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HOME GIVEAWAY

Jeremy is tiling this house. What an honor to be able to donate time for such a great cause.Tickets went on sale June 1st for $100.00 all proceeds will go to St. Jude's research hospital. Any one can purchase tickets no matter how far away you live. The goal is to sale 6,000. When Jeremy was asked to donate his time they just told him for the St. Jude home. It did not click with me that it was for the Hospital. I honestly thought it was for a church in Billings, a catholic church or the name of the house. Not that it mattered and not that he did not want to donate his time but as you all know times are tough. We are just the two of us, no employees. Jer kept going on about the St. Jude home is ready, we are waiting on material for the St. Jude home, and finale the I am done with the St. Jude home. During our conversation today it hit me that this was not just a home this was a blessing for so many children out their that are sick and in need of care. I can not tell you the joy that over came me when the light bulb went off. I told Jer I believe that home is being given away for the Children's research hospital. I got off the phone with Jeremy and went to the computer where I looked up the house. I was in such disbelief how could we be selfish in asking for any kind of payment. Not knowing how to tell Jer that he should not accept any kind of payment I prayed. I must tell you we are not well off and work has been the slowest we have seen in 5 yrs. times are scary, but after I prayed I new in my heart Jeremy could not charge a dime for this house. I called him immediately and told him he said after he got off the phone he to prayed about it. We both came to the agreement that now money would be given to our business. What an honor what a blessing to be able to give when we don't have no money to give. God sure did show us that he does not only want money, but our time is just as valuable. You can purchase tickets for $100.00 http://www.ktvq.com/ click on site or go to http://www.stjudedreamhome.org/ type in 59101 as the zip. Under all the flooring there are messages and prayers writen. When Jeremy gets back next week I will post all pics so you can see. Please donate to this wonderful cause it made me think it could be one of my kids needing this Hospital. One day alone it cost $1.4 million dollars to run the hospital.

THE MOVE

WOW!! We made it. My husband the crazy man packed both vehicles. I drove the truck he drove the Jeep. Do you see the trailer attached to the Jeep yes that is a big role of suran wrap holding our belongings along with straps. By the time we got to the house we had talls fallowing us. We woke up at 4am on Friday the 1st and was finale on the freeway by 7:30am We drove to Rapid City and stayed the night we also had to fix the plastic ball going down the road so anothe big role of wrap. 6am the next morning we headed out and arrived in Sioux Falls at 5pm we got our camping trailer Jer had pulled up about a month ago. Back on the road 2 hours latter pulled up to the house the realtor was waiting. This day was the 2nd we were not scheduled to close until the 11th. The realtor gave us the keys and said we could start moving in. HURRAY. Well that is what I thought until my husband informed me we would be camping in our front yard until closing day. Well every one knows women need to shower. By Tuesday I was frustrated I had not showered and sponge bathing was not working. (we had no water and the water was shut off to the house.) So Jer decided we would go camping for one night at the camp ground in Minnesota (yes we are 10mins from Hendricks MN) We arrived at the camp ground and Jer hooks the water up to the camper while the boys and I are setting stuff up McKaden goes to the back of the camper and yells "there is water coming out of the camper" Well long story short my husband did not winterize the camper and the water heater poped and the camper floded and we still had not had a shower. Thank goodness the campground did we all showered then headed into Hendricks to see if we could get a water heater. Nope little towns don't keep those in stock so on to the next city Marshall MN. Nope they did not have one and the suggested Sioux falls that was 2hrs away. So back to the camp ground we got our trailer and headed back to the house. called the realtor to see if we could get the water on in our name. She said yes. YES WATER. NO!!!! leaks 6 different ones we had a flood in the living room coming from the upstairs bath. Pulled a portion of the ceiling off Did I mention my husband bought this house off of pictures and it was not paid for yet we still had 6 days to closing. Well we got all the pipes fixed that were leaking. Well anyways Friday came and the realtor called said we needed a check for $6464.99 we had already given a check for $1,000.00 Plus the propane tank was full that is $560.00 so we realy paid $6904.99 for this house and that was paying closing coast too. It does not need much fixing just painting and flooring. It is a 1911 house and it is fun. The city has a Mayor and population of 150 the next 2 towns are 10 mins away. It has a cafe for sale $40,000 or best offer. made $94,000 last year that would be sweet. The boys bonderies are the city of Astoria. and well their is alot of funny things that have happened I wonder if it would make a great book. The pictures of the house are how it really looks so when we finish updating it I will post more pictures.

