Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Glorious Fall!
Today was just wonderful! Last night it was a bit stormy, with lots of rain and some lightning and thunder. We woke up this morning to a delicious chill in the air (we sleep with the windows open). There was snow on the mountains, where there wasn't before. We went window-shopping at Wal-Mart and Sears, and I actually had to put on a jacket! I was ecstatic! All day I was able to look out the window and see a beautiful cloudy sky and yellowing leaves on the trees across the street. And I made some deliciously spiced bread yesterday that I've been eating bits of periodically throughout the day. The whole day has just spoken "fall" to me. Yes, this has been a wonderful day indeed.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Is it Time Yet?
I brought the kids with me to my prenatal appointment this past Wednesday, because Jeff had an eye exam and couldn't take them. They were quite well-behaved, and interested in everything going on. Listening to the baby's heartbeat was especially fun!
I've been having some gastrointestinal issues lately, so the midwife wanted to check my cervix and make sure it wasn't a sign of preterm labor (it wasn't, everything's fine). As they draped me and put on their gloves and prepared to check, Zaylee started getting really excited. She gasped in awe and said, "It's time to take the baby out!"
I had to explain through my giggles that no, we weren't taking the baby out right now, we were just checking on Mommy. She was a bit disappointed.
I've been having some gastrointestinal issues lately, so the midwife wanted to check my cervix and make sure it wasn't a sign of preterm labor (it wasn't, everything's fine). As they draped me and put on their gloves and prepared to check, Zaylee started getting really excited. She gasped in awe and said, "It's time to take the baby out!"
I had to explain through my giggles that no, we weren't taking the baby out right now, we were just checking on Mommy. She was a bit disappointed.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Treasure Hunting
Wow, I'm on a roll with posting lately. What can I say, lots of fun stuff going on.
We needed to drop some stuff off at D.I. this afternoon, so we figured we'd wander around the store to see if there was anything we just couldn't live without. Thrift stores are just awesome like that - you can go in with something specific in mind, or not looking for anything in particular, and you'll almost always come away with treasure of some sort! I picked up a towel to make some big cover-the-whole-front bibs for Thomas, and some lace to use for random sewing projects (nothing in mind yet, but I'm sure it will come in handy). Jeff got a couple little picture frames to display pics of the kids at work.
We wandered around the furniture section. I've been reading lots of decorating magazines, courtesy my mom. She has a whole shelf full of them and I love to flip through them! She even let me take some home with me last week. Anyway, it's got me all excited about redoing furniture - painting, reupholstering, making accent pillows, stuff like that. I just wanted to wander around and gleam ideas for things I would or wouldn't be willing to redo. And as we wandered, I saw it.
Sitting there between the rusty garden bench and the falling-apart table, there it was. It stared at me, begging to be brought home and loved. I couldn't resist, I just couldn't.
Isn't it beautiful? A sturdy, hardwood rocking chair. I have always loved wooden rocking chairs - there's something so timeless about them. Lazy boys and ottomans are well and good, and usually quite comfortable, but a good solid wooden rocker is just so beautiful. I think I've wanted one for a long time, so to find one at D.I. in this great condition was unexpected and wonderful!
It's unfinished, which means it's a blank canvas to be painted and prettied up. It will go in the baby's room when we move into the house. I'll make a cushion for the seat, and paint a little design on the top. At $40, it was a bit of a splurge for us - the second highest price we've ever spent on furniture the whole time we've been married (the highest price was the crib, used, at $50). But I can see this chair being a treasured piece of our household for years to come. And I looked up wooden rocking chairs online to check pricing - a comparable unfinished chair of almost this exact design would be about $150 on sale, plus shipping and having to assemble it yourself. So this really is a pretty good deal.
And now we get to be extra careful about our spending for the next while, because this was a bit of a large unplanned purchase....
We needed to drop some stuff off at D.I. this afternoon, so we figured we'd wander around the store to see if there was anything we just couldn't live without. Thrift stores are just awesome like that - you can go in with something specific in mind, or not looking for anything in particular, and you'll almost always come away with treasure of some sort! I picked up a towel to make some big cover-the-whole-front bibs for Thomas, and some lace to use for random sewing projects (nothing in mind yet, but I'm sure it will come in handy). Jeff got a couple little picture frames to display pics of the kids at work.
