Silverwood

Yesterday we got to take our first trip this year to Silverwood. We have had season passes the past few years so we got used to going as often as we pleased, but given our living circumstances this year, we opted to go without passes. The boys were so excited and we ended up spending most of the day there. We might not make it back again this year, but we'll definitely be getting passes for next year!

Playing at the River

On Friday, we decided to head up towards the north fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. We waded around, played in the water, explored, and looked for various water animals. It was beautiful weather (evidenced by the 100's of people floating the river!) and we had a great time until someone came and continually spouted inappropriate words in front of our children...so we left!

The good news is that we left and went in to town, and just as we were considering heading back to the trailer, we got a call from the title company that we could go sign papers! Woohoo! So we ended the afternoon by finally signing the papers, and we should be getting the keys early next week. Obviously we have a lot of work to do, but it feels pretty monumental to finally be at the point where we will be able to camp in our driveway!

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