Ten for the Week

1. My house has been fully restored back to it's former glory. It actually looks better than it did before I moved in three years ago. State Farm Insurance covered the damages under my liability policy and the work began on Monday. I had the entire house cleaned and repainted, carpets cleaned and couches. The final cost was just under $10k. Wow!!! 2. Last Friday I went in for a minor sugerical procedure at the hospital. I had my mediport removed after 2 long years. I had to be awake for the procedure which I wasn't thrilled about. I survived the whole ordeal and go back on Tuesday to have the stictches removed. 3. Frank went on a business trip down to Atlanta on Wednesday evening. He carpooled down to help save on gas expenses. Gas went up to 4.26 a gallon up here in Chicago. OUCH! He went to the Legacy Retreat and really enjoyed all the motivational talks and meetings. 4. I had to be the seminary driver at church this week for a couple of days. I also had to let the workers in around the same time. Needless to say I was late picking up the kids and later found out that the seminary teacher drove them all to school which was nice of her. I wish I would have known sooner so I didn't have to rush in the morning and drive down there for no reason. 5. Frankie went over to his mother's house this weekend. She picked him up late Friday evening after she went out to dinner. She had to bring him back early today due to scheduling conflicts. 6. I had to re-organize the entire condo since the contractors moved eveything and put all away incorrectly. That was a huge task for myself. I have way too much stuff and should start looking into packing it all up soon. 7. My friend Wendy came over to help me watch Savannah. I went into work for few overtime hours. Work was actually really good and enjoyable. Afterwards we headed out to lunch to a Mexican restaurant. We had a nice visit although miss crabby pants ruined it towards the end. 8. Savannah was difficult at church today she didn't want to sit still. I think she was fine by the time she headed to nursery. She missed a couple of weeks of church and was just excited to go back. She missed last week due to a cold she picked up. 9. We are still waiting on the second mortage company to accept the bank offer. I'm hoping to hear something back this week so we can move forward. I'm getting anxious and I am hoping to close on the house between May 15-30th. 10. We are looking forward to Easter. I have no plans yet and am looking into possibly going on an Easter egg hunt with Savannah this year. We are also looking forward to her 2nd birthday coming up in a couple of weeks.