Bids and Things

Taddy and I found a home we love!

And I'm not worried that we found one after only seeing 4 houses. When my family first moved into town we loved the FIRST house we saw. But then, to be diligent, we subsequently stomped through 20 or so more houses until finally realizing that the first one was perfect: pool, stockdale school lines, THE oaks, and split wing.
So I'm confident that the LORD showed Tad and I this house. It jumped out at my from my automated-email listings!

We put in our first bid to this house... and two days later the seller accepted our bid. BUUUUT its a short sale. so I'm thankful the seller responded,but we know the long drawn out process that it involves. (My sister bought a short sale house so I have a feel on what we can expect. oy!)



So knowing the bank could respond in a week or in months, we have been sitting on our savings account. I am so proud that Taddy and I have been saving our monies so well that we are able to afford our OWN down payment!!! What an accomplishment!!!! Saving every last penny!!!! This week though has kinda sucked, because usually we pull a bit out of our savings to cover our bums for those days before payday and repay ourselves when we get paid.... EXCEPT - we don't know when the bank is going to call on us and check out our account!!!! So I'm on a spending Freeze until Friday. No eating out - no quick trips to Von's - no sale perusing at Joann's....

Sometimes I even surprise myself!

Two things you should know about this story:

1. It is quite often that I notoriously leave something behind. Mostly, my phone. So, Taddy will be calling me in the afternoon to no avail because I have cleverly left my phone on the table, in the charger, stuck in the couch cushions, on the stove... You know, the usual spots.

2. Now that I travel 40 minutes to work - I have convinced Tad to let me purchase a top of the line jawbone. BLING! I use it quite often when I drive home. So if you're wondering when is a good time to get a hold of me, its usually around 5:15 as I drive down the lovely 99.

My Story:

I am gathering all my items for school today. I've got my computer packed and my water in my bag, I've even had enough time to make myself (and more importantly, to Tad, clean up after myself) a beautiful vanilla latte. Meanwhile, I have the wherewithal to remember to grab my BBerry the bathroom (why is it there? I read my emails as a brush my teeth. at 6 am.) and take it to the kitchen while i steam my milk.

Akk, I'm late! I run out the door throw my new jawbone in my ear and take off. Leaving my phone sitting on the stove. And I try to turn my jawbone on at least 10 times before conceding to the fact that it's in need a re-charge. I didn't realize I didn't have my phone with me until lunch.

good one alisa.

How Much Fabric? Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

How Much Fabric? Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Woah, I love thise giveaway site. And I am THINKING of dabbling into clothes. Mostly skirts. So this little card combo is a definite way to help me out. If you don't have Grosgrain on your google reader, there are some pretty funky cool things being dished out there!

Any other tips????? Got there and enter yourselves in! Or wait around and see all the other great giveaways!

Great places, Bad choices

If you know me. You know of my love for bacon. Or if you read this blog semi-occationally you know I love bacon. If you know me, you know the stories of how my dad would cook bacon for me on saturdays, and that beautiful smell came wafftling down the hall to my room to joyously wake me from my slumber...

So I've been hearing about the Bacon Ice Cream at Moo Creamery off Truxtun in Bakersfield.

Last night I convinced Tad to go hit up the Creamery for our first trip over there. What a great place! Everyone was soo nice and the ice cream was so fresh and tasty! We need MORE places like this in town! I love it!

I almost chickened out of trying the bacon ice cream, but Tad convinced me. It is the culmination as a bacon lover to at least give it a try. So we ordered it, but I added another scoop of pumpkin pie just in case. Its a good thing i did.

I came, I tried, and that's about it. I liked the maple ice cream base, but I could never be prepared for the chunks of bacon. Not a good choice. When we asked out bus boy if its a hit, he said, that kids LOVE it. Good, maybe I should have trying this 15 or 20 years ago.

I WILL be back at Moo Creamery - but not for the bacon ice cream! Ha!

Hello? Is this thing on?

SO life has changed!

1. I am teaching Math again!!!! Its hard coming back, I feel like I haven't hit my stride yet... My lessons could be much better... I had such a hard time with classroom management last year, that i feel like I'm being too strict this year.

2. We are house hunting!!!! We just started and I want to buy every house we tour (a grand total of two so far, i told you... we just started) I feel like I'm on that show but without the cameras, and HGTV isn't going to decorate my first dining room.... a girl can dream.

3. I love and miss my etsy shop so much. I still have items listed, but since I am sooo busy with school - Tad has suggested I pare down on my selling and *GASP* sewing. So after I finished a few large custom orders... I'm just going to leave items that I have already made in the shop. (just a few bags, and the jewelry). Sigh.. there's always Christmas... and next year. So i'll still do custom orders - just give me TIME and lots of it.

4. I've been neglecting my blog. I apologize. I'll make time.

5. I am just starting as a co-leader of this brand new Women's Bible Study at Church for young women. Though I adored my Bible study last year BECAUSE of all the different ages, I can already see the need for this group for girls that may be scared off by an older study. Plus, its Beth Moore's study of Daniel. Plus, these girls are fun! I'm excited to see where we'll be after the year long study!

one more step....

I feel like for the last few years, I've been telling myself, Just one More step.

One more thing, one more hoop. one more step.

If i look at it this way, then I don't hyperventilate over the HUGENESS that might be instore for me. My God knows how much of a worry wort I am. And I pretty sure He knows that if I take it one step at a time I'll get though.

If I turn around and look back, I am sooo amazed and what I have done so far!!! I took a huge step in starting a credential program that five years ago I would have baulked at the idea. I taught for a year which has trials of its own. I stayed up too late on weeknites finishing lesson plans and fell asleep at 8 on Friday nights. California changed the requirements and wouldn't allow me to return to teaching. I swallowed my humility and went BACK to subbing after a year of full time teaching. I studied my butt off for my Math CSETS. I PASSED. Student teaching... YIKES, In 2007, if God had given me a looking glass into all that was going to tackle, I think i would have fainted.

And so I just need one more step. I need to finish some more applications and get calling these districts until someone gives me a job.

I am filling out these teaching applications and I am sweating bullets all over them.

I don't know where I am supposed to go, and I don't know where I'll be two months from now. Will I be at my dream district? Will I be logging lots of miles on my civic to teach across town? Will I be subbing again, for another year? Will I be in a low performing school? Whatever, where ever it is, I need to keep in mind its exactly where I need to be. And lately I'm finding peace in that.

Did anyone see the front page of ETSY tonight?

.... I would say about 50% of you know what I'm talking about. And since my viewer-ship is about 16. (if that) Do the Math. 8.

So to the rest of those who are not addicted to Etsy, (YOU SHOULD BE!) Here is a little info:

On etsy, on the front page, the great minds that make ETSY amazing are busy picking awesome items and awesome treasury lists, and just plain awesomeness. My dream is to one day end up on the front page and have all my items sell out in ten minutes flat. BUT until that day I will settle for awesomeness by others.

Behold:

i love bacon.