorum came and helped move everything out… couches, tables, chairs, beds, trampoline, washer & dryer, etc. I had already taken the children and moved us over to my parents in order to get settled in for the month we had before we could get into our new home. Craig was still camped out at the house in a sleeping bag on the floor until our closing date on Tuesday, and packing the rest of the household itmes like dishes and such.

Then the bump…

On Sunday we got a call informing us that the buyer needed an extension on the contract and could he please have until May 9th to close? (oh for the love!) After some discussion we let him have the extension but we insisted we close on the 15th instead, to which he agreed. So Craig hauled a few mattresses back from storage for us, and we moved back into the house, but only with the absolute bare essentials. We are all sleeping on the floor, some with a mattress, some with camp cots and sleeping bags, except for Finn who has a nice, comfy port-a-crib. Camp chairs have taken the place of our couches, and we take turns at the folding table in the kitchen with it’s 4 folding chairs. None of us mind it at all, and we are enjoying the empty spaces in the house with the kids playing endlessly in the large empty packing boxes we have yet to fill. Another bonus was that the sellers of the home we are buying were more than happy to grant us an extesion for our own closing date since we can’t buy the house until ours is sold and they needed more time to pack up themselves, so this has really worked out for everyone involved.

So I have been given a few more weeks to say goodbye to our house, and I can only hope I am able to get everyone all together for a final family pic in front of our very first home.That may be the trickiest part of all, but I will stoop to bribery if I am desperate, which I am. And I still believe that not all bumps in the road are bad, they just give us a new direction no matter how small the course adjustments may be.

The reason that I have been so crazy busy and barely posting recently is that we accepted an offer on our house 1 1/2 weeks ago. Happily we managed to find an amazing home of our own shortly after that, getting way more house for the money than we did the first time around, and getting almost everything on our wish list. We are packing up and moving out as I type this, close on our old home tuesday, hand the keys to the new owner wednesday afternoon, close on our new house that same day, and have a new set of keys handed to us Thursday night. I know, it’s incredible that we got it all coordinated like that so we are only homeless for a day or so, right? Not so fast.

In order to make life a little more interesting, while we will own the home in just a few days time, we will not be moving in right away. Instead we will be renting it out to the sellers for a few weeks after the sale due to some unforseen circumstances they had come up regarding the new home they are moving into. So as of friday, we will be living with my parents for an unspecified amount of time, hopefully no more than one month, but really we are hoping it’s only for a week, maybe two? Believe me when I tell you, the house is more than worth it, and the couple we bought it from? Amazing people that have become our friends throughout this whole process, life has not been easy for them recently, and this was just the latest blow they’ve been dealt.

So I am trying to pack as simply as possible for an unknown amount of time, trying to decide what goes into storage and what is given to the D.I., and debating whether or not I am crazy in wanting to haul some of my sewing stuff over with me. I am right in the middle of one ‘must finish’ project, but I really wonder if I will even be able to find the time to work on anything. All I can do is try, right? At least we will be in the middle of all of the family doings for the next while, I know my kids are going to be in cousin heaven, they are all so cute together. And I also know that I can be of some help for my mom, although she is doing better every day, I’ll just have to try and keep the jokes to a minimum since it still hurts when she laughs.

I forgot to mention I added some pics of the new house in ‘the gallery’ (button on the top right) in case you wanted to get an idea of what it looks like. There are only a few, but you get the idea.

Anytime you end up with some chocolates, candy, or any other tempting treats loaded with fat and calories that you would normally inhale all by yourself, make sure to hide them very, very well in a really high, hard to reach place no one would ever think to even look. This way your small children will easily be able to sniff out and find them with their super sensitive E.S.P. (Extra Sugary Perception) and can secretly devour them whilst hiding behind the couch, leaving only a few chocolate traces of their ill gotten gains all over their cute but very guilty little faces. This tactic works for me every single time. My children have saved me countless times from ingesting sweets and other things that would have just turned into unwanted pounds, and the box of chocolates Craig gave me for my birthday was no exception. I love that they are always looking out for me and only have my best interests at heart, they’re so sweet. Too bad it’s not healthy for them.

had to delete some stuff and a post or two due to some technical issues…so instead of embedding the youtube vid, here is the link for ‘death cab’.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq-yP7mb8UE

Too much going on right now so something has to give, and between my family and my blog, this is the natural choice, so I won’t be posting for a little while. I will try to jump on if I have a chance, but I can’t guarantee that I will be able to check my email or the other blogs either for the next few weeks. So I will wait until then to add any updates, and I hope to be back soon. See you in May.

