A Bit of Inconvenience

So this week the kids and I are in Arizona visiting my Rod's parents (otherwise known as Nana & Papa). When we got to the airport in Durango, I went inside for a minute to see if there were carts available or an employee that could help me since I had luggage and two carseats to bring in. After being inside for less than 10 minute I went back outside to retrieve said items only to find that the truck's passenger window had been smashed and my diaper bag and computer bag stolen. Most of the items that were taken can be replaced but sadly the kid's blankies were also in the diaper bag.

It has been a good lesson on trusting God with the outcome. It has also given me a chance to talk to Amelia about how there are just mean people in the world and conversely how God wants us to act. There are some things that we just don't understand but at least I can still be at peace about it.

House for Sale

So we have decided it is time to make the jump to Durango. Last week we put our house up for sale and are doing the work to sell it ourselves. You can check out our house info here. It will definitely be a challenge to sell a house in this economy but the market in our area is much better than the rest of the country. We have already had several calls about the house and have shown it twice. Most importantly we know that it will all happen in God's timing. If you know anyone in this area looking for a nice family home, please let them know about this one.

This process has been consuming most of our time and energy for the last several weeks. We had a big garage sale a few weekends back and were very successful in getting a lot of junk out of the house. Then we've been working on "staging" and depersonalizing the house as the Idiot's Guide to Selling Your Own Home suggests. It has been a lot of work but the house is finally the way we want it so now we just have to keep it maintained, which is easier said than done with two little ones running around. I'll post some recent pictures of the kids in the next week or so.