We wandered around the furniture section. I've been reading lots of decorating magazines, courtesy my mom. She has a whole shelf full of them and I love to flip through them! She even let me take some home with me last week. Anyway, it's got me all excited about redoing furniture - painting, reupholstering, making accent pillows, stuff like that. I just wanted to wander around and gleam ideas for things I would or wouldn't be willing to redo. And as we wandered, I saw it.
Sitting there between the rusty garden bench and the falling-apart table, there it was. It stared at me, begging to be brought home and loved. I couldn't resist, I just couldn't.
Isn't it beautiful? A sturdy, hardwood rocking chair. I have always loved wooden rocking chairs - there's something so timeless about them. Lazy boys and ottomans are well and good, and usually quite comfortable, but a good solid wooden rocker is just so beautiful. I think I've wanted one for a long time, so to find one at D.I. in this great condition was unexpected and wonderful!
It's unfinished, which means it's a blank canvas to be painted and prettied up. It will go in the baby's room when we move into the house. I'll make a cushion for the seat, and paint a little design on the top. At $40, it was a bit of a splurge for us - the second highest price we've ever spent on furniture the whole time we've been married (the highest price was the crib, used, at $50). But I can see this chair being a treasured piece of our household for years to come. And I looked up wooden rocking chairs online to check pricing - a comparable unfinished chair of almost this exact design would be about $150 on sale, plus shipping and having to assemble it yourself. So this really is a pretty good deal.
And now we get to be extra careful about our spending for the next while, because this was a bit of a large unplanned purchase....
Crochet Fun
I've been working on a special crochet project for a while, and I finally finished it!
This is the baby's blanket. It's sort of been my tradition to crochet a blanket for the baby while I'm pregnant. Zaylee's is white and a variety of pastels, all in zig-zag stripes. Thomas's is little hexagonal teddy bear motifs, joined with blue yarn. And now this baby gets a sweet lacy white blanket with a green and purple edging. Here's a close-up:
I loved the green, but didn't have enough of it to go all the way around. So I only put it on the top and bottom edge, while the purple is on all four edges. Anyway, I'm excited to have this pretty little blanket completed. That's one item I can cross off my "to do before baby gets here" list. :-)
Still wanting to do some crocheting even though the blanket was done, I made a hat last night (the power went out yesterday evening so it was interesting trying to finish the last bit in the dark!). Here it is on our lovely model:
It turned out so cute and was so easy that I made another one this morning. It was much easier to make with enough light!
Anyway, that's what I've been working on with my hooks and yarn lately. :-)
This is the baby's blanket. It's sort of been my tradition to crochet a blanket for the baby while I'm pregnant. Zaylee's is white and a variety of pastels, all in zig-zag stripes. Thomas's is little hexagonal teddy bear motifs, joined with blue yarn. And now this baby gets a sweet lacy white blanket with a green and purple edging. Here's a close-up:
I loved the green, but didn't have enough of it to go all the way around. So I only put it on the top and bottom edge, while the purple is on all four edges. Anyway, I'm excited to have this pretty little blanket completed. That's one item I can cross off my "to do before baby gets here" list. :-)
Still wanting to do some crocheting even though the blanket was done, I made a hat last night (the power went out yesterday evening so it was interesting trying to finish the last bit in the dark!). Here it is on our lovely model:
It turned out so cute and was so easy that I made another one this morning. It was much easier to make with enough light!
Anyway, that's what I've been working on with my hooks and yarn lately. :-)
Friday, September 18, 2009
News About the House
We got the appraisal report for the house a couple days ago. Something very rare happened - with very few comparable houses sold in the area, and the price those houses sold for, the house we are buying was appraised for much less than we originally offered. And apparently, the rules are that when a house is appraised for a certain value, the seller cannot sell the house for more than that value.
What this meant for us was that the sellers could either choose to sell the house to us at the lower appraised price, or just take it off the market and not sell it at all. They met with their agent this morning to decide what to do. Oh goodie, pins and needles again!
We waited for our agent to call and tell us what they decided, but finally got impatient and called him a little after 12 this afternoon. The verdict? Drum roll...
