The Life I Chose to live

   All week last week I busted my ass trying to get this house the way I want it. And when I say I busted my ass.. I mean exactly that. There were several days of being up at 6 A.M. and not getting to bed until midnight or later. ButvI will say this... It was worth every minute of it. I am extremely proud of the progress thats been made.    The picture above is a section of my kitchen. It started off with the walls being a smoke stained wood paneling with no added color and plywood floors. As you can see I painted the walls (after extensive cleaning) and trims, and went with a really pretty tile that complements my choice of color for the walls. I've done the same with just about every room in the house.     All I really have left to do is texture and paint the ceilings, lay carpet in the bedrooms, and paint my bathroom (as soon as I decide on a color scheme). It's a work in progress but I am proud of everything ive accomplished. I cant wait to show off the finished prod

This is Zeus.     He immediately took to our little family. We named him Zeus due to his size. He is just under a year old and pretty close to 70 pounds. Hes short and stalky, and boy does he have a lot of power when he wants to. But for the most part he is a gentle giant. Hes full of loves and cuddles. And to my surprise he is very well mannered. Hes even trained for the most part. He just has to learn how to stay.    He was a gift to me from daddy. But so far it would seem that he has taken a liking to little man. It was so cute to see them cuddle last night. Zeus spent majority of the night laying next to wee man or at his feet. Another perfect fit to our new life. Welcome home Zeus Price.

   I would be lying if I said that I hadn't had my doubts about moving to this area. After all.. It was a place that I, nor daddy, were very familiar with. And to hear people talk, you would have thought that we had picked the worst of the worst neighborhoods. But we did it anyway. And I'm actually very glad that we did. I love it here.     As far as home life goes, we have met nothing but nice neighborly people. Most of them stay to themselves with only a polite wave to offer every now and again. And the ones that have offered more friendly gestures still keep quiet and don't bother anyone. Our landlord and all of her helpers are all very friendly and have offered help where they could manage. One guy is even giving us a full blooded Pit Bull for Damian and I.     As far as the town goes, well its taken some getting out and exploring for us to not have to use our GPS to get everywhere, but its nice. We even managed to find a small(ish) community of like minded people. Wh

   Where has the time gone? It seems like not too long ago I was rocking my little guy to sleep and singing him lullabies. Now hes getting so big. He shows how much he is learning with each passing day. Happy birthday little man. Momma and daddy love you sooo much.

   Well guys, I'm here to say that against all odds, we made it. Joey and I got a house and pretty well have it furnished, minus just a few things. But for the most part we are doing well. As far as the house goes, it needs some minor work. Nothing too major. Its all stuff we can do ourselves. But our landlord is amazing. She is working with us to make this house exactly what I want it to be.    Now on to the best part. This rental home may become our forever home. After talking with out landlord, we have come to the conclusion that if this house has become something that I would like to keep... Shes willing to do rent to own (and for a very reasonable price might I add). If all goes well, in 2 years I will be a home owner.     Like I said, the house needs some repairs, but hell.. Don't most houses? I know several people that rent places that need more work than this one. Oh and did I mention that this place is a 2 bedroom with high potential to be a 3 bedroom? And I have a h

   So funny story.. Today daddy got a package in the mail. As usual, I opened it. Now, I usually would have been offended by what was in it.. But I had already been given a heads up about the contents of the package before its arrival and who sent it. My only words to this petty, insecure woman are.. You could have atleast gotten a size to match him. The punny 4" chocolate dick is no comparison to his actual size. This ladies and gents was the lovely gift daddy received from his ex.

     As many of you know, I have been through hell here lately. I dealt with losing everything in a house fire, break ups, make ups, and being kicked ouf of my home. This man right here is always there for me. He has picked me up every time I fell. He has been there for me emotionally and mentally, every time I've needed him without a second thought. No matter our situation he has been and will forever be "daddy".