Mackay Madness: My first "RENTAL" agreement!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

My first "RENTAL" agreement!

Please try not to "covet" my front door...it's sweeet!

So, while we are waiting for the PeRfEct house to plop onto our doorstep...this is where we will be staying! Yes, I have signed my VERY FIRST rental agreement in my 34 years of life. When we first got married we lived in my grandparents basement apartment, then we bought a condo, then our house.
Can I just say how hard I had to search for someone that would do a month to month lease, had the landscaping put in, and would allow pets!!!! Not an easy task. But I think I did pretty okay. We will still be about a mile from our final neighborhood that we hope to buy a house in, but this is pretty close.
The point was to get the kids in school and let them meet some friends before summer. Hannah doesn't want to go to Junior High not knowing anyone next year, and I don't blame her.

Kitchen...cute.

The best part is the backyard. Right in the back, there is a little gate that goes directly into a big park with a playground and basketball courts. And off in the distance a bit is the elementary school. I can literally watch my kids go back and forth to school. Kind of funny though because my kids couldn't wait to move so they could FINALLY ride a bus. Hilarious.

Now I ask you, how can I not love a town where a "John Deere" is going straight down the middle of the road? My kind of place for sure. I might even get ME one.

8 comments:

a-jodi-hall-a-day said...: can't wait for you to be close! Hope to get together soon! I forgot Chance is a kindergardner too! Brock will be thrilled to have a new friend.; February 19, 2009 at 5:09 AM
3 Lumps-O-Cole said...: What are you dong blogging at 3 in thr morning? I'm way excited for you guys and kinda sad you are leaving.; February 19, 2009 at 8:58 AM
jenn said...: Woo-Hoo! It is adorable and we are super excited to have you all so close. It made Luke's whole day to see Chance yesterday and Grace is already making plans for playdates with Addie. Love you all so much.; February 19, 2009 at 10:26 AM
jenn said...: PS- Since when are you 34? Did you actually forget how old you are? You are only 33, right? :); February 19, 2009 at 9:38 PM
margo said...: I just realized that the first day your kids will be going to school, we don't have school that day!!! I'm sure they can go and sit there all by themselves -- LOL. So don't send them to school on that first day, OKAY.; February 20, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Goddard Family said...: good for you guys...just let me know when I can come and visit and I will be sure to pack a lunch for the drive out to BFE!; February 20, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Amy said...: Congrats. Looks like you found a nice place. Rentals are fun aren't they?; February 23, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Scha&Andi said...: Wow. Looks awesome! I hope you are happy too! When do you move then???; February 23, 2009 at 9:29 PM

From the mouths of "our babes":

*Our doorbell rang. Chance ran to get it. No one was there. He said, "oh darn,it must have been a knocker-ditcher." (Otherwise known as a doorbell ditcher.)

*Chance climbed in the back of the car this afternoon, and said "ewww mom, the back of your car smells gross...it smells like fries and poo all mixed together."

There was a little boy acting very naughty in Chances primary class...he turned and told the boy that he was an "ANGRY ELF." The teacher told me that it made her whole day and she nearly peed her pants laughing. (We were visiting at a different ward, which makes it even funnier because he didn't even know the boy.)

*Chance's kindergarten teacher's name is Mrs. Rasband, he came home and told Brandon that her name is Mrs. Wristband! Close enough

*As we were driving through the farmlands, Addie blurts out from the backseat, "it's cool how HAY grows, it just randomly pops up in perfect little blocks!" (She was DEAD serious)

*We came home from camping and Addie turns to me and says, "Mom, it feels so good to be home and walk on the grass and have a cup of milk!"

*We ate at a "Thai" restaurant tonight. Addie was so sick of peanuts on all of the food. She finally looked at me and said, "what the heck, do they have a peanut tree in that kitchen or what?"

*Chance asked me, "Mom, why Jesus make me so fast?" (Basically asking why he is such a fast runner)

*Chance was looking through the neighbors fence at their dog and he came running back across the street and said " oh sick, that dog just bless you'd all over my face!" Apparently, that means the dog sneezed on him!

*Chance calls "Walkie Talkies"... "Hickey Tickies"

*Hannah told me that we are going to give her "arthritis" because we are making her camp in a tent this year. (We sold our big fifth wheel last year.) Poor kids!

*We went thru the drive-up at Wendy's and they were out of Frosty's. As we pulled away, Chance murmurs to himself: "damn, damn, damn!" (I will take full responsibility for that one!) Needless to say, we had a little chat!

*Chance says that "chocolate milk" is his favorite taste!

*Chance was picking the seat of his pants today, and I said "what's wrong son, do you have a snuggy?" And he said, "no mom, I don't have a snuggly, my bums are just stuck together.

*Tonight at dinner, Addie told us that her favorite solid food is BUTTER and her favorite liquid food is SPRAY BUTTER!

*Chance told me today that his brain was making him scared to go to school. (He just kept holding his head in his hands)

*We had a "chick" die this weekend. Of course the kids made us do a burial. Apparently it freaked Chance out, and he wouldn't sleep in his bed because he just knew there were dead chicks in the sheets, and his feet could feel the feathers!

Easton "Such a Big Miracle, in such a Little Boy"

For those that don't know, our little boy nearly drowned in a bathtub accident when he was just 7 months old. I had run a bath for myself and left Easton (who could barely crawl) in his room on the floor. I ran out to the kitchen to clean up a glass my daughter had broken. When I returned to the bath... Easton had pulled himself into the bathroom and was floating face down in the water. He had his feet pajama's on which helped him slip over the side. He was under for about two - four minutes and it took four minutes of CPR from his daddy before he took his first breath. He was taken by ambulance to "Primary's" where he stayed in the ICU overnight. He had a full recovery. We are so, so lucky! He is ONE YEAR OLD now and we're so happy that our heavenly father decided that we could keep him!!! He brings so much SUNSHINE into our lives. "We love you Eastie". I put this on my blog for my own journal, but also for people to always be aware of your kids around water...they are capable of sooo much more than you may think!