So, um, yeah…

Since my last post, on Nov 15th, a lot has happened.

We got out of attorney review with the house we want to buy — all is good. And we scheduled to have a home inspection done. This happened the weekend of Thanksgiving. After the inspection we received a 39 page report. Um, yeah. The biggest issues with the house, as gorgeous as it is, is the basement. The homeowners went ahead and tried to finish their basement and do all their own electrical work. Luckily they stopped before completing it all and we were able to see all the faulty wiring that was done. The owners intend to get a building permit which will require everything to be to code, so we requested that the set the basement back to it’s original condition with the help of a licensed electrician … of course

Meanwhile, we hired a moving company to move all our stuff out of our house on Nov 29th, so that we could have it empty when the new owners do the walk through.

We were out and moved in with TH’s parents… and everything was set to go … and then, the day before closing we were told there was a hitch. The buyer’s lender needed more information before approving the loan. Even though she got the mortgage commitment, there was more info needed. B/c it is a FHA loan. And well, Dec 7th they were going to change the regulations for FHA loans and condominiums, and if we didn’t finalize and close by then, we could just forget about it. It was sooo freakin’ stressful, and finally… Dec 7th — we got the word.

The deal was dead. No sale.

Now we have moved out of our place, but are still paying the mortgage. We put it back up on the market for sale, but don’t expect any ‘action’ until after the holidays. We also had to cancel our contract with the house we were going to buy… it was a bit bitter sweet considering all the work that needed to be done on the place.

The hardest part right now, is not having my dogs with us where we are living. Our pups are with my mom… hanging with her crew of pups.

Here’s a pic of 5 of the 6… Dibsy is the white pup on the left, and Peeps is the white dog on the upper left. The 2 tiny white pups are Katie and Mickey, and the one in the back is Kiko. All the white fluffs terrorize her, but she can hold her ground. She is the alpha

I know they are happy, but I miss them so much. There’s something about coming home and being greeted by unconditional love of someone or something longing for your companionship. Being wanted and needed. My babies. LOL …

Okay, enough of that. The 2nd hardest part is not having any clothes or anything except for what we took to the inlaws. 2 months worth of clothing…b/c we had intended to move out in January. All our belongings are in storage with the moving company, not one of those storage facilities where we could just go in and out when we wanted to. Soooooooooooooo. Oh, and while we are very lucky and grateful to have a place to stay during this state of limbo we are in, it’s not easy containing ones life in a room. It’s also hard to make yourself ‘feel at home’, without feeling like you are imposing. And I know it’s probably just a natural feeling…for me being the inlaw. But the nice part of this is that we get to see his family more, which was something that was lacking the past year.

So now, we wait here, instead of moving back in to our condo, b/c it would not make financial sense to move back in then back out again etc… at this time, at least.

In the meantime — I’m back to the 9-5 grind at work and also have been busy with enough photo shoots to keep me busy every night these past few weeks…and well in to February of next year.

I hate the idea of turning potential clients away, but these past few weeks I learned that I have to manage my time better, so I don’t stress and have a nervous breakdown.

Been looking on the bright side of things these days knowing life could be a lot worse, and I’m very lucky to have what I have and who I have in my life.