HOUSE

THIS HOME IS A 2BEDROOM 2 BATH 1 CAR GARAGE ON .35 ACRES. ALL FOR $7,500
MORE PICTURES AT http://www.thenewaddress.com/listings/20807691.cfm

NOT SURE WHAT THIS IS MAYBE A SECRET PASSAGE
NEEDS SOME WORK BUT FOR $7,500.00 WHO COULD COMPLAIN WE WOULD OWN IT OUT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CALL US CRAZY BUT JER IS PRETTY HANDY AND CAN FIX JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. WE HAVE NOT BEEN INSIDE OF THIS HOUSE WE FOUND IT ON REALTOR.COM IT WAS LISTED AT $9,900 WE ASKED IF THEY WOULD ACCEPT AN OFFER OF $7,500 NOT THINKING THEY WOULD BUT THEY DID WE JUMPED ON IT. IT IS A REPO IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE HOUSE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REMODELED. ONE OF THE BATHROOMS (NOT SHOWN HERE) HAS A NEW TUB IN IT. WE ARE EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!! WE WILL OWN IT AND IT WILL BE OURS. ALL WE EVER WANTED WAS A HOUSE OF OUR OWN. THIS HOME WE ARE IN IS A CONTRACT FOR DEED AND ON A RENTED LOT. SO THE PEOPLE CAN EVICT US WHEN EVER THEY WANT.

CUTCO

This is one of the best products out there if you can afford them. They come with a lifetime guarantee and we can pass them to the kids when they get older and they will have the same guarantee.
I got this and the knives as my home warming gift from Jer. The knives are SHARP and do not have no problems cutting through bones.

This set we want so when we are ready we will send the smaller set back and pay the difference mine came in pearl. Love them

This set will come with a gold plate that say THE BIRR'S

The pans have the same warranty amazing

Everyone should have a couple of cutco products in their kitchen.

How We Are Doing

We are doing good here in this state we no longer want to be in. I am working full time at a senior citizen home doing assisted living. Jer is home schooling the boys and picking up jobs. We just got on with a builder and so far that looks like 2-3 homes a month and maybe more.The boys love Jer home schooling he is teaching them mechanics, math, and science. when I get home they have reading, geography, history, english, library, spelling, and cooking. They have been finding bikes, 3 and 4 wheelers for free or realy cheap fix them and sale them. The boys are quite the sales men and mechanics. They asked if I needed an oil change yet so they could change it. Just recently McKennen took his dirt bike and car dolly traded them for a 4 wheeler. He started off with his savings bought a dirt bike, then sold that, bought the car dolly and a dirt bike (fixed both of them up)and traded them for the 4 wheeler I wonder what is next. McKaden has joined wrestling and goes 4 times a week. He has a chance to go to state. He is very excited and commited. The other day he was telling me about carborators and how they work. I am very proud of both of them. Our family is on some new adventures and we are excited to see what God has instore for us. Jer has started doing Dave Ramsey's book The Total Money Makeover. He also has started The Love Dare. If you have not seen Fireproof please go to the blog site this show is amazing it is produced by the same people who did Fly wheel and Facing The Giants. Just go buy it. The Love Dare book goes along with the movie. www.fireproofthemovie.blogspot.com We go through trials to learn from mistakes, share the mistakes, and grow stronger in our faith in him. We Love and miss all of you who we don't see.

Baby Kale

O.K so I have not posted in awhile, but things are a little tough and lots of decisions need to be made. However tonight we have our friend Shireen's little boy Kale. He brings so much delight to us. We try to have him over as much as Shireen will allow. The whole family is focused on him and how we can all play with him. It also makes me wish that I would not of had my tubes tied. So to all you Ladies that can have kids don't make the decision to soon to not have any more. The decision should not be ours but God"s. Read The Duggars book 20 and Counting it will inspire you. Their faith in God is amazing.

The boys are amazing with Kale and wish they had a little brother or sister. Me I wish for a little girl. I can only imagine how the boys would be with her. After seeing them with Kale it makes only think they would be so protective. Well I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we enjoy our time with him. I will post more tomorrow on him before we take him home.