Michael Who?

So Michael asked to find out how many of him there are you aren't going to believe this. I thought there were a lot of Teresa Nielsen, but Michael beats all!! If any of you beat that let me know! (BTW) His is the 523 mine is the 67.

Way too many! Of me

Thanks Sherrie, I had a feeling I wasn't all that unique, so there are 512,041 others with my first name and 39,622 with the last name as Nielsen, and drumrole please there are 67 more Teresa Nielsen's out there, so just watch out!

Vote Now!

So I added the pole on the side go ahead and put your vote in, I am sending it our realtor also, so put your opinion on. :)

Running out of time

Well we are 2 weeks from leaving Texas. And I am getting nervous about whether or not the home will be finished. What do you think? Will this house get done or not. I am so nervous about this move, maybe because we have been here for so long. I really never thought this time would be here!

So other than worring about everything. Things are going well, the boys are driving nuts, I need to figure out what I am going to do with them until I get them in school. I was thinking that I would wait till we get back from our vacation to enroll them in school, but now I am thinking twice about it. I need them out of my hair!!! Anyway that's about all I got for now. I will post more in a few days!

A Very Sad Day : (

I have been dreading this day for the last 4 months, Mandi has moved, she and Teagan flew out this morning, and Charley and Everett will follow them on Wednesday. I don't know what I am going to do without her. Who am I going to talk to now. Most of you know, that over the last 9 years, Mandi and I have lived within 5 miles of each other except for a year and a half. I feel lonely! I have taken it for granted that she has always been there. On top of that Michael and Spot (our dog) left this morning also for Utah. He is dropping off the van and Spot so we don't have to travel with the kids and the dog, and we can all ride together. Michael will be back on Wednesday. And to top that off, the pool is closed! Again!

And Michael out did himself, I don't know what I am going to do with him, our 10th anniversary is next Friday, but he surprised me early with this anniversary ring! We have talked about getting rings for the past few years, but had kinda put it on the back burner! I should have known he would do something like this. So how do I top that!!!!! Please any suggestings!!!

Okay and last but not least they have done a ton to the house!!! The siding, and the upstairs sheetrock, it is getting there!

More pictures!!

This will be just a short note today, not much is going on, I am getting a little stressed about moving, it is only 3 weeks away!!! It is coming fast! So back to the house, I am loving this color. It is the only red house in the neighborhood, there is a chocolate brown home, but if you ask me I do not prefer brown on the outside! I have also included a picture from the inside. It is of the front room, looking toward the stairs to the door. I didn't know this before but the hallway entrances has an archway! I think that is so cool! Also I love the door!! That was a surprise, I was just expecting a plain old door, I love the glass! It will add more light to the entrance!

Golf Lessons

I have been waiting for this day for the last 8 years!!! The time when Anthony ( and Zack) can pick up their clubs and go golfing with Michael!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!! Some of you know that 4 yrs ago I took golf lessons to try to understand the game enough to play a game, I loved the group of girls I was with, however I hated the lessons!! And I have yet to go to a golf course with Michael, and Now I don't have to. Anthony loves the game, and well Zack is Zack, what more can I say? Anthony has a great swing, and he loves the challenge. Michael is thrilled, he can't wait to take Anthony on the course.

Now for the other highlight of my life, our home :) it is looking great, I want to know what ya'll think of the color? I am horrible at choosing colors, and so I left that decision up to Michael, and he and Mandi, choose burgundy, with almond trim. I like it, it stands out from the rest of the homes thats for sure.

Okay, for all of you who might take notice, when you take a look at this pic, and compare it to the one I posted last week, you might say this is a different house. No it is not, the builders made a big whoops!! And nobody caught it, execpt for me of course. Now I am no builder, but I do know what I want in a kitchen, we specifically asked for a 18 inch pantry to be put in next to the sink cabinet, and when I was trying to imagine my pantry there, I couldn't because there was only 15 or so inches where it would be able to fit. So we called our realtor and she called the builder, who was like "no it is right, but he went out there and saw the mistake, so they had to fix it, which required alot, apparently, because of the back wall, is a main wall used to support the house. Any way it is all fixed and I am happy!

