New House!

So John and I have been talking about buying a house for a long time and we finally did it! We decided to take advantage of the housing market and go for it. We also had a realtor come out and look at our current condo and since the housing market just isn't where it needs to be, we will also be keeping the condo for awhile. We will be tight, but we will manage.



The house is a 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath 2800 sq. foot home. It has never been lived in and was a model home, so it has everyting we could want for an upgrade. My commute will go from 3 hours/day to less than an hour. Unfortunely, John's increases a little bit, but he will be traveling a lot and has the luxury to work from home.



We close on 4/15/09, so the next few weeks are going to fly by.....

March Madness

Well, the last 6 weeks or so have completely been a whirlwind. John got a promotion in late Feb and is much happier with his new boss and position. He is still working with the IRS but will now be traveling quite a bit more-- typically to D.C and Utah.

I have been crazy busy with work. Every March/April, we have to completely re-assess our students and write new educational plans for the following year. Since I changed positions for this year, this is a lot more labor intensive then it has been in the past since I have children moving on to genral edu. Kindergarten. We also implement a new computer program that was supposed to make our lives easier, but it is so full of issues, that it is basically one big headache.

Our other big news is that we will be placing our condo on the market in April. We have decided to take advantage of the crappy housing market and buy our long term house now while the prices are down. However, this also means we need to SELL in the crappy housing market. So cross your fingers for a quick sale. I have been busy trying to figure out what to pack away for the next several months. It is quite the guessing game.