Sold!

 For the second time in our married life, Jim and I have sold our house.  The first time, we moved first, and then stressed for months about having to make 2 mortgage payments.  This time, we were smarter!  We sold the house and are now waiting for our landlord to finish the flooring in our rental house so we can move in.

 In the meantime, empty cabinets and all these boxes have been great entertainment for the kids!

And we have unearthed a world of treasurers we forgot existed.....like brother's old jacket that now fit us!

The first time we moved, we also did so in a crazy hurry, leaving behind Osage City in a blur with little emotion, and getting out of  a house that was a total money pit.  This time, we are leaving behind a house we really liked, one which when we bought it was so much better than the one we were living in we were elated about moving in.  We have made great memories here.  Doubled the number of children we had when we came here almost 13 years ago, laughed, cried and had many birthday parties and Christmases in this house.  Madison and Mallory were talking about how hard it is to move out...and I agree with them.  We are also leaving behind a wonderful neighbor who we all love, not really though as we are  sure we will still see her a lot....she just won't be as accessible for Quincy when she decides to run away now!
The only thing that makes this move tolerable is the fact that we are moving forward with a dream that Jim and I have had since about 2 seconds after we got married.  We dreamed of being in the country.  We have talked a lot about lists of must haves in a home, and always it must be in the country.  I am excited about the possibilities and I am happy that after all these years, we can still dream together and work together toward our dreams.