Glitch in the Plans....

Well, the lot isn't looking so good now... The developer wants to find a "registered" architect to do the approvals, which he is probably not going to get, because most architects who are registered are not going to bother with a side job like this. He also is having more and more reservations about the style of our house. He now says he doesn't want us to do hardy-plank, and he doesn't want it to be white. Neither one of those things is a huge issue for us. We weren't planning on doing white anyway, and we are not opposed to doing painted brick. However, it just sent up a red flag to us because we are afraid after we bought the lots and started to build, the developer would try to get us to change more and more about the house. He has already mentioned that he really wanted to do a European style neighborhood because that is what is selling right now. SO- we are going to talk to him later this week and tell him that it just doesn't look good. I think we are going to have to just find land outside of a neighborhood and build whatever we want. It is a letdown, but we really want to be sure. Sometimes it seems like we are just never going to build this house! To make it worse, the girls have been out of control this week end. They have been fighting and are being totally defiant. And Brian is getting on my last nerve...... I think I need to go away for a few days all by myself!! On a good note, I have made it to the gym every other day for the past week and I have been very good about what I eat. I am on a mission to be totally back in shape by the time we go on our cruise in June. I am just in a funk right now and I don't want to be around anyone........ Oh, well- I know that this too shall pass. Tonight is basketball practice for Annelise. (Emmaline quit the team, by the way.- I'm ok with it, she is really young.) Annelise had her first game this past Saturday and scored a basket. I was so proud I almost cried. My baby scored her first points in a sport that is very close to my heart! She did really well. She is so tall, she got about 90% of the rebounds just standing there with her hands up. I just hope she learns to love it like I did. I am trying hard not to push her. For now I am going to try to avoid human contact until my mood gets a bit better. I am cleaning up this morning. I think if I could get rid of about half of our useless junk and clean out some stuff, I would feel better. Well, back to the gift wrap closet.....