We get to buy the house for $14,000 less than our original offer! Woohoo!!!!!
We feel so very blessed and grateful right now. I know this is probably very hard for the sellers, they've been trying to sell this house for a really long time and we all know the house is really worth so much more than what we're paying, but this reduced price is going to be so much less stressful for us financially. We would have been okay with the original price, but to have the price drop so much is just so incredibly wonderful! Our agent says this is something that rarely ever happens, to have the house appraised for less than the offer, especially so much less. It's just nice to know that Heavenly Father is looking out for us. We really are so blessed!
What this meant for us was that the sellers could either choose to sell the house to us at the lower appraised price, or just take it off the market and not sell it at all. They met with their agent this morning to decide what to do. Oh goodie, pins and needles again!
We waited for our agent to call and tell us what they decided, but finally got impatient and called him a little after 12 this afternoon. The verdict? Drum roll...
We get to buy the house for $14,000 less than our original offer! Woohoo!!!!!
We feel so very blessed and grateful right now. I know this is probably very hard for the sellers, they've been trying to sell this house for a really long time and we all know the house is really worth so much more than what we're paying, but this reduced price is going to be so much less stressful for us financially. We would have been okay with the original price, but to have the price drop so much is just so incredibly wonderful! Our agent says this is something that rarely ever happens, to have the house appraised for less than the offer, especially so much less. It's just nice to know that Heavenly Father is looking out for us. We really are so blessed!
Zaylee Bakes a Cake
Our gift to Zaylee on her birthday was a baking set, with a big pink mixing bowl, pretty white mixing spoons, an apron, and several baking mixes. Today I finally got it out of the van (where it has been stashed since our Idaho trip) and Zaylee and I got to do some baking together.
Zaylee chose to make the chocolate cake mix, and we put on our aprons and got to work. She did such a good job stirring the batter.
I baked the cake, and while it was cooling Jeff helped Zaylee make a small batch of chocolate frosting. Once it was frosted, Zaylee was so excited to have it all finished and ready to eat! Look at that beaming face!
Enjoying the fruits of her labors.
My yummy piece, mmmm...
It's so fun to play in the kitchen with Zaylee and make yummy things together. She really loves to help me cook, so it's fun for her to have her very own things to cook with.
Zaylee chose to make the chocolate cake mix, and we put on our aprons and got to work. She did such a good job stirring the batter.
I baked the cake, and while it was cooling Jeff helped Zaylee make a small batch of chocolate frosting. Once it was frosted, Zaylee was so excited to have it all finished and ready to eat! Look at that beaming face!
Enjoying the fruits of her labors.
My yummy piece, mmmm...
It's so fun to play in the kitchen with Zaylee and make yummy things together. She really loves to help me cook, so it's fun for her to have her very own things to cook with.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Our Week in Idaho
We just got back from spending a week with my family in Idaho. Oh, how I love visits with my family! We had a pretty busy and fun week, lots of playing and canning and reading and talking and cooking and all sorts of fun stuff.
We headed up on Tuesday afternoon. We would have gone on Tuesday morning, but I had an ultrasound scheduled to check on my placenta position. Everything went well, the placenta moved up out of the way, and the baby looks very healthy and very cute. We got some pictures, which I'll post later after I scan them into the computer.
After a very long but uneventful drive, we arrived at Mom and Dad's house, where the kids settled right in, making themselves at home with the toys. I think one of their favorite things about Grandma and Grandpa's house, besides all the aunts and uncles to play with, is that there's more of everything! Thomas discovered the big box full of toy cars.
And Zaylee found the big box full of My Little Ponies.
They also had a great time throughout the week playing with K'Nex, Lincoln Logs, puzzles, blocks, and books.
Anyway, Wednesday was Zaylee's birthday. Jeff and I took the kids shopping for supplies to decorate the cake, then I went to town! Two layers of cake, a large amount of white and pink cream cheese frosting, lots of candies, and four ice cream cones later...
