Welcome to the Chicken Ranch

Welcome to the "New" Chicken Ranch......and no I don't mean the best little whore house in Foley!!

For awhile now my husband has been wanting chickens, and has been telling me how he is going to get some. Well it started with getting 3 hens & 1 rooster, then a couple weeks later he says it will just be 3 hens, then the other night he says 5 hens. Well I came home tonight and we are now the parents of 9, yes I said 9 baby chickens or chicks. He said all they had left were 9 and he was going to buy 6 and that he couldn't leave the last 3 there all by themselves. I keep thinking "Thank Goodness They Are Not Great Danes!" He wanted to get them for this weekend, he thought it would be fun to have them here when everyone came out on Saturday. I will admit they are cute, but really how much fun are they, all they do is poop! I would rather have my neice poop on me, then it would be worth it! Soooooooo here are some picks of our 9 new babies!

The kids have finally started school!! YAAA!! Yesterday was their first day, We had the bus numbers wrong, so which also means we had pickup times wrong. Kayla missed her bus, so I had to take her. It is nice knowing that they are not home all day long trashing my house. Bill gets home before I do and everyday I was waiting for his blood pressure to shoot out the top of his head from fighting with the kids about the messes they had made and not cleaned up. The really nice thing was that my sink wasn't piled with dishes and there wasn't food and sticky stuff all over the counter tops. There were just a couple of sticky spots on the floor, which was easy to take care of.

Kenny & I went an seen Pirates of Caribeen 2 on Sunday. Very good movie, Just the drive to go see it sucked!! We don't go to the movies very often, so when we do go, I don't say no if the kids want something.....It is amazing how quick $45.00 can go!!

Well I need to get ready for work......Have a great day!!!

It's been awhile...

I know it has been awhile since my last post.....but what can I say I have been busy! The holiday, the moving, the unpacking, the float trip, more unpacking, and now the upcoming party.

Something happened Monday that every time I think about it, I start laughing. Bill brought a back hoe home to do some work. I was in the house unpacking when Kenny said to come outside. Bill wanted me. So when I got out there, Bill said he had found a rattlesnake. My first thought was Missouri does have a rattlesnake, but it is very unlikely to actually ever see one, but I will give him the benefit of doubt. So I start digging around, and I find Bill's "rattlesnake". It was a little bitty garden snake about 8 inches long, and thinner than my pinky finger. I laughed at him, picked up the little snake a put him in the woods so Bill could get back to work. I have never met anyone so scared of a little, and I mean little snake.

New homeowners

It is official we have been homeowners for 24 hours now. YAAAA!!!! Now we can't wait to actually start living there. We will be there Friday night, if anyone wants to come up. The last 2 days our dog has been completely exhausted. He is so funny, he just goes and goes, then crashes hard. I have not had a dog in a long time, and I find it amusing how much he is like a child, even when it comes to playing in the sprinkler. We found out from the people that we bought the house from that there are 3 caves by our property. One of them, he said has about a 80 foot drop that you have to go down to get to the entrance of. Then he said that it is huge. Bill & I are so looking forward to going exploring! I love caves. The old homeowner also told us about the very large owl that likes to sit on our dusk to dawn light. I am also looking forward to seeing him.

I am off to bed, need lots of rest for tomorrow!!


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One Year Ago Today.........

Today is my 1 year blogging anniversary. I posted my first post on July 13, 2005.

Things that have happened over the past year:

I have gotten a really nice vehicle.
I started a new job, and make pretty good money.
We are buying a house.
Celebrated Grandma & Grandpa's 60th wedding anniversary.(How cool is that!!)
I have not worn a baseball hat!! (hehe)
Paula & Mike are having a baby!! (SSSSOOOO excited, can not wait)
I feel that Bill & I have grown closer. (Awesome)
Went on a great float trip, and getting ready for another great one.
Have made new friends, and have gotten closer to old friends. (When I say old, I mean they are some old farts!)
Have gone to the Art musuem for the first time ever, with my daughter.
We have added a member to our family. (Spoiled Dog)
Went to my first ever drag show!(That was a total blast, can't wait to go again)
Was very close to a lightning strike.

Hmmmmm...........I could go on and on, but I am starting to bore myself. So anyway.......................

