We have a Deal!!

Yes, we have a house!!! Well, at least we are very close to it. We will sign papers this week and are set to close by the middle of January! The funny thing is that it is not either one of the houses I blogged about before. After we looked at both of those, this house came up on the market. It is two years old, but has never been lived in, so everything is like brand new! The kitchen is fabulous (see pictures below). It has four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. There is also a "bonus" room right off the family room that we will use for a playroom or maybe an office. There is a living/dining room right as you come in the front door. (So you don't get a view straight into the kitchen) This house is also even closer to Mike and Melissa than the others we have looked at.....which is great because we will want them to come over next summer and help us break in the great big swimming POOL!!

No Biting Zone

I have had a lot of comments about the "biting incident." (Mostly over the phone or email) I'm happy to report that it has not happened again, and Spencer seems to have made a full and speedy recovery. Now, I'm not saying that biting is okay, but this incident has just proven once again what a tough guy Spencer is. He takes resilient to the next level.

Closure!

I can't believe it's over! Our house has officially closed and money is in the bank! Whoo Hooooo! We just continue to count our blessings! We are grateful that we actually sold our home in this crazy housing market and even came out ahead, when so many people are not. We have been searching for a new home like crazy. We are looking to buy in the Queen Creek area and of the twenty some odd homes we have looked at, almost all of them are foreclosure homes! I feel sad for those people, but also very happy that we are now on the buying side of this market!



I think we finally have narrowed the choice down to two homes. One with a great layout and a pool or one way less expensive home with tons of potential in a great location. I do love them both. Pool or no pool, really. (I never thought I'd say that!!)

House with pool and great birch cabinets!

House with granite counters! on a cul de sac! Close to Mike & Melissa!

Leaving a Mark!

Andrew and Spencer were wrestling...again. This time we had real war wounds for the first time. Check out these bite marks that were made through a shirt.

Just now, as I added this picture, Andrew walked into the room and saw it for the first time. He said, "It has ouwee?" I said, "Yeah, what happened?" He replied, "I eat it!" Yikes, boys are gross. I think I handle it remarkably well for being raised in a house full of girly girls!