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.

Solid food isn't solid at all

Liza started eating "solid" foods a couple of weeks ago. I was going to put it off because she seemed content with what she was getting from me, but it seemed more and more like she was still hungry. So we started rice cereal, and she loves it! I bought some Oat cereal to try tomorrow and after a few days of that we're going to try sweet potatoes! Here is a video of Liza eating her second day:

(It's not easy to feed a baby and take a video at the same time...)

We were stood up for the house showing on Sunday afternoon. We were all ready at 2 and just sat around for a good hour just waiting to see if they'd show. They didn't but that's okay. If they weren't really interested then we don't want to waste our time... oh wait... we did.

Tonight, Buck, Bethany, Mayce, and Ansley came over for dinner. We had tacos and lots of laughs at the two babies. I had to scold Liza and tell her that just because she's bigger than all the babies doesn't mean she has to be a bully. I think in her heart she just wanted to explore. Sorry Ansley! Don't be afraid to come back and play with Liza!

(Sorry Bethany... looking back at this it looks like she got her right in the eye! No wonder Ansley was so unhappy!)

rolling

Well, Liza rolled over more today. Previously she has only been able to roll from her front to her back. Today she was laying on the floor and neither of her parents were paying particularly close attention to her. When she started to grumble a little bit I looked and she was on her stomach. Sarah confirmed that she had been on her back earlier, and then we watched her roll back to her back.

Also, we have the first showing of our house tomorrow morning!

FSBO

whew

As it turns out, preparing a house for sale is a lot of work. I planned to spend the morning planting petunias in our front yard. As it turns out, I spent the entire day planting pansies. Apparently Sarah and I can't tell the difference between the two types of flowers, even when they are very clearly labeled. At least I got them in the front yard... It looks great out there, but I cannot share a picture because it was dark by the time I finished.

Liza started eating "solid food" this week. She is not really good at it yet, but we know she'll get better. Sarah tried some of the rice powder and said that it tasted like absolutely nothing.

Too long...

So I know that it has been too long since I've updated my blog when I have to catch up on 6 of my friend's blog posts!

Things are going well. We just had a visit with my parents and we all had a great time. Liza got tons of Grandma and Grandaddy kisses, smiles, and playtime. We didn't do anything too exciting but it was fun to relax, do a couple things around town, and spend time together. We played a lot of Bridge which Jordan and I both enjoyed very much.

Bethany, you asked for pictures so here they are!

Around Christmas we got one of these backpack carriers from Jordan's aunts and uncles so that we can take Liza hiking. We're not really supposed to put her in it until she can sit up, but Jordan was just so excited he couldn't help himself. She did pretty well in it for several minutes but I don't think she's ready for any hikes yet. Sorry Jordan.

"Mom, help!"

Mom seemed to have a lot of fun with Liza. She got her to laugh several times which I know she was excited about.

We do not support underage drinking. Mom and Dad like wine and Liza likes putting things in her mouth!

Mom, I spared you from humiliation by not posting the other mirror picture. :-)

Dad thought that the Bumbo was so cool. The flowers in the background are ones that Jordan brought to my mom on Tuesday afternoon after work. Our family dog Charlie died that day and Jordan wanted to cheer her up. He's such a nice guy.

So it's been a good week. Now it's back to house stuff so that we can start the "adventure" of selling our house! We'll see how it works out!