We can finally breathe!!

Where do I start? On Friday the 13th we closed on Martha's house. The Auction was held May 31st - everything was we had for sale was sold. Some for pennies on the dollar - but at least we didn't have to deal with additional stuff. It was a bitter-sweet emotion. Ron became kinda teary eyed - these things were Martha's life. When we look back, there may have been some things we would have loved to keep, but then we come home & see our crowded basement and realize we were better off without the items.

Everyday for the past 2 weeks I've been cleaning Martha's house - trying to get her house ready for the closing. A week ago Sunday, I smelt a nasty smell in Martha's basement. Upon further investigation we found the shower filled with poo & toilet paper. Disgusting!! So last Monday I spent my day waiting for the Speedy Rooter to come clear out the pipes. $180 later we were good to go. Just a minor set back. Then the appraiser for FHA said we had to chip the paint off along the bottom of one side of the house then all around the shed in the back yard and we could not have any chips on the ground. We took our wet-vac over there & sucked up the paint chips you could have eaten off the ground. Apparently it passed. Friday morning I got the last load - Praise the Lord!!!

Also, since I last wrote, I graduated from Massage Therapy School!!!!! Now all I have to do is take my boards. My plan is to take them by the end of June or first of July so I won't forget what I've learned. I'll also have to take a CPR/Firs Aid class in order to be licensed in Iowa. God is soooooo Gooooood!! Ron & the kids are glad I'm home at night now. I've already had a lady at church ask me if I would come to her house w/my table & do a massage. My hopes are to work in a clinic somewhere. I know God will open the door when that time comes. I'm just ready to get my house organized. It's been neglected the past month or so with school and getting ready to sell Martha's house.

Better go for now - God is doing some awesome things in our lives & we can't wait to see what's next!!

Love to all & blessings,
Ron, Sandy, Katrina, Logan, Oreo & Abby (our new puppy)