Last week Kamden was helping me in the yard. We needed to blow the leaves before it snowed and froze the leaves where they were and I would have to look at them until Spring. We also needed to bury the Christmas light cords outside. We'd gotten the leaves all cleaned up and it was lunchtime so I took Kamden inside and made him a small sandwich and a drink. He wanted two small sandwiches but I told him to eat the first before we made a second. About 10 minutes later I was burying cords in the front yard and Kamden came outside and asked me to make him another sandwich. I told him that I couldn't make it right this minute but would after I got finished burying the cords.
Kamden: "But my (he says "my" for his "I"s) going to STARVE!"
Me: "You are NOT going to starve Kamden, you JUST ate a sandwich...you can wait a few more minutes for another sandwich."
Kamden: "See, you just said my going to starve"
Me: "Seriously Kamden"
Kamden going back into the house with his head down: "Yes, my seriously going to starve"
Me: "You're just fine...I'll be in there in about 5 more minutes"
Kamden: "Okay, but my be seriously starved then"
Um...drama, party of one. ;)
This is such a perfect example of Kamden because when I got back in the house about 10 minutes later, he'd made his own sandwich and was eating it.
Little stinkpot. :)
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Abbey....
It was a big decision and took a lot of soul searching (a whole month's worth) but we might just be able to be "cat people". Or THIS cat's people anyway. ;) We won't push it just yet. There's still a part of me that still believes I'm a dog person and is even a little embarassed to be seen in the cat aisle at Wal-Mart. Not that there's anything embarassing about being a cat person. I've just always been a dog person and now my identity is being shaken up a bit. *stop laughing* It cracks Mike up that I zip down the cat aisle as fast as I can and actually hide the cat food and litter underneath my basket with things surrounding it so no one can see it. I know...like anyone cares. See, logically I know it's silly but my emotions have yet to catch up with my logic. ;)
We must be meant to have this cat because I worked very hard to find her owner and there's just not one to be found. While I was working to find an owner, she was just working her way into our family...and shockingly fitting right in. Mike and I are more surprised than anyone. Who would have thought??? She's smart and actually behaves better than our dogs...but what won us over in the end was...this cat actually gives real hugs. Sweetest thing I've ever seen.
So, we've officially adopted kitty and finally given her a name....meet the newest member of the Glade family...Abbey. She has a name, a collar, a bed, cat toys...she's all moved in.
And there's ONE more thing.................
We found out she's PREGNANT...little hussy. ;)
Never a dull moment around here...never. :)
We must be meant to have this cat because I worked very hard to find her owner and there's just not one to be found. While I was working to find an owner, she was just working her way into our family...and shockingly fitting right in. Mike and I are more surprised than anyone. Who would have thought??? She's smart and actually behaves better than our dogs...but what won us over in the end was...this cat actually gives real hugs. Sweetest thing I've ever seen.
So, we've officially adopted kitty and finally given her a name....meet the newest member of the Glade family...Abbey. She has a name, a collar, a bed, cat toys...she's all moved in.
And there's ONE more thing.................
We found out she's PREGNANT...little hussy. ;)
Never a dull moment around here...never. :)
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Our October...
Well, the Halloween decorations are all put away and my Fall Scarecrows are out...a telltale sign in our house that November is here and Thanksgiving is almost upon us. It's hard to believe that the holidays are right around the corner. The day after Halloween I was in Wal-Mart and "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" was playing....craziness.
The first of October we went on our yearly trip to McCall's Pumpkin Patch. It's definitely become a Fall family tradition for us as we've gone every year for a decade now. We started going when Kyler was one and it's amazing how much it's grown and changed in 10 years. It's just not Halloween until we've gone to McCalls and picked out pumpkins for the kids' jack o' lanterns. Tim, Shayla and the girls met us there and we had a great time or as the kids put it, "One of the BEST days of the year".
The kids had their Fall Break from school this month. Mike had to work and so we didn't do much. I ended up taking the kids to lunch and the movies which we all love. We all get to watch a movie and I get a couple hours of peace. Everyone wins.
Both boys wrapped up their Fall baseball season. Kyler's team almost ended the season undefeated but ending up losing their last game. It was a TOUGH game, too. Kyler was catcher for most of the game and he got hit in the mask twice and his cleat once from batter's throwing the bat. The team handled the loss really well. In fact, I don't think you would have been able to tell they lost at the end of the game. Of course, their team party was right after the game so maybe that had something to do with it. Kyler limped for a few days after the game, but was back to his crazy 10 year old self in no time.
