Roof Issues

Every day there was a new story about the roof on our soon-to-be new house. First, the little old lady was trying to tell us she wasn't going to give us a new roof anymore because she didn't want to even though she signed a contract saying she would pay for it. Then, they all wanted us to pay half, but we said no. So finally she realized that she had to buy the roof after it failed windstorm inspection. She told her realtor she would put on a new roof, but WOULD NOT upgrade it to a nicer roof if we wanted to pay the difference. She's so stubborn. So, that ticked me off at first, but then Cody and I decided that we'll just take the regular roof and not annoy her about wanting to upgrade anyway.

The next day, our realtor called and said, "It's your lucky day!" The roof company didn't have enough shingles in old type of roof to cover the house, and that if we'd write a $400 check at that very moment, we'd get to upgrade to the architectural roof. I said of course because it wasn't that much to pay for a higher quality roof. So, I run to my realtor's office to give her the check. Then 10 minutes later, I get a call saying they quoted the little old lady wrong. It's not going to be a $400 upgrade, but now it's $950. I was going to have to pay $550 more.... and I said no. We didn't want to pay that much more out of pocket. So at that point we just dealt with the fact that we were getting the regular composition roof. Not even 3 minutes later, my realtor called and said she'd pay the extra for us to get the better roof because we were really good clients that were easy to deal with. How awesome is that? So now, we are getting a brand new architectural roof for only $400! I'm still shocked that she did that for us... what a blessing!! We've been through so much drama with this is old lady, and it's almost over! I can't wait to move in!!!

Here's a picture of our pretty new roof being put on!

Nasty New Wallpaper

I just found out that the tacky wallpaper that is in the kitchen at "our" house is new! Who would hang that ugly stuff? (Pictures below) Seriously, they should have just asked us before they wasted their time because it's coming right back down. I can't wait until it's mine to paint and stuff.. I'm so thrilled!!

New House... Hopefully!!

On Saturday, we made an offer on a house, and about 10 minutes later we got a call that she accepted! If everything goes well and everything is great with the inspection, this house will be ours!! I'm so excited about it! I don't know why I didn't take any pcitures, but here's some I got from the internet.

The front

The front door and entry way

The kitchen - we will definitely be doing something about that wallpaper!
The breakfast area in the kitchen
The living room
The HUGE master bedroom.... wait until you see the closet. It's so big!

So.. that's our little house! I can't wait until all of this is over and we can move in!

Our New Addition to the Family

On Friday, we got a new family member! My mom was at school (Ozen) giving the TAKS test, and she could hear a cat meowing somewhere. So, she finally found where it was coming from - a locker! Some stupid kid brought a 3 week old kitten to school and locked it in a locker. She went to get the janitor, and they busted the lock and got her out. My mom brought her home and said me and Cody could have her. But... we can't have her unless we want to pay a pet deposit here at the apartment, so she's living at my parents' house right now. Which is great because she hasn't mastered the litter box thing yet! : ) We went over tonight for hamburgers and to visit our new baby, Bella Bean!

The Beans

Bella's first bath... she wasn't very excited about it!
Our little cutie!
In my brother's old bootBELLA!

She's so tiny right now... I do not want her to grow!!

House Hunters

Cody and I got pre-approved for a home loan! Pretty soon we will begin our search for the perfect house! I'm so excited!! So, by July 31st (when our lease is up) we should have a new house! I cannot wait!

It's been a while since my last update... not too much has been going on though. I did get a temporary job in Lumberton as a 5th grade reading TAKS remediation teacher. I work with another lady, and we are trying to get the students to pass their test the second time around which is next Wednesday. I hope they do well!! I'm also currently looking for a job for the fall. It's more difficult than I thought, but hopefully it will all work out.

Now for a cute picture to end with... this was taken at Granny's house when Cody and Logan first met!

IT'S A GIRL!!

We are so excited for Carrie and Justin! Katelyn Rose - such a pretty name for our pretty niece. I've already begun my duties as an aunt by spoiling her with a pink outfit! August needs to come a little bit quicker so I can see that precious baby!! Love you guys!!!

Houston Rodeo

Yesterday, Cody and I went to the Houston Rodeo to see Brad Paisley. We didn't buy tickets beforehand because I didn't really know if I wanted to go yet. But by the end of the week, we needed a change of scenery and decided to go. You couldn't buy tickets online anymore, so we drove out anyway hoping to get tickets at the gate. We paid for parking and FROZE out butts off walking to the gate! It was sooooo cold, and it was starting to sprinkle on us. We definitely didn't pack our suitcases on Sunday for this kind of weather. At least we brought a jacket, but it wasn't warm enough! Once we got the gate, they had tickets!! I was excited. We headed straight for the exhibit stuff because it was nice and warm in there. We watched the chicks hatch from their eggs. We go see that every time we go to the rodeo. We actually saw one chick with it's head stuck in the egg shell. It was sad to watch, but he finally got out! We looked at the huge cows and watched some kids show their cows.

After a while, it was getting ready for the rodeo to start, so we went to get some food. They actually had a Freebird's there this time, so we each had our 2nd burrito this week! And it was delicious. After dinner, we hurried over to Reliant Stadium to get warm, but we had to walk up the giant ramps outside to get to our seats. It was windy, freezing and miserable. We got the cheap seat tickets (that's all that was left) so we sat in the highest section possible and it was way up there! We made it to our seats, but it was freezing up there still, so we pretty much stayed cold the entire night. We had a good time though! I did anyway - Cody.... not so much. But I do have to say I have a great husband who will walk through the cold wind with me not even knowing if we could get tickets, and on top of that - he sat through a country concert with me! He HATES country music, so it's always nice of him to go with me to the rodeo.

Here's a picture from our seats...

This is my new favorite rodeo event! It's called Mutton Bustin'. Little boys who are 4-6 years old hang on to the sheep for dear life and they let the sheep run off. It's like bull riding for kids. They have to hang on, but they usually don't last long. It was so cute..

It's hard to get a picture of Brad Paisley from our seats...

He's so cute! Don't tell Cody.... haha