The Future

After 8 months on the market, approximately 30 showings, 5 open houses and an almost 15% reduction from our original asking price… “Under contract” are two of the most beautiful words I have heard in a long time. Well, at least since almost 3 weeks ago when our realtor called to say “you have an offer!” It’s true! […]

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My friend Loribeth at The Road Less Traveled has this wonderful quote listed on the sidebar of her blog: I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking […]

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Last night Bob and I finally saw the Oscar winning movie The King’s Speech. We enjoyed the movie, especially in light of all the recent news coverage of the Royal Wedding last week. We finished watching the movie on a DVD a little after 10:00 p.m. (CST) For this reason we did not have a regular […]

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It’s National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) April 24 – 30 and today I am participating in the “Bust an Infertility Myth Blog Challenge.” I have chosen to “Bust a Myth” about Secondary Infertility, which my family and I dealt with for over five years. There is one secondary infertility myth listed on Resolve’s list of […]

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This here’s a jam for those infertile, Tryin’ to get pregnant has been futile. Tempin’, chartin’, timin’, don’t work. Tryin’ to be patient and not go berserk. Okay ladies, go see an RE. Sittin’ in the waitin’ room, wishin’ it’s free. A nurse calls you in to do some tests. You’re wonderin’ how its gonna […]

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I started writing this post sometime last Fall and then, as it often does, time got away from me. I decided to come back and finish it this week when I realized that our house has been on the market now for over 5 months. These recent months have been a roller coaster ride getting […]

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