We survived

Arthur and I stayed up all night Friday night with 17 teenagers at the church lock-in. I had all these games prepared, but they ended up entertaining themselves pretty well the whole time without me having to bust too many out (which is a good thing, because by 3 am I couldn't think straight enough to explain rules to no stinking games).

I know we've been married a month now and we still haven't gotten wedding/honeymoon/reception photos up. But I've been working Arthur too hard every day as it is, and I hate to crack the whip on him about that stuff, too. Keep checking and one day we'll surprise you with all kinds of stuff. ;)

music from the 50s and 60s

So, I ended up doing Karaoke the other night with the youth since I couldn't get a band. Would you believe it wasn't the hit songs of today that needed screening? It was the songs of the 50s and 60s that got me in trouble. All of us know the chorus to RESPECT but have you ever read the lyrics to the rest of the song? (Sadly enough, I didn't even know how the tune went for anything but the chorus hahahah) I was in the musical "Grease" in Junior High and didn't think anything about the group singing Summer Nights until after they started and I paid attention to the words. How did we get away with that as freshmen in a public school?? So, a word of advice to those of you planning a Karaoke night with a church youth group, stick to Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and High School Musical and you can't go wrong.

more drama

The air conditioning saga is not over! Thursday night I was lying on the couch working on VBS material and I knew I kept hearing this "noise" but I couldn't figure out what it was. Arthur walked by to join me on the couch and was like "There's a wet spot on the floor!" Look up, and there's water dripping from several places in the ceiling (conveniently from a spot where we know the air conditioner pan is located above). Sure enough, the air conditioner pan in the attic is overflowing water, which is not supposed to happen. So, Friday they put in a temporary fix to deflect the water and leave us a shop vac in case it happens again. I had church duties all day today (VBS, nursing home visit, Youth Week) so I don't know if they came by today to make any more adjustments. But if you come to visit, don't look up in the game room, because there's plenty of water spots to point out!!! Maybe getting a new air conditioner wasn't the right solution after all.

So, I get this brilliant idea to bring in a band Tuesday night for Youth week at church. Problem is, I haven't been able to find a Christian band to come play. So, I'm at a loss for what to do "music related" tomorrow night to entertain the youth. If you can help in any way, please let me know!! :)

the craziness that is called life

Let me tell you about Saturday. Arthur and I had planned on leisurely finishing up the move from his old rental house. Most of what was left needed to go in a storage unit since it was all photography related and we really only had about a load left to go to Grove Hill. Well, when we returned from our first trip to the storage unit, there was a UHaul in the driveway with several people sitting on the front steps. Turns out, the landlord had told the new tenant that we would be out this weekend and so there she was waiting to move in. To make a long story short, needless to say we were then rushed in our move out. But at least it's done now.

So, we get up at 5:30 am on Friday to allow the air conditioning people the opportunity to put in our new unit. It was great finally having a cool house.....until Sunday afternoon when I came home to discover that it no longer worked. They had to come back this morning to get it working again.

I told Arthur I need to start finding positive things to write about. I feel like all you hear is the negative stuff. But it makes for a much more interesting blog! Oh, and Arthur promises to start writing blogs again soon for those of you who check out both our sites. :)

Domesticated house wife needs training

Arthur's going to get tired of my blogs being about him! hahah I've never had to check my pockets before doing laundry because I never put anything in them. However, Art's pockets stay full and I have got to establish the habit of double checking them before I throw them in the wash. Yesterday, there was a black felt tip pen in one of his pants pockets that got not only washed, but dried as well. Needless to say, I was left with an entire load of colored clothes that were ink stained. I have tried Shout, OxyClean, hairspray and rubbing alcohol and have gotten it down to 3 pieces that still remain obviously ruined. If anyone has any other suggestions of what might work, please let me know. I still might try finger nail polish remover. So, for anyone out there planning on becoming domesticated anytime soon, start practicing checking every pocket before you start a load of laundry. It will save you the hassle I had yesterday.

arthur's stuff

When Arthur's stuff was in his old house, it didn't seem like much. But now that most of it is in our house, it seems like I'll never find a place to put it all! :) I never realized how many clothes the boy has. He always seems to wear the same couple of shirts and pants but now that we've gotten it all organized in the closet I've realized he has weeks worth of clothing that I've never seen him wear (and many of which still had the price tags on them!!!).
We had a pantry shower yesterday that was hosted by the ladies at my parents' church. Wow, do we have a lot of non perishable food items now! It will really help with the grocery bill now that we're having to finance a new air conditioner. Arthur did all his research (which you know is a hobby of his!) and we couldn't get by with a window unit. So, Alabama Power is allowing us to finance the cost of a heat pump on our monthly bill at a low interest rate.
I can't wait to get the house finally decorated so that we can start letting people in the door again!

Yesterday sucked

Yesterday, I tried to stay out of the way of the DirectTV man while he was here. Well, apparently I should have followed him around. After he left, I walked outside to see where he put the dish. I just assumed it would be on the side of the house. NO!!!! It is exactly 12 feet out in the MIDDLE of the back yard in the most awkward place it could be located!!!! If I had known he was going to ruin my yard like that, I'd have continued to live without television!!! Then, the air conditioning man comes to see if he can continue to provide a temporary fix to the upstairs unit. NOPE!!! The unit is gone now and needs to be replaced. So, he offers a $3,200 estimate to replace it. Arthur and I don't have that kind of money right now, so I don't know what we're going to do. It's already hot enough up there (even at night) as it is, I don't know what we'll do during the worst days of summer. Then, to end it all on a good note, Arthur breaks the toilet seat. I don't even want to know what he was doing in the bathroom to break a toilet seat!!! :) But needless to say, I did not have a good day yesterday!