Egeland Randomness

Well, I am sitting here in front of my computer trying to decide what to write about.
We are going house hunting tomorrow. I think I am excited, I do kind of like that part. I am however VERY VERY VERY excited that my Sister is going to get to come and see me and her son. Topher's excited about that. He loves cousin Sammy. We aren't going to have very many options I don't think. I hope out of the minimum options that we have at least one is the right one for us. I'm sure it will all work out though. If not, I think it would be fun to live in a motel for a little while (My Mother-in-law my disagree, but I think it would be fun...for a LITTLE WHILE). Getting up and eating breakfast that I didn't have to cook, doing the dishes involves throwing them away and then someone else coming in and emptying that. I can take as long of showers as the boys will let me without them killing each other and not have to worry about the water bill. We have more than 3 channels to look through (which may or may not be a good thing). Not having to feel guilty about the microwave meals...besides, I know how to cook some REALLY good microwave meals that you'd think were cooked on the stove, but they take like 12 min. in the microwave. Like the cheesy chicken bake and the cherry crisp (yeah, you can do that in the microwave), I think it's just as good as in the oven, but that's just my opinion. I just think it would be relaxing for a while. But I am so excited for my sister to come, I haven't seen her since Thanksgiving, which, I know, has only been a few months...but it seems like FOREVER! I still need to pack (and do some laundry so I can pack), I should probably do that seeing as how we are leaving in about 12 hours.
And only 38 days until Baby Davey comes home! Yeah! (For those of you who don't know, that's my brother David...he's on his mission in the Dominican Republic for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). I haven't seen him in about 2 1/2 years. So I am very excited to see him. And I am really really really really really hoping that come March the weather (and my pregnancy) cooperate so that I get to go see him off the plane. If worse came to worse I could go see him on one of his lay-overs. But then it wouldn't be the same. 'Cause I would be all happy that I finally got to see my brother and then only a few hours later he would have to leave again. I think that would be very hard. I would just rather be there when he gets home (and we can all make fun of HIM this time for freezing to death when we all just have our jackets draped over our arms).
And Ginger is having a baby. Yeah, I assume it's alright to say that on here. She said "Tell all of your friends" and I am SO excited for her. She's going to be a great Mother. I swear, she has more patience than Mother Teresa. She'll do great. I think there is nothing more exciting and terrifying than being pregnant with your first child. Especially with all of those people that can't keep their nose in their own business after the baby is born. (DISCLAIMER: I am not talking about the friends and family or the Mother of the new Mom that say "He might be hungry" or "It's a little chilly out for a baby, maybe you should put a jacket on him.") I am talking about those nosy strangers that you've never met before that tell you you are doing it wrong (whatever they feel "IT" is at the moment) and you are going to scar your child for life or make it sound like you ought to have Child Services called on you. "THOSE" people have to be my biggest pet-peeve EVER! My thought is that if you are not the Mother, the Father, Grandmother, Grandfather, Aunt, Uncle, Cousin, or close friend (and even those are only on the exception that you have children of your own or have REALLY helped raised someone elses' children) don't say anything. If you want to praise, great, do that all you want. If you are going to criticize...keep your mouth shut. Unless the Mother is dangling the kid over a cliff, forgot to buckle him up when she put him in the car, or in anyway is TRULY putting his life in danger, just keep it to yourself. I realize that there is no easier target IN THE WORLD than a hormonal first time mother that is already questioning every move she makes...but let's cut her a little slack, you don't know everything either and believe it or not, you are not always right nosy lady. Yeah, ok, that's my 2-cents on that subject. (Why is there not a cent sign on the keyboard? They have a dollar sign and ^ this ^ sign...what is that one even for? Who knows, these are the things that keep me up at night...not really)
So back to the house hunting thing, we would kind of like to rent for a while before we buy. But we don't know where we are going to go, so if anyone knows of anyone that is renting a place that they didn't want to advertise because they would like to choose who lives there instead of just having to take any bum with a checking account. It would be much appreciated if you could steer them to us...or steer us to them. We do have great references, and my husband is a neat-freak, so the place gets taken care of. I did find some cute houses to buy, but I would like to be able to put more than the minimum 3.5% down on the house. Which some of them we could do right now, but I would really like to put as much down as we can that way we don't have to pay interest on that. But whatever is supposed to happen will happen I suppose. Well, I really need to go and get packed and whatnot.