2 years ago...

Wow!! I can't believe it's been 2 years since we met & lost Mason. The time sure does fly by. I handled it very well this year...alot better than last year. They say the 1st year is the toughest & it was but this 2nd year has been tough too because of having Clay here & just thinking what Mason would have been like. But like I always say...Clay has been the best baby to have after loosing a baby...he's such a cuddler & Momma's boy :)

So yesterday Crystal had cheer practice in Evansville. They are getting ready for their 1st competition this Saturday!!!! So I was surrounded by friends & my MIL. Plus not to mention getting to watch Crystal do something she is enjoying filled my heart up :) Then we went to Toys-R-Us. I thank God my MIL was there & remember why it's been FOREVER since I went to Evansville on a weekend...esp this close to Christmas!!!! CRAZY PEOPLE!!!! On the way home we got ice cream from DQ. Jeremy had to work so when we got home he was home & heading out for an evening hunt. I had signed up to work @ our church's Fall Festival so I had to head into their w/the kids. It was fun...again surrounded by friends & family...watching Crystal have a blast. The only bad thing was Clay didn't feel good...but he did snuggle w/me the whole time :)

Afterwards we all went to Walmart & Crystal picked out Toy Story 3 for Mason's bday. We had some cupcakes from the cake walk @ the Fall Fest so we put 2 candles in there & sang happy birthday for Mason. Crystal got to blow them out w/"Mason's Bear" help. I'd like to say that I loved the movie...however I got puked on 2 times which required baths soooooo...I didn't get to see the whole thing...maybe tonight.

I truly think God & Mason watch over us. God made Clay & sent him to us being extra cuddly & a momma's boy knowing that would help fill my heart & stop it from breaking.

I'm home w/Clay this Sunday morning & Jeremy & Crystal are at church. I really wished I could go because it was All Saints Day & they were going to be reading my papaw's name but I don't want to take sickness into a public area. So as I sit here...I think & remember my papaw & Mason & pray they watch over my kids, family, & myself each & every day :)

Bummed...

Well...we've been looking @ almost 32 acres of woods close to our house. It has a great place to build & the utilities are already there. We've walked it a few times & we really like it!! It does have some draw backs...no mineral rights & it has a junked trailer that we would have to get rid of (somebody would probably buy it for a song & dance...but to me it's an eye sore). The asking price was set at $137,000 Knowing what we do about the whole mineral rights and such we made a low offer of $107000. I thought that was a high offer considering some things but it was fair. So yesterday we got a counter offer of $120,000. Still no mineral rights & out of our price range. We are sending our offer again of the $107,000 to make a point of that is our offer.

Well...in the meantime we've found out that refinancing our house is going to cut into the down payment money :( And the dollar figure the owner is going to get off the coal (which is part of the mineral rights) is sickening. Plus w/a few other things we have found out about the land & refinancing...I think somebody is sending us signs. It's hard to listen to them when you want something soooooo bad but we have to.

I just pray that one of these days the right piece of ground comes up for sale. Until then...we'll keep looking :)