Well, so many have been asking me, and really I should have blogged about it sooner, but just didn't want to. We lost the house we put an offer on. It was a module home, meaning it was built in a factory, then they are moved in two pieces to the property, secured to each other and to the foundation. With the type of loan we have to get it stipulated that the house could only have been moved once, from the factory to this address. After much searching, we found out that it had been moved more than once, so we couldn't get the loan. It is hard and a huge let down. I was so ready to be fixing up my new home all summer, but we trust in the Lord. Obviously this is not the house He had for us.
We are still looking, though I will admit, not as regularly. Doing this whole house offer and such, we found out that interest rates are going back up. We have now come to the sad conclusion that the window of opportunity we had to by a home is slowly (well actually quickly) closing. With the interest rates low, we could get more of the type of home we wanted, not in a tight neighbor, with a nice view. But now that the rates are rising, we are about at the point where the only thing we can afford is a tight neighborhood house, and we are not sure we want that. So, though we are still looking to see what's out there, and of course continuing to pray, we do wonder if we are just suppose to keep renting and not own a home. Which, besides the let down of not setting up a new home this summer, renting is o.k. with us. Oh, of course we would like to own, but we have never owned, and we are doing just fine. Regardless of what we think anyway, it's in the Lord's hands, and we are trusting that He will show us the direction He has for us.
So now that our summer has taken a completely different direction, I'm trying to figure out exactly what I want to do. I did finish reading the Love Comes Softly series last night, it was great. Thankfully our library had all the books, so I didn't need to buy them. It really was a good story line, and I'm glad I got to read it. I don't think I'll be starting any kind of new series anything soon. When I start a series, I get totally wrapped up in it and just keep reading and reading. When I read just a fiction book, and it's not in a series, I tend to slow down a bit. So I have a couple of non-series books I might read.
But I have also started a crochet project. I'm crocheting my own shawl. Reading a series set in the 1800's where all the woman are always wrapping themselves in shawls before stepping outside has really got me wanting one. I chose cotton yarn because I prefer the feel, and I found a pretty simple pattern online I'm trying. I've just started it today, and right now it's only the size of a Barbie shawl . But at least it's started, and it does seem pretty simple. Hopefully I'll actually finish it. And of couse I'll share pictures when I do.
I'm keeping busy helping out with the beginning stages of VBS at our church this summer. The actual VBS isn't until July, but I'm helping with computer work, registration, things like that. There are some other family things we have planned, so we'll keep busy. Just getting use to the fact that we won't be packing, moving and setting up a new house this summer.
So that's about it for now. Thanks for all your prayers. I'm going to have to start dinner soon, then off to church tonight. Have a blessed weekend.
We had a great anniversary weekend this past weekend. We went out to eat more times that I should admit , we went to the movies, went shopping, went for mountain drives and just enjoyed being together. Our hotel room was very nice, and the view was beautiful. We bought some different things that each of us have been wanting, and those were our gifts to each other. The weather was great, except for the drive home, it rained horribly hard. I thought we were going to have to pull over at one point, it was so hard. But we made it through and it was fine. It truly was a fun, blessed weekend, and I'm so sorry it's over.
The kids had a blast with my parents, and from all the reports from different family members, our kids behaved themselves perfectly. (Proud mama here ). They keep telling us different stories of their time with my family, which are fun to hear. They came home happy and thoroughly exhausted. We all went to bed pretty early last night. There's a slide show of some pictures of our weekend at the end of this entry.
It was nice to have a bit of relaxing, fun time, because I think this summer is going to be real busy. We put an offer on a house last Wednesday. There was some issues that arose at one point, and we thought we were going to have to pull our offer back. It was a long 2 hours, but then it all turned around and the offer stayed. They have since 'accepted' our offer with a small counter offer to keep a couple of the appliances. Which for us is no big deal, we are just shocked they accepted the price we offered. There are still some foundational verifications that need to be done, and a home inspection. So things could still fall through. But if those two inspections pass (which I think they should) we could be closing on our very first home on July 10th!!! I can't believe how quick this is going, I don't even have any boxes to start packing things. We will be in two houses at the same time for about 2 weeks. We need it, because we need to clean, paint and get some new carpeting in the new house. That way we can work, without having to move things around. It's going to be a very busy time, and my family will be with my niece for her surgery, so they can't help with anything until August. And the week after we sign our church is having it's VBS, which most of my friends will be working at. So, I'm not sure how much help we will have at the beginning when we want to paint & clean, but I leave it all in the Lord's hands. We just want His will done, in His timing. I am excited, but not real excited yet. I'm waiting for the inspections to be done, once those are passed, then I'll get really excited.
Ok, I must run to the library, so I will leave you with a slide show.
We went and looked at that house again last night, the one we are trying to decide if we want to put an offer on. It really is a nice house, lots of good things about it, and built very strong. But the layout is still not what I'm use too. I'm really use to a more open layout, and though this house wasn't a 'tight' layout, like some we've looked at. I just kept wondering how I would feel living in it every day. And I just couldn't get past the point that it's not as open as our house now. If you go by square foot, the house we looked at last night is double our size (it had a finished basement). But the house we are renting now just seems more open. Ugh, it's hard to explain. Anyway, Paul and I prayed about it, and since we are not 100% on it, we've decided not to put on offer on it right now. We are going to keep praying and looking and see what the Lord brings. Truthfully, with our budget, I'm not sure we'll find the kind of layout I'm thinking of. But for now we want to pray and keep looking. Like my dad has always said, I'm a woman who knows what she wants. I think sometimes that's not always good.
So we decided no more looking at houses this weekend, we are taking a break from it all. It's Mother's Day weekend, and a beautiful weather weekend for us. Paul and the kids are taking me anywhere I want for lunch tomorrow, so I'm thinking Perkins. And today we are just enjoying family time before church. I like time like this. So to all you mother's out there,
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It was a module home, meaning it was built in a factory, then they are moved in two pieces to the property, secured to each other and to the foundation. With the type of loan we have to get it stipulated that the house could only have been moved once, from the factory to this address. After much searching, we found out that it had been moved more than once, so we couldn't get the loan. 
So I have a couple of non-series books I might read.
Reading a series set in the 1800's where all the woman are always wrapping themselves in shawls before stepping outside has really got me wanting one. I chose cotton yarn because I prefer the feel, and I found a pretty simple pattern online I'm trying. I've just started it today, and right now it's only the size of a Barbie shawl 
There was some issues that arose at one point, and we thought we were going to have to pull our offer back. It was a long 2 hours, but then it all turned around and the offer stayed. They have since 'accepted' our offer with a small counter offer to keep a couple of the appliances. Which for us is no big deal, we are just shocked they accepted the price we offered. There are still some foundational verifications that need to be done, and a home inspection. So things could still fall through. But if those two inspections pass (which I think they should) we could be closing on our very first home on July 10th!!! 
I can't believe how quick this is going, I don't even have any boxes to start packing things. We will be in two houses at the same time for about 2 weeks. We need it, because we need to clean, paint and get some new carpeting in the new house. That way we can work, without having to move things around. It's going to be a very busy time, and my family will be with my niece for her surgery, so they can't help with anything until August. And the week after we sign our church is having it's VBS, which most of my friends will be working at. So, I'm not sure how much help we will have at the beginning when we want to paint & clean, but I leave it all in the Lord's hands. We just want His will done, in His timing. I am excited, but not real excited yet. I'm waiting for the inspections to be done, once those are passed, then I'll get really excited. 
