But we've been going to town packing up our house every chance we get. If you walked into my home right now you would find a million boxes and a TON of plastic bins waiting to be filled. So far we've emptied out the basement, the garage, and the shed - and that makes me feel better because they were the BIG ones...Basically all we have left is the bedroom furniture and the couches to get out and of course some things out of the kitchen. We are renting a storage place for the time being.
We close next Friday 8/17 on our new house. By the way, I don't think I filled you in on what happened. We were looking at a home that was in foreclosure. We thought it was a great deal but then we had the inspections done which I had told you. Unfortunately, there were a TON of MAJOR things wrong with the house, such as plumbing problems, electrical problems, in need of a whole new septic system (which that alone was probably going to cost anywhere from $8,000 - $15,000), and MOLD! So, we walked away from it.
It was just not worth it in our opinion to do all of that work at this point in time. And I have to be HONEST - MOLD scares me...that can really cause health problems Thank goodness we had the inspections done.
But, the good side, is that we found another house that is pretty much brand new. It was built in 2009. It's a 3 bedroom ranch. We wanted 4, but we plan on fixing up the GINORMOUS basement eventually. There is a lot of potential with this house and better yet - room to grow for our growing family. We already had the inspections done and everything was GOOD! We are having the house painted once we close but other than that we can move right in for now. Obviously, there are things that Nate and I want to do, such as rip out the carpeting, lay new floors, new countertops, a cool backsplash...but those are all things that can be done in time...and I don't even know what I want yet meaning what style I want to go with and I don't want to rush -that's for sure. And with school starting up again we are just sooooo busy. I'm just anxious to get moved in, settled, and on a routine. It will be the best thing for all of us. It has been 'up in the air' here the past couple months and I dislike that feeling of being in limbo if you know what I mean.
Our life in pictures lately...
Sister is just 'steppin' away...more and more steps everyday...
and she was loving the empty garage...right after we had packed it all up...
He likes to show Sailie his big tricks...
Grey wanted to help clean out the garage...
and as long as he was doing that....Sister knew it was her only chance to get the ball;)
While I've been packing up...we just pull out our remaining toys and fill up the pool...it kind of saves the day;)
our water guns help...
and graham crackers for Sailie help too;)
Happy Friday!
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