THE JOYS OF POLICY

OK I WILL TRY TO SUM THIS UP AS BEST I CAN. THEY AGAIN REJECTED OUR OFFER AND THEY SAME DAY FOUND OUT THEY MUST LOWER THE PRICE. I KNOW IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, BUT THEY HAVE TO LOWER IT A PERCENTAGE AMOUNT IF IT DOESN'T SELL WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME AND WE WERE JUST PAST THAT. SO ANYWAY AT THE NEW PRICE IT HAS TO BE "OPEN TO THE PUBLIC" FOR 10 DAYS BEFORE ANYONE CAN MAKE AN OFFER. THIS MEANS THAT ONCE AGAIN THE TORTURE CONTINUES AND WE CAN PUT IN A NEW OFFER WHEN THOSE 10 DAYS ARE UP. WE WILL NOT BE GETTING IT FOR ANY LESS, B/C NOW WE REACH THERE BOTTOM PRICE OF PROFIT BUT AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE FOR THE SAME PRICE. SO NO NEWS FOR A WHILE, BUT KEEP PRAYING THAT GOD WILL SHOW US HIS DIRECTION IN ALL THIS, EITHER HE REALLY WANT'S US TO HAVE IT, OR HE IS GOING THRU GREAT LENGHTS TO SHOW US IT'S NOT THE ONE. WE FEEL REALLY STRONG TOWARDS THIS HOUSE SO FOR US IT IS WORTH ONE MORE SHOT. WE SHALL SEE!
EMMA LOU

GOING INSANE

SO THEY CAME BACK ON MONDAY AND REJECTED OUR OFFER. WE THEN TALKED ABOUT IT AND SAID WE SHOULD DO FULL PRICE OFFER, OUR REALTORS SAID WE SHOULD GO UP ONLY 2,000.00 SO WE DID. THEN WE GET A CALL THIS MORNING THAT THEY REJECTED THAT OFFER, AND THAT WE SHOULD PUT IN A FULL PRICE OFFER DUH ! DIDN'T WE SAY THAT, ANYWAY SO NOW WE ARE WAITING FOR THAT ANSWER. WE WERE TOLD THAT SOMEONE ELSE IS PUTTING IN AN OFFER TOO BUT THEY ARE DOING IT ALL WRONG AND GOING FHA WHICH WILL NOT FLY WITH THIS HOUSE.
REALLY I CAN'T HADLE THIS ANYMORE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A FUN PROCESS BUT IT IS ANYTHING BUT. KEEP PRAYING EVERYONE, IF THIS IS THE HOUSE GOD WANT'S US TO BE IN IT WILL HAPPEN BUT HELP US TO ACCEPT IF IT'S NOT.
EMMA LOU
NOAH WAS SAD THE OTHER DAY AND I ASKED HIM WHAT WAS WRONG, AND HE SAID " I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF WE GOT THAT HOUSE, I WANT TO LIVE THERE " I THINK I WILL HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM BY THE END OF THIS!

EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOSTER

OK, SO I AM FREAKING OUT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE JUST PUT IN AN OFFER ON A HOUSE. THIS IS SUCH A EMOTIONAL THING. THE PHONE CALLS, AND FAXES BACK AND FORTH, THE WAITING, IT SUCKS! IT'S IN ALGER HEIGHTS AND HAS EVERYHTING WE WANT, OR CAN DO. THE BASEMENT NEEDS TO BE FINISHED BUT IT IS GOOD ENOUGH RIGHT NOW. THE KITCHEN NEEDS WORK BUT WE CAN DO LITTLE STUFF RIGHT NOW TO HELP IT. THE FULL BATH IS OK BUT NOT OUR TASTE. IT HAS A GREAT YARD FOR THE BOYS AND I COULD NOT ASK FOR A BETTER NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE ARE 3 OTHER INVESTORS THAT HAVE PUT OFFERS IN SO WHO KNOWS WHAT THE HECK IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS, AND IF THIS IS NOT THE HOUSE FOR US THAT WE CAN WALK AWAY WITHOUT BEING TO SAD.
EMMA LOU

Update on the Schellings

Joe gets to graduate next month! We are so exicted, well at least I am Joe is waiting for the big one after his masters but this is a huge accomplishment for him and for our family. He does still have to take a May term and finish up his incompletes, but he does not have to wait a year to graduate. We are still looking at houses. I feel very down about this. It is supposed to be fun to find a house and we have been looking for 6 months and I have not felt the feeling so to speak when I walk in a house. I want to walk in and go " this is my home" We have looked at alot of places that we know could work but I'm sick of doing that. I know that may be a little selfish but I want a home, not just a house.
The kids are well, I can not wait until spring so we can go outside, they are getting sick of playing inside and quite frankly so am I. Next weekend I am going away with some of my high school friends that get togeher for playdate. I am so excited we are going to a cottege for the night just us girls to get away from the craziness that is our lives. I don't think I have ever gone away and left Joe at home with the kids for the night. I have all the faith in the world in him but it shall be interesting. God is giving both of us all the strenght we need to get through this last couple months. It is very hard I won't lie, Joe and I both have those days where we think we can't do it anymore, but alass we do. The end is in sight, at least for a while and then we shall see where God leads us.