Remember that ridiculously low offer that we didn't even give the time of day to?? Well, they came back and offered to purchase our house at list price!!! They still want us to paying closing costs, but it is the best offer we have had. We signed the contract and faxed it back last night. Closing is set for December 19th.
I am not planning the celebration party yet. Still crossing my fingers, my arms, and my legs that everything will work out and be officially sold in December.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Leaves, Swap, and Snow
How's that for a title?
Yesterday was the day to pick up the leaves - 20 bags of leaves - all from one tree! Todd told the kids they had to get picked up by noon, but I changed it to 9am. Why? The Big Ski Swap!!
Yesterday, was the big ski swap in town. Whenever I have asked about ski equipment, everyone has told me to wait for the ski swap. Now that it was here, I was not going to miss it. So shortly after nine we heading over to the high school gym. Talk about crowded. The bleachers were lined with ski and snowboard boots, the floor was covered with skis, and the walls were lined with snowboards. The ski swap was worse than Black Friday shopping at Walmart. I got the job of climbing up and down the bleachers looking for the right size boots. We finally found a pair for Brian, Bonnie, and me. Bryce is a tough one to find boots for. His calves are so thick (Thanks Todd!) that we can't latch the top of the boot. Fortunately, my brother in law works for Sports Outlet (The majority of the stuff there was from his warehouse.), and he told us that he has boots that will fit Bryce back at the shop. He also helped us find the right skis for our boots. We managed to get three sets of skis and three sets of boots for the cost of one new pair of boots. Todd was given a set last season and our neighbor has told us we can have his wife's set. So we are ready!! Now I just need to sign the kids up to go with Todd's school this winter up to Mission Ridge. I am excited!
Lastly, I woke up Saturday morning to the mountains covered in snow. It's almost here. It has been raining all weekend so snow is covering the mountains. It hasn't made it to the valley, but it will be here soon.
That about sums up our Saturday. Oh...we had another showing and they liked our house. We haven't heard back from guy who renewed his offer on our house, so if someone jumps in with a better offer, we're taking it.
Yesterday was the day to pick up the leaves - 20 bags of leaves - all from one tree! Todd told the kids they had to get picked up by noon, but I changed it to 9am. Why? The Big Ski Swap!!
Yesterday, was the big ski swap in town. Whenever I have asked about ski equipment, everyone has told me to wait for the ski swap. Now that it was here, I was not going to miss it. So shortly after nine we heading over to the high school gym. Talk about crowded. The bleachers were lined with ski and snowboard boots, the floor was covered with skis, and the walls were lined with snowboards. The ski swap was worse than Black Friday shopping at Walmart. I got the job of climbing up and down the bleachers looking for the right size boots. We finally found a pair for Brian, Bonnie, and me. Bryce is a tough one to find boots for. His calves are so thick (Thanks Todd!) that we can't latch the top of the boot. Fortunately, my brother in law works for Sports Outlet (The majority of the stuff there was from his warehouse.), and he told us that he has boots that will fit Bryce back at the shop. He also helped us find the right skis for our boots. We managed to get three sets of skis and three sets of boots for the cost of one new pair of boots. Todd was given a set last season and our neighbor has told us we can have his wife's set. So we are ready!! Now I just need to sign the kids up to go with Todd's school this winter up to Mission Ridge. I am excited!
Lastly, I woke up Saturday morning to the mountains covered in snow. It's almost here. It has been raining all weekend so snow is covering the mountains. It hasn't made it to the valley, but it will be here soon.
That about sums up our Saturday. Oh...we had another showing and they liked our house. We haven't heard back from guy who renewed his offer on our house, so if someone jumps in with a better offer, we're taking it.
Friday, November 11, 2011
11-11-11
Well, I don't know about you, but nothing amazing has happened today. Predictions from the internet shutting down, to natural disasters, to it being a very lucky day have abounded, but for me it was a standard day.
Of course, there is the bad news that it is raining outside and the boys have left all the leaves to bag up until tomorrow. Now they have wet, soggy leaves to deal with, and they are getting bagged up tomorrow - rain or shine.
We also got a final offer on our house. Remember the couple that won the bidding war for our house, but got into an argument, split and dropped the offer? Well, the gentleman involved came back and reinstated his offer. We accepted his offer, but he has been out of town so we couldn't sign any paperwork yet. We got word today, that he lowered his price on his offer this time around. So we are back to negotiating trying to get him to come back up to his original offer price. The other couple who made an offer want us to pay the closing costs and that is not going to happen. Why not stick the knife in deeper while you are at it!
Arrgh!!!
Did you have school today? We didn't. We don't always follow the public school schedule, but I needed a break today and since the schools were shut down, I don't feel guilty closing our school down today. I still went into work, and we still had co-op today with our friends, but I didn't have to worry about monitoring school work.
I did today purchase the rest of my Tapestry of Grace curriculum. I had decided this year to purchase my curric. one unit at a time, but I saw that TOG was selling all of their discontinued material at a discount with an extra discount for being 11-11-11. So I was able to purchase the rest of my curric. Better yet, TOG has gone all digital which is ok but I really like to have the papers in front of me to go over, The computer is not always convenient and, of course, I don't have my curric. on the church computer. The materials I bought today are discontinued because it is the printed curric, not the digital, and therefore, has not been updated to the latest books as of this year. (It was current last year.) This will work perfect for me.
