Greetings Earthlings!

So... For like the last three weeks I haven't been sleeping well. COULD NOT figure out why. I was so tired that I seriously had coffee and Rockstar all day to keep me awake, then I'd be SO tired, and I'd lay down and my thoughts would race and keep me up all night.

After about two weeks of this I decided that's it, I'm calling the doctor. Perhaps I'm bipolar and am having a manic period. So that night I took some otc sleeping pills and slept great! So great, in fact, that I didn't need any energy drinks to keep me awake! Next night, slept great... night after that, slept great... realized that my "manic episode" was directly in relation with my energy-drink-drinking habits.

Oops.

Haha, funny thing is, Gwen tells me today she can't sleep because her mind races... she needs Rockstar to keep her awake... The vicious cycle repeats itself.

Avers is officially a walker! She no longer crawls, she also no longer does her spider crawl, on hands and feet. It's a little sad. =)

Looks like I'm going to be moving here again soon... Lord willing and barring natural disaster. While I'm tired of moving, very very tired of moving... I haven't lived in one place longer than two years since before 1998... can I just mention that real quick? This will be the 9th time in 9 years... Anyway, not important... While I am very very tired of moving, I am very very happy to moving into a house that I honestly believe I will live in at least two years. The Cottman Ave house will be ready for rent on November 1st. Any takers? I still have some remodeling work to finish, so it's going to be busy! But I can not wait to move into a house that's totally done, big enough for all of my stuff, and back in Port Orchard! The place I'm looking at is a 2300+ sf new construction so close to the Vale Rd home that you can see it through the woods out the backdoor! It'll be nice to be back, and to have our nanny Livvy back too... that's half the reason I want to move, so I can have our Alivia! =) We're in negotiations about the carpets at this point... while they're brand new, I prefer white carpet. It's a strange little "thing" I have... So we'll see what happens.

Turns out that the builder is also offering me the rest of the homes in the development, at cost, if we want them to increase my rental holdings. I didn't see that part coming when I went in for our meeting. I thought I would be negotiating one home... not 8. The other option presented to me is to become a partner with him, co-own the other 7 homes with him, split the rental proceeds, sell in 5-10 years and split the difference. I'm very grateful for such an incredible opportunity, and can't believe how much God has given. I am truly blessed. I can say, quite honestly, that one of the things I have always wanted was to have enough money to be able to give it away to those in need without even having to think about it. I hope that if I ever get to that point that I will remember the reason I wanted it in the first place.

And, when we move, you're all invited to the housewarming party! Since I've promised one for the last couple of homes and never did it... this one is official! But you'll have to remove your shoes, since I'm counting on receiving my white carpets. ;)

All right, I'm going to feign usefulness for awhile...

I am still convinced that no one reads these...

This is Rach, over and out.