So we finally made the big move!
And here are the girls playing with Ann Wyatt after we closed. So happy!
So we finally made the big move!
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I thought it was funny that I only had 1 blog in my "healthy lifestyle" label section. hehe. I do like to consider myself healthy though. And I promise, that once we move, and I can get on a schedule, hopefully back in my running routine AND I can start cooking for the fam in my B-E-A-utiful kitchen, I will have much much more to blog about and label for this section...... but until then...... here's numero 2 for Healthy Lifestyle. Sorry if you're disappointed. ;)
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I know I'm not the only one who gets annoyed by the tiny-ness of baby and toddler clothes. Sure they're cute but they are just so SMALL. And it seems like it takes forever to do laundry with all those tiny articles of clothing. When we moved from our last home into my parents we didn't box any clothes. We just left them on hangers and transported them to the next closet. Well this time we have to box them and I started doing that today. And today I really appreciated those tiny little clothes. I was able to fit both Micaila and Ryann's ENTIRE wardrobe (with the exception of what I left out for them to wear from now till Tuesday) into one box. Shoes are another story, thank you Linda. =)
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Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday! We are set to close on Tuesday at 10:00am. Woohoo! We'll pack the truck up on Sunday, take our time and drive up Monday and then on that glorious Tuesday morning we will be closing on our new home. Praise God! We are so unbelievably blessed. That's all I can think about right now..... for so many reason outside of closing on our home. Take a moment and lets count our blessings =)
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Please lift this family and little baby boy up in your prayers.
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Sooooo I had not had a chance to blog about the fact that our closing date was pushed back due to a small oversight on the bank end. (I know big shocker) Apparently they had thought the seller had closed back in February but he actually had closed on July 15. Obviously banks have rules and requirements that you must meet as a home owner and one our lender has is that you aren't to "flip" a house within a 90 day period. We were to close on October 15. Right on the 90 day marker. But the funny thing is for us to move forward the bank requested we get a 2nd appraisal to ensure the houses value was not less than what we were buying it for. Doesn't really make a whole lot of sense to me considering those seem like 2 separate issues but not a whole lot you can do about it and the bank was paying for the appraisal so that's what we have been waiting for. And not to our surprise at all the house again appraised 30k over what we are buying it for. So we are hoping that we close by the end of the week.
It hasn't been fun or easy STILL being here when we should be in our new home putting away dishes and setting up furniture. In fact, it's become extremely difficult within the last 3 weeks. I also have neglected to blog about the joys of being one big happy family in one tiny bedroom. My parents house is sort of...... well...... falling apart and particularly in the room we were sleeping in. Water managed to soak up through the slab warping the hard wood floors and creating a really great musty aroma. Jason had to rip up some of the flooring in there and they are still in the process of resolving the issue. So here we are, all cramped up in Micaila and Ryann's bedroom. Whelp, this certainly has been a great method of birth control! I mean seriously, not only are Jason and I around my parents all the time but we can't even hide out in our bedroom alone. lol. I'm not complaining I'm "just saying" =) I can't wait to have our privacy again. I think God just wanted me to move into this new home with an even greater sense of appreciation. What an awesome lesson! Definitely learned too. I can't wait!
As a result of not closing and not moving this past weekend God did do something really awesome. He orchestrated my being able to attend the Women of Faith Conference. Which I highly recommend. It was incredibly enjoyable, insightful, and worshipful. Full Full Full of good God stuff. I got to go with my mom and spend the whole weekend with her and Jesus. I will admit I was a little disctracted by my disappointment with not moving but it was still amazing and I feel like it's been even better for me to reflect on. I loved spending the time with my mom, I loved listening to and learning from the speakers. And of course I loved singing praises to my Heavenly Father or just listening and worshipping in silent adoration. I feel really blessed to have gotten to go and experience such a wonderful event.
And thats the update!
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