We sold our house!!

OK, so it is amazing how quickly things can change (for the better)! On Tuesday a couple came and looked at the house and they made an offer the same night! Wednesday, we submitted a counter offer and they accepted. It looks like all of their finances are going to check out, so we are just trying to pin down a closing date. It my be in less than two weeks! CRAZINESS! Anyway, I have started packing. A huge thanks goes out to Scott Kinney for the fabulous boxes. I can't believe all that I have to do to get ready to go, but it is exciting to see things falling into place. The second huge news of the day is that we bought a new house! We gave an offer this morning and it was accepted. It is brand new, but vacant, so we will be able to have immediate occupancy after we close. It is a beautiful home and we are really looking forward to being together as a family again.

Hogle Zoo

The girls and I had a fun day today at the zoo with our good friends the Limon's and the Sacks'. The weather was gorgeous!! It was so fun to be outside and learn about the animals. Rachel and Alison decided that the zoo is more fun than school :).

Hanging out on the train with Hailey

It is hard to tell, but this is a huge monkey behind Rachel and her friend Nikelle

Hailey loved watching the giraffes eat

The best thing about going to the zoo is going with friends.

Premature excitement

OK, I haven't wanted to post again because it has been such a crappy week and I didn't want to be pessimistic. Well, I guess it is time to post the bad news. It looks like we are starting over again with our house. After we got our offer last Friday we faxed a counter offer and then we never heard back from the couple. I actually talked to the husband on Tuesday and I still have no idea what really happened. Cold feet?? Anyway, to make a long, emotional story short, I still need to sell our house. Someone is coming tomorrow, so there is always hope, but it stinks being separated from my husband!! If you are reading this, pray for us! Clearly my prayers are not sufficient. Well, it is bedtime. I need to read a little about my favorite vampires to wind down. :)

What a week!

This has seriously been a crazy week for me! Nathan left on Monday morning with his brother Brent to make the big drive to Kentucky. He arrived Tuesday night and started his new job on Thursday. He is happy to be there and said that the staff has been very friendly and welcoming. It is hard to have Nathan gone, but I have been overwhelmed by the kindness of my friends (I am going to miss you guys!!!!). We have had many invites this week for playdates and dinner, so it has been good to stay busy. Today we had some very exciting news. A cute young family made an offer on our house! They love the floorplan (as do I) and are eager to buy their first home. We are going to counter their offer tomorrow and we are hoping to get a final offer back soon so that we can start making some plans to move the family. They want to close in three weeks, so things could move very quickly. We feel very grateful and blessed. The timing is truly impeccable :) It is amazing how things always work out how they need to. Why do I ever doubt?? Anyway wish us look. Now we have to pray that all of this works out. Nathan is hoping to make an offer on a house in Kentucky next week.