Day 117 – And again.

If it hasn’t been obvious by my many Facebook updates (for those of you who use FB) or the post the other day, you might be surprised to find that we’re moving.  Again.  We sound like we’re insane to want to do this yet again, but in truth, we’re not.  We just know what we want, what we like, and most importantly, what we don’t like.  We moved to this last house with a goal in mind: update it and make some money.  2 years in and we’ve done exactly that.  A loooooong and tiring and incredibly poorly timed flip, if you will.

In each our moves, Dan and I just kept compiling  a list of ‘must haves’ in our next house.  This time around, our new house meets ALL of the must haves on our list and more, a first for us.  So we’re pretty convinced that we’re staying at this address for awhile.  So sure, in fact, that I’d be inclined to suggest Lisa D use PEN for me in her address book.  PEN.  Serious business.

Our closing date is set.  And, as of this evening, our current house has SOLD.  It’s still conditional on financing and inspection, but I’m optimistic.  We were on the market for less than a week.  And have this already happen is making me beam.  Living in a show home is nearly impossible with two littles.  We only had to live it for a couple of days and it was painful.  I’m so glad it’s over.

I want to take a minute to thank two people who helped make this possible.  Dan’s dad and stepmom flew into town and got to work the second they arrived.  They cleaned, cooked, painted, babysat, tinkered, replaced, repaired, organized, packed, built and, most importantly, kept us calm as the deadline approached.  Grandpa Doug and Grandma Dianna, we could not have done this without you.  We are so thankful for every single thing you did  for us, including having faith in us that we could get it all done.  You are both amazing.  The little kids (and the big kids) miss you already.