A princess castle cake! This really is my favorite style of cake to make - decorating with things like candies and cookies is easy and fun, and always turns out cute. Zaylee really liked it, and everyone had fun picking and choosing which piece they wanted based on the color of frosting and types of candies. Then came the fun part - opening presents! She got all sorts of fun stuff, from pretty princess dresses, to a princess coloring book and crayons, to princess bracelets (are we seeing a pattern here?). Jeff and I gave her a baking set - a mixing bowl, a set of spoons, a homemade apron, and several small baking mixes for things like cake, cornbread, and biscuits. Zaylee loves to help me when I cook, so we thought it would be fun for her to have her own special baking supplies. Maybe for Christmas we'll supplement it with some fun baking pans and colorful measuring cups and spoons or something.
A neat little tidbit about the apron - besides being so darn cute, there's only one strap for the back. It goes all the way around and velcros onto the other side, so she can put on her apron and do it up all by herself. I saw the idea online and thought it was just brilliant. Zaylee thinks it's pretty neat too. You can kind of see it in the pictures where she's holding up her princess dresses.
From Wednesday to Friday, Mom did a LOT of canning, aided by Janelle and I. We did pears, salsa, relish, and pickles. It was so fun and relaxing to be able to work side by side with my mom and sister, peeling and chopping and slicing and stuffing things into jars to be preserved. Janelle and I each took a turn accidentally peeling off part of our finger with the extra sharp vegetable peeler - ouch! But it was still a wonderful experience. What's especially wonderful is that we got to bring home some of the fruits of our labor, plus extra - pears and salsa and cherries and peaches, yummy!
On Saturday afternoon we went to Michelle's baby shower/luncheon. But before we got there, we of course had to have an adventure. We (Mom, Janelle, Marie, Rheanna, and I) were driving to Mountain Home in Mom's van when suddenly we heard a popping/bursting sound from the general direction of the motor. Then a continuous whirring sound and a strange smell. Mom pulled over and tried to pop the hood. Being five helpless women, we found it hilarious and a bit embarrassing that it took us about five minutes just to be able to open that silly hood! Anyway, after a bit of examining, we found this broken foam tube:
And this burst-looking thing.
Mom called Dad and explained as well as she could what had happened and what we had found. He deduced that it was something to do with the air conditioning, and figured that we should be okay to keep driving as long as we didn't run the a/c. Right about the time Mom was announcing that we would be okay, someone finally pulled up to see if we needed help. After reassuring him that the van was running fine and we would be able to drive okay, we went back on our way to the baby shower.
We had a really good time at the luncheon. Such delicious food! There was chicken salad on crescents, fruit salad, and a green salad with simple homemade vinaigrette. Then there was the adorable cake that Michelle made and decorated. Look at those cute little fondant buttons!
We had a good time visiting with Michelle and meeting the other ladies whose pregnancies were also being celebrated (it was a joint luncheon for three women). There were a couple fun games. We had to guess how many M&M's were in the baby bottle - I was only off by 16, but the lady who won was only off by 9, drats. Then there was the game where we guessed the total price of a group of baby items. Being the tightwad that I am, and constantly thinking that things should cost much less than they really do, my guess ended up being $10 under the actual price. And that's after I added a couple dollars to my guess to try to make up for my tightwad tendencies. I thought that was pretty funny. Marie ended up winning, at just a few dollars off. Lucky her, she won a huge Symphony bar, which she shared with us later in the van.
Sunday was nice and relaxing, we pretty much hung out all morning and then went to church at 1:00. Thomas actually fell asleep in my arms during Sacrament Meeting. He hasn't fallen asleep in my arms in such a long time! It felt so nice and cuddly. He woke up partly through Sunday School, so I took him in to nursery then. Mom is one of the nursery workers, so he settled in there just fine, despite having just woken up.
This morning we took off for home, with a considerably larger load in the van than when we left! Michelle's friend Amanda (bless her wonderfully generous heart!!!) gave us several bags of clothes for the baby and some for Zaylee, and a cute pink walker for the baby as well. We had garbage bags and grocery bags of clothes completely filling the back seat of the van. Plus, Michelle gave us a large box of cloth diapers and supplies. We are feeling very blessed and very well supplied for this baby!
