They say patience is a virtue, but is it just plain dumb in certain situations?
Colt and I put an offer in on a house that we absolutely fell in love with on December 3rd. Here we are, going on 2 months later, and we are still waiting to hear a response. Why is it taking so long? Because it's a short sale. Anybody who knows me well knows that I am NOT a patient person. Waiting to meet Alex for 9 whole months was ridiculously hard and taught me that good things are worth waiting for. But what about in a situation like this house? I just got an email from our realtor, who happens to be my uncle, saying that the banks are planning on doing a second appraisal on the house. This process can take 90 days or longer... basically saying that we might not get a single peep from the banks for another 3 months. To top it all off, there has been a second offer on the house and we don't know how much that second offer was for. Patience I can handle if we were guaranteed the house, but in this case we might be the lower bidder and wait around for 5 plus months to hear that somebody else got the house.
It really is a great house, for a GREAT deal. So is it worth waiting for? 85% of me says yes. It's the other 15% of me telling me to move on that is so hard to ignore.
Christmas Flip
We got a flip for Christmas and have been having a lot of fun with it. We have a nice camcorder we got when we got married but it's much bigger and not as easy to use so we don't end up taking many videos with it. Now with the Flip we just grab it and press record! This is NOTHING exciting, I'm more or less just playing around and seeing if I can get this to actually post, hehe.
We had a great Christmas, by the way. Hope you all did too!
We had a great Christmas, by the way. Hope you all did too!
The Elf on the Shelf
Last year my friend Lindsey introduced me to The Elf on the Shelf, and I couldn't wait to start my own tradition. Now, although Alex is way too young, I might have Colt play along this year!
In case you haven't heard, the elf watches the kids during the day and each night leaves the house and reports back to Santa how the kids behaved that day. Then when the elf comes back to the house, he hides in a new place. When the kids get up every morning they have to hunt to find the elf's new hiding spot. I think it's a super fun tradition and can't wait until NEXT year when Alex will get to play along :)
Thanksgiving
Top 10 things I'm thankful for in no particular order...
1. Alex
2. Colt
3. Family & Friends
4. My fellow Mama friends - who just get it ;)
5. My job...this one is tough, but in the end, I am thankful.
6. Gus
7. My faith
8. Chocolate
9. Chai
10. Disney Movies
1. Alex
2. Colt
3. Family & Friends
4. My fellow Mama friends - who just get it ;)
5. My job...this one is tough, but in the end, I am thankful.
6. Gus
7. My faith
8. Chocolate
9. Chai
10. Disney Movies
Crawling..
We took a trip to the beach with some friends over the weekend. 7 adults and 5 babies! It sounds much scarier than it actually was. We had a great time, and as I expected, Alex started crawling. Watching his two buddies, August (7 mos) and Joey (6 mos), crawl around all weekend long was all it took to motivate him enough to give it a go. I love it and can't wait for him to get faster. I'm excited to see where he decides to go once he realizes he can explore. I know, most of you are rolling your eyes thinking, just wait Candice - you will miss the good ol' days of putting them on the floor and knowing they are stuck there. That's probably true, but I can't help my excitement for him. Baby gates, here we come!
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