Krystin's Ear piercing.

Kids are funny sometimes... I have told my girls over the years that when and if they wanted to get their ears pierced, I would take them. Kayla waited until she was 15 to get hers done, and Krystin had told me she didn't think she ever would get hers pierced.

Then, there was the gift:

Pierced earrings + no ear piercings =
A dilemma


So.... Krystin and I conferred on the issue, with the pups of course. Lily cringes at the thought of an ear piercing & Honey gets ready to bolt.
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Yes, it was decided - it was time.

Krystin before.
She may appear to be smiling, but she was really terrified.

Blanca the piercing lady.
We had to talk Krystin through it.

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but, She survived and now loves her new accessories.

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Krystin after

Krystin's Sleep-over?

Why is it called a sleep-over? I will never understand that. Clearly, it has NOTHING to do with SLEEP. I think the goal for teens especially is to NOT sleep. 13 - 13 year old girls, enough said - Mission accomplished!

For Days before Krystin's Party the house looked like this.

In fact, they didn't finish (finish being a relative term, still needs paint) until the day of the party just before lunch time... Which only gave us a few short hours to move furniture, clean and get ready for the party.


The Party

They sat still for about 45minutes, never made it through the entire movie.

(waiting for two more to show up still)


Wild things ONE and TWO

Wild one and two posing. Honestly, I don't think these two need sleep.

The quiet ones

Krystin's sweet friend Candace. Our pups love her.

The hand...
Hmn? She is sleeping on the wrong side of the mat?
Maybe, because it was quieter?

Just so you know ... The girls WERE VERY LOUD! Unbelievably Loud. Check out the video, you can feel like you were there too!!

It was fun, Todd and I lived, although I do think we are a step closer to investing in hearing aids. :p

The all seemed to have a great time, and now we all want a good nights sleep!

Natural Woman!

One of the scenes from Krystin's performance.

Logan was a little abashed by his little sis singing this song. LOL!

Peace, Love & Harmony

Doesn't get much better than that!

Tonight was Krystin's performance. She was simply amazing!!! We are SO Proud of her. She was comfortable on stage, smiling and confident, and the house was packed.

I have to give Krystin a little extra 'shout' out too. Last night about 2am I have a little buggy waking me up with a tummy ache. Apparently, Krystin's stomach was hurting. I told her to go lay down on the sofa and to wait and see if it felt better.

Unbeknownst to me, she was very thirsty before seeking a little motherly comfort. Really thirsty, so she drank a ton of water before coming to my room. After being gone for a time, came back in my room. I asked if her tummy felt better. Nope she was throwing up.
Throwing up???
But... She has her performance that next day (today, about 12 hours from that time). Well, she had no fever, and I was hopeful it was just a bit of nerves and a case of too much water. I kept her home from school, until lunch time, to sleep and make sure she wasn't really sick and off she went. Fortunately, her Musical theater class was after lunch, so she wouldn't miss any last minute preparation.

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Despite the previous night.
She was amazing, although I am sure exhausted. Her determination and passion are always amazing to me.
Well, that and how adorable she is.

Today I am so thankful for my Krystin.
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Also, I wanted to note that, supposedly all the holes will be filled by Friday. I sure hope so, because Krystin is having about a gazillian girls over for a sleep-over Friday night. .
Thank you too to Kayla for picking up Logan. She is a wonderful big sister.


Bonus: Click below

Krystin
(bad quality, but you get the idea)

Hippy Chick

What have I been up to today, aside from the usual (and no repair people today)... ?

I have been transforming my '90's' baby into a 60's chick.


Krystin has a '60's' performance with her Musical Theater class on Wednesday!

We can't Wait!

Picture time.

yes... it is that TIME of year.

Presenting pictures - Haser House Style!

The End. The final choice will arrive by post in a few weeks (if I have your address - hint, hint, wink, wink). (:

Dinner?

Besides, the lack of water, the biggest disturbance to our life currently is the lack of a kitchen table.
Really, where are you supposed to eat?
It is amazing how central to your life a table can be.

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Well, at least the company is still quite excellent!

