Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Counting My Chickens...

It makes over a year since Hubby and I put our home for sale. As mentioned in the earlier post, we got our hands on vinyl siding and now our unfinished garage is coming along. Most of it is done, but we need to pick up some of a different color to put in the top part of each side to match the color scheme of the house. Nevertheless, the garage looks a lot better!

Late yesterday afternoon, we got a call from our real estate agent. Someone wants to look at our house this afternoon right after supper. Before, I would go into hyper-mode and attack the house from top to bottom, stressing over the fact that strangers will be coming into my home and it will need to sell itself. I don't know if it's because I've been home all summer and have been able to keep up with the house, but there's not much to do. That's a relief. I will pass the lawn mower today, but there's not much else to do.

Last night, Hubby had trouble getting to sleep. He kept considering our various options if our house sells. There were several lots we looked at, but they're either in another town where the boys would have to go to another school, or the lot doesn't have a home on it and we'd need to buy one. I understand what he's trying to do, have a plan so we'll know what we're doing and where we're going. My problem was that I can't get my head around it. Not knowing if our house will sell this time makes it hard for me to begin planning. I can't help but fear that we'll just be let down again.

This is where my faith comes into the picture. I'm leaving it up to Him, in his hands, as to whether we sell the house or not, and what happens after that. I understand where Hubby is coming from, because it is nerve wracking when you consider that we don't know where we want to move to, but it's hard to plan when your home doesn't sell and the place you wanted does. Patience.

5 comments:

  1. I understand where your Hubby is coming from. I like a plan. Even if I don't follow it I still like having it for the what if factor. Good luck
    and let us know what happens.

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  2. Wow, 2 Teach, good luck with the house selling and finding process. I will think positive thoughts for you and your family!

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  3. I appreciate the good vibes, ladies. When the guy came, it did look pretty good, but we've been lead down that path before. I will definitely let you know how it turns out, good or bad.

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  4. Sometimes I can go with the flow of things and sometimes I need to be able to follow a bit of a plan. Hope things work out for you!

    Oh, about the scones. They are sort of a cross between a buscuit and a muffin. I use the basic recipe from the Betty Crocker cook book, but I alter it a little bit by adding sour cream and reducing the amount of milk. They are my favorite things to bake.

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  5. Those scones sound yummy! I'm going to give it a try this weekend.

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