Kamden had a fun first season of T-Ball. He had the same coach as Kyler did for both Spring and Fall which was nice and worked out really well. At the last game Kamden was last batter which is USUALLY a cool thing in T-Ball because it's like they hit a home run as they get to run all the bases at once. I thought he'd love it, especially since he likes to slide home "like Kyler". Well, we forgot to tell Kamden it was a fun thing because he freaked out and got embarrassed when everyone started cheering for him and barely made it around all the bases and then didn't want to bat again even when the coaches told him he didn't have to bat last. So....Kamden sat the bench for the rest of the game...by his choice....little TOOT! Ahhhh...the joys of the strong willed child. He did love his first team party and trophy so it still ended on a good note.
Mikaela is still dancing away. She would never admit it but she loves a challenge. I've learned that the minute dance gets redundant or "boring" as she puts it, she wants to quit. Her tap class is always challenging because she's with older girls so she never complains about it. She goes back and forth with ballet. When they're learning something new, she loves it. When they're reviewing to make it perfect before they move on, she wants to quit. I'm just glad we finally figured out why she has this love/hate relationship with ballet. Both are good for her though...the challenge and reviewing to make it perfect...so she'll be staying in ballet, even when it's not as fun.
All three kiddos got to go to Payten's birthday party this month. It was a lot of fun as we got to see a ton of family and the kids got to ride to the party in a hummer limo and then play AND sleep in two bounce houses. Mike and I stayed at the party until after dinner and then since we were kid free for the night we went to the late show. It's not every day the kids get to play with tons of cousins, ride in a limo, have a party and a sleepover. Mike and I got to do that (with the exception of the limo ride) PLUS get a kid free evening! Can't beat that!
Halloween was so much fun this year! The night before Halloween we had friends over for dinner and pumpkin carving. On Halloween morning, Kamden and I went to the school for the kids' Story Book Parade. Kamden lucked out...he got to watch and walk in the parade with both Kyler and Mikaela and then go back for Kyler's class party. Lucky little boy! When they got home from school we got them all dressed up and went to the Schimke's and trick or treated with them for a little bit and then came home and trick or treated around our neighborhood for hours. Kyler was the Faceless Phantom again, Mikaela a Princess and Kyler was Spiderman.
Halloween is always the beginning of the madness for us because we have Kyler's and Mikaela's birthday parties before Thanksgiving. Definitely makes for a busy start to the holidays. We hope you're all enjoying the cooler weather and all the beautiful fall colors! We wish you all a happy and blessed Thanksgiving surrounded by friends and family that you love! As always, keep us posted!
Sending Out Lots of Love and Hugs,
The Glade's
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The first of October we went on our yearly trip to McCall's Pumpkin Patch. It's definitely become a Fall family tradition for us as we've gone every year for a decade now. We started going when Kyler was one and it's amazing how much it's grown and changed in 10 years. It's just not Halloween until we've gone to McCalls and picked out pumpkins for the kids' jack o' lanterns. Tim, Shayla and the girls met us there and we had a great time or as the kids put it, "One of the BEST days of the year".
The kids had their Fall Break from school this month. Mike had to work and so we didn't do much. I ended up taking the kids to lunch and the movies which we all love. We all get to watch a movie and I get a couple hours of peace. Everyone wins.
Both boys wrapped up their Fall baseball season. Kyler's team almost ended the season undefeated but ending up losing their last game. It was a TOUGH game, too. Kyler was catcher for most of the game and he got hit in the mask twice and his cleat once from batter's throwing the bat. The team handled the loss really well. In fact, I don't think you would have been able to tell they lost at the end of the game. Of course, their team party was right after the game so maybe that had something to do with it. Kyler limped for a few days after the game, but was back to his crazy 10 year old self in no time.
Kamden had a fun first season of T-Ball. He had the same coach as Kyler did for both Spring and Fall which was nice and worked out really well. At the last game Kamden was last batter which is USUALLY a cool thing in T-Ball because it's like they hit a home run as they get to run all the bases at once. I thought he'd love it, especially since he likes to slide home "like Kyler". Well, we forgot to tell Kamden it was a fun thing because he freaked out and got embarrassed when everyone started cheering for him and barely made it around all the bases and then didn't want to bat again even when the coaches told him he didn't have to bat last. So....Kamden sat the bench for the rest of the game...by his choice....little TOOT! Ahhhh...the joys of the strong willed child. He did love his first team party and trophy so it still ended on a good note.
