Oh, the Joys of Selling a House...

Our house has been on the market for almost 2 months now, and we have had absolutely no offers. We have had 15 showings, which is good, but I would rather have an offer! I really thought that the house would be sold by now. I know that the area is not that great, and the market is not fantastic, but I really thought that it would see in the first couple months. We don't really need to be in a new house until July or so for Addy's school situation, but I just really want to get settled. I really don't mind having to keep the house cleaned, it is actually kind of nice to have to clean for a reason. What I really, really hate is having to get out of the house for showing. And, what I hate even more than that is when we clean up the house, and we load everyone up, get out of the house, and then the people never show up for the showing! That has happened to us two times, and I guess two times out of 15 is not too bad, but it is still frustrating. The other thing that I hate is having to take the dogs with us everywhere we go! They do pretty well in the car, but it's still annoying to have to drag them with us everywhere. We have to take them all the time when we go more than an hour away because you never know when you might get called for a showing. If we don't have time to get back to get them out of the house, then they have to come with us.
When we have to get out of the house, this is what we do - #1 destination - go to the "Windy Park", which is one of our favorite parks. It's always empty, it has a dog park, and it has a bathroom.. #2 destination(s) - friends or family's house. #3 destination - run errands or just drive around aimlessly.
We have had some really fun times on our adventures out of the house, but we have also had some seriously annoying times! The other day Willow decided that she didn't want to ride in the back of Cory's truck anymore, so she jumped out on our way out of the driveway! Luckily, we were still close to home, and we weren't on a busy street, but it was still annoying. We had to switch over to the Tahoe after everyone was completely loaded up and ready to go. The Tahoe was full of stuff from Cory's fishing trip, and it didn't have all the carseats in it, so we had to drive to a parking lot down the road to switch everything out. Grrrr...Another time we had to get out right when Brooke had to eat. We pulled in our neighbor's driveway and fed her, then we had to change her diaper. When I changed her diaper (in my lap), she peed all over me! We were already supposed to be out of the house, but my shorts were completely soaked in pee! I ran back in the house and changed my clothes, all the while imagining the prospective homeowners walking in the front door. As I ran back to the car, Brooke spit up all over Cory. Luckily, he had an extra shirt in the car. One time we were in the middle of the grocery store about 15 minutes away from the house and someone wanted to see the house in 45 minutes. We had a cart full of groceries, and we paid super fast, ran home, put the groceries away that we had just bought for dinner that night, and went out to eat.
I know that it will sell when it is supposed to sell. I keep thinking that maybe it hasn't sold because the house that we are supposed to live in isn't on the market yet. With everything that has happened in the last year with my job changes and the pregnancy, I absolutely know that things happen for a reason. I know that everything will work out in the end, but it is just really hard to go through the current situation when it can be so annoying.

I know when it finally does sell, I will have all sorts of other  emotions. This is our first house as a married couple. It quickly became our home. Zoe and Willow joined our family here first. As our family grew we brought our three baby girls home to this house. Adilyn and Kacy took their first steps here. Years and years of wonderful memories fill this space.
But...with all that being said...let's get this house sold!!!!