New Garage=Huge Blessing

We put a ton of stuff in storage back in September when we moved. When I say storage, I mean the tiniest little area imaginable, with everything crammed in there from top to bottom. It was a nightmare! Since not everything fit, we ended up bringing some to my parents and some to Bryan's parents as well.

Being the perfectionist that I am, I was literally going crazy just wondering where I had put this and that. Sometimes I've just laid awake in bed thinking about it-I know It's probably just OCD or something. Anyways, we got on the waiting list for a garage in our Apartment Complex when we first moved in, and I'm so happy because one FINALLY became available! It's not just a 1 car garage either like the other ones, we ended up getting a 1 1/2 car garage with storage shelves in it for the same price!!! Yeah, can you tell I'm just a little excited? So, last Thursday we spent the evening moving all of our things from our tiny storage to our oversized garage. And let me tell you, it sure does make a difference. I'm still needing to go through everything and organize it, but just to be able to get to it all... I feel so blessed!

Tate is also excited to be able to ride his quad now (It's been at Bryan's parents). He's been riding it just about every day since getting it! It works out perfect to keep it in the garage:)

Big HUGE Blessing (To Me at Least)

I have to admit the fact that up until YESTERDAY, I had NEVER taken a shower or bath with Tate being awake without Bryan being here. With Tate being accident prone & with his passing out spells when he falls or gets hurt, I've never been brave enough...

I would always plan it just right to where I'd wake up SUPER EARLY just to get a shower that day, or I'd just wait and take a shower in the afternoon. Well yesterday, Tate unexpectedly woke up at 5:30 AM and I soon realized that since Bryan was coming home late, I wasn't going to get a shower unless I was BRAVE.

So, I put on "CARS", locked Tate in our bedroom, and instructed him not to do certain things all of which he's done before:

• Jump on the bed or ride his scooter on our bed


• Play with the outlets


• Hide in the closet and pull down all my clothes


• Get into our nightstands and lose our STUFF for us.

I ended up taking a 1-2 minute shower, (stopping half way through to check on Tate) but I did get my hair and body washed. And believe me, I FEEL SO BLESSED!

Happy Day, Horray Horray!

I'm soooooooo excited BECAUSE... our neighbors gave us their home entertainment center (surround sound with 5 speakers and a sub woofer), and Bryan got it set up for us! It's awesome, we've been watching movies ever since!! So, now I just have to convince Bryan to heat our pool and we'll have a REALLY fun party at our house (food, swimming, games, wii, and lots lots more...) I think I'm going to need some help convincing him! But, doesn't it sound fun? I don't know why but I'm in the party mood!