Preparations!!!

Making decisions and preparations is what is going on right now. I dont handle stress very well. I dont like to be stressed (who does), but I literally dont handle it well. The idea that "it will all work out" doesn't bode well with me. I think it might have something to do with my control issues. DUH! I need a plan! Throw planning stress in with money stress...and get out of my way - This is why we cancelled all of our wedding plans and went to Vegas (the hurricane just pushed me over the edge), this is why I cancelled my baby shower with Landry - I was so irritated with JR's family...I didn't want my family travelling for hours when JR's family couldn't come 30 minutes. There were other issues as well, but - I couldn't handle it. So I am trying get everything planned out as to how I want it. I made the decision to axe the moonwalk...we are going with cupcakes...and I have a few ideas on what I want for the goody bags. So tomorrow - I am headed to the party store and many other errands for plates, cups, napkins, going to look at the cupcake selection, going to get stuff for the goody bags. I have taken a new approach to this shin dig though......I am not doing this for everyone else (although, I do want everyone to have a good time) I am am doing this for Landry Bell -
So, last week JR and I were enjoying playing with the kids in the front yard - we took a little walk with Landry in the stroller just to enjoy the weather...and when we came back to our street several of our neighbors were outside talking. Our next door neighbor, Joe, said hey - did the usual hellos and introduced us to some of the others on the block. Then said that they were just talking about the new neighbors who moved in next door to us...So we got to talking about their dogs! They have three pitbulls...and while I am not a big fan of pitbulls, it isn't their breed that gives me problems...They Bark ALL night long. Aparently it isn't just my family that is annoyed with it. So a woman and her husband, Julie and Mark, said that they were going to write a note to them and leave it on their door. Julie just had a baby 3 weeks ago, so she is already exhausted! So We made a plan that someone would write them a note each night that the dogs were barking, and after one week we would call the home owner's association and each complain and Joe was going to call the local police dept. to see what could be done. The last two nights have been SO MUCH BETTER - there is still barking, but not nearly as bad...LAST NIGHT however was back to BAD! So at 10:00 I said - screw the note, I am talking to these people....I knocked and knocked and knocked. I rang the door bell...no answer, so I went home and wrote a note, went back over and knocked again...but this time - there was already a note taped to their front door from another neighbor! I laughed, and didn't know what to do with my note, so I stuck it on te windshield of one of their cars! LOL I am meeting up with the neighbors this evening to see what our next course of action will be....and truth be told, the dogs did finally quiet down around 2:00 am - but its ridiculous!
The other sleep hazard going on is that they are doing something behind our houses on our street. When we first moved in, their was a lot of construction going on becuase there were only about 6 houses on our street....now there are only 2 lots left, and all the other houses are completed. We were happy about where our house was because there is a little retention area behind our street that fills up wth heavy rains....so we were sure that there would be no builing back there. NOW, all of a sudden about a week ago, I get woken up with the sound of squeeling, loud, obnoxious tractors and bulldozers. UGHHHH! I am thinking, or at least hoping - that they are just widening the gulley - because any house that get's built there is sure to flood. Hopefully they are smart enought to know this, and they are just widening it to try to fix the flooding problem. I dont know - it is really annoying....the dogs dont stop barking until 2, the bulldozers start at 7....grrr! Luckily they dont work on the weekends! Whew!
Another thing that is exciting and I am hoping really makes a difference - we have now had our windows open for 10 days. I am excited to see what our electricity bill will be like. I really hope it actually makes a difference. I love this weather, it's so perfect, it isn't to the point where it is SOOOOO cold, but I can still wear a light sweater and I love it! I LOVE SWEATERS!!!! I was so happy to get them all out of the closet!!! Woooohooo!