The drive home was slightly less unevently than the drive up to Idaho. The kids were fine - they always travel extremely well and were pretty happy the whole time. But the weather was less than cooperative. The temperature was wonderful, nice and cool, but it was raining so hard during a great portion of our drive. It was coming down so heavy at times that it was hard to see the road. It would let up for a few minutes, then start pouring in sheets again, over and over! I was just glad that Jeff was driving, not me.
But anyway, we made it home safe and sound, and Jeff has even unpacked the suitcase already and put all the clothes and stuff away. He's so awesome! Now Jeff is reading to the kids and we are already feeling settled back in. We had a great visit, but it's good to be home.
We headed up on Tuesday afternoon. We would have gone on Tuesday morning, but I had an ultrasound scheduled to check on my placenta position. Everything went well, the placenta moved up out of the way, and the baby looks very healthy and very cute. We got some pictures, which I'll post later after I scan them into the computer.
After a very long but uneventful drive, we arrived at Mom and Dad's house, where the kids settled right in, making themselves at home with the toys. I think one of their favorite things about Grandma and Grandpa's house, besides all the aunts and uncles to play with, is that there's more of everything! Thomas discovered the big box full of toy cars.
And Zaylee found the big box full of My Little Ponies.
They also had a great time throughout the week playing with K'Nex, Lincoln Logs, puzzles, blocks, and books.
Anyway, Wednesday was Zaylee's birthday. Jeff and I took the kids shopping for supplies to decorate the cake, then I went to town! Two layers of cake, a large amount of white and pink cream cheese frosting, lots of candies, and four ice cream cones later...
A princess castle cake! This really is my favorite style of cake to make - decorating with things like candies and cookies is easy and fun, and always turns out cute. Zaylee really liked it, and everyone had fun picking and choosing which piece they wanted based on the color of frosting and types of candies. Then came the fun part - opening presents! She got all sorts of fun stuff, from pretty princess dresses, to a princess coloring book and crayons, to princess bracelets (are we seeing a pattern here?). Jeff and I gave her a baking set - a mixing bowl, a set of spoons, a homemade apron, and several small baking mixes for things like cake, cornbread, and biscuits. Zaylee loves to help me when I cook, so we thought it would be fun for her to have her own special baking supplies. Maybe for Christmas we'll supplement it with some fun baking pans and colorful measuring cups and spoons or something.
A neat little tidbit about the apron - besides being so darn cute, there's only one strap for the back. It goes all the way around and velcros onto the other side, so she can put on her apron and do it up all by herself. I saw the idea online and thought it was just brilliant. Zaylee thinks it's pretty neat too. You can kind of see it in the pictures where she's holding up her princess dresses.
From Wednesday to Friday, Mom did a LOT of canning, aided by Janelle and I. We did pears, salsa, relish, and pickles. It was so fun and relaxing to be able to work side by side with my mom and sister, peeling and chopping and slicing and stuffing things into jars to be preserved. Janelle and I each took a turn accidentally peeling off part of our finger with the extra sharp vegetable peeler - ouch! But it was still a wonderful experience. What's especially wonderful is that we got to bring home some of the fruits of our labor, plus extra - pears and salsa and cherries and peaches, yummy!
On Saturday afternoon we went to Michelle's baby shower/luncheon. But before we got there, we of course had to have an adventure. We (Mom, Janelle, Marie, Rheanna, and I) were driving to Mountain Home in Mom's van when suddenly we heard a popping/bursting sound from the general direction of the motor. Then a continuous whirring sound and a strange smell. Mom pulled over and tried to pop the hood. Being five helpless women, we found it hilarious and a bit embarrassing that it took us about five minutes just to be able to open that silly hood! Anyway, after a bit of examining, we found this broken foam tube:
And this burst-looking thing.
Mom called Dad and explained as well as she could what had happened and what we had found. He deduced that it was something to do with the air conditioning, and figured that we should be okay to keep driving as long as we didn't run the a/c. Right about the time Mom was announcing that we would be okay, someone finally pulled up to see if we needed help. After reassuring him that the van was running fine and we would be able to drive okay, we went back on our way to the baby shower.
We had a really good time at the luncheon. Such delicious food! There was chicken salad on crescents, fruit salad, and a green salad with simple homemade vinaigrette. Then there was the adorable cake that Michelle made and decorated. Look at those cute little fondant buttons!
