Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! Look at my little Matthew Richie. He looks as big as me in this picture...haha. He was such a good boy yesterday. Matthew bought his momma flowers and "Stich n' Bitch," a knitting book that I have been wanting.

My SIL Angie is a fricken' awesome knitter and has inspired me to pick up the needles and start knitting! The thing that I think I will really enjoy about knitting is that you can do it anywhere! I love being productive and knitting while in the car, visiting with family, or while watching TV would be very fulfilling for me. Can't wait to start!

Ang...you are officially "on call" for all my emergency knitting questions...hehe.

Inspection next Wednesday at 3:30!!!

Getting closer...

We will be getting a signed purchase agreement today, scheduling the inspection for next week, and moving forward! If all goes well...we will be in by the end of the month!

6 Months!

Matthew was officially 6 months on April 24th! He is the perfect baby. I never could have imagined how much joy motherhood would bring...I love every single moment that I get to spend with my little boy. He is my little angel baby.

Right now, Matthew is rolling all over the place, learning to crawl, and giggling up a storm.

He loves:

- Words that start with the letter "B"
- Toys, toys, toys
- Bathtime!
- Reading stories and saying prayers
- PEEK A BOO!
- Funny faces
- His daddy

NEW BLOG!

As I am sure many of you have noticed, I have been a little light in my posting in the past few weeks. I do have a good reason! I have started another blog! My new blog "Money Making Mom," is devoted to moms who would like to increase their monthly income, but do not want to spend any additional time away from their children. Check it out... http://momsmakinmoney.blogspot.com

Is Blue the New Pink?

I am sitting at Panera Bread right now with Matthew waiting for the Yukon's "U-Joints" to be fixed. He is wearing a green/white sleeper. However, he is tucked in his stroller with a BLUE blanket. THREE people came up and told me what a beautiful baby girl I have! Ha! Did they miss all of the blue?

And....

We just MIGHT have a house! The investor who is selling us the home in Plymouth, closes next week. Then, he wants to sell us the house on a land contract, which would mean FAST FAST closing and lower closing costs initially. One unique challenge...most lenders will not finance a home that has been "flipped" so quickly, so it could take up to 90 days for the house to be "officially" ours. However, I am not worried about that. Faster close, means we get in the house sooner, equals me being very happy!

Of course, we are going to have an attorney look over all contracts/documents to make sure nothing falls through the cracks, but in the short-term, Jeff and I could not be happier!

Thanks for all of the prayers!!!