What does Swiss Cheese look like?

Here I will show you:
(it was too big to upload on blogspot, so you have to click below)
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HERE

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and what does the making of Swiss Cheese sound like.
I know you are wondering.

It is still a work in progress... Walls, Carpet and ceiling yet to be completed.

Any estimates on when everything will be completely done???

New Piping is complete

Finally, we have running water - hot and cold in all areas that there should be!!!
and none where there should not be...
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HOORAY!

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Now for the drywall people and the carpet people to come finish putting the house back together.

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The end is in site!

Peek-A-B00

Logan where are you?


I found Logan.
I am in the down stairs bathroom.
He is in the family room.
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We have one bathroom with water.
and that one bathroom has a big hole in the wall.
Well, a few big holes.
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Only working bathroom, so it will have to do.

Problem fixed, well sort of.

You can't really fully grasp the magnitude from pic, but everything looks like this downstairs.

Since, I had no running water today and dogs really aren't good helpers for plumbers, the dogs and I visited Daddy at work for a little bit at lunch.

Honey wants her house back.
Plumbers and other peeps be gone.
A little dog needs her space.

Kids with the kids

It's all in your attitude, right?

It has now been 5 weeks since a little wet spot was noted on Logan's carpet in his room. At first we thought, maybe after a weekend in AZ the dog(s) were confused and had an accident... Then, after a little investigation - doesn't look yellow, doesn't 'smell' yellow, and ... "Well, come on they are only 5 pound dogs how MUCH pee can they possibly make in one go really?" It was concluded there was a leak (and not of the four legged kind, darn it)...
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How hard could it be to fix a leak? Really???
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Well, 5 weeks out, let me tell you - REALLY Hard!
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The first plumber was well, for lack of a better word - INEPT. Now they are going to have to re-pipe the ENTIRE house. You just can't even imagine.
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So, as of last Thursday night we had no hot water. (snicker, laugh)... I thought NO HOT WATER was insane. I was wrong. No water at all, that's much worse. We have had NO water since Friday.
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Seemed like a sign that we should go to AZ visit my Dad and help out with Easter Pageant auditions. Because, you know, they said we would AT LEAST have water to the downstairs bathroom by Saturday afternoon, and while still inconvenient the luxury of flushing a toilet and showering sounded exciting.
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We came home Saturday night.
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No WATER
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Landlord sent us to hotel (as is required by law when there is no water).
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Doesn't sound too bad, right?
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Well, when you have 7 pets, and pets are not allowed at the hotel...
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That means someone has to sleep at home (come on, look at that face - what choice is there)

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So. Todd slept at home with little Lily (and menagerie on Saturday night), while I hoped against all odds. Just get water to downstairs bathroom. Come on, just ONE bathroom, one sink. PLEASE...
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Nope... Sunday night I slept at home. It is only fair, and they did manage to get water to laundry machine! So, while I couldn't wash my hands, I could wash some clothes.
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Did I mention I HATE to sleep alone in my house?
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Two nights without a hubby next to me while I slept too, I might add.

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So, as I am sitting here waiting for the plumbers to come back and commence with the drilling, dust and chaos, I am trying to regain perspective.
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Here are some things that currently are making me crazy:

When we came home last night EVERY thing was moved from the above room...

... and this is the wall where the Entertainment center use to be. You can actually see right through the wall into the bathroom into Logan's 'old' room...

interesting tile repair
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I decided NOT to post anymore pictures of all the torn up walls (you can't even imagine Logan's room), because I AM trying to stay positive.
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Things that make me smile:

at hotel

Dad you are included too, sorry didn't take a pic when we visited.

Sunday, we had to flee. Too much noise and dust (and no water), so we went to see My Mom. (What's a 180 mile round trip after an 800 mile round trip to AZ the day before, right?)

Mom's House

Mom's funny goats.
(Check out kids playing with goats above)

and my pups:

That's right. What's important. Sweet family, cute pets. Who needs water?
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Me, just a little though.
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Bonus pic (for Mom):


Mom's 'fountain' creation