Moving...

After 16 months of our house being on the market, we are "under contract!" It's been 16 months of having to keep the house within "one hour" of being clean (since Realtors were supposed to give 1 hour's notice before showing the house), lots of stress, and worry. We originally planned to rent a house for about a year and start building on the land we bought last year. BUT, after looking at some rental properties, we realized that rent was as much as a mortgage payment and we wouldn't have any tax benefits. Andy, our Realtor, told us about a house in Bolingbroke (just inside the Monroe County line and only 10 miles from where we live now) so we went to look at it. Jeff and I both saw lots of potential in the house, so we put an offer on it. Our closings are set for September 1st-so needless to say, we have been packing for the past few weeks. Jeff is "over" the clutter and chaos that the boxes bring; to top things off, we sold the sofa in his office so he has no place to retreat from it all!
The kids are adjusting pretty well and are looking forward to the new place. Savannah is excited that she was able to choose her new bedding and wall color.

Happy Birthday Great Granddaddy!

We were in North Carolina last weekend and were able to visit Great Granddaddy in Newton on his 88th birthday. Aunt Libby and Uncle Robert were also in town visiting him and the kids loved spending time with them.