We are moving.

Well, it came to the point that Brian and I said enough! This house I bought has become a money pit. It was starting to eat at our souls. We would come home and be worn out by the things needed to fix the place up. It was depressing to say the least. We bought the house and started remodeling piece by piece so there is still lots to do and we know we won't get a lot for it but we just cannot afford to stay here. We talked with our realtor and broker about our situation and they agreed it was time to get out and move on to bigger, better things. It is kind of sad for me cause this is my home but at the same time, I know that in a year or so we will be able to buy another house or build my dream house. So, in the mean time, we will rent and lick our wounds.

We managed to find a perfect rental house in the neighborhood we originally wanted to move into. We have friends there and the boys have friends there. Plus they have a pool and a fitness center. That is a huge plus. We are very familiar with the area and the boy won't have to change schools. We went to see the house yesterday and we immediately fell in love with it. The landlord still lives in it but is moving out mid-June. So we won't be moving until July. It has a study which we will make into the guest bedroom and a formal dining which will be my office area. Huge kitchen with a breakfast area that will fit our huge table perfectly. It has a fireplace with a remote, which is hilarious to me. The kids will have a "retreat" in between their bedrooms that we will make into their gameroom. So all that stuff will be out of the way. 2 car garage is a huge plus too. Fenced backyard and a doggie door on the back door which is perfect for our dogs. And yes dogs are allowed which is awesome. The yard is kinda small but that is ok. We got seriously tired of mowing an acre. It is a bummer that we have to rent again but I am feeling positive about it all. We meet with them end of next week to give them the deposit.

Tuesday we will talk with our realtor and broker about the selling of our house. We will ask the guy that owns the property behind us first cause he has been trying to sell that property for years. Adding another acre and a house to it would help him, I think. He also already expressed an interest in the property before... so we shall see what he wants to offer. I am nervous about the selling of the house because it does need a lot of work.

So please pray for us as we are taking another major step.