Mikaela is still dancing away. She would never admit it but she loves a challenge. I've learned that the minute dance gets redundant or "boring" as she puts it, she wants to quit. Her tap class is always challenging because she's with older girls so she never complains about it. She goes back and forth with ballet. When they're learning something new, she loves it. When they're reviewing to make it perfect before they move on, she wants to quit. I'm just glad we finally figured out why she has this love/hate relationship with ballet. Both are good for her though...the challenge and reviewing to make it perfect...so she'll be staying in ballet, even when it's not as fun.
All three kiddos got to go to Payten's birthday party this month. It was a lot of fun as we got to see a ton of family and the kids got to ride to the party in a hummer limo and then play AND sleep in two bounce houses. Mike and I stayed at the party until after dinner and then since we were kid free for the night we went to the late show. It's not every day the kids get to play with tons of cousins, ride in a limo, have a party and a sleepover. Mike and I got to do that (with the exception of the limo ride) PLUS get a kid free evening! Can't beat that!
Halloween was so much fun this year! The night before Halloween we had friends over for dinner and pumpkin carving. On Halloween morning, Kamden and I went to the school for the kids' Story Book Parade. Kamden lucked out...he got to watch and walk in the parade with both Kyler and Mikaela and then go back for Kyler's class party. Lucky little boy! When they got home from school we got them all dressed up and went to the Schimke's and trick or treated with them for a little bit and then came home and trick or treated around our neighborhood for hours. Kyler was the Faceless Phantom again, Mikaela a Princess and Kyler was Spiderman.
Halloween is always the beginning of the madness for us because we have Kyler's and Mikaela's birthday parties before Thanksgiving. Definitely makes for a busy start to the holidays. We hope you're all enjoying the cooler weather and all the beautiful fall colors! We wish you all a happy and blessed Thanksgiving surrounded by friends and family that you love! As always, keep us posted!
Sending Out Lots of Love and Hugs,
The Glade's
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Love little ones imaginations.....
I love my little guy's imagination and how his mind works! We really do lose the "magic" of the world as we get older which is kinda sad. If only we could see things like they do.
Kamden is always saying the cutest little things and is constantly pretending SOMETHING. I love it!
The other day we were driving home from dropping the older two off at school and I came to a stop sign and stopped.
Kamden: "MOMMY!"
Me: "Hm?"
Kamden: "That red sign has magic powers!"
Me: "Really? What kind of powers?"
Kamden: "It makes you stop, cuz you always stop when it's there!"
Totally love how they think and see things! Only a four year old could give a regular boring old stop sign magic powers. They definitely make things a whole lot more interesting and we could all use a little more magic in our lives....;)
Kamden is always saying the cutest little things and is constantly pretending SOMETHING. I love it!
The other day we were driving home from dropping the older two off at school and I came to a stop sign and stopped.
Kamden: "MOMMY!"
Me: "Hm?"
Kamden: "That red sign has magic powers!"
Me: "Really? What kind of powers?"
Kamden: "It makes you stop, cuz you always stop when it's there!"
Totally love how they think and see things! Only a four year old could give a regular boring old stop sign magic powers. They definitely make things a whole lot more interesting and we could all use a little more magic in our lives....;)
Friday, November 4, 2011
Are we cat people????
I would definitely consider our whole family to be animal lovers. But I've found that even animal lovers fall into one of three categories....dog people, cat people, or dog AND cat people. Mike and I fall into the dog people category. I like cats. I think they're cute and I'll pet them...BUT I'm NOT a cat person. Cats have lots of good qualities. I just prefer cats to belong to someone else. I know I'm opening up a whole can of worms with all the cat people but I'm just not a fan of the litter boxes, the smug attitudes, how they climb on everything and to be honest...they just don't mind like dogs. When I call them, I want them to come now...not when they "feel" like it. This all being said, Mike and I find ourselves in a position where we have to decide if we could be cat people.
Our boys have both followed Mom and Dad and are dog people through and through. Now Mikaela on the other hand is a cat person and has been since she knew what a cat was. She likes Kelsey because Kelsey is old and just sits there...Hailey on the other hand she barely tolerates with all her obnoxiousness. She much prefers the prim and proper prissiness of cats hands down. She's been begging us to let her get a cat for years to which she always got an emphatic no response....which leads us to our predicament.
