House Hunting

Things we've seen and thoughts we've shared this week....

We should have known things were going to be tuff when the first house we viewed smelled of a mixture of mold, mildew and of course the lavender Glade aroma candle burning just for us. How nice! The house was outdated but not as bad as the underwear lying on the floor upstairs..... All this for only $210,000. How could we refuse!

The realtor assures us he notices that we want a more up to date house, and swiftly takes us right down the road to a lovely two story vinyl-sided home with green goo on the eaves and a laundry room upstairs in a bedroom no less. What were they thinking? The up to date part must have been the paneling or maybe the wall paper that was less than ten years old. But of course the pool was an oasis. The kids assured us they could look past the shortcomings of the house because they would be living at the pool anyway right?

Wow, by the third house the realtor really new our taste and took us to see a newer home in a prestigious subdivision. While it was very pretty, it had no back yard and a balcony upstairs that was open on both the living room side and foyer. The first thing, Seth tried to do a Tarzan to the bottom floor.... Scratch house number three....

The realtor told us about big a house we could get real cheap. Now we're talking! Only the Biohazard crew would have to clean it up first because it was used as a meth house.....

We looked at a house today that was georgeous on the internet but it only reinforced our thinking that everything looks bigger and better on the internet.

So, after exhausting almost all efforts (not many houses for sale in a town with a population of 4,500) we think our 4 year old has the best idea. He asked if we were going to take our house on the big truck with us when we move. Well, we might just do it. If there is underwear on the floor at least I won't be afraid to pick it up.

Back to School

Well it has been a whirlwind two weeks in the Birdsong household. It is back to school time and I was right along side all of the other parents in a frenzied rush to buy school supplies ( we barely made it out alive). Little did I know that this would be the year I would become a "labeled" mom..... My daughter informed me that only a "plain" person would pick a plain notebook and the yellow pencils are "boring". I am too "old" to understand today's fashion. Does plaid really go with stripes now???

So, I am an unfashionable, old, plain, boring mom. When did this happen? Was it while I was asleep or perhaps it was when I blinked because I had something in my eye? Although I don't feel any different now than I did a month ago there has obviously been a change that is quite visible to the 4th grade eye. Now I just have to figure out if I can redeem myself or be destined to embarrass my daughter until she too becomes a "labeled" mom. Is there a special mom trick I can apply? Is this why you see some moms wearing their daughters clothes including mini skirts? Can't say I will resort to that.... I might scare the daylights out of the neighbors.

Anyway, unfashionable, old, plain, boring mom took the customary first day photo.