So here the day is coming to a close, and nothing strange or catastrophic has happened.
Of course, there is the bad news that it is raining outside and the boys have left all the leaves to bag up until tomorrow. Now they have wet, soggy leaves to deal with, and they are getting bagged up tomorrow - rain or shine.
We also got a final offer on our house. Remember the couple that won the bidding war for our house, but got into an argument, split and dropped the offer? Well, the gentleman involved came back and reinstated his offer. We accepted his offer, but he has been out of town so we couldn't sign any paperwork yet. We got word today, that he lowered his price on his offer this time around. So we are back to negotiating trying to get him to come back up to his original offer price. The other couple who made an offer want us to pay the closing costs and that is not going to happen. Why not stick the knife in deeper while you are at it!
Arrgh!!!
Did you have school today? We didn't. We don't always follow the public school schedule, but I needed a break today and since the schools were shut down, I don't feel guilty closing our school down today. I still went into work, and we still had co-op today with our friends, but I didn't have to worry about monitoring school work.
I did today purchase the rest of my Tapestry of Grace curriculum. I had decided this year to purchase my curric. one unit at a time, but I saw that TOG was selling all of their discontinued material at a discount with an extra discount for being 11-11-11. So I was able to purchase the rest of my curric. Better yet, TOG has gone all digital which is ok but I really like to have the papers in front of me to go over, The computer is not always convenient and, of course, I don't have my curric. on the church computer. The materials I bought today are discontinued because it is the printed curric, not the digital, and therefore, has not been updated to the latest books as of this year. (It was current last year.) This will work perfect for me.
So here the day is coming to a close, and nothing strange or catastrophic has happened.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Multiple Offers
So we got word tonight that there are two new offers to purchase our house. Our agent is working with the other agents to see who will bring in the best offer. Please be in prayer. I saw that one offer wants to close by December 19.
Quote of the week - "I wish I could like this so that I could eat it all and not starve." - Bryce
Quote of the week - "I wish I could like this so that I could eat it all and not starve." - Bryce
Monday, November 7, 2011
The Numbers Game
Here go again!
Playing the numbers game.
As you know, we had two offers on our house. We let them dicker it out, and the first offer outbid the second offer. We thought we had the house sold, but it wasn't. The couple who made the first offer had a fight and separated. There went that offer. We contacted the second potential buyers, who stated they were still interested; but, wouldn't you know, while we were waiting for the details to get worked out with them, they went and put an offer on another house. Argghhh!!!
So we are back to showing our house. Fortunately, there continues to be a lot of activity with it. We got another offer in over the weekend, but it was again very low. Don't you love it when they say, "Don't get offended by our offer; it's just a starting point." Get Real! I admit I was offended, angry, disgusted, and hurt. Todd and I went to counter back but our agent, who was also disgusted, told us to hold our ground and not lower our price. Evidently, he is showing it more than we realized, about once a day. He feels confident that there is a decent offer around the corner.
I haven't heard back from those with the latest offer. I don't know if they really want this house or just really want a steal of a deal. Times like this make it hard for me to trust that God's plan is better than mine. But since He knows more than I do, I will trust in Him.
Proverbs 3:5,6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths."
Playing the numbers game.
As you know, we had two offers on our house. We let them dicker it out, and the first offer outbid the second offer. We thought we had the house sold, but it wasn't. The couple who made the first offer had a fight and separated. There went that offer. We contacted the second potential buyers, who stated they were still interested; but, wouldn't you know, while we were waiting for the details to get worked out with them, they went and put an offer on another house. Argghhh!!!
So we are back to showing our house. Fortunately, there continues to be a lot of activity with it. We got another offer in over the weekend, but it was again very low. Don't you love it when they say, "Don't get offended by our offer; it's just a starting point." Get Real! I admit I was offended, angry, disgusted, and hurt. Todd and I went to counter back but our agent, who was also disgusted, told us to hold our ground and not lower our price. Evidently, he is showing it more than we realized, about once a day. He feels confident that there is a decent offer around the corner.
I haven't heard back from those with the latest offer. I don't know if they really want this house or just really want a steal of a deal. Times like this make it hard for me to trust that God's plan is better than mine. But since He knows more than I do, I will trust in Him.
Proverbs 3:5,6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths."
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Cascade Mountain Biblel Church Ladies' Retreat 2011
Set Apart for God's Purpose
Ladies' Retreat at Natapoc Lodge
Guest speaker - Christa Warren
Ladies' Retreat at Natapoc Lodge
Guest speaker - Christa Warren
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Halloween
It is that time of year again.
Time to dress up and gather as much candy as you can.
Bonnie made her costume this year. She gathered together material she found in the house and sewed together a medieval style dress and cape. Some was hand sown, some machine. She was pretty proud of her creation.
This year Bonnie went around town with her friend, Alyssa, and some other girls.
GULP!...it is hard to let those apron strings go, thank goodness for cell phones to keep taps of our kids.
Bryce decided to be a scarecrow.
At one point he told our friend, Lisa, that he was a scarecrow/ghost/bandit. lol
He ended up loosing the face covering and stuck with the scarecrow/bandit concept.
I didn't get a picture of Brian. He decided to be a robber. He dressed all in black and wore his ski mask. Interesting side note, the young gal he has a crush on showed up at the church carnival down the road in the exact same costume. I think they planned it out. I gotta keep my eye on those two.
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