It's Official!

As of 11:40 tonight we have a contract on our house! Why 11:40 you ask? We are going to be out of town for the rest of the week and the buyers work evenings and don't get off until 10:45 so this was the only time that worked for both us and them. This couple made an offer on the house when we had only a sign in the yard for a week.

We are so excited about moving. The house we are getting is four miles from Jonathan's work! We love the new house and can't wait to move in. Jacksen and Jennah are so excited to have their rooms upstairs. I find myself not able to sleep at night thinking of how I will arrange the furniture there.

Spring Break started out with a bang. All three of the kids stayed at my parents house two nights! It was really nice because we had a yard sale planned for Saturday. Then we got to get up and go to Church by ourselves. We were there fifteen minutes early! Sunday evening we all went fishing at Aunt Julie and Uncle Tommy's pond. Jacksen, Jennah, and Jonathan all caught catfish. All three of them weighed over two pounds! We all had a great time! Tomorrow we are going to the aquarium with our young families class. Hopefully I will get some good pictures tomorrow.

Thanks to all who have prayed for us in selling our house and finding a new one. It is always so amazing to see God working in our lives. We are blessed and excited to start a new chapter, and God willing be settled for many, many years.

Hard at Work

This past week and this weekend have been packed with home improvement projects. We found the perfect house last weekend and made an offer on it. We wanted a contract contingent on our house selling. The sellers of the house didn't want a contingency so we have to get a contract on our house before we can get a contract on our prospective house. So this past week we have started fixing up our house so God willing it will sell in time to get the house we want.

It is ten minutes from Jonathan's work and two blocks from Grandma Janet and Papa Joe and about a mile from Nana Ila and Papa David! The kids love the house we are looking at. The backyard is right across the street from the school the kids would attend. Jacksen has already said he will walk to and from school every day and every Friday he will walk to Grandma Janet and Papa Joe's house instead of home.

So far in the past seven days we have removed the ugly striped wallpaper from our living room wall, painted the big living room, removed wallpaper from our bathroom (again ugly), removed much clutter, and just organized. It doesn't sound like much but when you throw in our already hectic schedule it really is. We still have to paint our bathroom and replace the carpet throughout the house.

Everyone we have talked to says at our price and location it will sell fast. Hopefully fast enough to get the house we want. Keep us in your prayers. We know God will put us where he wants us, but it is hard to know where and when that might happen.