New House... Not just new to me but to the world

Hi, so earlier I noted that we are purchasing a new build! Here is some information about it. 

- 4bedroom/2 bath

- small 2 car garage

- study

- open concept

- granite in kitchen 

- DR Horton builder

- 1800 sqft

- could be ready on 17th (big maybe depending on weather)

Yes it is small but here are a few great things about it being small

- utility bill 

- togetherness

- easy to clean

- utility bill

- because of utility bill being small we can afford other things like the rocking recliner I have wanted so bad so I can rock my babies, nice washer/dryer, and second car.

And it's a new build so

- I don't have to worry about allergens already in the house (cat and smoke)

- energy efficient

I'm very excited for my new home and here's a pic of the floor plan in case anyone was wondering.

- no doors on study

- just a tub/shower combo in master with shelves next to it where we could put a shower later if we wanted.

Update from last post

-there is an outlet in laundry nook

- no sound proofing

- the builder said he would block for ceiling fans but jack said he doesn't think he did (he went in the attic but was dressed for work so couldn't really get close enough I guess)

Updates

I made it 4 miles that Saturday but injured myself so I haven't run much since but I did get new shoes after having my run analyzed. 

Brother finally broke a top tooth. I have basically stopped nursing. I nurse about every 2 days.

Honey loves stickers.

GoodLooking plays basketball once a week.

We went to our new ward today! Honey was actually whining for me to stay. This is strange for her because she usually just goes in and is happy but today she begged for me to stay which I did for 1 minute and started her talking to the girl next to her but then I left (still whining) but I checked a bit later and she was fine. 

Housing (and Throw Back Thursday)

So we did NOT get that house. The seller decided to go with a different offer (NOT a surprise.  If you look up the housing market in FW right now it is awesome... if you are selling a house... Not so awesome if you have a contingency and have to wait till your house closes). 
So, we have landed on a NEW BUILD! From the beginning (and by this I mean when we RECENTLY started looking at houses again) I was so against doing a new build because it might take too long and we will be homeless soon.  With that said, I was surprised and how right this feels and how things are clicking (I am scared to say that because it could still unclick but I am optimistic right now).  GoodLooking sent me the floor plan and I really liked it.  He looked at the model and on the FaceTime I got excited.  He was supposed to see another house but I liked it so much I told him not to. We have a few things we would like to add like wiring for ceiling fans in all the rooms, an outlet in a nook in the laundry room (which makes it sound fancy but really its not special), and sound proofing a short wall of a bedroom that is also the living room wall.  Not huge additions but hopefully it doesn't cost too much.  I am still worried about closing when we need to (I am bringing my Mum home with me from AZ for a week (Normally I am freaked out about saying "hey we won't be home for 3 weeks, please come during that time and steal all our stuff" BUT we won't have a home in this situation so it doesn't apply... Just try to find where all our stuff is... I won't even know where it is).   Hopefully the weather is good and the builders can work on it everyday till it is ready for us to move in early (not by rushing... please don't rush and do things wrong.  Just work at a regular pace and be done early... Miracles happen). 

Other news, Honey has thrown up 2 days in a row now.
Little Brother eats like a horse.
So do I.
I am supposed to run 5 miles on Saturday but I haven't been able to run all week.
I am doing a 10K on May 30th in DFW.
We got a new bed... Cali King and my body doesn't hurt when i get up now (great investment!)

This photo was taken about this time EIGHT YEARS AGO. We were dating and I needed a picture to send home to my family so they could see who I was into. 

I AM SO BLESSED!

This August will be 

8 years

4 states

5 rentals 

2 homes

2 kids

4 major surgeries (all for me)

Im sure I could think of more of these but I am finally tired.

Life Back And Forth

We had a two week break from driving back and forth to Fort Worth. The first week, Jack went up during the week to work and stayed with a guy he knows from BYU. The second week Fort Worth had an ice and snow storm so Jack stayed home and did a few hours a day on his work computer. 

this week though (since we have a good offer on the house) we all went up so I could look for a place to live. We were planning to rent but I spent 3 hours on Monday driving around to houses I liked from the rental websites but I couldn't get a hold of ANY of the numbers on the signs OR the website (I'm sure you can imagine me driving around with 2 bored hungry babies crying and me trying to leave messages and getting frustrated because I can't get anywhere in the process and I don't know anything). So, we have decided to BUY. I feel so much better about that decision. 

We got in touch with our realtor in Fort Worth and told him what we were looking for and he sent us a bunch of listings. The kids, me, and the realtor then looked at SEVEN houses on Tuesday. We went back to 4 with Jack on Wednesday but he didn't like them so we started again on Thursday with THREE different houses to look at. We loved the first one but went to the others to see. We went back to the first one and decided to make an offer... It had been on the market for SIX days and we were the second offer. AND they have an open house tomorrow. SO I am feeling defeated, deflated, anxious, stressed, sad, a little mad, confused, and impatient. They are going to wait till Monday to choose an offer which is good for them but not so good for us because we don't want to go over current asking price. It is a REALLY good price BTW. we close and need to be out by March 26th but thankfully me and the kids will be in AZ till mid April (but not leaving TX till April 3rd) AND I am bringing Mum Bryce home with me!!! I can't be homeless at that point!!  We have 11 days to find something. WHOA. 

In other news, I was 2 miles into a REALLY good 3 mile run and the child care lady comes and says Allen just threw up and rules are I have to come get him. He is fine but I didn't get to finish OR shower. 

Oh yeah it snowed on Wednesday night