My House

Front of houseBack of house
Living Room

Kitchen

Kitchen

Dining Room

Bdrm 3 12' 3" x 11' 6"

Bdrm 3 Closets

Bdrm 3

Bdrm 2

Bdrm 2 13' 5" x 16'

Bdrm 1 11' 4" x 9' 2"

Bdrm 1 Closet

Bathroom

Here are all of the pictures of our house we want! We are going to put in an offer for it because we both LOVE it! We looked at a bunch of other houses today and they just weren't right for us. Okay well I have to go now!

Christa

Oh yes, they lowered the price today also so that means they want to get rid of it!

House Shopping!

Hello! Today I decided to go visit Amy since she had no way to get anywhere since Adam had the van. Then we decided to go drive around and look at houses! We had to take Mama's car because I had Jese's car and we couldn't get the car seats in it. We looked in New Prague, Lonsdale, and Montgomery! We didn't find much but it gave us something to do! After that we went back to Amy's and Jese came there too! Amy made us a delish meal of shrimp and orzo! After supper we played five crowns, I lost :( Jese won though :) Tomorrow morning Jese, Rick, and I are going to look at two more houses in New Prague and then go back to the other house we looked at! One of the houses is HUD and it is 4 bedrooms!! Online there is just one picture of it so we don't know what kind of shape it is in, hopefully it is nice! We want to go back to the other house and measure the bedrooms and living room because they don't have any measurement for us to see! We both really like the house but the living room is a little small, but the huge kitchen and nice yard make up for it I think! It is 3 bedrooms, 2 upstairs and one on the main level.
Oh yes, I brought Kipper over to Amy's today and since Remi grew lots and lots she beat up Kipper!! He was soaking wet from Remi slobber, gross!! He is going to need a bath tomorrow! They had lots of fun though! I had to stop at Walmart to get him a new toy because he tore his apart. I also got him a bone thing and he spent almost 2 hours on the floor chewing on it!! I didn't want the kittens to feel left out so I got them a cheap laser pointer, Pizza LOVES it!! She ran all over chasing it, she loves lights and shadows!! Last night she was chasing a shadow on the wall above my pillow so she kept stepping on my face!! Okay well I guess this is long enough!
Christa

Let's Buy A House!!!!

Hello! This morning Jese and I went to the bank and guess what!!! We got pre approved for a house loan!!! YEA!! No more bats, no more nosey neighbors (well we still might get those), no more loud neighbors, no more landlords!!! We went to New Prague and looked at the house I found online that I liked. I still like it :) Jese likes it too. The realtor is going to send us more houses to look at in the morning and then we will hopefully be able to go look at them Wednesday morning!
Yesterday and today Kipper decided that he likes to go up and down the stairs! Now whenever one of us goes up there he has to follow!! This morning when I brought him in from outside he ran up and jumped into the bed on Jese, HAHAHA!! So then Jese couldn't sleep in because Kipper wouldn't leave him alone! I told him it was because Jese got up at 7:30 and woke up Kipper so instead of letting him out he put the kennel (and dog) in the porch, jerk!!
Okay well we are going to watch Everwood now!
Christa
Oh yes, we talked to the land lady and it seems like we won't have any problems getting out of our lease, yea!

It is a sunny Sunday!

Hello everyone! Yesterday I went to Papa's house to butcher the chickens! Now we have meat to eat again, yea!!! I made half a chicken for us last night and it was delish! I loved the weather yesterday, it was perfect!! I wish it would stay that cool out and not get hot today :( I guess it is okay though because soon it will be my favorite season of all, FALL!!! whoops, I just dropped my computer on the floor because I was trying to get a kleenex from Kipper!! Jese is in bed sleeping right now. He will get up at 3:30 since last night was his last night of work! Then we are going to go to Waseca and do some grocery shopping! I don't really know anything, like always! I was going to try to stay up late and update this last night for Amy but I fell asleep on the couch before 9:30!! So then I went up to bed and watched tv and then went to sleep at 11:00, sorry sister! Okay well I am going to go eat a cookie now!
Christa

Somebody Call Batman For Me!!

Yesterday morning I was sooo sneezy from the rain, Kipper tried to make it better by smashing himself on to me!

"Let me in PLEASE!!"

