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    We bought a house!!

    April 27, 2007 - By 

    Finally! We bought a house this week. Well, we signed a contract and came to terms with the sellers. We’re set to have our closing May 15th, back to back with the sell of our house. We’re moving in the weekend before that if all goes as planned. We’re in a mad rush packing, cleaning, scheduling this and that. Home inspection is Monday. Pray that all goes well with that. Thanks for all the prayers. Keep them coming! Still a few hurdles to get through in the next 2 weeks! Wow! Only 2 more weeks in this house…

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    Quiet lately…

    April 20, 2007 - By 

    I guess I’ve been pretty quiet here lately. You should be thanking me though, because if I was writing here every day you wouldn’t want to come back. I’m just not real happy right now. I’m upset, because we’ve had 3 houses that we would live in and all 3…poof…gone! We’re running out of time, so we’re having to concentrate on renting. Since we’re in a college town there’s hardly any place that does short term leases. And that’s all we need is to get stuck in a long lease and then not be able to get out. I found…

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    House Timeline

    April 15, 2007 - By 

    Monday, March 26 – (1st day of spring break) Looked at homes for the first time. 4 homes – 2 of which we scratched off the list. 2 of which we kept on our list. During lunch at Applebee’s we got a call from Laura and found out we were getting an offer by the end of the day. 4:45 Laura came by and we reviewed the contract. That night we discussed the offer and decided on a counter offer. Tuesday, March 27 – Laura called potential buyer’s agent. They counter offered and we accepted!!! 12:00 we signed the revised…

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    Friday Feast #24

    April 13, 2007 - By 

    Appetizer When you were a child, which crayon color was your favorite? Forest green Soup On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest), how likely would you be to change jobs if it required you to move? 1 Salad Take all the numbers in your birthday and your phone number and add them up, one by one. What’s the total? 87 Main Course Have you ever re-gifted anything? If so, what was it and who did you pass it on to? Yes, it was a dirty Santa gift that I used the next year. Dessert Name something…

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    Friday Feast #23

    April 6, 2007 - By 

    Appetizer When you travel, which mode of transportation do you prefer? It depends. All modes of traveling are good for different reasons. Soup Have you ever met a blogging friend in person? Yes, just one. I’d love to meet more. Salad When was the last time you were really, really tired? A lot lately. Main Course If you could have dinner with any one fictional character from a book or movie, who would it be? Hmmm, not sure! Dessert Fill in the blank: One day, I hope to see _______________. Australia