Happy 1 Year Blogging Anniversary To Me!!!

Big Stupid Jerk

No I am not talking about Bill!! I am talking about the homeowner of the house that we are about to buy, or should I say hoping to buy. Where to begin..........The jerk has been fixing the front wall termite issue. He now wants us to back out of the contract on the house because he thinks that since he has fixed things for us and spent alot of money that he could put the house back on the market and sell it for more. The whole front wall turned out to be infested pretty bad with termites. So he tore out the drywall to fix all of the framing, which was a total loss. Well he has decided that he has spent enough money, so he is NOT going to put drywall back up. So Bill said fine he would buy the drywall and fix it, that is when we found out that he was hoping we would back out of our contract. So when we move into our house in 2 weeks, when looking at our living room all you will see is 2 windows and 2x4 studs!! I have a really bad feeling. I think he is going to pull out of the contract and we are going to lose the house. Bill says that if he does back out, he is getting a lawyer and suing him for all the money we have spent!! I have been told that buying a house can be stressfull!! But come on, this is just STUPID!!

FUN!!

These would be sooooooooooooooooooo much fun on a DF float trip, especially the first one, by the way the second one is a slide and trampoline.

Employee Of The Year

Every Wednesday morning at work we have a meeting. At today's meeting my boss Sharon said that it was that time of the year to nominate someone for team member of the year. She goes into this whole thing talking about the person she is nominating and why, when a little over half way through I realize she is talking about ME! Then she annouces that it is me, that she is nominating. The top 3 people from across the U.S. will get to go to the national conference in Sept. which happens to be at the Adams Mark in STL this year. The top person picked will get $1000.00 and 2 dozen roses. I was a little shocked and very embaressed. My co-workers said my ears turned bright red. This is so cool even if I don't make the top 3. I have never felt so appreciated at a job before, and let me say it feels pretty good!! Of course I had to nextel Bill this morning and tell him and he got all excited for me, which made me even happier. So again it was a good day at Merry Maids. :D

Jerk Cottleville Cop

We were at Mike & Diana's yesterday for their big party. I had about 6 drinks between 3pm and 7 pm. Then I quit drinking. Went to bed around 10 or so, and slept until 3am. When I woke up I was not feeling good, I was having really bad stomach cramps, so I gathered the family and we went home. On the way home the cramps were getting worse, at a stop light past the SCCC, I opened my car door and got sick twice, then I closed the door and proceeded to pull over, when here comes one of Cottleville's finest, with lights and pulls me over. He thinks I am drunk because I threw up, I tell him that I am not drunk, just very sick to my stomach. He takes my license, but does not ask for insurance, does not run my plates, and does not ask me to blow either. Then he tells me I should be ashamed for driving my family while being drunk, He does not want to arrest me in front of my children and tells me to call someone to come and pick us up. I am very upset over the prick assuming I am drunk, because I got sick, and I look drunk because I just woke up about 10 minutes earlier!!! My poor kids were scared to death!! Bill and I were mad because he kept calling me drunk but not testing me, or asking for any info. I think it had to do with the heat, cause even today I am fine when inside, but when I get out in the heat I get sick to my stomach. Thanks to Mike & Paula for getting out of bed at 4 am and coming to get us and take my truck home.

This is what I think.......

I think that maybe the Def Leppard/ Journey concert should not be attended by us, and instead I should have a big house warming/bon fire party that weekend instead. It would be a hell of alot cheaper. Sound OK to everyone?

Making a decision

Last night we filled out the contract for the house, it is being faxed to the listing agent this morning at 9am, they have until 8pm tonight to decide if they accept it or not. Bill made me choode a closing date last night, I was told that I would have to give something up if they accept the offer on the house. We could either close on the 21st of June, which means we would move the weekend of the 24th, which is also the weekend of The Phantom Of The Opera or close on the close on the 28th of June, and move the weekend of July 1st, which is Mike & Diana's annual party. Soooooooooo I chose the 21st. It is killing me, I have always wanted to go see Phantom, and now I have to possibly give it up. Which is even worse is that we paid $100.00 a ticket to go!!! It was hard!! I tried to talk Bill into the June 14th, but he said no, because our mortgage lady said she really needs a full 3 weeks. It is 3 weeks but, if they except we still have negotating to do after we get the appraisal and building inspection, and they said figure a week for that. Anyway as disappointed as I am about giving that up, I am also very excited and can not wait for this day to get over with. I wish I had a cell phone, cause Krystal is going to call Bill's cell today if she hears from them before 5pm, after that she will call us here at the house. So if they decide early in the day, I have to wait until I get home and see Bill, and if he knows I will have to pry it out of him!!!!