We had a good time visiting with Michelle and meeting the other ladies whose pregnancies were also being celebrated (it was a joint luncheon for three women). There were a couple fun games. We had to guess how many M&M's were in the baby bottle - I was only off by 16, but the lady who won was only off by 9, drats. Then there was the game where we guessed the total price of a group of baby items. Being the tightwad that I am, and constantly thinking that things should cost much less than they really do, my guess ended up being $10 under the actual price. And that's after I added a couple dollars to my guess to try to make up for my tightwad tendencies. I thought that was pretty funny. Marie ended up winning, at just a few dollars off. Lucky her, she won a huge Symphony bar, which she shared with us later in the van.
Sunday was nice and relaxing, we pretty much hung out all morning and then went to church at 1:00. Thomas actually fell asleep in my arms during Sacrament Meeting. He hasn't fallen asleep in my arms in such a long time! It felt so nice and cuddly. He woke up partly through Sunday School, so I took him in to nursery then. Mom is one of the nursery workers, so he settled in there just fine, despite having just woken up.
This morning we took off for home, with a considerably larger load in the van than when we left! Michelle's friend Amanda (bless her wonderfully generous heart!!!) gave us several bags of clothes for the baby and some for Zaylee, and a cute pink walker for the baby as well. We had garbage bags and grocery bags of clothes completely filling the back seat of the van. Plus, Michelle gave us a large box of cloth diapers and supplies. We are feeling very blessed and very well supplied for this baby!
The drive home was slightly less unevently than the drive up to Idaho. The kids were fine - they always travel extremely well and were pretty happy the whole time. But the weather was less than cooperative. The temperature was wonderful, nice and cool, but it was raining so hard during a great portion of our drive. It was coming down so heavy at times that it was hard to see the road. It would let up for a few minutes, then start pouring in sheets again, over and over! I was just glad that Jeff was driving, not me.
But anyway, we made it home safe and sound, and Jeff has even unpacked the suitcase already and put all the clothes and stuff away. He's so awesome! Now Jeff is reading to the kids and we are already feeling settled back in. We had a great visit, but it's good to be home.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
I may end up regretting that...
We had a medium-sized zucchini that needed to be used up before our trip to Idaho, so tonight I got the brilliant idea of frying it up just like fried green tomatoes. So I sliced it up, mixed some milk and egg, and some flour and salt and pepper, and heated up some oil. And I fried up those zucchini slices and boy were they good!
My original intention was to serve them with rice for dinner, offering some to the kids just to see if they might like it. I ate the first one done just to test it, and decided that I couldn't wait until the rice was done! I ate another, and another, and kept eating as they finished cooking.
The more I ate the more I thought to myself that there was no way the kids would want to even try these. They looked funny, the texture was sure to turn them off, and the flavor was far too grown up. I shouldn't even offer them any, because it was sure to go to waste. After all, only a grown up could fully appreciate how delicious these slices of fried heaven really were.
Thomas came up as I was eating and asked for some (read: he opened his mouth and looked at me expectantly). I reluctantly cut off a small piece and gave it to him, sure that he would screw up his face and walk away after tasting the strange new food. Nope. The little stinker came back for more! He ate about the equivalent of one slice.
I ate all the rest. The entire zucchini. All but one slice of that greasy, batter-fried deliciousness!
And something tells me that having consumed all that crispy greasiness (they really were quite greasy), I'm sure to regret it somehow later tonight, due to heartburn, stomach distress, burnt tongue, etc. But for now, I don't care. I enjoyed every single delectable bite.
My original intention was to serve them with rice for dinner, offering some to the kids just to see if they might like it. I ate the first one done just to test it, and decided that I couldn't wait until the rice was done! I ate another, and another, and kept eating as they finished cooking.
The more I ate the more I thought to myself that there was no way the kids would want to even try these. They looked funny, the texture was sure to turn them off, and the flavor was far too grown up. I shouldn't even offer them any, because it was sure to go to waste. After all, only a grown up could fully appreciate how delicious these slices of fried heaven really were.
Thomas came up as I was eating and asked for some (read: he opened his mouth and looked at me expectantly). I reluctantly cut off a small piece and gave it to him, sure that he would screw up his face and walk away after tasting the strange new food. Nope. The little stinker came back for more! He ate about the equivalent of one slice.