Hello! Last night Jese worked and before he left he was so nice because he sent me into a panic attack!! He came down from upstairs and said he could hear bats fighting in the bathroom ceiling!!! Plus we could hear them all day long!! Needless to say I couldn't fall asleep then. So I turned on the closet light and the bathroom light and slept with those one :) Every time I heard the cats jump I thought they were going after a bat!! I wish the landlords would come find where they are coming in so I can sleep in peace!! The other night I heard on above my head when I was in bed, gross!! I just got done cleaning the fish tank, since nobody wanted it I had to clean it! Maybe all of the fish will die so I will HAVE to get new ones! Maybe I will secretly buy a cichlad and let it eat all of them, hehe!! I have also cleaned some windows, the screen door, done the dishes, and just cleaned in general this morning! So it wasn't a very exciting morning. Kipper followed me around whinning because he wanted to cuddle on the couch with me, baby!! I think I am going to play Sims 3 today, that would be fun! I am also going to pick up all of the dog poop that is outside, gross! Okay well I am hungry so I am going to find something to eat for lunch, then I am going to make rochester cookies!
Christa

The Perfect Blanket

All of my animals LOVE my kitty blanket that I stole from mother last year!! First Oreo and Pizza (mostly Pizza) would take it over whenever I wasn't using it, but now Kipper won't stay off of it!! I have to fight with him every night on the couch because he wants to use it but I do too!! Good thing I got the blanket so my kittens and puppy will snuggle with me!!

Yesterday Jese, Kipper, and I went to Dad's house to play games! Kipper didn't like being outside the whole time but since he didn't sleep there he was really tired when we got home and hardly made it to the couch to fall asleep!! We had lots of fun at Dad's and supper was really good! I will be heading back over on Saturday to butcher chickens. It is a good thing they are ready because we are all out of meat!!! All of the deer meat is gone!! I took all off dad's meat that he had left last night and it wasn't much. To bad Jese forgot to apply for a bear license this year so we won't bear meat either. Deer hunting is way to far away...I guess we will live off of chicken untill November :)
Jese was so nice this morning, he made me waffles!! Then I said oh we should have named Kipper Waffle, that would have been cute! He either ignored me or didn't hear me, I'm not sure which one! After breakfast I took a shower, hung out with my kittens, then we went on a walk with Kipper! Now he is tired out again!! Okay well that is all I know, have a nice day! I hope it rains out!

Christa

Post #651

Hello! I still don't know anything. I haven't been up to much, just my wifely duties and job searching! I finally got an email today about our fish tank, they just wanted to know if I still had it (it is posted on craigslist) I hope someone buys it! Jese just got done working out, now he is taking a shower. We are going to walk to the post office today to mail all of the stuff I sold on ebay! The video games went for more than we expected, but still not very much! We made enough money to pay for a bill or two though so that is always nice! We are doing good at saving our money still! Jese's first check should be pretty big because he doesn't have insurance taken out yet and because he has overtime on it, yea! On Friday we will no longer have insurance :( We will get some through Jese's work Oct. 1st though so we won't have to go to long without it. As soon as we get it back I am going to have to go to the dentist, one of my fillings is getting pretty old and isn't fairing to well! Of course it is one of my teeth in the front so if the filling falls out everyone will notice!! I don't think it will though. Okay well I don't know much else, have a nice day!!
Christa
I hope it rains out, I miss the rain!!

A day of peace and quiet!

Hello everyone! I have nothing new to report, sorry! I am shutting off my phone today, I am sick of talking on it!! If there is an emergency leave me a message or call Jese's phone! :) Have a nice Saturday!

Christa

Save, Save, Save!

Since Jese and I want to buy a house we are working to save more money for a down payment, which means a lifestyle change!! So in order to save money we are going to start doing the following things, wish us luck!

Ways to Save Money for a House
If it’s not on sale it doesn’t exist!

1. Do less driving
· 1 trip for grocery shopping a week
· 1 trip for visiting a week
· Ride a bike

2. Don’t use credit cards
· If the money isn’t there now, we don’t need it now

3. Only buy what we need, not what we want
· NO video games
· NO movies
· NO music
· NO books
· NO clothes
· NO shoes
· NO decorations

4. Stay home
· Don’t go out to eat
· Don’t go to movies
· Don’t go on trips

5. Sell whatever hasn’t been used in 3 months

Fish Tank For Sale

Hello everyone!! In order to save for a house Jese and I are selling what we don't need...which includes our fish tank! Our loss can be your gain!! If anyone is interested in buying it let us know, we are willing to consider all offers!!

