The Inspection

Brand new house (only 2 and 1/2 years) so there should not be anything wrong,  right?  It didn't matter J and I were pretty stressed about making it look ok.  The Twins and Jumba stayed the night with Goobers and Pookers so that we cold get everything done early in the morning and head out the door with the dogs.

While the littles were under the care of the Big kids the rest of us got it all ready.  Bagel came into he room getting upset.  J told her to go check the bathroom and make sure it was perfect.  She ran into the room slipped and pulled the toilet paper holder out of the wall.  Yep, only when is it most important do these things happen.  We glued it all together touched up the paint and now had something specify to worry about.  

 In the end we had to give some money back and have the builders repair an issue with the roof.  No big deal.  Done deal!  . . . as long as it apprises for the right amount.  Selling a house isn't easy these days.

Big Girls Hosted Some Sibling Time

The kids needed to leave the house more than once this past weekend for showings and open house.  Pooker and Goobers let the kids join them at their apartment to unload a tad.  The stress was getting to us all.  

Pooker, 

"My cleaning up the apartment after having the gang over for the weekend was a little different this time. I always love having them come and the mess is just something that comes with having that many people crash your place. I will miss it was my thought this time though. I will actually hate not having a mountain of dishes and a pile of blankets to fold and pack away after they leave from a fun sleep over.
Mom and dad are taking their talents elsewhere. It hurts my heart for sure, but mom hasn’t been happy in Houston for a long time* and with dad’s new job comes a new territory and it’s time to head that way. They sold on their house this weekend and will officially be moved the end of June. Get your T time in soon and then be prepared to love on Goobers and Pooker for a while. 😉 Goobers and I will be staying in the Conroe/ Woodlands area until the lease is up next year. After that, we’ll see what our options are. Mom and dad will hopefully end up closer to Bear and we can all meet in the middle.  💙Congratulations to my parents and the family for working so hard and making the right decisions to do what they needed to do to get it sold. Keep them in your prayers for guidance on the right path as to where they should live and for our hearts as we all learn to embrace a big change and find a new norm."

We Got An Offer!! Wahoo!

Today J and I accepted an offer for the Texas house.

 Our realtor was the best.  She is a stickler for details and that was nerve racking but she was always very kind and gracious and helped us do as much work as she could.

Seriously call Amy Raper if you are in the Woodlands area and needing to sell your home. 5 days and we had an interested buyer, 7 days and we agreed on an offer.  Wow what a week!

I rejoiced when the official label changed on the social media sites.  PENDING!  Much better than "For Sale"

 If you are so inclined please ask God guide us to our new home. We will be moving at the end of June. Destination still unknown. Our next adventure is about to begin. Prayers please!

Another Open House

No rest for the weary.  We had extra people this time with Sugar and Dad getting home very late.  We got out the door with our dogs quickly and effectively.  We were feeling a little sad that the first person hadn't put an offer on the house already so that we didn't need to do this.  Turns out that this showing was for his wife.  So maybe we would still sell to this buyer.  To the park . . .

 No matter what happens were are exhausted but united.  I love this group of people.  We played baseball.  The kids had a blast and we went home.

It is hard to get all our people and dogs out the door in a prompt manner while the house is looking fabulous but this crown always rises to the challenge.  I am proud of these kiddos.

Now the Fun Begins - A SHOWING

Last night J was out of town on business and I was driving Pooker across town to swim practice (she is the coach!).  Pickle called and said that a neighbor came the door and wanted to walk through the house.  He had seen the pictures on line.  What should he do.  I told him to explain to the neighbor that we would love for him to see the house but your parents are not home. It would unsafe to let a stranger walk through.  The man apologized and apparently made an appointment for his lunch break the next day.

That panic and rush that comes with getting the house perfect and then getting out the door with the dogs.  Deep breathes.  Every showing could be the showing.  Too be honest we were not looking forward to this part.  But no time to fret we were out the door in plenty of time.  We stopped but he chapel and then went and got lunch.  We brought it home but were not afraid to eat inside.

I was now a little gun shy about leaving the kids at home alone.  We were getting double digit likes and saves on the social media adds for our home.  So I packed them up after lunch - the house still looking great - we took the dogs and met some friends at the park for a little fun before Possible had to go to work.  

Twin Beautiful looked at this tree and asked an interesting question,

"Is that one of those scary haunted trees?"  

It did look a little creepy with the moss.  My mind was reeling so I didn't really give it much thought. The realtor called while we were driving into the park.

Realtor asked,

"Did you see the comments from today's showing?"

I was feeling very worried and thinking what did they find to complain about it?  I just wanted to cry and then she must have heard my hesitation as I said,

"No, we only see the comments at the report at the end of the week.  We don't get the daily report." 

She giggled a little,

"OK, well he didn't have any comments."

I was now thinking she was wasting my time by calling.  What did she want but she continued,

"No comments because we intend to make an offer!"

I had trouble staying on the road as I drove into the park.  I called Jason and screamed with the kids as we drove.  I really should have pulled over to make that excited call.  I was then pulled over by a police officer that wanted to know why I was speeding into the park at record speeds.  I explained and was given a warning.  He was so nice.  My mind was still racing and nothing counts until we have an offer in hand.  BUT HOPE was our new word!

 

House Officially On Market (AGAIN)

After 8 months of needing to sell our home I am at a loss. We have a new realtor and have staged the house beautifully. The house officially went back on the market this morning at 1 am. I humbly beg you all to offer a prayer for our home to sell soon.  (New job is based in the midwest - so we are needing to unload this beautiful home and move into J's new territory. His boss has been nice about it but is starting to question if we are even trying to move.) After so long I am worn out, exhausted and getting very discouraged. This waiting game is causing so much stress. Please pray for us that a sale comes soon and that God guides us in all of our ventures.

Time for Pictures

After a few last minute touches we were out the door.  The house looked great.  We took some pictures to remember where things went and headed to the breakfast with the dogs.  Some of the kiddos had gone to the apartment.

Man - it looks good!  Those are our pictures.

 I made a college of the real-estate pictures.  I am sure this is boring to most people.  I share  because we worked so hard for this look.  These pictures represent hours and hours of work.  We came together as a family and accomplished a lot.

It takes a couple of days for all this to process.  I just hope that momentum continues and we get this puppy sold soon.  The house looks fantastic but it is hard to live in such a beautiful surrounding always worried about breaking stuff.  Same house and it looks great but not really our style.  We are more lived in looking that this beautiful staged home.  St. Joseph . . . Pray for us!