Finding out

Well we found out today that they removed the home we bid on from the auction block, but we also found out that it's going to take about 2-3 weeks before we are approved by the bank board and at least 6 weeks before we can close on it. Fun stuff hu?

So we will be spending the holidays in an apartment this year. We finally found one, thanks to my sister Rosalie, that will lease to us for just 2 months and month to month if we need it longer. It's really close to where our first apartment was so it brings back a lot of memories.

It really is a lot less stressful to know where we will be living, even if we don't know for sure about our house at least we have a place to go after we close on this house. By the way, we'd love to have everyone who is available come help us on Saturday morning at 9:00 am to help us move. We appreciate all those who have told us that they will help, we look forward to seeing you soon.

Another Offer

Well, we found another home, just around the corner from the last home we put an offer on. This one is a short sale that was just about to go into foreclosure, but we put in our offer just in time. It hasn't been officially accepted, but they said if we offered a certain amount that they would accept it. So we offered that amount. We should hear the official word on Monday, but things seem to be falling into place. They even said that they could close in 3 weeks which means we will be in our new house before Christmas. Yeah!

I was tagged and asked to post the 6th picture in my 6th folder, so here goes.

Wow, I just posted family pictures and would you believe it's a family picture we had taken almost exactly 3 years ago, how bout that?

The 6 people I tag are Cindy, Pam, Sarah, Jessica, Heather & Kristina.

Family Pictures

We went a few weeks ago and got family pictures taken. They turned out so cute I thought I'd share. I finally got them scanned in and thought I'd post them for all to see.

We had a lot of fun and got some wonderful pictures. Doesn't Karen look just beautiful? And Karen and Michael holding hands is just the sweetest picture. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Quick Update

Ah, the highs and lows of house hunting and the bidding game. Tonight was a low. We found out that they wouldn't accept our offer and countered with the full asking price which we just can't afford. We were disappointed, but we are sure there is something out there for us and we have faith that the Lord will show the way.

So back to the drawing board. Except this time we'll be looking for a place that we can rent for a month or two while we look for a home.