Boxes, Boxes, Everywhere!

Now that it is December, I can officially say that we are moving this month.  In just 2 weeks, as a matter of fact.  (Yippee!!)  So, we've been packing, and packing, and packing.  Packing seemed so much easier last time we did it, but 7+ years and 2 kids later, we have accumulated quite a lot!  Nearly every room in our house already has a stack of boxes that have been packed, sealed, and labeled, yet there is still lots more packing to do.

Aside from all the packing, things are moving along with the purchase of the house.  We had our appraisal this week, which went very well.  As I had mentioned before, there were a few things we thought might need to be fixed prior to closing for our FHA loan, however, the only thing our appraiser required that we do was remove a section of the deck that had no railings.  Pretty easy!  Well, I guess I should say easy for me, since it was hubby and our realtor who did all the work (thanks, guys!!).

So now we're just tying up loose ends, and continuing to prepare for the move.   And as we do, even though we're not moving to a deee-luxe apartment in the sky, I can't help but have the theme from The Jefferson's in my head.  When I searched for it on you tube, I found this video of two guys dancing along to it.  They look like they're having so much fun...makes me smile!  Hope it makes you smile too!  :)

Under Contract!!

Oh, happy day!  Our offer has been accepted and approved by the bank, so we are officially "under contract"!  (Hooray!!!)  And, thanks to the generosity of our families and impeccable timing, we were able to come up with the extra money that we will need.  I had a feeling things were going to fall into place with this house somehow.  We are super duper excited and can't wait to make this house our home.

So now it's just a matter of taking care of all of the details of the purchase process.  We had our inspection today which, though slightly overwhelming (such a lot of info to digest in a short amount of time), went well.  Overall, the house is in pretty good condition, especially considering the age.  Of course there are a few things that will need to be fixed, but nothing that we felt was too much to take on.  We are also going with an FHA loan, so a couple of things will likely need to be taken care of prior to closing, but we won't know for sure until the appraiser comes out to look at the house.

In the meantime, we can work on getting our financing squared away and locking in a rate.  Oh, and packing.  Lots and lots of packing!