Nameless Blog

Well, we're looking at some properties. A few look fairly promising. However, we have to weigh all the factors: If we pay more for rent, we have a spot right on the main road through Valley Center (there are only essentially 2 entrances used to get through VC & he's right there next to the main artery of the town. If we pay less, he's on a main road to one of the main casinos, still easy to access and with a large flow of traffic, but not quite as much, but it's way cheaper & has an enclosed building.

So now the mulling begins. Who knows, we may get everything set up and then decide to not to go through with it for whatever reason. In this economy, Steve's a little skittish towards making solid decisions-and I really don't blame him! Luckily our debt hole is looking smaller & smaller as we realize just how little he has to invest-considering he already has the business-he just didn't sell the parts & trailers himself, or need to man the phones, internet, etc.

On to other subjects:
The kids are in denial about school starting up again (ok, ok, I am too!) Plus, guess what Andrew has coming up.........................(drumroll please)............................................................BASEBALL! haha. "Winterball" starts in about 2 weeks. (yay?) This is much much more mellow (so I've heard) Supposedly it's 1 practice during the week & 1 game during the weekend. I've already told him if it's more than that he is outta there! lol.. No, but I don't think we can handle more than that!

I'm sure Hannah's a little less worried about going to school. Her social network far exceeds her worries about schoolwork. I think she's in for a culture shock when she gets to 3rd grade and finds out it is a totally different world than 2nd grade!

Thomas had his doctor's appointment yesterday. Poor guy was sitting there just quietly minding his own business when his evil mother let him get stabbed by 3 different needles! :( He did alright though. I gave him Tylenol before the shots so I think it helped, instead of waiting until afterwards. He's now 10 pounds 4 ounces and has grown 1/2 inch. We thought he'd be much heavier, but he's still no lightweight! He's doing really well otherwise. Holding his head up more, starting to coo, smiling HUGE smiles at everyone and just generally being adorable.

The object of Thomas' affection

No matter what his mood, this always makes him stare & smile!

What the kids do with my camera when I'm not paying attention!

Hannah sets herself up in the living room & falls asleep while..........

.....Roxy lays in Hannah's bed with every blanket we own!

Limbo Limbo Limbo. Just not the fun kind!

We're stuck in Limbo right now. As Steve was getting prepared to sign all of the lease papers, the guy decided he was going to essentially raise the rent about $2000/month. Even though Steve was going to split the rent, that's still an INSANE amount of money for the type of rental it is. There is no way we're going to put ourselves into that kind of debt. Needless to say, Steve is now out of work.

Funny thing is, he's got customers coming at him from everywhere telling him about properties that he should check out. Unfortunately, the properties aren't designed well for his needs. He needs a lot of space to pull very large trailers in & out of, as well as storing them in an area he can feel comfortable leaving them overnight or over the weekends.

To add fuel to the frustration fire, he's getting more work these past 2 weeks than he's had in months (if that was even possible) By Wednesday of last week he was already booked through this week, and now he's even got some appointments he's trying to fit in next week. The guy who he worked "under" closed all of his accounts, so Steve's having difficulty getting what he needs. (Parts, payment w/credit card etc) Also, the guy is gone now. Steve has another month he can stay, but there's no security in it.

I know that there's something out there for him. As long as we're not stealing chunks of our neighbors grass, I think we're gonna be ok!