SOLD!!

It's done. We can move on, learn from mistakes, make life better....and most importantly, not dwell on the negative. Most know, we built our first home, and then decided to build a second (I'm still trying to remember the conversation we had about doing this). Economy was great, we could build a bigger house, sell the first one, take the equity and put it into the second and have the same payment as the first. Sounds great, right? Bigger house, same money? Yeah--everything looks good on paper.

Well..to make a REALLY REALLY long story, short--we lost the house to a short sale. Which isn't as bad as it could be. The bummer part...is the guy (yes..a single guy in a 4000 sq foot house, go figure) gets the house for a SCREAMING deal. He knows it. He's content and very happy. Nice guy..single, never been married...LOTS of toys, and a pilot. Can he give his favorite neighbors some plane tickets? eh?

Anyhow, we signed the papers yesterday to make it official. Our realtor was amazing. He did a fantastic job and was patient. So prayers do get answered, trials happen, and all we can do is have the hope that things will get better and just enjoy the blessings around us.

I"m off to wrangle the baby before he plummets down the stairs. Don't worry, Mom. I wouldn't ever let him do that!!