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our first baby Benjamin James 11 lbs 7 oz Born: 12/15 |
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Get ready for a new design coming! I am *almost* complete with my new site design. It took a minute to get familiar with how wordpress works, and to tinker with their stylesheets and php code... but it's almost done. I have to admit, I'm not loving it as much as I liked designs I've done in the past, but it will work. The archived posts work much better than blogger, and the ability to page through past posts is WAY more intuitive. I've just got to finish the flickr page to view the photo albums, and it's ready to launch! Just in time to meet the May 1st deadline that Blogger gave to turn off the old site. So sometime within the next two weeks, I'll make that push over.
Regardless of this site, we've been through A LOT in these past few weeks, not the least of which is our ever enduring house hunt. But I'm happy to report that we. found. a. house. That we both agree on. That's in a nice area. That's close to where we currently live. Drawback: it's a foreclosure, and since we are going FHA, we have to hope that we can handle any repairs the FHA appraisal requires since the bank won't do any. We made an offer on the house for a little above asking price, and we heard back in a week that they accepted our offer. So we have a ratified contract, the FHA appraisal has been ordered, and now we are in "sit and wait" mode while they schedule it, and send us a copy of the report. We're trying to remain calm since anything could still happen, and we need to be able to walk away without being too depressed. But we're still excited. It's a 3 bedroom, 1 bath colonial, with a yard :) Has a basement and a HUGE attic, that could be finished off fairly easily. One of the bedrooms is definitely small, but could easily house a kid until we're ready to upgrade (or remodel to make it bigger). For a foreclosure, it's in GREAT condition, and our home inspection didn't find any major repairs, other than the stove not working. The floors are hardwood and in great condition, and the place has been really well maintained.
So we're crossing our fingers that everything turns out ok... and I'll definitely update once we know anything!
Regardless of this site, we've been through A LOT in these past few weeks, not the least of which is our ever enduring house hunt. But I'm happy to report that we. found. a. house. That we both agree on. That's in a nice area. That's close to where we currently live. Drawback: it's a foreclosure, and since we are going FHA, we have to hope that we can handle any repairs the FHA appraisal requires since the bank won't do any. We made an offer on the house for a little above asking price, and we heard back in a week that they accepted our offer. So we have a ratified contract, the FHA appraisal has been ordered, and now we are in "sit and wait" mode while they schedule it, and send us a copy of the report. We're trying to remain calm since anything could still happen, and we need to be able to walk away without being too depressed. But we're still excited. It's a 3 bedroom, 1 bath colonial, with a yard :) Has a basement and a HUGE attic, that could be finished off fairly easily. One of the bedrooms is definitely small, but could easily house a kid until we're ready to upgrade (or remodel to make it bigger). For a foreclosure, it's in GREAT condition, and our home inspection didn't find any major repairs, other than the stove not working. The floors are hardwood and in great condition, and the place has been really well maintained.
So we're crossing our fingers that everything turns out ok... and I'll definitely update once we know anything!
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PhatStraps is giving a way a new Epiphanie camera bag! I LOVE these bags, but their price tag is intimidating... so I'd jump for joy if I won this one (and I love the Belle style, which is what they're offering!). So if you are in the market for a new camera bag, check them out! I'm also ordering a PhatStrap as we speak... super fun!
http://www.phatstraps.com/phatstraps-giveaway
Time to upgrade the camera backpack :)
http://www.phatstraps.com/phatstraps-giveaway
Time to upgrade the camera backpack :)
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