Climbing Trees is Fun, House Hunting is NOT!

Easter Day commenced with an egg hunt powered by pure sucrose, the result of gorging ourselves until our bellies ached from the sweet, heavenly Easter Candy, that our favorite bunny doled into our baskets.

We spent the afternoon and evening at my parents' house, where of-course more sugar presented itself. Chandler loves to play outside on my parents' 6 acres. The day's agenda? Tree Climbing!

It has become evident that tree climbing and house hunting are complete opposites. How? Why? You see, tree climbing is fun, liberating. You climb the tree, master it, you have gained control (unless of-course you fall out!) House hunting, however, has left me defeated, frustrated, impatient.

I made an offer on a house two months ago. It was a great, and I mean great, house. A couple counteroffers found us only closing costs away from an agreement. While I prayed fervently overnight, the owners sold to someone else the very next morning. And I am still in mourning. While I realize this must have been a "door" shut by God, I still am having difficulty accepting it. It was the perfect fixer-upper, perfect square footage, view of the lake, in Chandler's elem school zone, exactly the home for which I had been searching.

I have viewed a few homes after THE BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. All of which have drastically fallen short of the above mentioned house and cost ten to twenty thousand more! Then I found a similar house. I hadn't noticed it before, but an on-line virtual tour sparked my interest. It would do nicely! I drove by the next morning and much to my chagrine, the for sale sign was missing. "No...Oh, no! This can't be!" I panicked! An internet search and phone call later, the horrible truth was out. That house had sold the week before!

Today I looked at two homes. The only difference between one of the houses I saw today and a cave was that the house had a few layers of paint and serious texture. I think the builder may have had something against light. The second house was okay, a bit pricey, but Chandler would have to go to a different elementary school albeit in the same district. Definitely not the one. Sigh.. the hunt continues...