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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 4, 2018 5:47:20 GMT -6
Love that couch, chrisy01. I want something like that for our basement eventually! |
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Post by joelies on Feb 4, 2018 5:52:51 GMT -6
Morning! I slept in the guest room and woke up still feeling like crud. Colin's cough still sounds bad but he's full of energy and seems to have forgotten that he's sick. Chase is practicing his words and noises in his crib, and I'm hoping he'll fall back asleep for a bit. He'll need a morning nap if he doesn't get enough now. And let's be serious, I want more sleep.
ETA: and now I have a cough, awesome!
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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 4, 2018 6:08:05 GMT -6
Morning! I'm up with the kids. MH offered to get up, but I'd rather have the snuggle time and go back to bed when MH gets up and the kids energy kicks in. We may do brunch at my sister's restaurant. Superbowl party later on.
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Post by joelies on Feb 4, 2018 6:20:41 GMT -6
And Chase fell back asleep!! At least something is going well, haha.
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Post by guster on Feb 4, 2018 6:31:12 GMT -6
Good news, @klongoria! @wine, @sands, and cagoldi,We continually break free from the bottle and then re- introduce it. C is, however, bottle-free to go to bed and bottle-free in the middle of the night, but sometimes I'll give it to him before his nap or in the car. |
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Post by guster on Feb 4, 2018 6:36:37 GMT -6
I wanted to share this last night, but I'm so afraid of jinxing anything, but I am bursting inside.
We got a full price all-cash offer . I am so excited and so sad and so terrified. Talk about mixed up feelings.
The only issue is that they want to be in (or at least in contract) by March 1 which means finding a place, packing, and more devastating to me moving Josie from preschool. The goal was always to stay here until at least mid-May/early June so she could finish out the school year and graduate with her class.
My real estate agent was going to see what kind of wiggle room the buyers had and try to push the contract until April 1, so we had until May 1 to close.
Please keep your fingers crossed it all works out. I feel like the rug could be pulled out from under me any minute so I'm a walking stress ball today.
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Post by guster on Feb 4, 2018 6:39:18 GMT -6
. Chase is practicing his words and noises in his crib, and I'm hoping he'll fall back asleep for a bit! This is one of my favorite Charlie moments of each the day. I feel like their brains are exploding at this age to wake up and say something like "Apple Ah-Ah Apple" as soon as he wakes up. |
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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 4, 2018 6:39:58 GMT -6
How exciting, guster! Have you found any good potential new houses? |
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Post by guster on Feb 4, 2018 6:41:38 GMT -6
How exciting, guster! Have you found any good potential new houses? No! Yesterday when we had nothing on the horizon, I could've pointed out at least 6 houses that I loved, but now that it's real, there's nothing. 😬 |
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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 4, 2018 6:46:42 GMT -6
How exciting, guster! Have you found any good potential new houses? No! Yesterday when we had nothing on the horizon, I could've pointed out at least 6 houses that I loved, but now that it's real, there's nothing. 😬 Don't get discouraged! That happened to us too. Panic mode set in. I'm glad my mom kept telling me not to settle because I felt the pressure to just buy something! You'll find the perfect place! |
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Post by guster on Feb 4, 2018 6:48:39 GMT -6
No! Yesterday when we had nothing on the horizon, I could've pointed out at least 6 houses that I loved, but now that it's real, there's nothing. 😬 Don't get discouraged! That happened to us too. Panic mode set in. I'm glad my mom kept telling me not to settle because I felt the pressure to just buy something! You'll find the perfect place! Thank you. I'm trying to keep that attitude. |
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Post by tallb on Feb 4, 2018 7:07:49 GMT -6
guster exciting!! could you do a rent back option for a few months? I feel like inventory will be picking up in a few weeks. Is her school public and that's why you'd have to pull her, or are you moving too far?
