The Closing

Today we closed on our house. It was a bittersweet day. Lots of tears were shed especially when I came home to a different home. It was weird not turning down our street. Instead I drove right past around the corner and down the a new street.

I know it is just a house, but there are so many memories in that house. I will cherish them and hold them close to my heart forever. I wrote a little about that here.

I am thankful that this chapter of our life has closed so we can move onto the new chapter and finally build our dream home on our land. It is an exciting time and one in which we have waited for a long time!

So as we are just a week or so into the new year. I am thankful that this new year is bringing a new and exciting beginning to our home.

Final Pictures

Today, we went to our house and took some pictures one last time.

We LOVE our front porch and will miss it terribly. Our front porch swing was a house warming gift from my mom when we moved in over 10 years ago. We, of course, are taking it with us and it will placed on the front porch of our new house.

This swing has served as a backdrop for many a pictures so it was only appropriate we got some final pics today.

We also took a few sentimental ones....

Cleaning Machines

The kids were such a big help as we were cleaning the house. It is always amazing how helpful kids are when you give them their own spray bottle and rag....baseboards, moldings, kitchen cabinets all get cleaned pretty quickly!

Here they are having a picnic for their lunch break.

We are Moving

.....just a few more days and we will be completely moved out of our house.

Still Moving

Just wanted to check in and let you know that we are still moving. It is a slow process, but we have gotten a good amount done.

We have cleaned out the shed and playhouse (which were both big projects!) along with most of the things in the closets. Next week, we will start moving beds, dressers, and other furniture.

I am so thankful that Scot has had so much time off. He has worked like crazy taking load after load to storage and the rental house! I am so thankful to have a husband who works so hard!

The First Load

In between rain drops, we took the first load to the rental house. Here is a picture of the kids at the door of the rental. It was raining and freezing outside!!!



We were only able to take a few things over at a time, in case we were not able to have it all unloaded before the next wave of rain pours came down.



This is only the first of many loads that we will be doing the next 2 weeks..... and for those wondering, yes, huge rain drops fell from my eyes too! It is becoming a reality that we are actually moving and the emotions lay close to the surface!

Under Contract

The negotiations have been completed, the inspection has been done, the details have been worked out, and now the house is......

We officially signed the contract yesterday! Yippee!

We got the keys to the rental on Wednesday and have told the landlord that we start moving our things in on Saturday. So the craziness of moving will begin then! I am excited... and sad. I am hoping that being busy will keep my mind off of it for a little while longer.

Rental House

After a few phone calls, we were able to go and look at the rental house. (If you have not heard the story, click on the link..it is amazing!)



It is a cute little house with just the right amount of space we need. It even has a room that we could use for homeschooling which is more than we expected. GOD IS GOOD.

We are thrilled that it is just block and half away from our house. We just wanted something in the same town, but God gave us something so close that it will make moving a lot easier! GOD IS GOOD.

Scot had said that he hoped to get a rental house for a specific price. I thought we would never get a house to fit a family of 6 for that price, but would you believe it is exactly what he wanted and what we were praying for? Of course you would, because GOD IS GOOD.


We don't have to sign a year long contract, they are willing to let us rent as long as it takes to build.

So many of the things that we had questions and concerns about were answered and not even an issue or problem!

GOD IS SO GOOD!

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us

~Ephesians 3:20