Time for BED!

As I sit down for the first time in hours to write this it is now 1:02 a.m.  Yes, that is a.m., it has been a day!

On a happier note today was my sweet Bryanna's 3rd birthday today!  She was so cute, loving every minute of it.  We have been talking about her birthday coming but she had no real understanding of when, she just new she wanted "a pink Birthday".  So when I announced to her that today was the day she was so excited, I took her to get a donut and pick out some pretty Bakery cupcakes to bring to her friends house today, she was so excited and kept saying how beautiful they were.

Tomorrow is our first Open House accompanied by a price reduction to $274,900, in hopes of getting an offer.  But today turned out to be a very trying and stress filled day.  At 12:00 a.m. when I decided to dust the bathroom light fixture while I was waiting for something to bake (that's another story), the fixture broke.   Broke, I tried in vain to repair it and am now hoping that when the big kids get up at 7:00 to go to worship practice that maybe, just maybe, Jamie can save the day and fix it.  Otherwise I have NO IDEA what I am going to do!  Argh!  I wanted to sit down and cry,so tired and frustrated I at that point.

So I had Bryanna's birthday this morning (oh, Jamie took her out to lunch at her favorite, WENDYS, too), got the kids shipped off to friends houses (well, Ariel, Kaitlynn and Bryanna at least).  So it was 2:00 before I could really get going real serious like on the house.  But...my Steven decided to be extremely clingy, cranky and not sleep today!  It usually means he is teething, he won't sleep, is very cranky and wants me to hold him all the time when he is teething, and he bites when he is teething, which he has been doing lately.  So it turned out to be very challenging because he didn't want anyone else and wouldn't take a nap all day.  Dan is at work for 3 days right now and we had a little neighborhood saga going on, someone parked their abandoned vehicle right across the street from us.  Of all times, now, really?!  So we have been dealing with that all day, talking to neighbors, calling police, etc.  Then I needed to make Communion bread and put that off till late so when I started typing this I had just finished cutting it up so it will be ready for the kids to take to church early tomorrow for communion.  I am hoping to at least make it to the sermon part of church tomorrow but I don't know, still so much to get done and it seems all the little last minute stuff is what takes so darn long.    Got the upstairs bathroom to clean in the morning because that is where Steven sleeps so can't get to it right now, vacuum the whole house and mop the hard floor again, because they got dirty already!
I have borrowed a friends Hoover floor Mate before and now am convinced I need one!  Love that thing, it not only mops but sucks up all the dirt and especially the dog hair.  She is out of town this weekend so it's the old fashioned way.  Gotta sweep outside front porch and tidy up a bit, move the high chair and other misc stuff out that is piled by the door tonight, clean  the cracks in my couches and wipe the leather down, clean the blinds and windows in the girls room, touch up paint behind my laundry room sink, finish the 2 loads of laundry that are left and deal with the 2 going right now, wipe down the counters, wipe out the freezer, and do all the little tiny tiding details at the last minute.  Oh, and get Steven ready for church, he is going with a friend in the morning while I finish up, and get my self ready.  Guess I best be getting to bed in that case.

Please, Please be praying for a profitable Open House and that the Lord would provide a buyer at a good price.  And for me that I wouldn't stress out completely and that I can let go of some of the compulsiveness I get in these situations, where I want every thing to be totally immaculate and perfect.  I see all the imperfections, scuff marks, finger prints, places that need a little touch up paint, etc.
I sure hope this house sells soon so we can finally really relax!