Enough with the stress!

I could write a ton on just how rude and unreasonable our Board of Directors were last night, but as we're learning, it just isn't worth it. If we really wanted to pursue it legally, we would probably have a decent case, but we have to stop ourselves from just being angry and vengeful and look at what is really best for our family. It definitely stinks to know you aren't being treated fairly and that you've been the victim of someone else's deceit or mistake. But...our lives are not just subject to the whims of other people. We serve a God who is guiding us and protecting us and we have faith that if we will just continue to walk in the steps He leads us to, we will be right where He wants us.

So, we're taking a deep breath and trying not to let this get us down. We have so much to look forward to in the next couple of months and we want to just focus on enjoying that. Maybe we'll stay here longer than we thought, or maybe we'll end up still selling, but regardless, we can rest in knowing that we are right where we need to be for now. And one good thing did come out of our otherwise frustrating and unproductive meeting: we met a really nice couple with a 3 month old little girl who lives down the street. They are christians and were really sweet to be sure we had their number and could call them if we needed anything. :)

Moving on...

It's almost June, and we haven't sold our condo, so we're just shifting gears and moving on to Plan B. Tonight we'll be attending a homeowners meeting in hopes to get out of the rental restriction that is on our neighborhood but (long story) mistakenly wasn't disclosed when I purchased the condo 3 years ago. If that goes as we're hoping, we will probably look for renters sometime this Fall. While we would like to still eventually sell, it is actually a bit of a relief right now to just stay put. Our clutter-free, clean house has quickly transformed to a baby-gear infested mess... but I'm completely okay with it since it means that "BabyW" will be here soon! If anyone wants to come over sometime in the next few weeks and help me figure out how to organize all his stuff, I'd love the company!

Oh, and for those who have been checking in on me... the hours of pain I was having everyday... have gone away!! As of Friday, I've had hardly any pain at all. I occasionally get what I think is NORMAL round-ligament pain... it lasts just a couple minutes and only when I move weird or something... So I don't know, besides wearing a maternity support belt 24 hours a day, nothing has changed... so maybe BabyW. was just positioned in a really bad spot and he moved. Whatever, it's a huge praise. And it was just in time, I don't think I could have handled working all day and visiting at the hospital each night feeling like I did before.

Happy Mother's Day (a day late!)

Well, I never got around to reupholstering the glider this weekend... but maybe it'll happen this week. No complaints though, it was a fun weekend. We enjoyed a perfect day with family at my parents' house yesterday for Mother's Day. The weather was beautiful and I think all 31 of us (10 moms!) had a great time. I'll try to post pictures soon.

We got to show the condo again, so now we have two potential buyers...I'm just hoping they'll move quickly if they are genuinely interested. I would imagine it'll be roughly a 45 day process from negotiations to closing, and we're only 50 days away from July now! Cutting it close!

Never early... Never late

For some reason, God seems to always wait until the last minute to answer. I know He has more of a purpose than just the answer I'm looking for, but I must say, he sure likes to keep us on our toes! Well, I'm not trying to get ahead of myself here, but we have been planning to sell our condo since Christmas...and while we've gotten lots of calls, no one has ever shown up to actually see it. We've cleaned and decluttered and gotten it ready to show so many times only to be stood up. Our deadline has been June 1... and the closer we get, the more I've started to doubt if it would sell.

We started stressing about how to work out Plan B... but then tonight, we had our first potential buyers and it couldn't have gone better. They absolutely LOVED it. It's a young couple (tonight was just the girl with her mom) and they just went on and on as I walked them through the house saying how perfect they think it is. They are bringing back the rest of the family soon to see it again. I have a good feeling about it. I know we don't have an offer or contract yet, but it's definitely a step in the right direction.

Whether this couple buys it or not, I was just reminded that God is going to take care of us and that I shouldn't be so quick to lose faith when He's led us this far. So I'll keep you posted... and if we do sell anytime soon, I'll be back to beg you all for help packing & moving!

A May Update

We had another full but fun weekend. The Walk for Life went well on Saturday morning... I hadn't been to the zoo in over 20 years! I forgot just how cute giraffes are! :) **Thank you to everyone who pledged to support us! You'll receive something in the mail in a few weeks to fulfill your pledge.**

We finally found a changing table/dresser at a consignment shop this weekend, so now painting it is next on the project-list! I'm also still searching for some modern fabric to reupholster our cheap glider with! Check out this cool glider makeover - I'm hoping mine will turn out that well. I'm hoping to make some progress on both of these by the end of this weekend. With only 10 weeks left, it really feels like time is flying!

We've gotten lots of calls & emails about our condo, but no one has actually come to see it yet. We do have an appt. set for tomorrow, so hopefully they'll show up! We've worked our butts off to get it sparkling clean several times only to have people stand us up... frustrating for sure, but it's probably the cleanest we've ever lived! We're getting close to our cut-off time... but we're still hopeful. As much as we'd love to sell it though, the thought of moving before July is definitely a bit daunting! But God's in control so we're just along for the ride!

It's Official...

Our house is now officially for sale. You can click here to see the ad on Craigslist, and feel free to pass it along to anyone who may be interested! We've already had several solicitations from realtors... but we're only looking for potential buyers. We'll keep it FSBO for now.

In other fun news... we finally picked out a crib and ordered it tonight, so here's a picture of Baby W.'s new bed - hopefully he'll like it as much as we do!