(*also, the ’suchafun’ site expires April 18th, as will the page with the automatic re-direct to this site which means that you will no longer be directed to the new site, here, from my former blog address. So this is a quick reminder to anyone who has not yet updated their blogroll with the www.stitch7.com address to please hurry and add it soon!….)

in the mean time, here is a link to the ‘little creepy cat’ song I am loving right now (Kerli-walking on air)….this was the only vid I could find with the song, so just listen and ignore the two silly girls if you want.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZ6R88×0vY

I know, lately my posts have been kind of lame and half hearted, and I apologize for this. It’s been so crazy over here lately, I seem to have no time to even type up a quick post anymore. I still have yet to get the rest of this site finished, the header is still a work in progress, and I have no idea when it will be done, along with several small things I still have to tweak on here. And sewing? Ha! Not even for a minute! I have not been able to even look at my sewing table, much less sit down at it. I honestly can’t believe how fast my day disapears. Heidi and I were just saying that we both thought things would slow down a bit after the holidays, which they haven’t, in fact I think things are even busier now than before. There are several things that are also going to be taking up all of my attention this next week (maybe more?) as well, so I am going to have to work doubly hard if I want to even attempt making that shopping cart cover I have sitting there, waiting for me to start…. I am so sad I haven’t even cut out my apron, I want so badly to have it done so I can wear it. Listen, I am a mess when I cook, I truly need all the help I can get when it come to the battle of the spatters, splats, and stains. Maybe soon, but first things first, and shopping cart covers are a true priority right now, so lets see if I can actually get one made. If so I will be posting the finished product on here because, ugly or not, I will just be thrilled to have actually gotten it done. Yes, this makes YOU my captive audience, I’m making you look at it whether you want to or not! At least you can openly complain about in the comments section. That, or send me a horrible virus that will wipe out my photots, thus sparing your eyes the open insult of the ugly sewn image.

(And remember what I said about no one having thrown up in the last few days? Yeah, we lost that milestone in the wee hours, courtesy of one small and very sick child.)

-showing the house as often as we do, I’ve got it to where I can have the entire house sparkling and staged from top to bottom in less than 90 minutes, by myself. This even includes scrubbing toilets to gleaming perfection.

-we moved Finn out of our room, to the room across the hall, and into a crib. So far, he loves it and so do we. It involved lots of shuffling regarding sleeping arrangements, and a trundle bed for Haven was built by Craig in order to accomadate Finn’s big move. Overdue, I know, but we are limited in some things due to the square feet we currently have.

-band practice is in the garage at our house almost every day. I try and make sure to keep the fridge well stocked to accomodate the hungry teeneage boys this brings into the kitchen afterwards.

-the last person to get the flu is now better, and we have had two full days without someone throwing up (fingers crossed).

-book orders just came home with my kids, and I am way too excited about them.

-our nephew and his fiance sent us the freshest, coolest, simplest, hippest, funnest, most urban chic, and most innovative wedding invite I have ever seen. Seriously, they rock.

-Korby and I are currently planning a baby shower for Eliece. Although Korby really is the true master party planner of the two of us, she really has the coolest ideas, I’m not much help, but I like to pretend I’m contributing.

-I am still trying to work on a tutorial, and not having much luck finding enough time. When did my life get so hectic?

-my dryer is working off and on, and being moody…again.

