We have been working hard on our new house. We had to pull all the carpet out of the main floor due to dog hair. The previous owners had 3 border collies in the house, and Terry is allergice to pet hair and dander, needless to say, it didn't take very long for that carpet to hit the road! They had the carpets cleaned, but you should have seent the hair that remained under the baseboards and the carpet. It was really disgusting!

We've painted the living room, hallway, and the 3 bedrooms upstairs. Terry started laying the laminate flooring in our bedroom last night. It's going to look so good! I'm excited! Breana doesn't want to stay at the "bad" house anymore, she wants to stay at our new house. I guess she is ready to move. Hopefully she will adjust well.

We found a babysitter! Finally! Her name is Vanessa. She is a stay-at-home mom with 3 kids and another on the way for the end of January who will be finishing her teaching degree in the fall (all she has left to do is student teach). She seems to be a very nice lady, very carefree and loving. Her kids are Tzevi (pronounced Zevi), he's 10, is very friendly, and is visually impaired. Zavier is 4 1/2 and will be starting kindergarten this fall. He is a very active little boy!. Tyvek (Ty) is 3, and is also very active. They have a lot of toys, go to different playgroups every morning of the week, and seem to be really wonderful people. Terry is going with me to meet them tonight. I haven't met her husband yet so we'll "meet the men" tonight!

Anyways, we are planning to move our stuff into Brandon this weekend. If anyone is free, I'm sure there will be some boxes that need to be moved, so come on over. There might even be some cold beverages available! I am still trying to squeeze in studying for my CGA Income Tax exam that I have to write on the 30th. Nothing like having everything happen all at one time! I still have to pack the whole house.....AHHHHHHHH!!!

Oh well...at least I have a babysitter!