new computer... no naps... messy house... house for sale

so i did it, bought a new laptop. well, jason bought it because i got a stress headache everytime i thought about having to make a decision involving so much money. what does that mean for all of you? definitely more blogging from me. ha! just what you are all looking forward to. so here are a few pics of the new computer. my last one was a gateway and i'm not sure i am ready for a change to dell. i guess i better make up my mind real fast though! the keyboard feels VERY nice, not like my cheap dell i had for work. we'll see if it is up to my standards.

also, clara is real fussy and won't take her naps. i'm guessing teeth but she has been SO high maintenance. maybe it's because the only time we left the house yesterday was to walk and get the mail, but who knows. when i lay her down to wrap her for her naps, she instantly starts screaming. she has been asleep for less than 30 minutes and i hear her talking to herself... and now screaming and her pacifier isn't appealing to her. i don't know what to do because i will go crazy if she doesn't take her naps. last night, she cried herself to sleep (don't worry, it took less than 8 minutes and was more of an intermittant whine than a cry). anyway, she's been sleeping until 7, so that is good. on father's day she slept until 8, so that was a nice treat. but if any of you have suggestions on her napping routine, let me know. oh, yesterday, it was so bad i thought i'd rock her to sleep. she pretended to be asleep after like 15 minutes of rocking and my singing and when i laid her in her bed, it was the instant high-pitched wail as if i was the meanest mom ever. hopefully it's a phase... otherwise i might need some help. she just screams all of the time and pushes her pacifier out with her tongue. hmmmm, suggestions?

so my friend jen, her husband curt and baby cache are coming to stay with us this weekend, which means i've been trying to tidy up my house. the only problem is i am ocd about things and if i can't do it perfectly, i'd rather not do it at all. this means i like to deep clean and organize, however, by the time i have pulled everything out of a drawer or cupboard, i'm too exhausted (aka lazy) to put everything away. so my house looks like an even bigger mess than it did a few days ago before i began "tidying" up.

one last thing. we are building a BEAUTIFUL spec home in utah. here's a picture. it should be ready to move in in less than a month, so if any of you know of anyone that needs a fabulous home in utah, let me know. seriously, if i wanted to live in utah, i would buy it in a heartbeat. it is huge, on a 1/3 acre and has beautiful mountain views from the breakfast nook window. i have never seen it so that is what i have heard and gathered from pictures. here's a picture from the county's website. hopefully i can get some pictures when it's done before it's sold. oh yeah, it's also in a REALLY nice community that has very restrictive covenants, so the subdivision will stay nice and upscale. blogs have helped people start businesses... why can't mine help me sell our house? :)