Included is:

40-50 gallon fish tank (we aren't sure what the exact size is)

Fish tank stand

Heater

Filter

10-15 fish (not sure how many we have! The algae eaters are 3-4 yrs old!)

All the food we have

Rocks

Structures (Dragon, bridge thing, etc.)

Everything stored in the stand, which is everything you would need!

I hope someone wants it!

Christa

Kipper meets Cooper!!

Good morning! I am so happy it is a rainy day, I love the rain!! On Sunday we brought Kipper over to Alicia's house for a puppy play date. She has a puppy that is a month older than Kipper, they had lots of fun playing!! Kipper is a bully though and steals bones and toys from all dogs, poor Cooper wanted to play but Kipper got a bone and wouldn't play. When we got home he was nice and tired out for the night :) This morning Jese was in charge of him and he didn't do a very good job. Since it was raining out Kipper didn't want to go outside so Jese let him in before he pooped so then he went inside right as soon as Jese let him in. Then a little later he did it again :( We are going to make cookies today, yummy! That is probably all we will do because on rainy days you are supposed to be lazy!! Okay that is all I know!

Christa

Just a picture!

This morning I didn't want to get up to let the dog out but Pizza made it worth it because she was just so cute in the kitty house Jese made when he was a kid!! I think she was sleeping in it!

The house I want!!

I LOVE this house! It is in New Prague and I WANT it!! So, if you have a little bit of money sitting around feel free to give it to us for a down payment!! Or you can cosign a loan for us :)

Also, we just had a bat in here, GROSS!!! Jese killed it don't worry!

Also, Jese is calling to complain about our neighbor tomorrow, he must have gotten a new sound system or something because his tv is REALLY loud!! It is really annoying. He is also going to ask if they are going to put up a privacy fence because I don't like our other neighbor being able to see in our kitchen all the time.

Okay that is all for now!

Christa

Lost

Hello! I have decided that I am not going to go to MSU-Mankato this fall. I decided that I don't really feel drawn to teaching or writing either so I am not going to waste any more money going to school until I know what I actually want to do with my life. I know you all think I am nuts! I just haven't ever really known what kind of job would be the right one for me. I don't want to sit in an office all day I know that for sure! I think the problem is I have always known I wanted to be a stay at home mom until all of my kids are in school and that is as far as I have ever planned my life, seriously anyways! Even when I was at WSU I said that to people, that I didn't want to work when I have kids. That is how I was raised, well only until I was 5 but Cassie and Amy had Mom home much longer. But by then I went to school, when I got home mom was there, that is how I want to be. Once they are in school and older I would like to work, I just don't know doing what! But since I have no kids and won't for awhile I am stuck. I just don't know what to do. Nothing appeals to me and I don't want to dread going to work every day.
I have also decided that I don't like living here. I like our apartment and everything but it just doesn't feel right. I think I would have to say I like Winona better. Yes I know I complained for four years how much I hated it there, but when I compare it to living here, I think I like it there better. I thought that I wanted to live really close to family all the time but now that I do, I realize that I don't really mind being farther away! Don't get me wrong, I love hanging out with my family and I do it all the time. But now I kind of feel like I am under a microscope, everything I do, or don't do, is always being watched. I also like being able to go to the store and not having to worry that I might see someone I know when I don't look nice. In Winona I didn't know anyone so I never had to worry about that :) So I think I will stick out for a year here and then maybe, just maybe, I will give in to Jese and move a little closer to the cities, even though I still don't like the sounds of it! If we can find a place that has privacy then I would be okay with it. I don't want to live right on top of someone like we do now, but I don't want to drive 15 minutes to get groceries, like we do right now. I don't know, maybe I will never be happy with where I am at, I will work on it though!
I am still on the job search, so far not so good. The unemployment rate in Minnesota has gone even higher, which is bad news for me because that means more competition. When I find a job I will let everyone know right away so every time I talk to you, you don't need to ask me about it, it gets annoying and depressing every time I have to say, nope nothing yet! I guess that is all my whining for today! Oh yes, I would appreciate it if when you talk to me you don't make a joke out of this, that happens a lot, sometimes I do like to be taken seriously.

