It's been a little while since I've updated here. Actually it's been so long that I'm a little ashamed of the fact that I haven't been able to find a few minutes to spare. It's the same feeling I get after I promise myself I'm only going to have one little Oreo and end up eating an entire sleeve....actually Oreos sound amazing right now. Maybe I'll go grab a little snack. No, focus! Dessert can be my treat for finishing this blog update!
Well, I guess an update on the house is as good a place to start as any. We had a few tense moments there last week. Our lender went out to the house to do the appraisal and came back with quite a shock for us. We expected the appraisal price to be slightly lower than the selling price, however we were not expecting it to come in at $12,000 less! The homeowner's apparently didn't expect it either. We thought they might even pull out and decide not to sell the house at all, but lucky for us, they still want to sell the house to us (We Coloradans have to stick together!). The only downside is that like many people throughout the country right now, they are upside down on their home loan so they will have to bring money in to closing. This in turn, means that they won't be able to make any of the repairs that we requested, like replacing some of the siding and getting rid of the animal nests in the garage and attic. But, on the plus side, the repairs will cost us nowhere near $12,000 so we still come out looking good. We have just over a week until we close on the house and we can't wait! It will be so nice to have a place to call our own again!
Let's see what else has happened. Oh, my wonderful husband surprised me with tickets to see the Atlanta Ballet perform Dracula. It was actually the same day that we found out about the appraisal and the seller's decision to continue with the sale. B came out of the bedroom all dressed up, brought me out a dress and told me I had 15 minutes to get ready, but he wouldn't tell me what he had planned. All I can say is that the show was AMAZING! Such a wonderful sensory experience, and B surprised me by actually enjoying the show. The Orchestra did a wonderful job and the dancers were all so talented. It was truly a wonderful gift to be able to experience, and being able to spend the evening at a nice dinner with my husband was wonderful. With our crazy schedules, we don't do dates like that nearly often enough, so when we get the oppurtinity we cherish it.
Well, I think that's all I have for the time being. I feel like I'm leaving something out, but I'm sure it will come to me in the middle of the night or some other inconvenient time. In which case I will dutifully log-on and post it here! For now thought, I'm signing off. Those Oreos in my cupboard are calling to me, and I think they may be just the motivation I need to do some packing tonight. :)
Thanks for sticking around guys!
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