First Cold

Liza has been sick since Tuesday. She woke up with her first cold and has been fighting it ever since, but I think she's feeling a lot better:

Also new for Liza this week is her second tooth! I just noticed it today. It's her bottom right front tooth this time and again, she doesn't seem too fussy about it. We've got plenty of drool of course but I think that other than that it's not bothering her too much.

Together again but not for long...

So we finally all made it back to New Mexico on Saturday! We took a family day on Sunday because this morning (Monday), Jordan left us again! :-( He's only gone for 2 days this time though so I think Liza and I will make it. We're definitely looking forward to some time together at home with no one going anywhere!

That is until our home becomes someone else's home! Currently the plan is to move everything out on May 11th and 12th and have the new owners move in on the 15th! After that, we'll be moving on base to stay at our friends' house. They are out of town until August so it works out perfectly! Liza and I will be leaving at the end of July to find a place to live, and Jordan will follow shortly after at the beginning of August. I know that this time is going to go by so quickly. I hope that we'll be able to spend lots of time with our friends before we go.

Liza is changing so much! She has her bottom left front tooth coming in and she's chewing on everything she can get her hands on. She's much heavier (though I'm not sure just how heavy) and so alert and grabby. Yes, she likes to grab everything. When we sit at the table, we have to be sure to leave a good 12" radius cleared of things not suitable for babies. She's so much fun and such a blessing to have. I can't imagine our lives without her at this point. She's got the cutest little laugh and is so easy to please. I've told this to several people already, but she sure is good for my ego! Apparently I'm the best looking and funniest person she knows! (Good girl Liza, I've trained you well!)

Opposite Sides of the Country

Jordan is in LA and Liza and I are in NC. We've been apart since Easter, but I think Jordan is having a good time in CA and Liza and I are enjoying our visit with family. We definitely miss being together though and can't wait to get home.

The good news is that our home won't be home for very much longer! We got a buyer for our house! Our tentative closing date is 15 May so that's less than a month away! We'll have a place to stay (our friends are going away for 3 months so we'll stay at their place) and the Air Force will store our stuff until we get to a new house in OH. It's such a blessing that the Lord has provided for us in so many ways. Jordan and I look at our lives together up until now and are in awe of how good He has been.

So that's what's new on this end. Liza is getting a load of attention from everyone. She's the star now that she's here and that's fine with me! Jordan and I both get back to the southwest on Saturday and I can't wait for our family to be reunited!

I never want to wash dishes in the bathtub again

We showed our house again today and were encouraged to hear that the person was "very interested." She didn't agree to buy it yet because she's still looking (she just started), but it's still exciting.

Cleaning was a little more stressful than it could have been because we currently have a plumbing disaster. Our sink got clogged last night, and the application of Drano crystals didn't work. So this morning I tried some liquid stuff (twice) which also didn't work. We still had a kitchen full of dirty dishes from 2 meals, and we were running out of time before the showing. I tried the crystals again, but they take some time to work so I had to wash most of the dishes in the tub. Finally, about 5 minutes before the woman arrived, the green toxic nastiness drained from the sink and it appeared that all was well- I ran some water down and it drained thoroughly.

Obviously the showing went well, but halfway through I heard the sink bubbling, and when I walked over to check it out there were some vapors coming out of the drain and the kitchen was starting to smell of caustic chemicals. I quickly opened several windows and I don't think anybody noticed, but it could have been disastrous.

So our sink is still clogged, and I'm still dumping chemicals down it. I suppose if that doesn't work I'll have to pull apart some plumbing under the sink, and I really don't want to do that.

Well, it has been a while, so here's an update.

We're still trying to sell our house. There seem to be a reasonable number of people interested, but no offers yet. The house looks great though.

One interesting effect of trying to sell a house is that we pay a lot more attention to people in the street. We are on the lookout for people who are taking our flyers, but we notice nearly everyone who drives by, and we have realized that there are a lot of strange cars that drive by. Several times every day people will drive up and down the street, slowing down or stopping in front of houses and then leaving without doing anything. Some of them look more suspicious than strange, and if a certain white Volkswagen Westphalia drives by again I am running outside to look at the license plate and call the police.

Liza is doing well.

Heidi is also doing well. We started some obedience lessons with her, and I realized that the problem is nearly entirely with me. I'm working on it.