Well, we are no closer to finding new occupants for our house than we have ever been, but we did make a big decision today. We took our house off of the for sale market. It is now only available for lease, and tomorrow we are going to go look at the house we want to buy in our new city. We visited in a few weeks ago, and we fell in love with it. So, we are going to make sure that it is in fact the exact home that we want to own. If it is, then we plan to make an offer tomorrow and ask for a closing day of May 1, which is exactly one day before I turn 30 and one month before Jefferson is due.
That gives us two months to get this house leased, which is definitely a risk. I am not as excited about making an offer as I would be if the future of the house we currently live in were certain. But, at least for now, I feel peace with our decision.
Today we both a hard time coming to terms with the fact that we have now had three possible buyers/renters who seemed like very strong prospects becoming the future occupants of this house and none of them came through. We ended up picking the kids up early from school and going for a long walk to take our minds off of things, and it worked. The kids are at such fun ages right now that it is hard to feel mopey around them. Then, when we came home, I made Barney a hamburger and French fries, which is not a normal meal on our rotation, so he was pumped. Then, tonight we are going to cuddle on the couch and watch a movie. I cannot give him what he wants most, which is a reliable renter, so I am making due with the small offerings that I can provide to make his day brighter despite the non-stop issue hanging over our heads.
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