This is the future bedrooms downstairs, one will be Anthony's and the other will be Zachary's. Or they will share one and the other one will be a play room for them. My dream is not to have any toys upstairs. And no TV upstairs, either. Just a peaceful place for me to relax.

Home Sweet Home

Well here it is!! Amazing what 3 days can produce! Quite a difference from what I posted on Tuesday isn't it! It actually looks like a house. Isn't South Dakota Beautiful! Can you tell I am just a little bit excited about moving. Maybe I am just tired of the view from Texas, and I need a change!

I just love the view that is going to be from our backyard. I will be able to sit on the deck and just look out over the fields, Well that is until they build more houses! I can enjoy it for a little while though! This is looking into the Kitchen. I am so thrilled, if you look toward the hallway, and you can see they are putting arches entering the hallway. I can't wait, like I said now I am really getting into this whole house thing.
As for the rest of my life, the summer is actually moving rather quickly, this week especially. This boys are taking golf lessons, Anthony is loving it, and Zack, well he is being Zack, and just having fun! I will get some pictures of them golfing and post them next week. And as for the rest of the day, mainly just at the pool and hanging with friends, and that never gets boring!!
Anyway till next time!

UPDATE!!

Okay here it is for all of you who are dying to see the progress of the house, now I am actually getting excited!

It now almost looks like it might be a real house! As you can see the first one is taken from the side of the house, as you can see it is going to be a walk out basement! Doesn't it look small! I can't believe that it is going to be 2000 sq ft!

This one is looking directly at the front of the house from the cul-de-sac. The workers are in the garage, as you can see from the pic, there has been a lot of rain, I guess that almost every afternoon, there is a rainstorm, so I am not just procrastinating posting they really have had a hard time getting out there to work!

The roof is supposed to be on by Friday, our realtor of going out there on Friday, and will take more pics then. So ya'll might get 2 posts this week.

I can officially say that I am ready to move, I know that next year I will miss the warm days, and being able to go swimming, but right now it is like 80 degrees and that sounds so nice!! Though as always, I seem to make so many friends right before I move, the same thing happened in Abliene, and in Mt Home, it just makes things so much harder to move. The boys are also getting excited, they are ready, believe it or not, Anthony can't wait to be the 'new kid' in school, lets see if that lasts lol!

Anyway I will hopefully be able to post more by Friday night! Check back soon.

Summer Blues

Well sorry it has been a couple of weeks, you probably realize that NOTHING has been done on the house, I guess that Rapid City has been in a drought for several year, so they are so grateful for the rain. Seriously though, I am not as bad as Michael, he is going crazy not knowing what is going on exactly, our realtor is going to be sick of him soon. There should be pictures coming tomorrow, so I will be posting something either tomorrow, or Monday.

So far this summer has been super boring, I am going crazy, I so need a hobby! There is nothing out there that catches my interest for more that a few monthes, and I have tried so many things, sewing, scrapbooking, cooking ( I like that one, but my fam is sooooo against anything new), I have been learning the guitar, and I love that, but I only can practice for so long. So if there is anything out there that I really don't have to spend a lot of money on, please give me some ideas!!!!!!!

Don't get me wrong, I have been going to the pool just about everyday, I have a pretty good tan now. And I have been reading all those Stephanie Meyers books, (who else out there wants Bella to just die?) Love the books but she is getting on my nerves, so I will just have to wait and see what book 4 brings.

Lets see the fourth was okay, Michael and I cleaned out the carport, and did some yard work in the morning, we then went to the pool ( I know big surprise!), and then we went to some friends for a bbq and to watch the fireworks. But when we sat down to watch the fireworks, there were some people who walked in front of us and stopped and stood, and totally blocked our view, I was pretty upset, it was such a short show, the boys didn't want some dummys standing right in front of there view!!! And like the good mom I am, I forgot to bring my camera, so there isn't any evidence of our outing. One day I will actually get it right! :)

Anyway I will post some recent pic of the boys building towers with paper cups, I guess we needed to get rid of them anyways!

Here is my wonderful Zack, peace out, while eating chips, soda and popcorn. I am such a good mom, just don't pay attention to the mess in the background.













and Anthony coming home from his first day at scout camp, I can't believe he is old enough for that!!!








Take care till next time:)