Almost done...

With the house-buying process. Yup. We are buying a house! Still can't believe it myself! We have already done the inspection and the bank process is already done. By tomorrow, we should have a concrete date set for closing. Right now it's March 31st, but we would like to move in a week earlier, if at all possible, so we'll see. The seller has been so gracious, too. They are willing to do all of the work we submitted on the list...praise the Lord! He sure does lead us every step of the way, doesn't He? And gives us peace and grace to go with it!
So...about the house...it is older (we like to think of it as having character ;)). It was built in 1955, had a second-floor addition put on, went in to foreclosure, etc. But, the great thing is, we didn't buy it as a foreclosure! I don't know if any of you have been looking at foreclosed/short-sale/bank-owned homes, but they are usually trashed and need a lot of work. At least, the ones we looked at did. Anyway, it WAS a foreclosure home until a company bought it and completely flipped it...and they did a beautiful job! I will post pictures as soon as I figure out how to do it on here. :) It's four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a fenced in backyard that I can send my kiddos out to play in! Woohoo! I can't do that where we live now. It will be such a blessing, especially with home-schooling.
About home-schooling...we have really enjoyed this school year. I have really enjoyed seeing how my first-grader's mind works and learns. We've had our days, especially when it comes to math, but it has definitely been worth it, in my opinion. Having said that, my soon-to-be-second-grader will be attending school next year...outside the home. She will really enjoy it, and in our opinion, it is the best choice for her at this time. It is one of the charter schools that we applied to. This one has a small class size...maybe 20 students...and two grades in the same classroom. It will be so great for her! And then I can focus on my almost four-year-old and learn some colors, shapes, numbers, and letters. So exciting!
Let's see...is that it? Guess so. Still doing Pampered Chef and it is going well. I would still like to get more contacts, but that will come. In the meantime, if you like Pampered Chef (they just came out with their new products two days ago!), come visit my website www.pamperedchef.biz/njoycookin
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Well, that's about it for now. Thanks to my college roommate who reminds me to blog about life changes every now and then. :) She knows who she is. Anyway, well it's off to do some more homeschooling...art, history, and science. Then I have to decide what and how I'm going to pack in the next few weeks! Thanks for reading

Bon Appetit!

So I am now officially a Pampered Chef consultant! I have done two parties already and have another one scheduled for 13 days for now. It is really fun and I love seeing how much fun everyone else is having. Now if I can just keep balanced with homeschooling, housework, and the business side of things, we'll be ok...oh, plus house-hunting.

House-hunting? Yes. The crazy process is ours for now. It's a great time to buy. Unfortunately, everyone is buying the houses we find perfect! :( As soon as these amazing deals pop up, someone puts in an offer and they are gone. And by amazing, I mean AMAZING! Three to four bedrooms/two and a half bathrooms, big kitchen, two car garages, big yard (all built 1999 or after)...all for under $150,000!!! But we are not discouraged. We have time to look and there are plenty of houses for sale. :) So we'll see. It may take a while, but we don't mind the wait. We definitely want to make sure we make a wise decision. And our realtor is great. She loves Pampered Chef, too. ;)

We haven't heard from the two charter schools that we applied for, so we'll have to see about that. I need to call them. Some of the houses that we've been looking at are in a different school district, too, so that could make life more interesting.

So...in short, we are very busy here...school in the morning, new business stuff and housework in the afternoon, and house-hunting in the evening. Whew! Hopefully things will slow down a bit here soon, but in the meantime, God is giving us grace and wisdom and strength to make it through each day. I'm so thankful that, even though things around us are changing from day to day, HE is the same yesterday, today, and forever. HE will never change and neither will HIS promises. What a comfort and a joy to know!