On to today...Today I went grocery shopping, poor Jese had to listen to the dog whine while I was gone, he was trying to sleep!! So far it sounds like his job is going good, he drank a little to much caffeine last night though and got a stomach ache, silly boy!! Right now I am sitting in the porch watching Pizza, she is outside, her and Kipper keep taking turns going out. She thinks every time Kipper goes out she should be able to go out also! I am also baking Jese one of the apple pies that we had frozen, it has been in for one hour so far! He won't be up for another 5 hours!! I don't like it when he is home but sleeping because I just want to go wake him up and talk to him!! Okay well Pizza just got stuck on a tree so I have to go help her! Have a nice day!!

Christa
Oh yes, I love this weather, I wish it would stay like this until Christmas, no more hot days, yuck!!

Yum, Gyros at the Fair!!

Good morning everyone!! So I discovered the bad thing about living in this town, my neighbor!! Yesterday she came and asked me to water her huge dogs because she was going away for the night so I said sure, then she decided to have be put them in the house last night and let them out this morning!! If you haven't been here to see my place yet you don't know how huge these dogs are. They are black labs and the older one is the biggest lab I have ever seen!! The younger one is super hyper and jumps a ton. So last night Jese helped me bring them in and they were hard to control. After that we decided taht I wasn't going to be able to put them out by myself so since Jese works tonight and wants to sleep in we got up at 6:00 to let them out, that way he could fall back asleep, which he did!! One of the dogs pooped and peed in the house but I didn't clean it up because it was gross and it was 6AM!! Plus maybe that way she won't ask me to do it again, I don't like big dogs unless they are a Newfoundland!! Kipper was so good last night!! I got him a smaller kennel yesterday because he always scratches at his cage and goes all over it. I think the smaller kennel was the key. He didn't wake up at all last night!! When we got up at 6 he whinned for a little while but then he went back to sleep. Yesterday he had a couple accidents in the house but he knew it was wrong. The last time he did he walked to the door and Jese got up to put him out and he peed. So he just needs to learn to give us more than a 2 sec. warning. I took him on a long walk in the afternoon and once Jese got home we took him on a super long walk to get him tired!! When we were walking we walked by the Kare 11 news filming, they filmed us walking away but we weren't on the news, we watched it, jerks!! I guess it is okay though because it wasn't a nice story, it was about some freak that had young girls come to his apartment, gross!! And to think we walked right by the apartment and didn't know anything about it!! I will have to keep an ear out for these things so I don't get lured into anyones apartment when I am walking Kipper by myself!!
Today I am going to the Waseca County Fair! I was going to go at 11:00 with everyone but Jese wants to go so I am waiting for him to wake up and then I will go with him instead!! He works tonight, it is his first overnight ever!! I hope he can stay awake. I am forcing him to sleep in, hopefully he can sleep at least untill noon. Okay well I am hungry now so I am going to eat!
Christa

BAD DOG KIPPER!!!

Pizza and Oreo were investigating the kitty house Jese made when he was a kid, it was too small for them!

Hello! Yesterday was a BUSY day!! I was tired after it!! We decided (well mostly me) to clean the apartment because I had been gone for two weeks so it needed it! Jese tackled the downstairs while I did the upstairs. I should have picked the downstairs because Jese ended up getting done way before me! He was nice though and helped me by cleaning the bathroom. I started to do our massive amounts of laundry in the morning and I am still not done!! After we were done cleaning we went to Waseca to meet Remi, Kipper liked playing with her! We also did some quick grocery shopping. Once we got home it was already supper time!! I was so tired, I went upstairs to see if I could get a picture of the kittens in the kitty house and ended up falling asleep on the hard floor for half an hour!! I would have been there much longer but Jese came up two times to wake me up for supper, so I gave in and went downstairs to eat!! My neck was sore from my nap on the floor with no pillow! After that we just watched some tv. Once it was bedtime Kipper went right to bed like always. For two weeks up north he only whinned 2 nights and that was for about 5 minutes, well last night was much different!! I was about to shoot him he was so annoying!! At 1:00 he woke me up whinning, that I could ignore since you are supposed to because then they will stop. Well he didn't stop and he started barking!! Around 2:30 after about my 30th time getting up Jese finally woke up, but I think that is only because I turned on the light! Around 3:00 I moved him to the bathroom and shut the door, that didn't drown out his barking. Finally at about 4:30 Jese got him to shut up! I don't know what his problem was!! I was in tears because I got a migrane and couldn't take excedrin because that has caffine in it, we had no other drugs because Jese took them all, and I was so tired I was delerius!! I would hear noises that weren't real!! It was a bad night!! Following that bad night was a bad morning! Kipper decided to wake up at 7:00 and start up again!!! We decided to just give up because we were both so tired so Jese took him out to go potty and then put him in bed with us just so we could sleep, I know a bad bad thing to do, but I wanted to sleep!! I didn't get up untill 10:30 and Jese is still in bed with the dog!! To make matters worse, when I got the mail this morning we got a notice saying our health insurance will be ending on July 31st!!! Apparently we either didn't fill out the renewal form correct or we didn't send in some supporting documents, I don't know which because it doesn't say!! Good thing Jese gets insurance at his new job in 60 days because now we wouldn't be able to apply for MN Care for 3 months, that is how long they make you wait to reapply. Okay well I guess I better start my day since it is almost lunch time!!
Christa

