SO STRESSED

What happened to those lazy days of work and home with the animals? Boy has life changed dramatically! I love my husband and kids but I would also love to be able to freeze time once in awhile, unfreeze my husband and then we can spend some quiet time together without feeling like we are falling behind in something...because time is FROZEN! Haha.

But, I really do feel that we are working our tails off for something. I feel that in the next few years something will change in a positive way. Something is going to happen for Matt in his career because he is an amazingly skilled person and awesome employee no matter where he works. The kids are going to do better and better as we keep providing them with a stable home and teach them how to be genuine and responsible. I'm going to work...I don't know where or in what exactly. This is where I get a little hazy. I will be in education and I hope to be full-time but I really don't know what, if anything, will change. It is a little frustrating when you can kind of see what the future may hold for other people but not for yourself. But, I think there is a reason for this. If I knew what was going to happen in my future, would I work as hard to get there? Would I learn as much along the way? There is a reason why we are on our paths and that is to learn from our experiences and work for what we want.

I do know some things in life. I love my husband. I love my kids. I love my animals. I love my family. I have a good head on my shoulders and and good brain in my head. I need to take care of myself. That is the hard one.

Are you looking for construction work?

Just so everyone knows, my husband is available for projects. He is getting started this Friday, 10/3/09, on a kitchen remodel for a family friend. They were quoted over 7k by Home Depot for installation of the cabinets (they are keeping the kitchen footprint very similar). Of course, this had been knocked up from the $4500 quoted by their contractor that went out to the home (which Home Depot mistakenly showed them). Matt is doing all the work for $3500 (and he is saving them more money because he is completing some of the things that they would have to contract out). This includes demolition, sheetrocking, wiring, cabinet and appliance installation, and probably a bunch of other things that I am not thinking of.

We did everything in our kitchen ourselves, except the counter tops. Look below for pictures.

If you want fantastic work done for a great price, let me know. Small projects or large project, we can do it. An added bonus is that you get me with him as his official helper (yes, I do know what I'm doing). :)

Feel free to circulate our info.