Friday, October 24, 2008

Our Home in Kansas



So here is a picture of the home we are buying in Olathe, Kansas. I can't put any other ones on yet because it's off the market and I can't find any other pictures! I will take some pictures myself when we move in. We want to repaint the outside of the house. It needs repainting anyways. It's peeling in some areas. I think I would love it if we painted it yellow. It has 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths and an additional bathroom, a family room, an office, and 2 more bedrooms downstairs in the almost finished basement. We are very grateful we found a large home that fit our budget that can grow with us as our family grows.

Also, I am very excited that the chapel we will be going to is around 5 miles from our home! There are about 3 chapels and 9 wards within a 10 minute drive of our home! I just can't imagine that right now because members are sparce here where we live in Illinois.

I will be very sad to leave the friends we have made here, but I am excited to get settled in. These past 2 weeks with Matt being gone and me with the kids has been really hard especially since I've had to deal with the mortgage company, the moving company, our two realtors, etc. I am just really really glad it was only for a few weeks and not for a few months like how we were thinking it would be in this market!

I will post some family pictures later. We had Kaylee's 3rd birthday on Tuesday and some other fun things we've done lately that I just haven't had time to post!

Friday, October 10, 2008

Our home is Sold!

So we signed to paperwork yesterday to make our home under-contract. This is all pretty exciting! The buyer wants to close before November 7th, so Matt and I are flying to Kansas City tomorrow to look at homes. We need to pick one out quickly! However, that's easier said than done. Kansas City is less expensive than where we are and I am amazed that we can actually afford to buy a single family home there! We have a lot of choices this time! I think right now I have written down 36 properties to look at, so I think I need to shrink it down some. I can't wait to look at houses. That is one of my favorite things to do!