We're back!

I put Kipper in the tent before I went to the bathroom and when I got back this is where I found him!!
Liam is tanning with us!

I am back from up north! I had lots of fun and got really tan!! I didn't really do to much up there, mostly just tanned!! The first two days were not very nice but that was okay because then we got lots of rest! Kipper loved it up there!! Now he is tired out, this morning he woke up to go potty and then went right back to sleep instead of playing or eating!!! Oh yes, we changed his name again, now it is kipper, like Kipper snacks! We decided to come home yesterday instead of today because we have stuff to get done before Jese starts his new job on Wednesday. Okay well I am hungry now so have a nice day!

Christa

So Long!!

Goodbye everyone!! I will be up north for 15 days, starting tonight!! That is a long trip, it is longer than my honeymoon out west last year!! Amy and I are going up tonight after she wakes up and packs all of her stuff. I am ahead of the game, I packed everything last night, besides the board games, I got those this morning! Link slept all night last night! He didn't whin untill he heard Jese get up to take a shower. So instead of taking a shower he let him out to go potty and then let him run around downstairs while he showered. Once he got downstairs he discovered Link pooped in the kitchen :( He has been doing pretty good. He has even gone to the door a couple of times after he woke up to let us know he had to go outside. He doesn't go very good for me though still. He peed inside today right after I started washing the dishes, jerk! So then I made him sit in his kennel for an hour. I am so proud of the kittens, they are both downstairs! Of course Link is sleeping on the couch so I am not sure if they realize he is still here!! I think Oreo finally got sick of being upstairs because she normally follows me around all morning and Pizza normally sits in the porch all day, that is where she is now!
Yesterday we went to Faribo for Beth's graduation party and we brought Link with us. He did really good with all of the people there, everyone LOVED him!! He even went potty for Jese!! Now we just need to get him used to the leash so we don't have to drag him everywhere!
Okay well I will try to update from The Hill when I am up north! Have a great first half of July while I am gone!!
Christa

Way to go Jese!!

Pizza is still keeping a close eye!

Puppy still doesn't have a name! Jese wants it to be Thriller. Pizza is brave enough to be downstairs if we bring her down but not Oreo!! Today Puppy went potty inside a couple of times and he doesn't ever want to go outside when we bring him out. He also doesn't like to walk on the leash. I just dragged him everywhere to force him to walk.

Good news, Jese got a new job today! He will be getting paid $4.00 more than he gets now!! Okay well we are watching a movie so bye!

Christa

Meet the new addition to our family!!

Pizza is keeping a close eye on things!!
What fun, a toy to eat!!!

Yummy, this toy is good!!

Me and new puppy!

Hello! We got a new puppy today!! He is a dachshund-papillion! He is super cute!! We still haven't named him, so far our options are Thriller (because MJ died today), Sausage (Amy and Liam picked that), or Yahtzee! Oreo doesn't like him at all yet. When I brought him in the house she didn't realize he was alive and as soon as he moved she ran upstairs and hasn't been down since!! Pizza is braver, she is the queen of the house so she has to keep an eye on him!! He chases her and she doesn't like that very much but at least she will come downstairs!! I went to the Depot to eat supper with my friends and when I got home I found him sleeping on my throw pillows because Jese thought that was a good bed for him! So far he has had no accidents in the house, of course he also hasn't peed yet! He did go poop outside though so that is good! We took him for a walk down the block and back, he didn't like it very much because it was dark out. Okay well I am going to help Jese get his kennel ready for tonight!

Christa

woohoo!