Our Dog

Our dog Jack has quite the personality. He can not stand to get a bath, but loves to play in sprinkler. He was so funny today, and very wet and stinky!! Here is a video of my goofy dog!! He would not stop barking at the water.




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So I was looking at appliances today at Sears.com, and found some of the stuff I would like to have. The only problem I am having is choosing a color. I can't make up my mind. I like Stainless Steel but if it is not kept perfectly clean all the time it looks like crap. I like white along with the bisque, because they are light colors, but the only problem with them is that, like the fridge I have now, it has a texured handle that no matter how much I scrub it is gross looking. Then of course is black, I don't really want a color that dark, but on the other hand I think it looks cleaner. I am also baseing this info on alot of the houses that I clean. So what do you guys think? I am thinking black, then have white cabinets and white counter tops. One of the houses I clean, I love his kitchen. He has the black appliances, with the white counters & cabinets, and it is really a beautiful kitchen. Please tell me what you think.

Peace out......Krystal should be here real, so we can fill out the contract. Byebye!

Finally.......

Finally my husband speaks!! We are going to write up a contract Sunday evening and offer a bid on the house, Krystal said to only give them about 24-48 hours to respond to it. Wish us luck and keep your fingers crossed for us!!

Also I have a timer in my car, so of course we timed it and checked the miles tonight. From the entrance to our subdivision to the driveway of the house is 24 miles and it takes about 30 minutes. So I hope our friends are willing to make the occasional drive.

Men/Boys are funny!

Yesterday Bill purchased a new toy, oops......I mean a new yard tool. I am not sure who is more excited him or Kenny. It took Bill about 3 minutes to cut the backyard with it yesterday.

Does anyone know who were the top 3 on Idol last season, We know Carrie & Bo, but can't figure out who the 3rd person was, anyone remember?

2nd Viewing

Soooooo.....we went to the house again tonight. We were there for about an hour or so. The house is going to need alot of work, but it is totally livable. Our agent called the sellers agent and we basically got good news. She pretty much said that when they listed the house, they had no idea what to list it for, she said to have the people interested in it to make an offer. So we are thinking that we might be able to get this house even cheaper than what we had planned. Just warning you guys now, if we do buy this house, please do not let the really ugly wood paneling turn you off on the house. Try to look past it. When we got there tonight it took Bill quite awhile to be able to look past the paneling and see possibilities....I know you are thinking ..no problem........or..it can't be that bad. Well to me it is, but I had no problems looking at what could be done. The paneling makes the house look really cheap and old, in all reality the house is only 17 years old, only 3 years older than the one we live in now. I took a but load of pictures!!

Today at work was a pretty cool day for me........I cleaned Jimmy Kennedy's house. If you are wondering "who is that" He plays for the Rams!! He is #73, he is a NT (nose tackle) or you could just say a defensive tackle. He is a very nice guy. I was there when he got home from the hospital with his new born son, whom he had to show off to us. Very awesome also. He lives in Camelot, where Orlando Pace also lives.

The House

Well I applied with some mortgage companies, We were preapproved today. So tomorrow we go out to the house again for a 2nd showing, then Wend. evening we meet with one of the mortgage people. Hopefully within a month or so we should be in a house!! When we were at Chili's for dinner tonight, Bill said that he wants to build a bar in one of the outbuildings. The one that is attached to the workshop, which would work out really good, being that the work shop already has a woodstove in it, and we are taking the garage furnace with us. This is all based upon if we get this house of course. I am kinda of scared cause the pre-approval went so easily. We can't pay full price for the house. If the people who are selling it are not willing to come down on the price, then there is no way we could buy the house. Wish us luck!! By the way, we will be here for Idol tomorrow night. We go to see the house at 5pm, so we should be back in time, if not you guys know how to get in. Just beaware of the big bad dog in our garage!!! :D

