Simply impatient

We had two showings on Saturday. I didn't sleep much on Friday because I was up late cleaning and then there is the baby waking early of course. Then last night was awful, tossing, turning, praying. I was here at the house working for one of the showings. The potential buyers were here for a half hour. Now that I think of it, they could have been toying with me. Knowing I'd be stewing over their long stay. At one point I listened as hard as I could to hear. The agent was listing when the addition was built and the basement finish and then I heard the wife say "I like the gate here and on the deck and the baby room" and the husband said "so this is 3004 finished sq ft? Then I thought they might be headed back down for a second look at the lower level so I ducked back in and took a deep breath.
I want so badly to be moving and changing the situation for some silly happenings around here. Like when I got home from the YMCA last night. I wanted to make a smoothie protein shake but the blender would have woke up the kids. In the middle of the night I wanted to make tea and do my bible study, but the microwave could have woke up the kids. My daughter is always being scolded for clothing the door to loud during nap time. My husband freaks out about the safety of having beginning walker by the stairs with the dog. I would like to not hear the train anymore. I would like to not squish to get the kids in the car seat. I would like to not worry about running the fireplace and the baby getting burned. Just a bunch of little things.
There is not better time to sit and spew about then on Halloween when I am sitting in the foyer waiting to give out candy because it is a pain to run up and down the stairs for each group of kids.
I know I need to end this entry with gratitude. I am grateful to have a safe, secure home over our heads. I am grateful my husband is employed in this tough economy. I am grateful for our neighbors. I love them, they are all so great and we can really count on them. We have a great location in town and I have all my gardens. Blah blah...blah. I am blessed though. This I know.
More will be revealed. God is never late, his timing is perfect and .... HIS will be done, not mine.

Numbers game

Here we sit. Our house has been on the market over 75 days and we haven't have an offer since the 40th day. We finally had a showing though. Yeah. I would be more hopeful if they had at least taken a booklet on the house. This one wasn't a sale.
I have read reports that there are 7.69 houses in Minnesota on the market for every one buyer. That means there are at minimum six other houses we are in constant competition with. I did a search today for houses ranging from $225 - $275,ooo. There where 22 houses in my town that came up. Six of them potential short sale, four of them new construction, one a town home and one foreclosed. That means there are 10 existing houses that someone could purchase without having to be in a bidding competition or waiting on a bank or build. Of the 10 houses I recognized some of them from being on the market this summer along with us.
It's a killer to wait and wait and wait. I had heard the average house in my town is on the market for 132 days when we listed, and in Sept. heard the average time was 140 days. If that's the case we listed on July19th leaving us with an expected sale by the end of Nov. Let's see if the number game works itself out. I have also played the numbers against the absorption rate of 7 months, suggesting we sell by the end of February. Time will tell, more will be revealed.