Jun 17, 2014

Falling on the Face of the Earth

Apparently I have forgotten that I have a blog.  Life has gotten in the way, and I have not had a second to sit down to think, or cook, or browse the inter webs.

First it was vacation Bible school volunteer duties that were slowing me down.  Then in the middle of that insanity, my innate nosiness got the best of me, and I just had to see the inside of this house in my neighborhood which I have always loved.  Morgan and I walked into the house, and my first reaction was, "Oh, shit."  It was gorgeous, and comfortable, and "us" in every way.

I came home  full of dreams and schemes on how in the world I could swing the house.  Morgan confessed he was doing the same thing.  However, the plan has always been to move into my parents' house in a few years when they build a house on some adjoining property.  So, my dad admitted that he has no desire to move for at least another ten years, and we should seriously think about this house. We look at it again, make an offer which the sellers accepted, and all of the sudden we are under contract on our dream house.

At this point I was about to have a full blown panic attack.  List making and deep breathing is helping.  I got through a huge project at work last week then went into clean/purge/organize mode.  A week after going under contract on new house, our current house is on the market! (she crows not at all modestly). I'm exhausted, but in absolute wonder/fear of the lack of clutter in my house.  Miss Priss keeps asking for all of her various large pieces of plastic (her kitchen is being renovated, and her car is getting fixed- she seems satisfied with these responses).

We had a few showings yesterday before it was officially listed.  Packing up Buddy, Deeds and Dell Harper on short notice is a sweaty, hectic endeavor.  I had to wake both sleeping babies yesterday and get them out of the house for a last minute showing.  The definition of a motivated seller.  In case you are curious, putting your house on the market with a potty-training two year old, and a nursing baby is a rather stress-inducing proposition.  Hopefully the house will sell quickly!

So that's what it is happening with me.  Fingers crossed that everything will work out- I am a nervous wreck with all these happenings, but so amped up at the same time.

10 comments:

  1. SO exciting!!!! And serendipitous, it sounds. Good luck with all the real estate insanity -- fingers crossed your home sells soon! Can't wait to see photos of your new abode!

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  2. Holy Moly!! What big news lady. Email me some pics!! I can't even imagine packing that crew up for showings. Especially with the potty training going on. Sidenote: HOW EXCITING!!!!!!!

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  3. i totally feel you on the house showing craziness...i dreaded that so much last fall with both babies and sure enough, showing requests always came during naptime and dinner time-such an easy time. i am so so so excited for yall and this next adventure as a family, though!!! how exciting to get to move into your dream home and make it your own!!

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  4. What an exciting update!!! You've done such beautiful work to your current home, I'm sure that it'll appeal to many buyers!

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  5. WOW! You've been busy! How exciting! Congratulations on the new house. I can't imagine how tough it is to show a house with two little ones and a dog. Doing it with one little one about killed me. I hope it sells quickly. Can't wait to hear more about the new dream home!

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  6. What big and exciting news!! Good luck with the selling portion. I can only imagine how hard it must be to keep it clean with 2 little ones and a big dog. Hope it sells fast!

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  7. Oh wow! How exciting! It was stressful enough for us to pack and move a few months ago, and we don't have children! Good luck; it will all be worth it.

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  8. Wow! I'm so excited for you! Take it one day at a time!!

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  9. 19 years ago I persuaded my most excellent husband to "just go look" at a house because I was "curious"…hahaha The week before the move my husband was working in the ICU so my 4 year old and 7 year old put together dozens of cardboard boxes and I packed up the house. But I remember the motivation factor!

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  10. Oh my goodness - see what happens when I don't check into Feedly for a month or so?! I miss ALL the news. This is huge!! Congratulations!

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