Hello! I am so glad it is cooler out today! Now it just needs to get less humid out then it would be perfect!! Today was a good mail day! We got our new contacts so Jese can quit wearing glasses and I can quit wearing 3 month our contacts!! I also got my acceptance letter from Mankato State! Now I just need to wait for all of my transfer work to get through so I know what I don't have to take! I registered for two classes that I figured I would have to take but that is all I can do for now. I am going to have to make a trip to Mankato so I can declare my major and get everything straighted out so I know what to take! I am excited to start because I always like English type classes, even the ones I took in college. Okay well I have to go put away the dishes and then make Rochester cookies for Jese. Then I am going to fold the laundry, sweep, maybe vacuum, and then job search for the rest of the day! Have a nice day everyone!
Christa

It sure is hot out!!!

Hello! Don't worry I am now able to move!! Yesterday I was still a bit sore from my run on Saturday but I had things to do so I couldn't just sit around all day. It was super hot in our apartment and the ac unit that we found in the basement didn't work very good so decided to go get a new one. I looked at Walmart in Waseca but Mother called and told me they were on sale at Fleet Farm so then I drove to Owatonna and they were way cheaper there! So I ended up getting a small one for the bedroom and a medium one for downstairs. It is much nicer in here now. The upstairs is still really warm but that is okay because we just close the bedroom door and then it stays cool enough for at night. After I got those I drove back to Waseca and did my grocery shopping. I did it there because the store is way smaller so I wouldn't have to walk as far because my foot was still cramping up every time I walked!! Once I got home I spent the next few hours installing the ac units, but Jese ended up having to fix them when he got home anyways because I didn't have anything to make them level so the water from them was running back in, oh oh!! Now they are working right!! I bought freezes at the store yesterday and they are still not frozen!! Our fridge is not working very good in this hot weather. Our ice cream is soft and my string cheese is not very cold. Jese is going to call and complain, maybe they will get us a new one that is bigger :) I had to do laundry today, I didn't want to because it heats up the bathroom but I gave in and did because we were both low on clothes! I still have to dry one more load but I am going to wait until tonight when electricity is cheaper :) Okay well on with my day!
Christa

Yea I did it!!

Me, Cassie, and Amy after the race
Me and Mama on the shoreline on Friday

All of us girls on Friday

Well I did it! I ran/walked the 1/2 marathon, yea!!! Now I can't really walk and I am going to have to say good-bye to a toe nail!! I didn't train for the race at all so I am glad I was able to finish it. I ran 3 times in March and that was it!!! I finished in 2 hrs 58 min, so just under 3 hours! At the convention I bought new shoes and a new sports bra to wear, good thing I did because my boobs were sore with that good one, I can't image how they would have felt if I wore the sports bra I had! I did have fun though. On Friday we explored Duluth a little bit and we had the spaghetti dinner. Saturday I had to get up at 4AM to run!! The race started at 6:30 but we had to be on the bus at 5:00, that is why we had to get up so early. After the race we hobbled back (mostly it was me hobbling) to the van and went back to the campsite. I took a shower right away because I smelled and was full of salt (from sweating) I felt horrible because I was slightly dehydrated and I was super sore!! After lunch we laid around for awhile then went back to watch a band for a little bit. After that we ate at Grandma's Restaurant. I hardly ate anything because my stomach shrunk to the size of a penny, just kidding, I just didn't eat much! I went to bed super early. This morning we got up and went right away. Mother and I got our tent down and packed up way faster then Cassie, Amy, and Adam because we are pros!! On the way home Mother got pulled over because she went speeding through Lonsdale!! The cop said he clocked her at 41 in a 30 and he paced her at 80 in a 55!! He just gave her a ticket for the 41 in a 30, hahaha!! I thought it was all very funny because she always says that she hasn't gotten a ticket since high school, hahaha, not anymore!! Okay well I am sore from sitting here so I have to move now!

Christa

Back from up north again!

Enjoying the little bit of nice weather we had on Friday!
Starting up my tan!

Jese went swimming!!

I just put this picture so everyone could see how dark my fake tooth is compared to my real teeth, it looks horiable, I can't wait untill we can afford for me to get new teeth!

Getting Saturdays monster fire ready, note how burned Jese's back and neck is, ouch!!

Sunday nights little fire!

Almost time for bed!

