Is anybody out there???!!!

Happy HUMP Day!!!!! Hope this mid-week post finds you and your kids doing well!!!! I have been back to work to fill-in since last Thursday, and am happy to be here, and I feel lucky to have been home as much as I have been with Hunter. I will be working thru the 16th of February. The lady I fill-in for is thinking of going back to work in another department, but is not sure. She is thinking on it. I, of course would love to be here at the phone company FULL TIME-PERMANENT. So, only time will tell. Yesterday was my birthday, I am 35, with an 8 month old!!!! I feel so blessed to even be here, with a loving soon-to-be husband and a happy, healthy baby. I thought I would be signing on the sale of my house today, but there is a little hold up. The new owner has to submit that they have homeowners insurance in place. EVERYTHING ELSE IS DONE & ready to GO!!!!! YEA!!!!! No hold up anywhere else!!!! So, probably by the end of this week, this will be closed. One step closer to having a little peace. We have had LOTS of snow up here in Alaska in the last 3 months. Then it got warm 3 or 4 days ago, and they were calling for rain. I was stressing!! The house I am selling is sitting empty, even though it is 7 years old, I was worried about the heavy snow with rain on the roof!!!! YIKES!!!! So far, it is alright!! Have a GREAT day!!!! -Jamie (yes, I know I need to get an updated picture on here, maybe I can get DH to do it this weekend!!)

Sounds like life is pretty busy for you. Hopefully you'll have that closing done and over with by the end of the week. Snow??? What's that?? We still don't have more than a dusting on the ground. Not that I'm complaining too much but it's sooooo cold here right now...they're talking -29 for an actual temp this weekend. Life is crazy for me right now. Other than a new baby to love we're having major issues with my 16 yr old daughter. She was admitted to the inpatient adolescent mental health ward at the hospital on Friday. She was put on antidepressant meds and we were told after the family therapy session tonight she could probaby come home. Well, her father has thrown a wrench into the plans. He has gone there telling her that I don't love her...that I only care about her brother and Sadie. He has told her that she can come live with him. He lives with his girlfriend and her daughter. His girlfriend treats him like a second class citizen and that's putting it lightly. He sleeps in the basement...she won't even let him sleep in the bedroom. She refuses to have my son around but treats my daughter and her daughter like princesses. I called my daughter this morning to see if she'd talk to me after I told her last night she absolutely will not live with her dad. I asked where she'd be sleeping since he sleeps in the basement would she be too. She said I don't know....then I asked if her dad had a plan...she said yes....I'll live with Terri...his girlfriend's sister....NO WAY!!!!!!! She's mad at us because we're setting limits and she doesn't like it.....she knows with her dad he would let her do anything she wants. He has told her he doesn't want her to go to college that she can apply for social security and live on that.......what father would want this for his child....we know she can become anything she wants to...she's a very hard worker even if she has a disability. OHHHHHH I could go on for hours about this. Her dad was having a therapy session with her at 1 today. I have one with her at 6 along with her brother. I have a feeling she's not going to like me very much after that. I have already talked to the social worker today too. Other than that Sadie is doing great!!! She has started to laugh out loud now. It's soooo cute. Thankfully she makes me smile everytime she does. It's great therapy. Hope your week is going much better than mine. Michelle

WOW!! Sorry to hear that your daughter is having a tough time & that your ex DESERVES to be you ex, what a JERK for filling her head with BS about you not caring for her. 16 is a difficult age without the dad being an immature a$$hole. I hope that later in life your daughter will come around and understand that you do LOVE her and that her dad is a turd. Great therapy is laughter, baby laughter!!! It is SOOOO awsome!! Keep your chin up! -Jamie

Sorry Jamie.... I'm still out here! I actually forgot to check this site for a while. We're progressing on our house sale too. Looks like our closing will be February 23rd if all goes well. We have to get a ****ertificate of occupancy) from the township and we finished up the little odds and ends the buyers wanted done on the house. Everything else is ready to go. I went looking at townhouses to rent today for the year it will take for our new house to be remodeled. I can't believe I'll be renting again! Ugh! Danny is growing like a weed- he had his 15 mo checkup- he's weighing in at 30lbs 12 oz His pedi said it was a great checkup and he's doing well- He got his first MMR shot. I hate when he gets them! Baby boy #2 is still cooking and I'm a little more than 1/2 way there. We're having trouble with a name- I'm up for suggestions! We got snow here for the first time this past weekend... all 3 inches of it! LOL. I'm sure you have TONS more! Stay warm -Janine

Hello there!!!! How are you, Danny & baby #2 doing?? Well, I hope. I am asking Mark for suggestions & he is suggesting Danny & Douglas, Danny & Duane, Danny & Donald. I like those too (otherwise I would not have typed them!!!! HA HA HA HA). When we are ready to put this house up for sale, the one we are currently living in, I know in my mind, that we will end up in an apartment for a month or two. I think it will suck, but I am prepared in my mind to do what it takes (even moving twice) to end up in a larger house!!! WITH 2 BATHROOMS!!!!!!!! I know, in the end once you get moved into your townhouse, and settled, it won't be too bad for a year, renting that is!!! Just think of it as an adventure!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Toward your NEW HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!! -Jamie

You know... my hubby is pushing Donald. Everytime I hear it though, I think "duck". He's also pushing David but I have a cousin David who was the worst brat growing up so it's ruining it for me. I kinda like Thomas... as in Danny and Tommy. Doug is out too... 2 ex boyfriends that DH knows about Our last name is Saul (rhymes with "ball") so Paul is out too. I don't know why we're having such a hard time this time around. Daniel popped into both of our heads immediately. I'm also liking Ryan... now I have to just convince DH that they are better names than "Cologimio" which he has also suggested! I'm looking forward to moving, even to rent. I know we'll be downsizing so much (I have 6 beds/5 baths now) but the builder that built this house took so many shortcuts and then disappeared. Fixing up thier mistakes for 5 years is draining us financially and mentally. The lesson I learned about what to look for was somewhat worth it- at least I'll know what I want for the next house. Everyone is wonderful here Thanks for asking! Hugs to you, Hunter and Mark (now I like the name Mark too! LOL- I'm a mess!) -Janine

I went to a small high school, with a Ryan, and he is now a doctor. He is somewhere in the lower 48. I know you think duck, when it is Donald, but what about Don?? There was a guy who had a business up here called Diamond Builders & he was building very nice homes and went bankrupt up here in Anchorage. This one couple (I saw it on the News) had purchased the land themselves, a long time ago, and when they entered into the deal with the builder, he got the deed to their land as collateral, and so now they have lost their land too in that deal!!! Ya, I agree, Mark is a good name too!!!!!!!!! -Jamie