Within a few weeks of my last post, we found another house that we thought we could live with... it was near that first house, but in a slightly better area. Same floorplan, but situated a little better (one room had the door in a different spot - amazing the difference it makes!). Backyard was better, and included several fruit trees. We made an offer... and in mid-March, we closed... which means we're now officially homeowners.
The lengthy escrow time was due to the house being a short sale. Not a fun process (although definitely better for the buyer than the seller), but it was one of the things that brought the house into our price range.
After scraping the ceilings in the living room, hallway, and all three bedrooms (including closets), having the house fumigated, painting all of those rooms, and having new carpeting installed, we are all moved in! Still lots of work to be done, both inside and outside, but we are SO blessed!
We have also added a new "member" to our family... an adorable Golden Retriever named Ruby!
I am most certainly biased, but I am convinced that she is one of the cutest puppies I've ever met! She's also pretty darn entertaining. ;) She's doing well with house-training, and she's just about mastered "sit" ... but anytime she sees her reflection, she believes that the appropriate course of action is to bark and growl... I try to distract her, but it's hard when I'm out of breath from laughing.
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