YEAH! WE GOT THE HOUSE!

Yay! Yay! At noon today we got an e-mail from the owner saying we got the house! Eric was reading it and said "This is weird, come over here" So I stood over his shoulder and just read the "from" and said Oh, it's the owner" Then I started to read it and FLIPPED OUT! My heart started sinking because the only word that popped out at me FIRST was "Unfortunately". I was so deflated! Then I read on. Well, here let me paste the letter! Mister renter is a funny man indeed!

His subject line was : TENANT SCREENING...FINALIZED (Scared me too..lol)

The letter:

Eric and Traci,

Its been a long process for everyone and I know that you are both anxious to know my decision....this is very hard for me to do but, unfortunately, I have to do it...so, if you provide me the first months rent for April, dog fee and cleaning fee prior to the end of the month, you've got the place...still interested? And, if you're still wondering...I've decided to rent out the property to you, so pack your moving boxes and Congratulations!

The next thing is review the lease with you and sign. Then, a house walk-through and the goal is to get it done prior to end of March. I will be at work tomorrow and if you would like to come by to pick up the lease that would be great, otherwise, we could meet somewhere just let me know either way is fine with me. Again...Congratulations to the both of you and thank you for your patience.


Nice huh? Yea, at least I know our renter has a sense of humor..Ugh scared me to DEATH!

This was the second house that we put our heart and soul into trying to get. Answering questions, getting all the information faxed and signed.(I am sure it was just as bad as buying your own home) We prayed and prayed. We knew that Heavenly Father would put us in the right home at the right time.

I guess the funny "joke" was partly my fault because I kept bugging the Carolina the renters wife. She works in an office so I had her office e-mail. I emailed her twice yesterday. Hoping to get some brownie points I told her that we were so excited about the house and that Sherry loved the pictures e-mailed to her as well. I also told her that we would make it look like a model home (with Sherry's help) and that it would be well kept. I was hoping to hear some news soon. (hint, hint thrown in there) So, she e-mailed me back and said that she would talk to her husband and get the scoop from him. About a few hours later we got an e-mail from Albert and ta-da he said he got the fax from our apartments and all looked good. Everything was almost done..He just needed a few more questions answered. So Eric answered them and waited until his next reply. Time for work and no reply. So being the sneeky wife that I am. (I cannot trust myself when I am home alone with just Sunni..lol) I decided after picking up Sunni from school that one more e-mail to Alberts wife couldn't hurt. So I told her how thankful I was for her help, and that we did get a response from Albert and answered his last few questions. I also threw in one last (hint, hint please) I said " I guess I am just so anxious to know because we have had most of our stuff packed up for a Month" (okay I lied there. it's been packed since January but, I didn't want to seem too eager..lol) and I also told her that I was "just so anxious over the whole thing"..lol. Hint done and placed. She replied and said that when she spoke with the hubby he said "everything is going smoothly". So she had no doubts that we would be packing soon! And that she would pray for us! So I guess I deserved the little joke in the e-mail her hubby decided to play. (he knew I would read it..lol)

All the kids gave up something of theirs just so we could have the money to put down on the house. Michael and Joey gave up their game systems, Sunni gave up her DS and Poor Eric gave up his Xbox 360..lol. We will also be giving up our new TV and whatever else we can sell to have the money before the 1st! I know what your saying. He's just asking for first Months rent and then the rest before April is over right? (if you get something else from reading the letter please let me know because that's what Eric says and I am so confused. You can interpret the e-mail so many different ways. Prior to the deal we asked the renter if he would allow us to pay the deposit, pet fee and cleaning fee before the end of April. I see the e-mail as him saying he wants it all before the 1st of April. Ugh my brain always finds something to worry about) Well, this home is a lot more in rent then we pay for our apartment and we had to pay some bills so we are a couple hundred short. Now I know what your next question is. If you cannot afford the rent how do you expect to keep the home?

Well, in previous posts I discussed Eric's Mom moving in with us. It's all a go (she is very excited!) she will not be here until mid-April so we are on our own for the first month and deposits. Until she gets here. I truly cannot wait. This home is so big my stuff will make it still look empty. We have a 2-bedroom apartment right now so filling a 4bedroom with a formal living and dining room plus a family room and a game room/loft it's a lot of space. At least until Sherry gets here (Eric's Mom). She had a house in California that looked like a model home. After Roger her husband passed of cancer Sherry moved to Mesa to live with her daughter and got rid of a lot of her stuff. Then when she rented her own home in Mesa she built her supply up again. Now she is back with her daughter and will be holding a garage sale next weekend to get her packing started. We are hoping to get her here by Spring Break, if not then by mid-to-late April. She is all ready to go. Minus the packing. She already told her daughter Jessica that she needed a roomy lined up before she goes and so she just told us this morning that Jessica is all set too. So good news all around. She didn't want to leave Jessica without knowing she has a stable way to pay her rent as well. Which I totally understand.

Sherry was telling Eric the other day that she has helped almost all of her kids throughout their lives. She has 5 children and she has always considered me one too. I have known her since 2000 and at first I must admit, she intimidated me. Her home was so lovely and was so on point. She was always burning scent candles and her home would fill up with this beautiful earthy smell. She was always so presentable and never spotted without lipstick or makeup. I on the other hand have more then a handful of days that I just cannot put the makeup on. I embrace my freckles..lol. Covering them up to me would be a crime..lol Actually no, I just cannot see myself paying 9.00 for lipstick and so on. And to be honest I do love to use it sometimes. Special occasions and such.

Anywhoo.. Back to the subject at hand. Sherry told Eric that she feels like I need her. Me? Well, yeah I do. I lost my Mom just before I met Eric in 2000. I have a family and I am lost at times. Wishing my mother was here for advice or to direct me on how to run my house. I would really be open to it. So I suppose in some weird way I called on Eric's Mom. She heard me and now I get a Mother figure back in my life.

I know most women wouldn't want their Mother-in-laws to live with them but, I am so open to it because I know she was and still is a great Mom. She may push Eric to do the things I have been asking him to do for years. So I think it might be Eric that will have to "deal" with Mom living with him. Since he hasn't lived with her for over 15 years..Heehee it will be fun to see Eric actually do what I have been trying to get him to do for 9 years. Ta-boot Sherry is really awesome. She loves all the same things as me and we are HUGE art, crafters, thinkers. We should have a lot of good times together. Oh, and not to mention! Since Eric took the job at the School district his work schedule has been Monday-Friday 2pm(when he leaves because of how far it is) to 11pm (which he doesn't usually get home until 11:30pm or later if he is needed for overtime) I love that he has a great job BUT the hours bum me out. So it's wonderful to know that during the week I will not be alone with 5 year old Sunni watching Toddlers and Tiaras..lol. She loves that show. I can have an actual adult conversation!

Good things coming. I can feel it.