-I am rolling a design around in my head that is baby related, but I have to make some prototypes before I make one with any sort of really great fabric. I can’t bear to waste the good stuff, and this one might involve sewing on plastic, so there will be some mistakes made along the way.

-I happened to catch the movie ‘Walk The Line’ on tv last night, and it only reaffirmed the fact that Joaquin Phoenix is one of my all time fave actors.

-I found a pattern for both of my littlest girls that looks like it will be perfect for my “reversible” ambitions for some of their wardrobe this summer. As long as it’s a dress, they’re happy.

-the majority of my weekend will be spent in town as I am hoping to be of some help, if I am needed that is.

When I was younger, my Dad brought home a collection of cartoon shorts for us to watch. There were several differnt shorts, but “Munro” was the only one we all really enjoyed watching, and then afterwards quoting our favorite lines over and over. Of course I found it on you tube (what isn’t on you tube?), and thought I would post it in case anyone else would like to see just what I’m going on about (it’s pretty short), and if you’ve seen it before, then you might just want to enjoy it again.

When I was out today I found this beautiful strawberry fabric, and made sure to get enough yardage to divy it up with Korby. I think it will make such a pretty sun dress for my littlest girls, and I’m sure Korby will make something beautiful for Estee (the faint pink spots are just from the print showing through from the other side since I had the fabric folded up for the pic). I also found a pretty green dot print to go with it, possibly in some sort of reversible dress idea, but I’m not done figuring it all out in my head just yet. I’m almost there.

The flu is still at our house, although so far it’s only hitting us one at a time, which is easier to deal with instead of all at once. Seriously, I don’t know if my washing machine can take much more, so one at a time is fine with me. And on friday, C bought a Wii. She got it with her own money,and has been looking ewverywhere for one in stock somewhere, with not much luck, that is until yesterday. She found it by total accident, pushed to the back of the shelf and almost out of sight, so she grabbed it and paid for it before anyone else saw it was there (can I just sneak in how proud I am of her, she worked so hard to save up all of that money for so long, great job C!). The cashier was shocked the store even had one left, she said they get calls every day from people looking for one, and told C just how lucky she was to even find it there. Craig and I bought a second nunchuk and the ‘Wii Play’ game that came with a remote to help out so that everyone could play too. And while I have not played it yet, everyone else has and tells me it’s tons of fun, so I will have to find some time to try it out soon. Also, I know my pictures have been giving some of you fits, and not always showing up. I tried it again, so maybe the pic of F will show up in the previous post. If it still doesn’t show, let me know and I will try something else. Oh, and we are still showing our house like crazy, with four showings this weekend, along with numerous other times previously this week. We were told for a third time that someone was going to make an offer, and as before, they could not qualify for the loan amount, so we’re just going to keep moving forward and hope for the best. With the mortgage companies tightening their criteria, it’s getting tough all over. Oh well.

   I spoke too soon, I didn’t miss out on the flu bug after all, but I am so thrilled to finally be on the other side of feeling so miserable. Blah! Needless to say, I left my sewing projects alone in favor of a good book as it was a better fit in bed with me than my serger would have been. I am currently right in the middle of “The Gift of Fear” by Gavin de Becker, and totally loving it, which for those of you that really know me realize just how “me” this book is (and Holly, expect a copy in the mail soon, you really have to read this!). On a less paranoid and much cheerier note, I found this amazing and totally cool barrette project on ‘Angry Chicken’ the other day, and I am dying to make some of my own, how cute are these! I also found a tutorial for making your own rag rollers, which I would love to make to use on my two littlest girls hair. I need to start digging through my scraps and remnants, I know I have more than enough buried in the bottom of a tote somewhere, and where are all of my buttons?! I also had to mention this super cute and easy pincushion project on ‘The Purl Bee’, a place that has so many cool things for knitters, sewers and crafters alike, it’s definitely a site I come back to time and again, browsing though all of their incredibly fun stuff. So now that I have directed you to go and check out other peoples blogs, I’m going to go back to my bed and continue recuperating as I have a busy weekend ahead of me and I’m going to need all of my energy to get through it in one piece.