Curve Balls

Nothing seems to be going our way when it comes to the move - it feels like we are thrown curve balls and road blocks at every turn.

The owner's of the house we offered on are not willing to negotiate on price. Um... apparently they've never sold a house before... I wish they would have stated on their sheet that they were firm... It would have spared me a lot of hard feelings.

While that still may be "the house" and we do have the ability to purchase it -- part of me is just ticked about the entire issue -- so we are heading back to Peru on Friday to look at more houses. Ugh. We'll be making our way up the state tomorrow -- Bo has his 18 month checkup in Effingham at 8:45. I have an OB appointment in Champaign at 11:30. And then we are meeting with the realtor to look at houses at 2. What a long day for my Bobo.

Mike has been in Bloomington this week for meetings so Bo and I have been entertaining ourselves. We've spent time with Mom and my cousin Kelly. We had a play/dinner date last night, etc. I've also been trying to keep the house under control for showings and working during Bo's sleeping hours. It seems crazy to think Mike starts in his new position on Monday. We're going to be facing some long weeks...

At this point, it looks like Mike will commute to his parents house (1.5 hours each way) for the time being and Bo and I will stay here. Mike is use to long commutes -- he drove nearly 2 hours each way to Champaign for 4 months -- but it is going to be difficult having him so far away. I just have to hope that these babies decide to stay inside for quite awhile longer and I continue to be able to function at the level that I currently am for a good while longer. Otherwise, we're totally screwed.

Even if we bought a house yesterday, we are looking at actually moving when I am around 31 weeks pregnant. And we don't have a house yet. Heaven help me... I officially forbid these babies from coming early or making me feel like crap until at least week 38. If only I had that kind of control... ;)

One bit of good news, things with my mom seem to be getting better. What will happen when we actually move is still totally up in the air, but it seems like we are making progress and she is accepting that this is going to happen. Most importantly, I think we've all agreed that cutting us out of her life completely isn't going to make it easier for anyone.