The Weekend

What a weekend!! It started off with not having to work at Papa Murphy's which was kinda weird. Then we didn't have a whole hell of alot to do this weekend. A pretty boring weekend as a matter of fact. Saturday Bill played golf, the kids & I looked at houses. We found 2 that we really like. Slept in today since it was Mother's Day. I cooked a meal that my husband refused to eat but I figured it is Mother's Day so I will cook want I want. It was really good. Grandma & Grandpa K. joined us for dinner and they loved the food. The kids gave me a candle and roses with carnations. Very pretty!!! We loaded up in the car and took Bill to see 1 of the houses that we really liked. He also liked it, the property is just beautiful!!! I applied online tonight for some home loans with 5 different lenders. The house is kinda out there, but it is totally what we are looking for. Now just keep your fingers crossed that we can get it. We took Jack with us, and it was funny watching him and the kids. That dog ran all over, he has never been able to run like he did tonight. He was so wore out when we got home. Bill keeps telling me to not get to excited, cause we don't know what is going to happen. But it is so hard to not get excited when all 4 of us actually agree on something!! It is about 25 1/2 miles from my current house up Hwy 79. The other house we found is 1 mile from the Warrenton exit.

Here are some pictures: They do no justice at all!!! The house sits on 3.11 acres. It would be great place for parties & bon fires!!! It would be awesome for a Halloween party!!

When you pull into the driveway.

The front of the house.

Standing in driveway looking at the front left side of house.

Standing on the backside of above photo looking toward driveway.

Backside of house looking in the opposite direction on the property from the above pictures.

The inside needs some updating: But everything is very fixable!!

The wood paneling would have to go bye bye!

Notice all the outlets in the living room, Bill said that is normal for these kind of homes. I thought it was quite funny, every room has a butt load of outlets.

Again the paneling needs to go, and some new light fixtures and faucets.

Again a bunch of outlets!

The bathroom is pretty nice, new faucets and maybe some new tile. It is a pretty big bathroom and Kayla loves the tub.

Well I am off to bed!! It is late and I need some sleep.

Heartbroken

I am upset and heartbroken to see Chris leave A.I. I am starting to think that the show is fixed, and that they will never let a rocker win the show. My only hope left for the show is for Taylor to win it. If he gets booted next week I will not watch the final show. In my opinion (which most people don't agree with) Kat should have went home tonight and Elliot next week. I am sure Chris will be making cd's, which I am looking forward to. So now I am off to bed with a heavy heart.

Really Gross

I am just letting you kow now that this is going to be a gross blog entry, but I just have to tell ya what happened today.

I am at my last house, which is one of my usuals, actually she is my last house every Friday. She has a 17 or 18 year old son. He is kinda weird, ok he is really weird. She has list all over her fridge for him, daily check off list. It has things on it like, warsh body with soap. I find that funny considering the age of the kid. So anyway, I go to clean his bathroom and guess what he left me a surprise in the toilet!! I know what your are thinking........But it was not a turd!! Apparently he had a date with Hand-gela before we got there, and didn't bother to flush afterward. My partner asked me, if I was sure that, that is what it was? I told her that I have been married for 14 years and have 2 children, I think I know what it looks like by now!! So anyway I just had to tell you about that, I figured that since I am such a nice sharing person, that I should share my surprise with you!

Have A Good One!! ;D

Stupid People

Today at work the funniest thing happened, at least I thought it was pretty funny.

So behind my work building is another office building, with 4 offices in it. Right next to the side of my work office is a NO PARKING sign, well I had to stop by the office today for about 2 minutes, long enough to run in and get some paperwork for a house. As I was getting back into my car some little old lady with nothing better to do than bitch, pulls up beside me and tells me that I am not supposed to be parked where I am, and that I better get my car moved, meanwhile thinking to myself...."Shut the hell up". So I drive forward (towards that back of the building) to turn around and go to the house I have to clean. The old lady pulls into a handicapped parking spot, and goes into one of the offices. I decided that I needed to look her car over. So I pulled up behind her parked car and guess what!!! She does not have handicapped plates, sticker or a tag!! I couldn't help it but to laugh my ass off along with everyone else in my car. She is a idiot just looking for something to bitch about. Some people!!!