Little Miss Runaway

What do you do when your child somehow escapes nursery and none of the leaders notice until my husband brings her back after finding her wondering the halls? Well that is what happen today. After Sunday school Jeremy had a feeling to go and check on Courtney in the nursery. When he looked in the window they have there for the parents to spy in he couldn't see Courtney. He at first thought maybe she was too close to the door for him to see, but he could hear her and couldn't figure it out so he started down the hall a little ways and there she was. He expected to see me come around the corner at anytime but I didn't. She was there all alone. He quickly went to the nursery room to ask if they had known what was going on and apparently they hadn't known she was gone and thought maybe she got out when one of the leaders had taken another child to their parent. They asked Jeremy if he wanted them to take her and he said no that he would hang on to her for the rest of the meeting. They got a little huffy and got Courtney's shoes for him.

It is hard to trust other people with your children especially when something like that happens. We are grateful nothing bad happened. I also can understand that having several little children in nursery it can be hard to keep track of them all. She doesn't know how to open the door so it isn't like she could have gotten out all on her own. I know that never sending her back is not necessarily reasonable but what do you do?

What's in your VCR?

I ask what is in you VCR because you might be a little surprised to find out what I found in ours today. (Or maybe not if you have or have ever had a 22 month old.) So here is the story. We have one of those VCR and DVD combos and I went to put a VHS in the VCR and it went half way in before it got stuck and wouldn't go in the rest of the way or come out. Because
of the jam the machine shut off and wouldn't stay on if I tried turning it back on. After unplugging everything I leaned it forward a bit and out slid a DVD. My first thought was okay that must have been what caused the problem. I still couldn't get the VHS out and was starting to think we were just going to have to replace the system. Well, with a little pushing and pulling I finally got the tape out. Everything seemed to be working fine now so I put the tape back in only to have it get stuck halfway in again. My first thought was that there was damage and that was causing the problem. Luckily I was able to get the tape out and Jeremy suggested that maybe there was something else stuck in there. Well, sure enough there was. Our little pack rat had been busy and we found her secret storage area. Along with the DVD she had stuck a pen cap, a pecan with the outer shell and some other thing that I was unsure what it was. It was hard and greasy and I think it may have been bologna at one time. Oh the joy of a toddler.

The House

Well, we are almost ready to move in. The paint has been changed to a much better color. The cabinets and plumbing are finished. The appliances are in as well as the tile and carpet. The light fixtures and electrical outlets are all in too. There is just a few minor things left for them to do like touching up the paint and putting up the mirrors. The builder is hoping to be able to hand us the keys this week! We are so excited! We still have a few things to finish up with the bank but the builder is going to let us move in before that and just pay rent or the interest on the construction loan until that is all worked out.

Our House

Carpet and tile. The tile needs to be mopped but that wont be done until after the construction is complete.

Plumbing fixtures in the girls bathroom.

Our kitchen and appliances.

Pretty in Pink

Well things have been going pretty well with the house. All of the walls are up. The drywall, taping and texture has all been completed. The shelves are in all of the closets and pantry. They painted the inside this week. We went last night to see the finished product and the first thing the girls said when we walked into the garage was something like "Yes! Our house is pink!" That was not what color we wanted our walls. We picked out a color called canyon dusk. It was suppose to be a light brown with a tint of red in it.

Needless to say it turned out different than we expected and pink is not going to work for us. Last night was spent picking out new colors with the help of our contractor. He was very good about leading us toward colors that were more like what we wanted in the end. The new paint was ordered and I traveled to Tucson today to pick it up. I brought back 9 five gallon buckets of paint in the back of my mini van. Hopefully by this time tomorrow the problem will be remedy. Oh the adventures of building a house. I would probably be laughing if it wasn't such an expensive mistake.

March is Here!

This month there's going to be a lot of busy excitement going on in the Hunt household. To start the month of, this week Jeremy and I have our 10th anniversary. It is crazy to believe how fast the last ten years has gone. Thinking back on everything that has happened in that time I see how much we have changed as individuals and as a family. It is amazing. I am grateful for every day.
Also this month Kelsi is turning 8 and getting baptized. She has grown up so fast and it is crazy to believe how much she has changed and what a vital part she plays in our family. We are all very excited for this opportunity she will have.
The month will also be full of cleaning and packing because if everything goes as scheduled we will be receiving the keys to our new house on March 31st! So Easter weekend may keep us busy moving in.
We hope all are well and that March brings great things your way!