Jese and I had lots of fun up north this weekend! We got up around 9:00 on Thursday night. The mosqutios were horiable because the grass had to be cut. On Friday Jese got up at 5:00 and took one of the Iowa kids out bass fishing, they got 17 fish, most were nice bass. Friday was the worst weather day. It would be sunny for 15 minutes then start down pouring for 10 minutes, it was like that all day! So I read all day and Jese of course fished all day! Dad and Rita got up that night. I visited with them for awhile and then went to bed. On Saturday we slept in, then it was time to tan!! It was so nice out!! There were no clouds the whole day so I sat outside in my swimsuit all day. Jese didn't do much fishing, but he did go swimming a few times! Him and dad cut up the shore line to get it ready for a beach. That night we burned lots of brush and boards, now it is getting ready for a beach!! We also went to the Hill for supper that night. I got a steak, it was yummy! We stayed up pretty late with the fire. On Sunday Jese and Dad got up at 5:00 again to go bass fishing but the batteries for the boats were not working very well so they were only out for a couple of hours and the fish weren't bitting very well either. On Sunday we sat out in the sun all day again. Dad and Rita left in the afternoon so then it was just Jese and I up there. We took the paddle boat out for a few hours and saw lots and lots of fish. Then it was time for supper and then time to fish. The fish weren't bitting good at all so I went back in right away and got everything packed up and ready to go. Then I started a fire and Jese came in from fishing. We played a few games and then went to bed. Monday we slept in until 10:00 then packed everything up and we gone by 11:15!

Today I did the laundry, dishes, and looked for a job for a bit. I didn't find much. Right now I am washing my kitty blanket even though I am supposed to only dry clean it. I hope it doesn't get ruined but I have no choice, it is just too dirty!! I use it every night when I watch tv and I am a messy person and have spilled food and pop on it more than once!!

Right now Jese and I are watching our free cable tv!! Yesterday I reprogramed our tv and found out that we have free cable tv! I am guessing we are getting the neighbors tv, haha!! I love having free tv, it almost makes up for how expensive our internet is! Okay well that is it for today!

Christa

A post from January 2004

Jan. 12, 2004
So, here I am, sitting in psychology class. Like most days I am really bored, but at least I have something to do today! Most days I just sit here trying to stay awake. I'm kind of surprised I'm tired today seeing as I stayed up the entire night trying to finish my schizophrenia report, which I had to read a 900 page book for--600 of which I read Sunday night. I am so pumped though because I quit my job on Saturday so this is the last Monday night I have to work for five months! Heck yea! That means no more eating supper at 3:30 pm and starve for the rest of the night. So anyways there is not to much going on in my life in the great 2004. Archer just started a few weeks ago. I head on over to Waseca every week to get some lessons from Rick R. I am getting a bit better but for some reason I cannot get sighted in which really sucks!
Jan. 13, 2004
So I didn't finish this in one day, who cares! Anyways tonight I am heading over to Waseca to go kill some targets (with my bow) I don't feel like driving all the way over there but oh well! So in the big ol' '09 I'll be reading this again huh! I'm sure that'll be neat. Hopefully I'll be sitting (or standing, whichever) in a nice couch out in Montana on my ranch with my husband who knows how to play cribbage, has a Ford Mustang, blue eyes, hunts, and takes me fishing! If I'm not, well say screw the other guy and go find the right true love of my life! Ha what a joke, like that'll ever happen. I highly doubt I will find the all time perfect guy (that likes me in return) in only five years. Well anyways as they said in the 70's,
Peace!
Christa A. Wadekamper

Oh yeah if I haven't yet, get a boob reduction, guys like them a tad too much and they'll just be saggy in a few years!

So yesterday when Papa came over with my washer he also brought me this letter that I wrote to myself in Intro to Psych. in 2004 and the teacher just mailed to me. I wasn't a loser, she had the whole class do it, she did it every year. Don't worry I wrote it before I started dating Jese so I didn't know I would have to leave him to go find my true love in Montana!! Anyways, Jese has most of the qualities I was looking for, he has blue eyes, knows how to play cribbage, he hunts, and he takes me fishing! So he just has to get on the Ford Mustang and get me ranch in Montana and he will be the guy of my dreams!! I thought my letter was funny so I shared it with everyone, hope you got a laugh out of it too!
Christa

Well this is just great...

Me and Mama at the hospital, note I am not white as a ghost!!