I ate all the rest. The entire zucchini. All but one slice of that greasy, batter-fried deliciousness!
And something tells me that having consumed all that crispy greasiness (they really were quite greasy), I'm sure to regret it somehow later tonight, due to heartburn, stomach distress, burnt tongue, etc. But for now, I don't care. I enjoyed every single delectable bite.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Ending the Suspense
The sellers accepted our offer yesterday, signed and everything. No counter offers, no changes - everything exactly as we wrote it. Hooray - we get the house!!!! I'm so happy. :-)
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Oh the Suspense!
Our realtor called us last night. We had set the deadline for accepting or declining our offer to be early this afternoon. But apparently the sellers' realtor is out of town until late tonight, so he won't be able to go over our offer with the house's owners until sometime tomorrow. So we have an entire extra day of wondering whether or not we get to buy this wonderful house that we have allowed ourselves to fall in love with. The suspense is killing me!
Anyway, just wanted to post this little update and get it out of my system. I'm just so ready to be done with this and move into a house already!
Anyway, just wanted to post this little update and get it out of my system. I'm just so ready to be done with this and move into a house already!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Maybe this is the one?
Well, we looked at this other house this morning and remembered why we had liked it so much in the first place. It dropped out of the running earlier because there's no garage or carport. But that's livable, and we love everything else about it! So we wrote up an offer and will find out tomorrow if we get the house. Great, pins and needles again!
This house is currently empty, no one living in it. So I took the opportunity to snap some pictures of it while we were there. When I loaded them onto the computer, I was disappointed to find that many of them are pretty blurry - I didn't take the time to really focus them and make them look nice or anything. But here's an idea of the house. P.S. Thomas is in several of these pictures because he was following me around. He's so cute!
About half of the big family room downstairs (I couldn't get the whole thing in the shot, and yes, the couch comes with the house):
The entry for the laundry room, I love the shutter doors!
The upstairs living room, complete with fireplace and mirrors on the wall:
The dining area, viewed from the living room - you can see those mirrors again, and the kitchen is behind that wall:
The kitchen. Lots of counter space, and the appliances (fridge, oven, microwave, dishwasher) come with the house:
Upstairs bathroom, it's prettier than it looks in the picture:
Now let's look outside. Here's the deck, with stairs leading down to the back yard:
And when you go down, you can see the gas grill/barbecue that comes with the house. It's all hooked up, and it works and everything!
A separate garden bed, great for a vegetable garden (ivy growing on the fence):
And though I won't post what the house looks like, here's a glimpse of the beautiful ivy growing up the wall:
We're really hoping for this one. Now that we know we aren't getting the other house, we like this one even more than we liked the other one. ;-) So now we're just really hoping that the seller accepts our offer and we can get on with buying this place!
This house is currently empty, no one living in it. So I took the opportunity to snap some pictures of it while we were there. When I loaded them onto the computer, I was disappointed to find that many of them are pretty blurry - I didn't take the time to really focus them and make them look nice or anything. But here's an idea of the house. P.S. Thomas is in several of these pictures because he was following me around. He's so cute!
About half of the big family room downstairs (I couldn't get the whole thing in the shot, and yes, the couch comes with the house):
The entry for the laundry room, I love the shutter doors!
The upstairs living room, complete with fireplace and mirrors on the wall:
The dining area, viewed from the living room - you can see those mirrors again, and the kitchen is behind that wall:
The kitchen. Lots of counter space, and the appliances (fridge, oven, microwave, dishwasher) come with the house:
Upstairs bathroom, it's prettier than it looks in the picture:
Now let's look outside. Here's the deck, with stairs leading down to the back yard:
And when you go down, you can see the gas grill/barbecue that comes with the house. It's all hooked up, and it works and everything!
A separate garden bed, great for a vegetable garden (ivy growing on the fence):
And though I won't post what the house looks like, here's a glimpse of the beautiful ivy growing up the wall:
We're really hoping for this one. Now that we know we aren't getting the other house, we like this one even more than we liked the other one. ;-) So now we're just really hoping that the seller accepts our offer and we can get on with buying this place!
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