Some of you might know that we met with our real estate agent this week about selling our house (probably just those of you who know me on Facebook).  Since some of you have been asking me how it went (and by some of you, I mean two people) I figured I’d post about it.

Unless you’re new here, you know that we have wanted to move back to our home town for the last year or so.  Since Rich is working at home now, there is no reason we need to stay where we are.  After a year of talking about moving we finally decided that we are really going to do it.

I talked to our real estate agent (he helped us find our house when we moved here a little over 5 years ago and he was awesome!) last week.  And then he came over on Thursday to look around and to tell us what we need to do and to get all of the fun paperwork done.  He thinks our house looks great and we only have to fix one thing… which we already knew we had to do.  The tile on the floor in entry way of our house has started to chip, so we need to replace it.  Other than that- we are good to go.  Of course we still have to do things like wash all of the walls and that fun kind of stuff to make our house look perfect.  But we don’t have a whole lot we need to do.  If all goes well our house will be for sale in the last week of this month.  I will be sure to keep you all posted about what’s going on.

So- onto my advice question!  The real estate agent will be coming back next week (after our floor is replaced) to take pictures.  One of the areas he wants a picture of is our kitchen and he suggested using a great center piece on our table.  Here’s the problem- usually at this time of year I still have my Christmas decorations out (because I love them, not because I’m lazy) but I put them all away figuring that most people wouldn’t understand.  So, normally when I put my Christmas center piece away I can put out my spring center piece.  But it’s not spring yet and we still have snow.  So, what should I put on our table?  Something springy?  I’ve never been good at decorating or any of that kind of stuff, so I would love some tips and advice for something pretty to have on our table.

And also- how in the world do I keep my house spotless with a 2 year old?

The other day Hailey’s pants and pull-up were falling down.  She came over to me, turned around to show me her bottom and said, “Can you pull up my butt crack?”

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I told Hailey it was time to go do something and she told me “no.”  So I said, “You don’t tell Mommy no.”  She replied by saying, “Oh Mommy, I love you and you are beautiful.”

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While playing with her doll house I overheard Hailey say, “I’m famished.”  I couldn’t believe she was saying it, but then later I heard it on one of her Veggie Tales DVDs.

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I told Hailey to finish her vegetables at dinner and she said, “No thanks, I’m all set.”

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Hailey was turning off her portable DVD player after watching her snack time show.  She knows that she is not supposed to open it when she turns it off.  Apparently it’s quite a temptation because as she was turning it off I heard her say, “I hope I don’t open the DVD player.”

Last weekend Rich and I went away for the first time since Hailey was born.  We had lots of fun on our weekend getaway.  Hailey spent the weekend with my parents and she had lots of fun too!  Here are a few of the pictures my dad took of all of the fun Hailey had.

Hailey playing with her ball in the living room.

Hailey took a break from all of her fun to talk to me and Rich on the phone.

Hailey and Pa went sledding.

They also made a snowman.

Hailey and Murray posing in the snow fort Hailey and Pa made.

Hailey dancing while watching an old video of Psalty the Singing Songbook my parents pulled out from when I was little.

Gramma helped Hailey make a Valentine for me and Rich. 

All ready for church.

When we got back I got a big hug and then Hailey gave me the Valentine she made. 

I had a great time away with Rich and Hailey had a great time with Gramma and Pa.  But boy did I miss that little girl!  It sure felt good to be back and feel her little arms around me!

This past weekend Rich and I went on a weekend getaway.  This was the first time we had left Hailey for more than a few hours.  I was nervous about leaving her but I knew that it would be good for Rich and I to get away.  So, with my parents watching Hailey we headed off on our little trip.

The first night I worried about Hailey and I couldn’t sleep very well.  When I talked to Hailey on Saturday morning and found out she was fine and having a blast I was able to relax and enjoy the rest of our trip.

Me and Rich standing on the frozen lake.

I have never seen such a huge snowman so we had to stop and take a picture of him.

We had a fantastic trip and Hailey had a great time with Gramma and Pa.  I’ll be posting some of the pictures my dad took while Hailey was with them.

On Sunday when we got back we had a very nice dinner to go to for my Father-In-Law’s 70th birthday.  We don’t often see everyone on Rich’s side of the family and it was so nice that everyone was able to get together.

Monday night my parents watched Hailey again and Rich and I went out on a nice little date.  It was so wonderful to get to spend so much time with Rich! 

Now we’re home now and I’m sad to be back.