April 13th *Edit*

What's the deal with April 13th? If you say it's the day after Easter, you would be correct. If you say it's two days before taxes are due, you would be correct again. For our family, it has a little more significance, for it is the day we close on our house. Yes, a house! This is the good news I had mentioned in a previous post.

(This is the edited part. Josh wanted me to put up a nicer picture of the house)

We found this house in January, and it was the first one we looked at. We visited a couple more, but deep inside we knew this was perfect for us. It looks gray in the picture, but it's actually light blue, and it sits on a cul-de-sac in a lovely neighborhood. It has 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, and a spacious kitchen. The fenced yard is spacious and even has a playset from the previous owners. They kept the house in good condition, though we plan on painting some walls to add to our style. Which brings up an interesting point. We're not completely sure what "our" style is. We never painted wall in the apartment, and we've never had a house to call our own. Josh says it will take time for us to grow into and develop a style, and I think he's right. I do have tons of ideas though.

It has a partially finished basement. The only part not finished is where the washer and dryer would go. There's even a rough-in for a bathroom down there, if we ever wanted a potty in the lower level. It has a 2-car garage, a white mailbox, and we are so ready to move in.



Josh took the picture above when he was there for the inspection last week. Do you remember me talking about the Matthew keychain hanging from the fan in one of the rooms? Well, there it is, dangling in what will probably be Matthew's toddler room when he graduates from the crib. Once we are living there I will be more than happy to take more pictures for you guys to see the different rooms.

So I mentioned we had an inspection done last week, and the results were good. There were only a handful of minor fixes, which Josh can accomplish. The appraisal will take place sometime this week. We chosen an insurance company, and our loan officer is going to lock us in at a good rate. In fact, he's probably already done it by now.

Things are moving along, and we are so excited. We've signed some papers already, but it still won't feel real until they hand us the key. I haven't even packed anything yet. Partially cause I want to have Matthew's party before I begin boxing things, and partially because thinking about packing up our entire lives is overwhelming. I wouldn't know where to begin!

I'll leave you for now. Matthew has been awake from his nap for about 20 minutes now, and he's been patient long enough. Oh, I don't think I've told you guys yet, but he's been able to sit up from a laying down position for a couple days now. Just one more sign that he's growing up !