Weathering the Storm

Having a house is like having a child. They can bring you so much joy and yet drive you crazy. We are still in the battle of selling our house in this horrible market. I am hoping that if I can blog about it I can make some sense out of this mess. I absolutely love my house. I think it is so cute. We just painted our kitchen and put in a ceiling fan (and removed some wallpaper) and I think it has made our house look even nicer, but I have never been so ready to get rid of something I love so much. We have had three showings this week and met with a realtor today to discuss what our options are. The news was extremely depressing and frustrating. We have no equity in our house because the homes are selling for less than what we bought for a few years ago. So we cannot afford a realtor and it is just a matter of how much money we can lose. I know that we don't have it bad in comparison to what others have suffered and I am appreciative that I haven't had to go through what they have. It's tough because I know that we are all given our own challenges to get through. It seems like I am always going through these trials and they are one after another, after another. Then we brake the cycle and the Lord blesses us with so much, I just have to endure through the hard stuff. I feel like I am getting better at weathering the storm, the hardest part is not knowing how long the storm will last and wondering if I am going to make it that far, even though I know, deep down inside, the Lord won't give me any more than I can handle. Sometimes I wish someone would just tell me what to do, tell me what will be the best thing to do for my family, but I guess that is part of life's challenges, to make choices and then learn from your mistakes. I hope this hasn't been a downer blog, I do feel a little bit better.
We are planning on moving in May because school starts up for Mark the beginning of June, so I hope I get to spend a lot of time with family and friends before we leave to enjoy the hot Arizona sun. I am excited for James to go to school down there. I believe the schools in our area are supposed to be pretty good and I just found out I have a friend from high school who also lives there (yeah Collete). James has been talking about moving down there for a long time and is really excited, I don't think he realizes that we won't be seeing our grandmas as much. (He loves his grandmas a lot.) I am excited to live closer to the beach and Disneyland! To end on a really good note. I think that I almost have Jordann completely potty trained! She still has a few accidents but, all in all, she is doing really good! Whoever says that boys are harder than girls to potty train was wrong! Yeah, no more diapers!