It's Official!

The walls are freshly painted and fingerprints removed, the artwork proudly displayed on the refrigerator has been taken down, the family photos have been taken off the walls and shelves, the toys have been moved to the lower level play area, and the house is sparkling clean. Yes, it's official........our house is on the market as of Wednesday this week! Whew!!!!

Now the trick is to keep the house presentable and ready to vacate at a moment's notice with 3 varmints in tow. I am told anything is possible.

We are still working out the "quirks" of getting our house presented properly online. In order to save some cash, we listed it with a flat-fee broker for just under $500 versus paying a realtor 2.5 - 3% of the selling price. Dave has agreed to host our open houses and deal with all the legalities and paperwork - not my cup of tea. Feel free to check out our destination website at:

www.buyself.com/8836

We had our first showing yesterday so we grabbed the kiddos and went sledding and out for dinner afterwards. Taylor's new food of choice is crab (ever since our trip to Florida) so we treated them to dinner at Red Lobster. I have typically boycotted Red Lobster since they buy much of their seafood from Canada, home of the "seal slaughter". But I gave in for Taylor and must admit it was a real treat. Crab legs were flying! Our waitress was so sweet and she even took a live lobster out of the tank and let LTD touch it. They LOVED it!!

Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. We pray our home sells at a fair price, that we find a new home in a family-friendly neighborhood, within a reasonable amount of time. It would be a miracle if the timing works out just perfect for selling ours, buying a new one and closing by June 30 to take advantage of the tax credit (thanks taxpayers - don't even get me started). But then again, anything is possible, right? With God, we know it is!