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Saturday, December 12, 2009
Happy Birthday, Mom!
This is a Birthday Wish that we sent to my mom via email, but I wanted to share it with friends and family since we have not shared things for a while.
Love ya all!
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Everything A Whirl
Life has been quite a whirl lately. Holmeswood Baptist has had our Fall Festival. Halloween has come and gone. We've buried Josh's favorite Grandma (who happens to now be in Heaven partying). Our stoop is decorated for open houses and fall is rounding out. Below are pictures with descriptions for what life has brought to use last month.
A cross at First Presbyterian Church in Warrensburg, Missouri
A fall reflective picture
Chris as a nerd
Kate has ghostly eyes...hard to tell, but they are purple
MC Hammer wanna-be, Jim
Heartland Halloween Annual Picture
Sergio (IT) and Axel (Pumpkin)
Chris with Evan as a monkey
Boohiester Family - Pirates & Gypsies always hang out!
Sherry as a dead lawman
The Mahurin Family
The Hulk was roaring while dad looks on...
Alex flies over to my desk for some candy...she's really good at flying on the broom!
A proud Ceasar (Chris) holds his Fairy Princess (Abby)
What's better than a flashback to the easy days? Mario, Princess Toadstool (or Princess Peach in today's Mario Bros), and Luigi.
I'm a roasting marshmellow...this picture makes it hard though because you can't tell that my pants (stick) are brown. Aspen also thinks she's going to work with me!
Roscoe looked into the open hamper, thought for a few moments, then decided he liked the looks of it. Here he looks at me like "If you'd stop with the flash, I could think of my next move."
This is the right side of our stoop...decorated to show. It'll be good through November, but I'm hoping the house will be under contract by that. 
This is the left side of our stoop...
HBC Fall Festival - Make-shift bowling
Josh running the sound while the Praise Team belts out hours worth of songs.
Food spread for the HBC Fall Festival included hot dogs & hamburgers.
KCFD brought one of the big trucks for everyone to look at. This truck requires a drive in the front and a driver behind the ladder to control the rear axel. This allows for much more mobility in the tighter areas of town.
A grisly jack o'lantern...face painting was a big success this year and many of the kids were sporting several styles.
A 12 foot slide is always fun...the landing can be tricky! 
Friends enjoyed the slide at the same time...laughing up the climb and down the slide.
Sno-Kones on a day when the temperature peaked at 42 degrees!
Even the adults got into the face painting activity!
Janice uses her artistic skills to paint faces...
A cross at First Presbyterian Church in Warrensburg, Missouri
A fall reflective picture
Chris as a nerd
Kate has ghostly eyes...hard to tell, but they are purple
MC Hammer wanna-be, Jim
Heartland Halloween Annual Picture
Sergio (IT) and Axel (Pumpkin)
Chris with Evan as a monkey
Boohiester Family - Pirates & Gypsies always hang out!
Sherry as a dead lawman
The Mahurin Family
The Hulk was roaring while dad looks on...
Alex flies over to my desk for some candy...she's really good at flying on the broom!
A proud Ceasar (Chris) holds his Fairy Princess (Abby)
What's better than a flashback to the easy days? Mario, Princess Toadstool (or Princess Peach in today's Mario Bros), and Luigi.
I'm a roasting marshmellow...this picture makes it hard though because you can't tell that my pants (stick) are brown. Aspen also thinks she's going to work with me!
Roscoe looked into the open hamper, thought for a few moments, then decided he liked the looks of it. Here he looks at me like "If you'd stop with the flash, I could think of my next move."
This is the right side of our stoop...decorated to show. It'll be good through November, but I'm hoping the house will be under contract by that.
This is the left side of our stoop...
HBC Fall Festival - Make-shift bowling
Josh running the sound while the Praise Team belts out hours worth of songs.
Food spread for the HBC Fall Festival included hot dogs & hamburgers.
KCFD brought one of the big trucks for everyone to look at. This truck requires a drive in the front and a driver behind the ladder to control the rear axel. This allows for much more mobility in the tighter areas of town.
A grisly jack o'lantern...face painting was a big success this year and many of the kids were sporting several styles.
A 12 foot slide is always fun...the landing can be tricky!
Friends enjoyed the slide at the same time...laughing up the climb and down the slide.
Sno-Kones on a day when the temperature peaked at 42 degrees!
Even the adults got into the face painting activity!
Janice uses her artistic skills to paint faces...
Thursday, October 8, 2009
House Lost
Well, we found out today that a bid was placed on "our" house and it was accepted. We're back on the hunt for a new house. No need to cry though...we have more houses we want to see on our list.
Josh and I are both sad by this, but that is how the game goes. I've been looking at the bright side of things...like 2 acres is a lot for Josh to mow and he can barely keep up with our small yard now...2 of the rooms were fairly small and kids would soon out grow them...it was not the house God has planned for us.
We ask that you keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we go through this long process.
Josh and I are both sad by this, but that is how the game goes. I've been looking at the bright side of things...like 2 acres is a lot for Josh to mow and he can barely keep up with our small yard now...2 of the rooms were fairly small and kids would soon out grow them...it was not the house God has planned for us.
We ask that you keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we go through this long process.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
New House
For anyone who was unaware, Josh and I are currently looking for a new home and are looking to sell our house. We've been looking for some time and our house has been up for almost a month now.
Monday we had the option of viewing 28 homes. Of the 28, we physically toured 10 homes inside and out and drove by an additional 7. These additional 7 were either too "cookie-cutter" looking, bad neighborhood, or were too far from a highway...making a very long drive to work for both of us.
