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yesterday was echo’s birthday. she turned 14. we all pitched in and bought her a camera, exactly what she wanted… and i’m pretty sure all she did the whole day was take pictures! random stupid pictures of the animals and all of us. but i’m glad she liked it, and it wasn’t as expensive as i had planned, so i have a little money left in my checking account.

we went to a garage sale too. she helped me pick out baby clothes. i got a bunch of stuff for $4.25. pretty excited… except i still don’t know what it is, so all the clothes are white, yellow, or green. (even though echo doesn’t think yellow is gender neutral)

i ran into abbey again., and we talked about the babies, and she gave me some advice on parenting things… cuz she had to take classes to become a day care provider.

then we came back home and mom made chicken and rice and we chowed and laughed and had a pretty excellent day.

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amy’s mom came over and picked up a bunch of clothes to make a quilt for my mom. since i can remember, my mom has been saving our shirts that we get on vacation (after they’re too small) and she has wanted to make a quilt out of them. she has never gotten around to it, since she hasn’t sewed in years… so i asked amy’s mom if she could do it, and she said she would…. but i don’t have all of the shirts–only the few that my brother tried to give away… so i have to somehow find them, and sneak them out of her house without her knowing… which i’m guessing will be fairly impossible, since she is just as observant as i am, and knows when stuff is out of place. plus she never leaves! i’ll have to have my brother or sister do it… ???

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the realtor called  us twice this week, and seems very impatient. he left a message on the machine saying there were 2 other parties interested in the house, but hasn’t spoken with them yet. (i don’t know if he’s just saying that to get us moving, or if it’s true… guessing it’s true) we FINALLY got ahold of the bank (which is about 1 1/2 hours from my house!) and we have a phone meeting on wednesday, cuz he said we didn’t need to drive all the way down there to have the meeting. I HOPE IT GOES WELL! and joe has to ask his grandma if she will cosign the loan if we need her. his parents said that they didn’t think their credit was good enough, which i suspected… but i know his grandma’s is. it’s just a matter of willingness on her part.

i shouldn’t have gotten so attached to this house, and we’ll end up falling through the cracks.

somehow it feels right to live there, and i hope hope hope, everything works out for the best.

besides, i really want lexa to move in here. (even though shit is falling apart) i know she’ll take care of it.

blah. that’s the only real problems of the week.

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 less that 2 weeks and we know what we’re having!