We put our Utah house up for sale around mid Jan. We came out to Maryland for a house hunting trip, went back to Utah for 5 days then returned to the East permanently. At least for now :) We are now holed up in our temporary housing - a hotel room. I had hoped it would have some sort of mini kitchen, it is a suite after all, but it only has a small fridge and microwave. That's it. So we are getting a little creative with our meals. Matt has started work and seems to enjoy it. We only had one car until today so the kids and I have been pretty much hotel bound. There is and indoor pool literally outside our door so we have been swimming a few times. We have continued house hunting A LOT and we haven't found anything we really like. Yikes. However, after only a week and a half on the market our Utah house went under contract!! Yes! That means if we actually find a house here that we like we could buy it :) Although we are strongly considering building a brand new house. Crazy. I hate that it would take about 6 months - I would really like to move into a house tomorrow - but building prices are really good right now and here, anyway, the older home prices are extremely high. Example: we can buy a 1960 -1970 home for $200,000 or we could build a new one for $200,000-$225,000. Isn't that crazy?
So next on the list is to decide for sure if we are going to build, then find something to rent for awhile - the rest of the pregnancy actually, and finally get Jackson registered for school out here. I have put it off as long as possible so I wouldn't have to make him change schools again but I don't think we are going to be able to avoid that. He is very sad to be moving. His emotions are on a high roller coaster right now. Maggie is handling it ok but asks every once in awhile when we can go home. Hailey hates being cooped up in a hotel room. I could probably just sleep all day every day if there weren't three little ones to keep me up :) This pregnancy is still pretty rough. I'm not sick anymore but still extremely tired!!
4 comments:
Oh my goodness, what a whirlwind! I can't imaging living in a hotel room with 3 kids. Ugh! I felt your pain just traveling to California.
Laura came by yesterday and we were talking about you and I was wondering if you were still in Utah or not. I can't believe your house sold so fast. That in and of it self is incredible. Were you able to make any money on it or just come out even?
You guys will surely be in my prayers. I really hope things smooth out for Jackson. Moving can be so rough on little ones.
I am glad your house sold so quickly- at least it is one lest worry.
Sounds like a really hard time- but soon enough you will be on the other side and it will be just a memory.
When we moved to Hawaii we had to live in a hotel for a month while waiting for available housing. My bro and sis were 6 and 10 at the time. It was hard on all of us and you have 3 little ones to keep busy. But it was also an adventure at times. Your kids will recover and one or two won't even remember it. Jackson will recover from moving. I always did. I think of Sam because of his similar personality to Jackson and know that it would probably take some time for him to adjust but he will. Hope you find a house soon. Maybe one of these years we will have to come and visit.
I wish we were closer so I could help out. It will work out, I just hope it works out soon for ya!
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