There has been a beautiful siamese cat wandering our neighborhood for about a week now. Mikaela noticed her right away but we told her to leave the cat alone. I originally thought she belonged to our new neighbors but sadly she does not and is either lost or abandoned and no one in our neighborhood knows where she belongs. I still made Mikaela leave her alone. I could tell she wanted to make friends and I didn't want to encourage that...I wanted her to go back home...or for SOMEONE ELSE to take pity on her and take her in. No such luck. For 3 days she would follow me to the mailbox and I stood firm and ignored her. I did good until our first really cold night where our low was supposed to be 26 degrees and she was meowing outside at the top of her lungs. I SWEAR that cat knew we were suckers from the beginning and we would eventually cave because I did and brought her in to Mike's horror. The kids quickly were in chorus to keep her which we immediately shot down and took her to the vet to see if she's microchipped. No such luck. I've called vets, the pound, the paper, driven around Ventana Ranch looking for lost cat signs...it doesn't seem like anyone is missing this darn cat.
In the meantime...the kids, especially Mikaela are quickly falling madly in love with her and it's mutual. They're getting attached faster than I know what to do with her. Mikaela carries that cat around with her EVERYWHERE. They're quickly becoming inseparable.
So now Mike and I are deciding if we let Mikaela keep her or if we find her a home elsewhere. We've gotten a few offers because she's such a good cat and she's absolutely gorgeous. I've always teased that if I ever got a cat it would have to act like a dog and she almost does.
So...the question is....can we become cat people??? We're still not sure. I don't know if I can get past the litter box and Hailey is obnoxious enough all on her own...with this cat in the house we might need to straightjacket her.
We must love Mikaela a lot to even consider this....but as you can see by the picture...we'd better decide quick. ;)
Our boys have both followed Mom and Dad and are dog people through and through. Now Mikaela on the other hand is a cat person and has been since she knew what a cat was. She likes Kelsey because Kelsey is old and just sits there...Hailey on the other hand she barely tolerates with all her obnoxiousness. She much prefers the prim and proper prissiness of cats hands down. She's been begging us to let her get a cat for years to which she always got an emphatic no response....which leads us to our predicament.
There has been a beautiful siamese cat wandering our neighborhood for about a week now. Mikaela noticed her right away but we told her to leave the cat alone. I originally thought she belonged to our new neighbors but sadly she does not and is either lost or abandoned and no one in our neighborhood knows where she belongs. I still made Mikaela leave her alone. I could tell she wanted to make friends and I didn't want to encourage that...I wanted her to go back home...or for SOMEONE ELSE to take pity on her and take her in. No such luck. For 3 days she would follow me to the mailbox and I stood firm and ignored her. I did good until our first really cold night where our low was supposed to be 26 degrees and she was meowing outside at the top of her lungs. I SWEAR that cat knew we were suckers from the beginning and we would eventually cave because I did and brought her in to Mike's horror. The kids quickly were in chorus to keep her which we immediately shot down and took her to the vet to see if she's microchipped. No such luck. I've called vets, the pound, the paper, driven around Ventana Ranch looking for lost cat signs...it doesn't seem like anyone is missing this darn cat.
In the meantime...the kids, especially Mikaela are quickly falling madly in love with her and it's mutual. They're getting attached faster than I know what to do with her. Mikaela carries that cat around with her EVERYWHERE. They're quickly becoming inseparable.
So now Mike and I are deciding if we let Mikaela keep her or if we find her a home elsewhere. We've gotten a few offers because she's such a good cat and she's absolutely gorgeous. I've always teased that if I ever got a cat it would have to act like a dog and she almost does.
So...the question is....can we become cat people??? We're still not sure. I don't know if I can get past the litter box and Hailey is obnoxious enough all on her own...with this cat in the house we might need to straightjacket her.
We must love Mikaela a lot to even consider this....but as you can see by the picture...we'd better decide quick. ;)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Reason #782 why you never ask a 4 year old a question you don't want the answer to....
So, we're going through the drive-thru at Burger King the other day. I was pulled up to the window and the nice Burger King employee was handing me our drinks. The kids always roll down the back window so they can wave and tell the employees hi. Kyler is in the front seat and Mikaela and Kamden are in the back.
Mikaela (about the Burger King employee): "She's nice!"
Kamden: "Yes, she IS nice!"
Mikaela: "Do you think she's pretty?"
Now, one of Mikaela's best qualities is that she truly thinks EVERYONE is pretty. She will always find something pretty in everyone she sees. I love that quality in her and I hope she keeps it. Kamden's answer completely caught her off guard...the look on her face was pricess.
Kamden bluntly answers without malice: "No, she is NOT pretty....but she is nice."
