These shots were all taken at my sister's house...she has such lovely flowers! This spring has been particularly beautiful in our neck of the woods.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Updates
My husband's brother and sister-in-law are one step away from legally adopting their son Gabriel. A few days ago his birth mother agreed to relinquish her parental rights and consented to the adoption. She still has six months to change her mind but after that, it is a done deal...praise the Lord!
On the housing front, the man who is hoping to sell us his house (Mr. M), has met with a lawyer who is supposed to be writing up a purchase agreement for us. We will sign this document and then take it to a bank for submission along with our loan application. Mr. M told the lawyer he wanted the papers by mid-May before he goes out west to finalize his new housing arrangements. After waiting all this time and thinking that the sale was so far off, now it seems like we must hurry to get this done. Mr. M would like to move by June 1 and we need to be out of our apartment by June 30. In fact, we need to give notice by May 15, which we will do, but we probably won't know if the loan has gone through by then. That is where we take a step of faith. We pray that our apartment won't be leased out again before we know for sure if we are moving. If it is, my hubby suggests that we could rent the empty apartment next door. We can't wait to see what happens!
On the housing front, the man who is hoping to sell us his house (Mr. M), has met with a lawyer who is supposed to be writing up a purchase agreement for us. We will sign this document and then take it to a bank for submission along with our loan application. Mr. M told the lawyer he wanted the papers by mid-May before he goes out west to finalize his new housing arrangements. After waiting all this time and thinking that the sale was so far off, now it seems like we must hurry to get this done. Mr. M would like to move by June 1 and we need to be out of our apartment by June 30. In fact, we need to give notice by May 15, which we will do, but we probably won't know if the loan has gone through by then. That is where we take a step of faith. We pray that our apartment won't be leased out again before we know for sure if we are moving. If it is, my hubby suggests that we could rent the empty apartment next door. We can't wait to see what happens!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Wet, Wild and Wonderful
Everyone knows that taking little children out in public can end up being an embarrassing experience. Who would've guessed, then, that my sister-in-law and hubby would be the ones to cause a stir at the restaurant on Sunday afternoon? Technically, I suppose, the children could still be blamed for the mishaps since they were sitting right there, but I digress. First, Becki tumped over a nearly full glass of ice water on the table where the 14 of us sat at a cozy corner in Applebee's. We all sacrificed our napkins to soak up the spill. Then, before the waitress even returned with a towel and more napkins, my husband also spilled a glass of ice water...and this one soaked me and Levi to the skin! How thrilling to be comforting a sour, sopping 3-year old while wearing a wet skirt yourself. Oh well. The apple walnut chicken salad (sans walnuts!) was superb and I got to enjoy some adult conversation with Heather while contrite hubby and auntie took care of the kiddos!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Things I Will Miss About My Apartment
I had to think long and hard to come up with these...
- Being able to run two loads of laundry at once
- Not paying water or sewer bills
- Calling the landlord to fix things
- Not going outside to get the mail
- Using the big dumpster in the parking lot
Our move is not 100% but we are trusting the Lord to work things out if this is His plan for us!
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