Busy Busy!

We have been so busy this month with buying a house, work, school, church and kids. Right now we are still waiting to close on the house and we are praying that we can start moving in on Saturday. The closing day was set for November 1st but that is now being pushed back because the VA wants the septic tank dug up, pumped and inspected. Our wonderful real estate agent said she would pay for it since she didn't put that the homeowner provide the letter that he had it done 2 years ago in the contract. So now we are waiting for this to be done and then sent back to the VA and then back to our banker and then she has to prepare everything for closing. Sheesh! Praying that it all goes quickly b/c we have to be out of our rental by November 11th. On top of all of this Jeff had a class start today that he is busy teaching in, I have physical therapy appointments twice a week, the boys have school to get done, and I'm trying to pack between answering their questions and instructing them on what to do. We are feeling a bit overwhelmed but still so very excited about this house! I cannot wait to move in and make it ours! We were hoping to get a guy in to it this week to give us an estimate on the kitchen counter tops. Our plans are to do new counter tops, paint the existing cabinets, put up new back splash and hopefully buy new appliances. We also NEED to put a fence around the pool, that will be done w/in the first week since we have a little 2 year old running around! After we finish the kitchen and fence, we really don't have a lot more to do to the house other than landscaping and hopefully one day to update the master bath and put up a privacy fence around the whole backyard. One thing at a time though!! :)
Hopefully I will have pictures of our new house to post with in the next few weeks! Keep praying for us to keep sane and that we close on the house this week! :)

October Update

Loving October! This month has been a great month so far. We started it off with my parents flying down to visit us for 10 days. They actually just left today, bummed, but we had a great visit with them. The kids loved seeing their mima and papa again and Jeff and I love having them here as well. My mom and I did a lot of shopping and we also went on some walks with the kids and I somehow still got some school done as well. Thursday was my 30th birthday so Jeff took off work to watch the kids for me so my mom and I could go out all day. That night he surprised me with a party at O'Charleys which was a lot of fun.
This month we've also been under contract with the house I blogged about previously. So far it is ours unless the appraisal goes bad and the guy can't come down. So we are waiting patiently for the news on that.
I had a MRI done last week on my back b/c I've been having back issues every since my first pregnancy. I just a call from the dr today and she said I have 2 bulging discs, my L4-L5 and my L5-S1. I'm happy to finally know whats up with my back and I will be starting physical therapy this month. I hope this helps my back so I can get back to normal.

Accepted!

The homeowner accepted our offer yesterday! We are so excited and so nervous! I am the one who is nervous actually, Jeff handles all of this so well! So now we have 17 days to back out before it is ours. EEEeeee! :O This coming week is the home inspection and also the VA will do an appraisal on the home. Hopefully it all works out b/c if it does, the home should be ours on Oct. 28th!

Making an Offer

Today we are making an offer on a house we found! I'm really excited and so very VERY nervous! Praying that if this house is not the one God has for us that the guy won't accept nor come down to where we are comfortable.
If you're wondering about the house, its a cute little 3 bdrm 2 bath house that has about 1.4 acres and a pool! :) It needs a little cosmetic work done on the inside which is ok with us. We just love the yard and so we are ok with doing the inside work to have the yard we want.
Pray for us please that we make the right decisions! We are going in tonight to go over the contract with our realtor and then I guess we'll send it off! :)

"I'm 4!"

Tuesday night at Josiah and Gaber's soccer practices Tara announced to everyone that she is 4! The lady next to me asked if Tara was in pre-k. I told her no that Tara is only 2 which totally surprised her. Tara heard me say that she was only 2 and so she yelled out, "No I'm 4! I can play soccer now!" :) Tara wants to play soccer like her brothers and knows she needs to be 4, so maybe she thinks if she says she's 4 that I will let her play too. :)

House Hunting

Last Thursday Jeff and I started house hunting. It is a lot of fun, but also frustrating at times when we find a house that is almost what we want. There always seems to be one or two things that just doesn't work for our family. Last Friday we had it narrowed down to two houses. We wished we could have a little of this house and a little of that house, of those two. Our realtor, Joy, told us it would be that way. She, btw, is very helpful and patient w/ us, first time home buyers! :) We are going out again hopefully Thursday, if everyone's schedules permit, and it looks as though we have a nice list of houses to check out. Keep praying for us please! We know God will bring us the right one in his time, we need to be patient and prayerful about this big decision!
The kids are having fun house hunting also. Gaber picked one out on Friday b/c he said, "it has fun little acorns all over the backyard to play with!". The boys also decided they would chip in and help pay for the house. I'm thinking they thought it would give them rights to the master bedroom! Tara said she'd help pay too, she then pulled a penny out of her pocket. :)

September!!!

I am so happy to be out of the summer months! It has been such a hot summer down here in GA. We are so much closer to fall now, which is my favorite season, and closer to cooler weather. Although, in Ga, they don't really have autumn. :( It goes from the hot summer to winter and we don't really see much of the pretty colors of fall. But I will take what I can get.
Today Jeff and I are going to talk to a realtor about buying a house. I'm a little excited and a little not. Its a big step and kind of scary when there is no guarantee we will stay here. Please pray for us that we make the right decisions! My husband really wants to buy so I'm giving in. We are hoping to find a house with a little land outside of the city, but not to far. I just don't want my neighbors right on top of us!
My parents are coming to visit us in 4 weeks! I'm so excited about this, I can't wait! They will be here for 10 days. My mom and I are excited about shopping and if the weather isn't too hot we will get in a lot of walking. :)
Not much new going on. Just doing school with the boys and staying busy with the teens in our church. Tara is mixed up in the middle of all this! The boys have been having fun in soccer. Josiah has been the goalie for his team. This is his favorite position, I think b/c he doesn't have to run. Gaber on the other hand prefers running after the ball. I think he'd be very unhappy being stuck in the goalie box. Tara tries to get in and be a part of the team. On Monday night she sat in with Gaber's team during the devotion and snack time and somehow got herself a gatorade and snack. :)
That's about it! Happy September!!!! :)