It's Official

The house is officially on the market as of today. Even though we still may have many months here because who knows how fast the house will sell, that sign in the front yard makes it seem final.

Now I guess the real hard part starts. Keeping the house clean. D, my little tornado, seems to make a mess in every room.

Everyone Loves A Parade

Yesterday, it was our town's annual Headwaters Day. I am sad to think that this will be the last time we attend this parade. Small town parades are so awesome. You seriously know someone on almost every float. And of course there are the fire trucks, the horses and the candy.

D's Favorite- The Fire Trucks

Racing for Candy

Look Dad

When we were attending college in Grand Forks, ND, they city had an ordinance about not throwing candy from the floats. This seemed so odd to us and I am not sure if that is common in other cities.

Ryan and D

Anyway, A was at work and wasn't able to attend with us and N was down the block hanging with his buds. He did stop by to drop off his loot before he rode off to participate in the days events.

Got anymore candy in there?

My N sweaty from running around.

Checking out the haul.

Tot School

I have been planning on starting Tot School this fall for awhile now but, since hubby was laid off and now we are moving half way across the country Tot School has been delayed.

However, I am trying to incorporate some little activities during the week because we really have no idea when the boys and I will be moving and meeting Ryan in NY. It may take months and I don't want to wait that long to start.

So this is what D and I worked on.

We got this from Subway. Cool!

Cheap bolts, washers, nuts and wing nuts

Sissy's broken necklace made great beads.

Crazy carrots

I am not sure what it is with odd carrots in our garden this year but the other day I picked this yellow one. I put one of our orange ones next to it so you can see the difference in color. The size of the yellow one is normal. The orange one I put in this picture just happens to be small.

Until this year I had no idea that carrots come in many different colors. So I am not sure if this carrot is a mutant or if a seed from a yellow variety just happened to be mixed in with our orange ones. Remember we had this pretty lady earlier this summer.

These are not from our garden. It is just a picture I found that shows all of the different varieties out there. Cool huh?

Geoboards

I saw this today on Dollar Store Crafts and think it is the coolest idea. I have had geoboards on my list of "wants" for a while now. I am so going to make one of these.

1st Show

Yesterday, we had the first showing of our house. It felt so weird. Almost like I was being violated. People were walking around my house, making comments about my stuff, while I wasn't there. I know I will get used to it but, it just made me feel uncomfortable.

Anyway, the people liked the house but, they were concerned about the garage needing new shingles and that we don't have either vinyl or steel siding. However, they are considering it. Our yard is going to be what sells our house. It is so big.

I really do hope it sells fast. The longer it takes to sell, the longer Ryan and the kids and I will be separated. I have never been away from him for more than a week. (work conferences.) I know I shouldn't complain because their are people whose loved one is away serving our country and they have been separated for many months. However, it still stresses me. I love him so.

We are still looking online for houses we are interested in. Once Ryan gets out there our choices will narrow since he will be able to rule out some. Jeepers, this whole process is hard. Ugh!

Moving

Ok, so, Ryan got the job in NY. It is with the same company he worked for and he will be doing exactly the same thing, just in a new territory. He needs to be out there by Sept 15th.

Scary, because that means packing and selling the house is all up to me. We do have 2 families already interested though and it isn't even technically on the market yet. Which is so nice because if we can sell it ourselves it means no realtor fees. Which means a bigger down payment.

A is going to stay here and live with Ryan's parents since she is a senior. Moving won't be hard but, leaving her will be. I don't want to even think about it because it makes me cry every time.

The boys and I will leave after the house sells. Which who knows when that will be.

I will keep you posted. I am not blogging as much right now because I am cleaning, cleaning, cleaning.