Possible Winner . . .

Well, everything happens for a reason. The other house did not work out, but after looking at a few more we found one that we really like. It is laid out almost exactlly how we talked about building the other one. It has 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and is just slightly bigger than this house. The whole layout is more conducive to families and having parties which will work great for us. The bedrooms are laid out wonderfully for kids, and 2 of them have a nice jack and jill bathroom. The lot is bigger and there's a creek behind the house although that land is owned by someone else. There's an empty lot next door and it's on a cul-de-sac and there's lots of mature trees everywhere. It's perfect for us, and I hope it works out. The sellers have accepted our offer, and so we have to have an inspection and everything. And, the bank has agreed to give us an awesome interest rate as our primary residence as long as we move in within 30 days, which will be a little crazy, but doable.

We do still have to sell our house which is the most worriesome part of this whole deal, but we've added some nice upgrades and can really competitively price it. I'm hoping it won't take a super long time, and this is the best time to sell since it's the spring. And, we have a great realtor. I think it will show very nice and it will be probably be a bit easier and nicer since we'll be moved out. So, say a few prayers for us that we can sell it quickly!

I am hesitant to put any pictures or anything up, so I'm going to wait until we actually own the house. We're going to have to do a little painting and someday I'd like to change the stain on the kitchen cabinets, but that's all cosmetic and easy to do when the time is right.

So, hopefully everything will work out. My friend Molly's friend lives right next door and seems really nice, and Molly will only be a couple minutes away. And a few other friends live closer which will be nice! I'll keep you posted!