Offer Made; Now onto inspecting and picking over with a fine toothed comb..

Here we sit, and we are happy as clams, hoping for the best on our soon-to-be-new home.... we hope, we hope, we hope!  Maybe it's really that we're happy as crabs, because we now have two hermit crabs, who like to sleep the day away and party all night long!  We welcomed them into our family about a week ago.   

We made an offer last week on a lovely, 1977 home in the Memorial Northwest Neighborhood last Tuesday.  Our first offer was rejected but we kept at it.  By Friday night, the sellers had decided to accept our counter-offer and we made it official on Saturday, August 6th (my 37th birthday)!!! 

8218 Forest Ridge
Spring, Texas 77379

And now, we wait... and we plan, and we pray so that we don't put the cart in front of the horse.  Greg has Roy, the inspector coming out to meet with he and a pool specialist this Wednesday (tomorrow) and they will determine for us what needs to be fixed and what does not.  The kids have been officially enrolled in THE TURCOTTE ACADEMY for this semester and Daniel is awaiting approval from TxVA (K12) while I'll be using "Alpha&Omega" curriculum with SaraKay.  One or both of them may eventually be pulled from homeschooling and enrolled in Theiss Elementary, but for now, this is the most affordable and most flexible option for our family as we travel through this transition.  The kids and I are all actually looking forward to the adventure of homeschooling together beginning August 22nd. 

I had a wonderful birthday weekend!  Barry drove over after work and picked up the kids Friday afternoon, 8/5.  He, Adele, and Ryan took them to Chuck E. Cheese that evening while Greg and I went outlet mall shopping and out for Texas BBQ!  They (including Stephanie) all drove back up to GRINGOs the following morning and we met up for a birthday luncheon.  Barry's birthday is the 9th and mine the 6th, so we made it a double doozie and had a good time.  We stopped by the house we put the offer on on our way back to our apartment.  Once back at the apartment, we had chocolate mousse filled chocolate cake.  Yum -o!  Then, the adults as well as Daniel & SaraKay worked off a few calories by going swiming here at the complex.  That night, we drove up to the Woodlands and signed the contract papers.  We celebrated that by going to "The Cheesecake Factory." Oh... we were like stuffed ticks!  We walked the Woodlands Mall for a while but then headed home to fall into bed for a long night's sleep.  We visited Cypress Bible Church the following day and we are pretty sure we'll go back soon.