Yes, you have to love a four year olds blatant honesty. He's a constant reminder right now that you never ask a question that you truly don't want the answer to. I was so glad the drive thru window was shut and this very nice lady didn't hear a thing.
Ahhhh kids...never a dull moment...even in the drive-thru. ;)
Mikaela (about the Burger King employee): "She's nice!"
Kamden: "Yes, she IS nice!"
Mikaela: "Do you think she's pretty?"
Now, one of Mikaela's best qualities is that she truly thinks EVERYONE is pretty. She will always find something pretty in everyone she sees. I love that quality in her and I hope she keeps it. Kamden's answer completely caught her off guard...the look on her face was pricess.
Kamden bluntly answers without malice: "No, she is NOT pretty....but she is nice."
Yes, you have to love a four year olds blatant honesty. He's a constant reminder right now that you never ask a question that you truly don't want the answer to. I was so glad the drive thru window was shut and this very nice lady didn't hear a thing.
Ahhhh kids...never a dull moment...even in the drive-thru. ;)
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Our September...
There's a definite chill in the air and there's hundreds of balloons in the air every morning..I think it's safe to say October is here! I'm still not quite sure what happened to September but I won't complain because the beginning of October is a gorgeous time of year here in Albuquerque. Balloon Fiesta brings literally hundreds of hot air balloons here every year and it just doesn't get better than taking the kids to school every morning and seeing all of them across the city's skyline....beautiful!
September was busy, but more with the day to day kinda stuff that leaves you wondering where your day exactly went and we tend to have a lot of those days.
The boys are almost finished with their Fall baseball season. They just have a couple of weeks left and we'll be finished with baseball until Spring. Then Kyler will play winter Basketball and Kamden decided he wanted to give Gymnastics another try. This season has gone really well for both of them. They both have great teams and coaches. It's been a really nice start into baseball for Kamden and Kyler's team is still undefeated.
Mikaela is still dancing away. She's excited because they're fixing to start learning all their holiday dances. October is always her favorite because she says the Halloween dance is always the most fun out of the whole year.
The kids are VERY excited for Halloween. They literally had a countdown started 2 months ago so you can only imagine how they are now that the house is all decorated and they have their costumes. Kyler decided to be a faceless phantom again like last year and Kamden will be (I know this will shock you), Spiderman. Mikaela, who went on and on how she wasn't going to be anything girly this year, decided to be a Princess. She just can't resist it...she's as girly as it gets.
We got to go to Cliff's this month which was really fun. Mike's work paid for all the employees to spend the day there and have lunch. Tim, Shayla and the girls met us there and we had best time.
I celebrated my birthday this month and it ended up being a really nice birthday this year....it just kept going and going....I loved it! The Saturday before we took the kids to their Gymnastics Gym for Parent's Night Out so Mike and I got to go to dinner and a movie alone and the kids got to have a blast. I love it when everyone wins like that. Sunday we went to The Schimke's house for lunch and birthday cake...it was WONDERFUL. Then on my actual birthday on Monday I got to get my toes done and go to lunch with Shayla and then to Texas Roadhouse (My favorite!) with the family. So, definitely one of the nicest birthdays I've had in a while.
My leg continues to be an issue which drives me crazy. After going to the dr for injections every two weeks for two months, he's giving me a 3 month break to let my leg heal before he does more. I was relieved to hear that because it was starting to get to be a little much, especially since the veins from the first round of injections still haven't healed yet. I'm still having to be careful because I'm getting the beginnings of blood clots in the healthy veins that are attached to the injected veins but hopefully that will get better with the much needed three month break.
We're hoping to see some changes in Mike's work schedule this month. He got job offer from another facility and he decided to use the offer as a bargaining tool with his current job. He got them to make some changes in his salary as well as working overtime. They were definitely taking advantage of the fact that he was salary and letting him work over 60 and 70 hours a week...now he's still salary but when he works on the weekend...they're going to have to pay him overtime for it. They don't want to do that because his time is expensive...so I think they'll be getting him some more help pretty quick. I have to say I was pretty proud of him and now hopefully, we'll have him home more and when he does have to work...at least he'll be compensated for his extra time he gives them.
Kelsey is having a hard time lately. I think her age is really starting to hit her. She'll be 16 in February and we've really seen her age a lot in the last 6 months. Her back legs give out on her pretty badly. She can't make it up the stairs anymore so she sleeps in the laundry room now instead of upstairs in our room. We thought her kidneys were starting to fail on her which is very common but her vet said no. Her kidneys are great along with all her other organs. It just seems that her actual body is turning on her. She'll have some really bad days and just when Mike and I think we're fixing to have to make a really hard decision, she'll have some good days. It's so hard to see them get old.
