{We found a Rental!}

We found a great place to rent in Caldwell. We are so excited. It's bigger and we will have tons of space. The yard isn't as big as we would like, but we have lived in apartments and enjoy going to the local parks with the kids due to not having any yard. This house makes up for it with all the space inside. We knew we wouldn't be able to find everything we wanted, especially since we have cats, (not just one, but two), and it's hard to find a rental that allows cats.

We did compromise on some things, but we didn't have to compromise on indoor space...thank goodness. We hope to move everything in and be all set up before Thanksgiving. We will get the keys on the 15th! We both really like the landlord and just feel really good about it. We know it's the right thing to do and the right place to be...WHOOOO-RAY!!!

When it's right, you just know!

{Life Changes}

I know in my last post I discussed our struggles with trying to find a home to buy, well we decided that this process isn't supposed to be this hard and that it's probably God's way of telling us to stop for now and take a breath and relax. We will resume looking for a home in a year or so. This will give us more time to save up money and pay off more on my student loans.

In the meantime we are going to find a new place to rent. We just need more space to stretch out. We were hoping to find something around where we live now so that the kids could stay in the same school but we are finding that there really isn't anything that fits our needs and those that do are waaaaay more then we are willing to pay in rent at this time, so we are going to look in Nampa, Caldwell, Boise, Meridian and surrounding areas.  On the bright side, in those areas I will be able to get better internet!! I miss having fast internet.

So the search is on for a new Rental...fingers crossed that we find what we want and that we can move in on the first of December. (fingers crossed) If you know of anything in those areas, let me know. I have been scouring the internet and calling on places left and right. I really hope we find something quickly.


On a lighter note, I received an order from a new vendor and they totally ROCKED the images my client choose from her session. I took them to my client this afternoon and she loved them. I was so ecstatic to see the smile on her face as she opened her packages. It was just like Christmas!

{House Hunting}

(image found on photobucket - thought it was fitting)

Who knew that house hunting would be so hard and emotionally draining?  We have looked at tons of houses and really none of them are 100% what we want, with the exception of one, but they raised the price and due to that, it took it out of our price range.

We put in an offer on a home, it's a nice house but would need work to make it more of what we want, which means $$ going into it, but would have to do that anyway with any house we choose. We still have yet to hear back on our offer, so we are assuming that their answer is "no" and moving on, looking and hoping to find a house that will be a good fit for our family...

This process isn't for the faint of heart and if you don't have patience, which lately I just don't have much of, it can be a bit nerve wracking and extremely frustrating and disappointing. I was hoping things would move smoothly but knowing our luck, I knew that may not happen, prayed that it would run smoothly, hoping God would smooth out the wrinkles, but it looks like we need the wrinkles, for some odd reason.

We are praying that we find the right home and are able to claim it as our own and be all settled before my birthday (Dec. 19th), but the way things are looking I just don't see it happening. I just wish this process was a bit more smooth and easier, I am beginning to dislike the hunt. How can anyone call this process fun, it's not! But I do know it's worth it and will be a great investment for our future, knowing that though, doesn't make this anymore fun.

{Happy Halloween}

So we got all dressed up and went to the trunk-or-treat at the church today. The kids were sooooo excited and have been excited since they had their parties at school on Thursday. The kids helped William and I pick out our costumes, I was a witch and William was Darth Vader. The kids picked out their own costumes too, Aaron was a Ninja, Sam was Superman and Ruth was Cinderella (her favorite part of her costume was her wig!).

We had fun. I am a bit bummed the church didn't do a halloween party, but I can understand them not doing one when the school had one on Friday. I just miss going to the church halloween parties, they are always so much fun.

Anywho, I snapped a few pictures of everyone in their costume before we left to go trunk-or-treating. Enjoy and Happy Halloween!!

{Calvin & Hobbes Find}

I forgot to mention the great book finds during my last goodwill trip. I found several books for the kids for under .59¢ each book, (what a deal!!!) BUT my best find of the day was two Calvin & Hobbes comic books, shown below, for .99¢! I was so excited to find these and for such a small price.  Calvin and Hobbes is one of my favorite comics. I just love the imagination of Calvin and how he has adventures with his stuffed tiger, Hobbes. I am glad I can share his adventures with my own kids and for such a great price too. Why buy new books when you can find them for less then a buck at goodwill?