Below are pictures of "the home" we are now working towards. Josh declared this place was home, but only if it was in the Raytown School District...Let me say that God quickly answered the prayer and it is within the Raytown School District!
Here are the facts:
4 bedrooms ~ 2 full baths ~ Built in 1939 ~ 1.5 stories ~ 1 Fireplace (formal living room) ~ 1 wood burning stove (hearth room) ~ Formal living room ~ Formal dining room ~ hearth room ~ attic storage (in house and garage) ~ 2 car detached oversized garage ~ screened porch ~ deck ~ finished basement ~ 2 acres land
Enjoy =o)
Back yard looking toward the northeast and the playground area.
Direct look at the back of the house from halfway out in the back yard.
View from the shed along the back fence (south fence)
Old chicken coop/garden area. We may get chickens, we may not...who knows?!
View of the playground area from the east side of the screened porch
View of deck from the screened porch
View from the far side of screened porch looking into the kitchen through the sliding glass door.
TV/Movie side of the basement. This will eventually have carpet in it.
This side of the basement used to be a garage. It now has glass blocks for the windows. This side will also have carpet in it and will be a play area for the kids.
This part of the basement will hold our deep freezer and storage.
Ceiling in the hearth room and part of the kitchen...notice that it is natural wood to play off the attributes of the hearth room.
Hearth room with detail to wood buring stove...looking into sun room with back door open. 
Picture of the built-in book shelves on the east side of the formal living room. You can see into the dining room and our bedroom right out the window! 
Formal living room with fireplace and stairs to the 4th bedroom. 
Formal dining room looking into the living room. Notice that it has a bay window!
Picture of master bedroom from the master "foyer". To the immediate right is the walkin closet and east of that is the master bath with double vanity and a window for natural light!
4th bedroom. Notice the top of the stairs has a gated area to keep the kids from falling down the stairs. This room also has 2 access points to the attic storage. 
Standing where the fridge goes looking out to the screened porch. Also a view of the bar that we plan on raising the height of. 
Washer and Dryer area (this is right next to the kitchen and will need to have the doors installed to hide it). 
View of the hearth room...notice all the beautiful windows (south facing)
3rd bedroom...these windows overlook the sun room and backdoor/back yard
2nd bathroom 
Hall off the 2nd bedroom that looks all the way to the kitchen (if the 3rd bedroom doors remain open) 
2nd bedroom - this room has 2 closets and a window seat with 2 drawers for storage 
1st bedroom - this is the smallest (we'll use it for an office) and also has no closet 
Sun room with Josh blocking the back door
2 car detached garage...has attic storage as well...Notice the colonial eagle on top? 
Front yard from the northwestern corner (and I'm not all the way to the corner yet!)
Monday we had the option of viewing 28 homes. Of the 28, we physically toured 10 homes inside and out and drove by an additional 7. These additional 7 were either too "cookie-cutter" looking, bad neighborhood, or were too far from a highway...making a very long drive to work for both of us.
Below are pictures of "the home" we are now working towards. Josh declared this place was home, but only if it was in the Raytown School District...Let me say that God quickly answered the prayer and it is within the Raytown School District!
Here are the facts:
4 bedrooms ~ 2 full baths ~ Built in 1939 ~ 1.5 stories ~ 1 Fireplace (formal living room) ~ 1 wood burning stove (hearth room) ~ Formal living room ~ Formal dining room ~ hearth room ~ attic storage (in house and garage) ~ 2 car detached oversized garage ~ screened porch ~ deck ~ finished basement ~ 2 acres land
Enjoy =o)
Back yard looking toward the northeast and the playground area.
Direct look at the back of the house from halfway out in the back yard.
View from the shed along the back fence (south fence)
Old chicken coop/garden area. We may get chickens, we may not...who knows?!
View of the playground area from the east side of the screened porch
View of deck from the screened porch
View from the far side of screened porch looking into the kitchen through the sliding glass door.
TV/Movie side of the basement. This will eventually have carpet in it.
This side of the basement used to be a garage. It now has glass blocks for the windows. This side will also have carpet in it and will be a play area for the kids.
This part of the basement will hold our deep freezer and storage.
Ceiling in the hearth room and part of the kitchen...notice that it is natural wood to play off the attributes of the hearth room.
Hearth room with detail to wood buring stove...looking into sun room with back door open.
Picture of the built-in book shelves on the east side of the formal living room. You can see into the dining room and our bedroom right out the window!
Formal living room with fireplace and stairs to the 4th bedroom.
Formal dining room looking into the living room. Notice that it has a bay window!
Picture of master bedroom from the master "foyer". To the immediate right is the walkin closet and east of that is the master bath with double vanity and a window for natural light!
4th bedroom. Notice the top of the stairs has a gated area to keep the kids from falling down the stairs. This room also has 2 access points to the attic storage.
Standing where the fridge goes looking out to the screened porch. Also a view of the bar that we plan on raising the height of.
Washer and Dryer area (this is right next to the kitchen and will need to have the doors installed to hide it).
Pantry right next to the washer and dryer area also has area for broom and mops. Notice the stairs...They lead to attic storage space.
View of the hearth room...notice all the beautiful windows (south facing)
3rd bedroom...these windows overlook the sun room and backdoor/back yard
2nd bathroom
Hall off the 2nd bedroom that looks all the way to the kitchen (if the 3rd bedroom doors remain open)
2nd bedroom - this room has 2 closets and a window seat with 2 drawers for storage
1st bedroom - this is the smallest (we'll use it for an office) and also has no closet
Sun room with Josh blocking the back door
2 car detached garage...has attic storage as well...Notice the colonial eagle on top?
Front yard from the northwestern corner (and I'm not all the way to the corner yet!)
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