As far as our house goes...we're still just taking it as it comes. We were on a realtor tour and got great feedback so I think it's just waiting for the right buyer with the right offer. Now it's just deciding how long we want to do this before we take it off and refinance at a lower interest rate and stay put a while longer. Right now, we're thinking that'll be around Thanksgiving so we don't have people coming through the house over the holidays....but we'll see.
Well, I think that's all our news for September. We hope ya'lls Falls are off to a beautiful start. Please keep us posted and have a very safe, fun and spooky Halloween!
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs,
The Glade's
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September was busy, but more with the day to day kinda stuff that leaves you wondering where your day exactly went and we tend to have a lot of those days.
The boys are almost finished with their Fall baseball season. They just have a couple of weeks left and we'll be finished with baseball until Spring. Then Kyler will play winter Basketball and Kamden decided he wanted to give Gymnastics another try. This season has gone really well for both of them. They both have great teams and coaches. It's been a really nice start into baseball for Kamden and Kyler's team is still undefeated.
Mikaela is still dancing away. She's excited because they're fixing to start learning all their holiday dances. October is always her favorite because she says the Halloween dance is always the most fun out of the whole year.
The kids are VERY excited for Halloween. They literally had a countdown started 2 months ago so you can only imagine how they are now that the house is all decorated and they have their costumes. Kyler decided to be a faceless phantom again like last year and Kamden will be (I know this will shock you), Spiderman. Mikaela, who went on and on how she wasn't going to be anything girly this year, decided to be a Princess. She just can't resist it...she's as girly as it gets.
We got to go to Cliff's this month which was really fun. Mike's work paid for all the employees to spend the day there and have lunch. Tim, Shayla and the girls met us there and we had best time.
I celebrated my birthday this month and it ended up being a really nice birthday this year....it just kept going and going....I loved it! The Saturday before we took the kids to their Gymnastics Gym for Parent's Night Out so Mike and I got to go to dinner and a movie alone and the kids got to have a blast. I love it when everyone wins like that. Sunday we went to The Schimke's house for lunch and birthday cake...it was WONDERFUL. Then on my actual birthday on Monday I got to get my toes done and go to lunch with Shayla and then to Texas Roadhouse (My favorite!) with the family. So, definitely one of the nicest birthdays I've had in a while.
My leg continues to be an issue which drives me crazy. After going to the dr for injections every two weeks for two months, he's giving me a 3 month break to let my leg heal before he does more. I was relieved to hear that because it was starting to get to be a little much, especially since the veins from the first round of injections still haven't healed yet. I'm still having to be careful because I'm getting the beginnings of blood clots in the healthy veins that are attached to the injected veins but hopefully that will get better with the much needed three month break.
We're hoping to see some changes in Mike's work schedule this month. He got job offer from another facility and he decided to use the offer as a bargaining tool with his current job. He got them to make some changes in his salary as well as working overtime. They were definitely taking advantage of the fact that he was salary and letting him work over 60 and 70 hours a week...now he's still salary but when he works on the weekend...they're going to have to pay him overtime for it. They don't want to do that because his time is expensive...so I think they'll be getting him some more help pretty quick. I have to say I was pretty proud of him and now hopefully, we'll have him home more and when he does have to work...at least he'll be compensated for his extra time he gives them.
Kelsey is having a hard time lately. I think her age is really starting to hit her. She'll be 16 in February and we've really seen her age a lot in the last 6 months. Her back legs give out on her pretty badly. She can't make it up the stairs anymore so she sleeps in the laundry room now instead of upstairs in our room. We thought her kidneys were starting to fail on her which is very common but her vet said no. Her kidneys are great along with all her other organs. It just seems that her actual body is turning on her. She'll have some really bad days and just when Mike and I think we're fixing to have to make a really hard decision, she'll have some good days. It's so hard to see them get old.
As far as our house goes...we're still just taking it as it comes. We were on a realtor tour and got great feedback so I think it's just waiting for the right buyer with the right offer. Now it's just deciding how long we want to do this before we take it off and refinance at a lower interest rate and stay put a while longer. Right now, we're thinking that'll be around Thanksgiving so we don't have people coming through the house over the holidays....but we'll see.
Well, I think that's all our news for September. We hope ya'lls Falls are off to a beautiful start. Please keep us posted and have a very safe, fun and spooky Halloween!
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs,
The Glade's
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