What's been happening...

Well... I just took a look at my last post... wow, January 1st?! So much has gone on since then! We ended up walking away from the house we were going to purchase, mainly because the lender (Kiel Lending) who we went with sucked majorly. They couldn't get anything done on time and required 2 extensions and was going to do a 3rd. I was heading to Hawaii for a while with the boys to stay with Derek and I really didn't want everything up in the air while we were gone. So, Derek and I talked it over and made the tough decision to move out. So, in 5 weeks (after having a baby mind you) I moved our house 2 times. Right now all of our belongings are in a 10x20 storage unit and in a 600 sq ft hotel on Waikiki. But something great happened before me and the boys hopped on a plane.

My brother in law started sending us some houses... we put an offer on one and were beat by an offer that was already accepted. Oh well! He then sent us an email about the possibility of building a home in my mom's neighborhood. Ideally where we'd want to be. The builder is on site and we checked it out. We were hoping for the 1888 sq ft rambler and wanted to see the floor plan. Well, it happens to be my mom's exact floor plan which we LOVE! We got the ball rolling and in 2 hours (with the help of my brother in law), I picked out all of the flooring, finishes, extras and outdoor colors. Man... I didn't think there would be so much to pick! We are hoping for a March start to the build and that would put the finish around June.

Now, the boys and I leave Hawaii March 9th. We were going to stay until Derek's job finished, but these tight quarters and a small baby are really making things difficult. We will come back to visit if Derek is here as long as they say. Anyways... So, we will be moving into my sister and brother in law's very large family room. We will have a half bath, couch, love seat, table and chairs, tv and then I will bring in my bed and dresser for clothing storage. What's nice is that we can close it off and be alone. My aunt has graciously offered her place during the day for us to "escape" if needed. So, we're excited for what is to come and we know that it's going to take a lot of sacrifice on our part, but we're ready for it!!!