And It's Sold, Seriously This Time!

Both times we had offers on the house, it fell through almost the day after I posted a blog about it. Soooo, this time, I vowed to never mention it on facebook or my blog until it was done. Well, it's done! After 5 1/2 months of being on the market, over 50 showings, and all kinds of drama, the house sold. The way it happened was so crazy! There was a showing scheduled for later in the week, and I told our realtor that we were going to take it off the market after that showing. We really decided that we needed a break from all the chaos of it. So, we were out mowing the lawn one night that week, and a family drove by and picked up a flyer. They stayed outside of the house for a bit, then another car pulled up, then my cell phone rang to see if we would approve a showing for 7:15. It was 7:10. The house was a spectacular mess. I had been at home all day with Kacy and Brooke, and of course, not cleaned at all. There were dirty clothes and dog hair everywhere. I went out to the cars and told them that the house was a mess, and it was in no way ready to show. They said they didn't care, they really wanted to see it. I went in the house, hid really embarrassing things, and they went in. I was really uncomfortable with the whole thing, but we are you going to do? They were in there for a few minutes, and then left. I didn't think anything of it, but then I asked our realtor to call the people that had shown lately to tell them it was coming off the market, and two people wanted to come back for a 2nd showing. One of those were the people who had looked at our mess of a house! They put in an offer after the 2nd showing, and lo and behold, they ended up buying it. It was a cash offer, which meant they could have a quick closing, which meant we had only one week after the option period was over to get out of the house. Both other contracts were terminated during the option period, so there was no way we were going to do anything until the option period was over! Anyway, we got the original offer August 27, finalized the sales price September 4, and closed on September 21. We pretty much had to pack our entire house (and Cory's ridiculous garage) in 7 days! It was a super stressful and busy time, but luckily Shane and Dana came to help on the weekend, and my mom came to help during the week. Mom really just held Brooke the whole time, but that was the most help of all!
So, here we are homeless...everything we own is in one of 4 storage units, Cory's mom's house, Ryan's house, or Shane and Dana's house. I really need to take some pictures of our ridiculous storage units. I can't even believe we had that much stuff! We are staying for a week at Shane and Dana's with six kids, four adults, three cats, and two dogs. Woohoo! After that, we are going to Ryan's for two weeks. Luckily, we found a house that we like, and we will get to move in October 15, if all goes well. I am really surprised that we found a house that we could agree on so quickly! Thank goodness, though, because I am not sure what we would have done otherwise.
I am so thankful for our good friends for letting us invade their homes and their lives. I am so thankful for finally selling our house. I am so thankful to be able to move forward and make new memories in our new place. It's been quite a trying time, but the end is in sight, and I am so glad!
Another post will come with all my favorite memories of the old house. Although, I was so glad when it sold, there was definitely a sense of nostalgia leaving the empty shell of the house that was our home for so long!