It's done!

The people who put an offer on our house accepted our counter offer this evening. So we begin the process of closing. We had a few little details that we streightened out in our counter offer but we were pretty sure that they would accept the offer, and they did. So now it is the process of getting the rest of our things packed up and down to TX and trying to get the ball going on a new house, a thought that exhausts me right now!!

Thanks for your prayers!

Whew!

Well, some of you know by now that we recieved an offer on our house yesterday. We are very excited, and barring any major issues we plan to accept the offer. We are also sad because this was our baby, our daily retreat, our dreams and now it is someone elses. Since being in Washington I have not been able to bring myself to visit the house or to bring Lindsay, who I am afraid will not understand why we can't stay. The first night in town we drove by it and I cried. I really want to stay away as much as possible. The young couple buying the house is so excited, they have seen it twice and brought their parents to see it, this is before they have even heard from us. It kinda tugs at my heart that someone else is dreaming about our little house and yard. The happy thing is that we should be able to move forward soon on purchasing a house in Texas. Nothing will replace our view of "my mountain" (as Lindsay calls it) or the huge yard where we played bocce and celebrated two of Lindsay's birthdays but we move on! Keep praying for our search for a new home in Texas.

We in Washington!!

So I have been a little slow on getting our blog updated. Sorry about that, I've just been really busy.
We had a looooooong drive up here but we are excited to finally be here. We visited with some of our other misplaced friends who recently moved from The Graham area to Colorado springs and Boise, very conveniently placed on our way back home. It was nice to see them and talk to people who are experiencing some of the same struggles that we are in living in a completely new place.
We spent our first weekend in Chelan with my extended family. It was a crazy time with all of the kiddos running around but Lindsay really enjoyed the time especially with our cousins Megan and Kiera. They got along really well and Lindsay still talks about the fun things they did. Yesterday when Lindsay woke up she sat up and said, "where did Megan go?" I think she must have been replaying something in her dreams. It has been a long time since Lindsay has had consistant playmates, it was really hard for me to see her say goodbye to them when they left.
Since returning from Chelan we have been really busy with playdates with some of Lindsay's (and Mommy's) old buddies and visiting Grand parents and Great-grandparents. Lindsay even had a teaparty with Great Grandma Walker and still talks about it.
Tomorrow we are going to the Ocean with some of Lindsay's favorite people, the Graham family and Uncle Tim.
I wish that we could take all of our friends and family back to Texas with us. I guess for now, we will just enjoy our current visit.
Lance is in Texas for business right now, we expect him to be back in a couple of weeks. Our house is still slow going for now. We are trying to keep it in God's hands. Somehow, worry keeps creeping back in. We know that there is a buyer out there somewhere, we would like to meet them sooner than later. The girls and I miss Lance very much. Lance is afraid that he is going to miss Leslie's first steps. I am not sure if she is going to cooperate or not. Since leaving Texas she has begun climbing stairs and stands up without holding on to anything for a long period of time. She sometimes tries to take a step but can't get the ballance down yet.

OK- there is the update. Hope that it satisfies those who have been complaining! :-)