Halloween Eve
We carved Pumpkins, baked pumpkin seeds, made little sweet smokies for potluck & made a costume for me.

Happy Halloween!!

Whew!
We are in.
We got into a house in Kent, right near the train station, making commuting to work a snap, that is IF i take the train. I know once Dwayne gets a job I will be on the train daily.
I found the camera cord so I could down load pics.
Here we go...July first.

These shots are for my BFF, she loves to dance in the summer rain.

Putting up some pickles from the last garden in Kentucky, Georgia cut up cukes for pickles too.

Getting ready for air transport

Wishful thinking here...

August:

Dwayne arrives at temp housing, plants & turtles in tow. Our apartment was located on Mercer Island.

Random shots courtesy of Ms Georgia

Who knew this photo would be foreshadowing for what was to come...

Dwayne caught in the act..

I love this self portrait

We went for a hike down to the lake with the dogs.
Fruit was growing everywhere.

September:

We went to the park with Dwayne's Brother Doug & his kids

Then it happened...My son went from my sweet little baby to my little boy with a sneaky sneaky hair cut performed in the wee hours of the morning by his big sister.
I cried for days.

We celebrated Emilee's Birthday at the bowling alley

This my friends is the beginning of a fantastic friendship..."ah grasshopper..I have many many things to teach you".

We found two places..but now lack insane amount of cash flow for the deposits.

For one we would need 3600 to
get in, the other is 2500 to get in.

 

I applied for a personal loan, but I won’t know anything until
tomorrow.

We got confirmation that we cannot get a extension nor any
additional funds from relocation company so we are riding on this loan.

 

If the loan does not go through we will effectively be couch
surfing with a house full o crap in tow.

Cross your fingers.

We put in applications are three different places this weekend. Hopefully one will come through for us.
First choice:
3 br 2.5 ba 1800 sq ft house hardwood with nice yard, two car garage & raised vegetable beds

Second Choice:
2 Br 2ba  2060 sqft house (looks like a town house) two car garage, small yard. This place has an enormous fam room upstairs with the bedrooms that looks more like a large master than a family room. Which is just how we would use it.

Third Choice:
A.k.a Smokey House
This place reminds me of any house circa 1980. Shag carpet in a muddled brown & beige, popcorn ceilings with accent mirror around dining room light fixture. Faux brick wall in kitchen the list goes on...smells like a 30 years of ciggarrette smoke to boot.  It could work with a paint job, ceilings included & steam clean. The owners are really keen to us & motivated for anyone to be in the place. Our advanatage.

We also put in for some help from the relocation service.

Dwayne has a second interview with Target. I hemmed his brand new suit for him on sunday. He is going to look sharp. He feels it is a bit much for an interview at target, but it never hurts to be over dressed. People will only snicker at you, to be underdressed is another sort, you can lose the spot entirely. We joked about him dressing in a suit every day & the funny extra fabric in stratigic places within the suit to absorb sweat. Dylan exclaimed, "Daddy you look like a MAN!" We all laughed so hard.

So here we are.
Pray for us.

Just wanted to say thanks for the comments.
Everyone has been really encouraging & it really has been making my day lately.

Thanks!
If I could I would buy you all a Coke to go with my smile.

Today has been a real winner.

I had a presentation at work first thing in the morning, I
got to work then realized I did not know where the hell it was being held. I
was thankful for my “always early” habit, wishing I had a little more in the
way of preparedness. I found the room, gave the presentation. After which
someone told me there were still clueless people in the room.  The content had to do with my former role, I
had already taught a 5 hr session on the subject while in China just a few
months ago.

Then I called my buddy for lunch. It was nice to see her. I
had a turkey sandwich & thanks to a particularly stubborn piece of crust, I
broke a crown. In the front.  Next to my
two front teeth. I called a dentist that was recommended to me, we discovered
that said crown, and just installed the first week of Aug is absolutely
trashed. I have two options, glue it in place then wait for my next insurance
cycle to come along…April 09 to get a dental IMPLANT. Or  get scheduled for a dental IMPLANT now and be
toothless for a while.  I opted for glue.
200 bucks services rendered.

On the way home, tears streaming down my face talking to my
husband, the realtor called about the house. We did not get it. The homeowners
did not want to “take a chance” with us. They are concerned about Dwayne being
unemployed.

We looked at a house yesterday that had an awful layout, brown
shag carpet & 20 yrs of cigarette smoke stained wall, ceilings etc.  The realtor really wants us to take it.
Apparently they are not getting much interest.

Our funds are running low. I am very nervous about having
enough money to pay all of the deposits that are needed to get us into a place
and support our family for the next while until Dwayne gets somewhere with all
of the resumes he has been sending out. I just can’t believe how much these
guys want for renting a house. We are talking about 3-5 grand! First month’s
rent, deposit & two dogs..it is ridiculous what they want.

On a positive note, we thought we would have to pay for
storage on our junk starting Oct 1^st, but we are actually covered until
Oct 10^th.

Today…I just want to cry.

I am making chicken noodle soup with lots of black pepper
for dinner. It always makes me happy.