Mackay Madness: Hip hip HoOrAy!!!!

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Hip hip HoOrAy!!!!

We found out yesterday that we got our house!!! We were so depressed thinking that we had two weeks or so left before we would find out. And then as I was shopping at rod works for NOTHING yesterday afternoon, Brandon called and said "WE GOT IT." I literally screamed and jumped for joy! FINALLY, SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
We will close in a couple of weeks, do a few improvements, and move into our OWN home! Ahhhhhh, that feels so good to say!
By the way, don't be thinkin' I left Rod Works empty handed!

12 comments:

Jodi said...: Congratulations! I so understand your joy :) Good luck with the closing and renovations.; April 8, 2009 at 10:34 AM
jenn said...: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! So happy for you guys.

Who should leave Rodworks empty handed, anyway? No one.; April 8, 2009 at 1:24 PM
Bell Family said...: Yeah!! Yeah!! Yeah!! This time I'll help you move.; April 8, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Goddard Family said...: I don't want to help you move but I do want to come and see the finished product..way to go! I am so happy for you guys...; April 8, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Tara said...: That's great! Can't wait to see pictures of the new place. You need to throw a little party when you are settled so we can all come and see.; April 8, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Amy said...: Yeah, I'm so happy you got it! Can't wait to come and visit.

PS So jealous you live where there's a Rod Works!; April 9, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Natali Thompson said...: Congrats! Do we get to come see it sometime? Let me know if you need any help! We are so happy for you.; April 9, 2009 at 10:32 AM
THE WILLIAMS FAMILY said...: OH YEAH... ALLINA TOLD ME TUESDAY!!! I'M SO GLAD THAT IT DIDN'T DRAG ON FOR YOU GUYS... NOW YOU CAN PLANT YOUR ROOTS AGAIN. LOVE AND MISS YOU!!!!!; April 9, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Allina said...: I'm so excited for my second home in Utah county!! Hooray! I will be sleeping on the back deck most of the summer. Just so we are clear. xoxo!; April 9, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Lisa Erskine said...: Yeah! We're excited for you...and we all know you better than to think you left any shopping-spree empty handed (especially Rod Works)!!! Next time...I'm right there with ya!!; April 9, 2009 at 5:56 PM
schaars said...: YEAH! I can't wait to see new pics of the new house. Whit did Amandas hair the other day and said she was missing you guys like crazy I bet that is hard, but what a fun new adventure. You guys are such a cute family!; April 10, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Durrant said...: Yeah!! That is so exciting! Can't wait to see pics! I totally miss living by Rod Works- love that store.; April 10, 2009 at 9:50 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!