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Post by guster on Feb 4, 2018 7:12:03 GMT -6
guster exciting!! could you do a rent back option for a few months? I feel like inventory will be picking up in a few weeks. Is her school public and that's why you'd have to pull her, or are you moving too far? That's what I'm hoping happens today, but the realtor seems to think that with all cash offers they usually want in quickly because they night need out quickly. I'll find out today, I hope. J's at private preschool program, but we'd be moving about 45 minutes away from here so bringing her over for 3 hours each day wouldn't be worth it. |
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Post by wedding on Feb 4, 2018 7:19:35 GMT -6
That's awesome guster! I understand the mixed feelings but it sounds like this will be all good news for your family. |
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Post by wedding on Feb 4, 2018 7:20:07 GMT -6
joelies your H needs to be Parenting all day today so you can rest. Put him on, I'll tell him!
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Post by wedding on Feb 4, 2018 7:20:47 GMT -6
C slept until 7:30 and woke up dry!
Ninja class today and Super Bowl tonight but nothing else.
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Post by guster on Feb 4, 2018 7:25:05 GMT -6
That's awesome guster! I understand the mixed feelings but it sounds like this will be all good news for your family. Thank you. I keep reminding myself that it might be a temporary disruption for a little less than a year, but it's the long run that matters |
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Post by flamingo on Feb 4, 2018 7:51:24 GMT -6
Wow, that’s exciting guster but I can see where it would be simultaneously terrifying! You will find the perfect house, I’m sure. And like you said, some inconvenience in the short-term will be worthwhile if it means being in a great house long-term. |
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Post by guster on Feb 4, 2018 7:57:49 GMT -6
Can I spam you guys with house questions all day?
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Post by flamingo on Feb 4, 2018 7:58:40 GMT -6
Morning!
We’re having donuts and trying to figure out what to do today. We were going to try a church but it is -300 outside so we’re shooting for next weekend 😜
My H is over here torturing himself looking at FB pics of people fishing on their boats in FL—in shorts and flip flops.
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Post by flamingo on Feb 4, 2018 7:59:31 GMT -6
Can I spam you guys with house questions all day? Please do! I have to live vicariously thru all the N13 househunters right now. |
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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 4, 2018 8:03:12 GMT -6
Can I spam you guys with house questions all day? Yes! |
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Post by guster on Feb 4, 2018 8:08:48 GMT -6
One of the houses we really like is four bedrooms, but two on the third floor (Master bedroom it's up there) and two on the main level. What are thoughts on that?
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Post by vino on Feb 4, 2018 8:09:35 GMT -6
That’s great about the offer guster, I’m sure the perfect house will come along and the timing will be exactly what your family needs |
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Post by vino on Feb 4, 2018 8:14:00 GMT -6
How is C feeling today guster? |
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Post by tallb on Feb 4, 2018 8:15:27 GMT -6
One of the houses we really like is four bedrooms, but two on the third floor (Master bedroom it's up there) and two on the main level. What are thoughts on that? Eh I have mixed feelings on these. I would prefer all on same level. Or if I had 2 of same sex then I'd make them share a room indefinitely. But if floor plan works that it's not too cramped downstairs, or could be used as an office, I'd consider it. I think when we move we will have kids continue to share until they kind of need their own rooms, in which case maybe being older I'd be fine with being on a different floor? Hard to tell. |
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Post by guster on Feb 4, 2018 8:16:12 GMT -6
How is C feeling today guster? Still very snotty, but so much more pleasant. The two doses of antibiotics must be doing their job. 😃 |
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Post by guster on Feb 4, 2018 8:20:37 GMT -6
tallb, that's pretty much where I am. I prefer bedrooms on the third floor and all together, but we like a lot of the space of this house and it has some elements that we got used to here that we're not ready to give up if we don't have to (it has a glass atrium like we have here). My thought is that while they're still small they could share the fourth bedroom next to us upstairs (we'd use the two main level bedrooms as an office and a playroom) and then as they get older they could move to the main level and we'd make the upstairs fourth bedroom an office/library-ish area.
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Post by snoopmommymom on Feb 4, 2018 8:28:25 GMT -6
guster Congrats on the cash offer! I personally would want my kids on the same level as me. But maybe once they are teenagers it would be ok?! Then again, they’d probably be able to sneak in and out of the house without being heard. We have a master bedroom on the first floor and three small bedrooms upstairs. We turned the master to a family room and are all upstairs.
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 4, 2018 8:29:19 GMT -6
guster Congrats on the offer. I think your idea with the bedrooms works perfectly. You can always post links in the private board if you want. 
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