Hello! Well today was not a good day, not a good day at all. I got a job :( and even worse, any every day person can get my same job. I am now getting paid less than I was in college even!! What is my new job you ask.....I am the newest cashier at Target, yes that's right, go get your accounting degree today folks and you will get the greatest job in the world!! On a better note, I did apply to MSU-Mankato just a little bit ago to go back for my degree in English so then I can be a teacher and then I will go back again for Library stuff and become a librarian!! I know I am going to be in college for the rest of my life! I am just going to go part-time so I can still work lots and lots to save for a house. So tomorrow since I had to get a job I have to drive to Owatonna and take a drug test and then go to Faribo so I can request my transcripts from South Central. After that my plan is to make some cookies and then sit around all day, unless mama needs a ride home from the hospital than I will go pick her up :) Okay well I am cold so I am going to go downstairs and sit on the couch for the rest of the night!

Christa

Hey there little kitty!

This morning Jese and I thought Pizza was dying because of the noise she was making! We both rushed to her and found that she just found a new friend on the roof, it was another kitty! So I closed the window and went back to sleep. Well it appears the kitty to a liking to Pizza and Oreo and decided to tourter them all day by sitting outside of the window seat. I saw it climb a tree and jump after a really annoying bird but sadly it missed it. The bird never shuts up so I am hoping kitty will kill it soon! I tried to get close to it but it ran away :( I think if it keeps hanging around it will let me come up to it, it doesn't seem too afraid of me. I talked to it through the window and told it to kill the annoying bird. I guess I should get some friends so I don't spend my day talking to stray kittens! I hope it comes back tomorrow so I can befriend it! My day of doing whatever I want didn't go as planned. It took me way longer than I thought it would to dust, sweep, and vacuum, I hate wood floors! Even though my allergies are way better with them, they sure do get dusty!! Also I hate sweeping, it is my least favorite chore, vacuuming is way better! Okay well I just wanted to give you an update on my new kitty friend!
Christa

A much more productive day!

Hello! Today I got lots more done than yesterday!! Yesterday I played the Sims 3 all day!! Today I decided I better get some stuff done or Jese might kick me out. In the morning I took it easy. I finally did the laundry today, I only had $8.50 in quarters though so I couldn't get everything done. I still have our comforter, sheets, towels, and sweatshirts left to do. Once I finished that I reorganized mine and Jese's dressers. We need to get a pole in my closet so we can hang up all of Jese's button-up shirts. Right now all of my dresses and some of Jese's shirts are in the hall closet!! After I did that I hung up and fixed the curtains upstairs. The landlords finally got our screens and storm windows put on the last two windows upstairs so we can finally have those windows open, yea! I also partially cleaned the bathroom today, it looks much better! I took the faucet handles of the sink to clean them off better, they were disgusting, I don't think the last person that lived here cleaned the bathroom a single time, the toilet was disgusting also but I have it all cleaned up nice! I also did the dishes and organized the basement a bit more. I also finally gave in and applied to Target, lets see if I can get a call back from them! Tomorrow all I have to do is dust, sweep, and vacuum and then I can play Sims 3 the rest of the day!! Okay well that is all I know for now!

Christa

Sorry no pictures today :)

Hello! Well Jese and I had lots of fun on our one night camping trip. The weather was really nice and it only rained for a little bit Sunday night but not enough to force us inside. We left around noon on Monday because Jese had some errands he had to do. We also brought Liam to the park on Monday just for fun! Yesterday I went up to Cassie's with Amy, Mom, Liam, and Josie. We did some shopping (not me just everyone else) and then we went to the swimming pool. I had lots of fun! After I got back home I drove to Owatonna to go to Target and get Jese and video game he has been wanting and Sims 3 for me, it just came out yesterday! I ended up staying up untill 2:00 AM playing it! I like it alot, it is different from the old versions so it is taking some time to get used to but it is much better! Now I don't want to do my cleaning today because I just want to play it all day! I am thinking I will clean the downstairs and then be able to play, it couldn't hurt to put off the laundry for one more day (I have been saying that since Monday night!) Jese worked untill 8:30 last night so he got lots of overtime and he has to go in early on Thursday so that will be some more overtime! His next two checks are going to be very big from holiday pay and from all of the overtime he is doing now. I think he is a workaholic, he did the same thing in Winona all the time too! Oh yes, I am also going to pay all of our bills for the month today so we won't have anything left to pay for this month and we can finally start saving again, yea!!!! Okay well I am going to go downstairs and eat some cereal and then think about doing some cleaning!
Christa