It has been forever since I have updated, but I have been busy. We moved right before x-mas to our new place (love it) and have been busy settling in. Grant was rehired at ACHS for next year so he will be tenure then so he is secure in his job, so that's good. Work for me has been busy. Aubrey is still my little helper three days a week. She ( Read more... )

We have a possible contract on our house!! A guy in our neighborhood who has a 1 bedroom wants to upgrade to a 2 bedroom. His house closes on the 20th of this month, and then our house goes contigent with the tentative closing date of Nov. 26th YAY! Now we just have to find a place to live!! This is going to be fun and make for a busy holiday

House is still for sale...keep your fingers crossed. We had a lady come and look twice on Tuesday. She is a single newly widowed lady who is very interested. Her family is suppose to sit down with her and help her decide what is best.....hopefully moving to my house is ( Read more... )

Our house has been on the market for about 70 days now and it frustrates me that people like Grant and I would are going to buy a house that is twice the value of ours cannot sell b/c of all the foreclosures in the area. It is backwards. The people that are selling their houses "pre-foreclosure" for a minimal amount are able to get buyers b/c they ( Read more... )

House has not sold yet....oh well...we knew what type of market we were getting into. Someone came and looked at it last weekend. Supposedly this one was their favorite in the neighborhood, but they are looking in another area this coming weekend....hopefully they hate everything else they see and want our place ( Read more... )

Aubrey will be supporting this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300214508366 during this election year.

We will be putting our house on the market in about 3-5 days. I have to get a mirror installed in the bathroom (either Today or Tuesday) and then...HOPEFULLY sell it in this lovely market. ***Cross fingers*** I would really love to have a house with more space and a yard for Aubrey & Rip...I am sure Rip would like a yard too. We are listing it ( Read more... )

A guy I knew in college recently died similarly to the men from this article. He was in Michigan at the time....kind of creepy

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=186815

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