Another Week

Despite the fact that we were told last week that we would close "next week", we are still waiting. And waiting. And waiting...

We were hoping to have the keys today, but at this point we are looking at taking possession this time next week (at the earliest). John and I will actually be on a mini vacation next Tues-Thurs so depending on when our flight gets in on Thursday, we MIGHT be able to get the keys then, otherwise it will be Friday.

There is seriously no end to the frustration!

The boys are oblivious of course...I'm pretty sure that they might actually prefer trailer life, although they really enjoyed playing in the backyard at the new place the other day.

The Farm

We were hoping to be in our house this weekend, so since John had a 4 day weekend we decided to take a trip down to Oregon. It was a trip filled with tractor rides, blackberries, and playtime. Plus we fit in an IKEA trip and the boys got to see all their cousins (at least the ones who live in this county!). We made it back just in time today to meet the flooring guy at our new house for measurements we ordered our new flooring (acacia wood for the first level and wool carpet for the second floor). We are planning to close this week and hopefully flooring will be done in about 2 weeks from now! So so so excited!

I was exploring the property a little more today and discovered 2 apple trees and a pear tree! Yay! There is also a berry patch. I have big plans for the rest of the yard of course, but most of it will probably have to wait until next spring unfortunately.

But back to the original point of this post: our OR trip. Cute pictures coming up!

Finally!

We got the official approval for the new price! The house should be ours by the end of next week! Super excited, and hoping everything else goes smoothly.

We had anticipated having the house this weekend so John took a 4 day weekend. Since we don't have the house to work on, we're heading down to Oregon to visit family (and pick blackberries!).

Today

Still no word on the house. Ugh. 10.5 weeks down...who knows how many to go!

So we went to the beach. Definitely not great behavior from my 3 sleep-deprived boys, but at least we were away from the trailer!

Watching the Olympics

Legos

The Weekend

This weekend we took a little break from trailer life and spent the night at John's mom's house. It was nice to have a little more space, different toys for the boys to play with, & the pool to keep us cool.

We also went huckleberry picking (twice!), and went to the beach with friends. It was a great weekend, but I am getting soooo anxious for a HOUSE! I am holding out a little hope that we'll be able to close Friday. The negotiator from the bank said we should have the official approval letter this week, so if we get it by tomorrow we might have enough time to be able to close this week. We have now passed the 3 month mark since we made the offer on our house, so I'm really hoping we can get it wrapped up quickly!