Nothing is really happening

January is not the month to have your home on the market. January 13th we had a call for a showing and they cancelled an hour and half before the showing time. January 18th we had a showing that turned out to be an Agent Preview. Today January 25 we had a showing scheduled for 5:15 and they cancelled at 1:30. This is the third major cleaning in three weeks. I wish so much I didn't feel like all the blinds needed to be dusted, walls washed, windows or glass in general washed, floors done, toilets and showers cleaned etc. So this time I only got through two thirds of the typical to do list. The sad part is I broke my poor daughters heart. She was looking forward to visiting with her cousins while I finished the last two hours of prepping for a catalog clean feel. She is so sad and that makes me sad. It's makes it feel like a busy showing month when really nothing is happening at all.

Six months on the MLS

Our house is still on the market. Last Fall the "Saturation period" for a home on the market was 7 months. I never thought that would be us, but lets see if we even meet that statistic. Our last showing last year was a "No Show" and our first showing of this year cancelled an hour and a half before the showing time. I guess we are ready for the real deal now. It was so nice to have a beautifully clean home for the showing I wasn't even upset they cancelled. I wasn't looking forward to organizing the new toys from Christmas but it all worked out.
I keep reminding myself God's timing is perfect. What I am confused about now is interest rates are rising and the home we planned to move into we won't be able to afford at a higher rate. The rates the very reason we began this journey at all. All the forecast for 2011 say "kiss the low rates goodbye, they are in the past and will be no more."
More will be revealed. Still hoping it all works out for us.

New experiences for a new year

I'm watching my daughter scoop whipped topping into a bowl as I write. It seems a year ago, the hardest time of the day for me was 4-5 or while making dinner. This year it is the last hour before bedtime. It drives me crazy. The kids are wound up. They are hungry even after a good meal. They have on fresh jammies and insist on playing in every spot the dog left her hair behind, and I just want some time for me. (Excuse my pause as I get this kid some graham crackers for her whipped topping. LOL.)
I am excited to say we have made reservations for a hotel in Duluth and registered to attend our first homeschool conference. I have wanted to homeschool as long as I can remember. It must have been over 10 years ago that I was cutting the hair of a homeschool child and I couldn't help but think "This kid has a real personality" He laughed, had real conversation, didn't hide his eyes and wasn't sarcastic. He was genuine and pleasant. A kid that was different from the rest.
When my daughter was two I convinced my husband to attend an informational seminar. It was a three hour session. I have been praying about homeschooling our children since I wanted to have children. That is a long time considering we had four and a half years of infertility.
Now we are one step closer. For full disclosure, my husband has been against homeschooling from the beginning. I think mostly in fear or our children being deprived of what all the other kids have. After attending the first seminar he agreed I could homeschool the kids through third grade. Then after awhile, he took it back and said he never agreed to that.
We had a big conversation that included lots of tears from me and we agreed to go this conference. I must remind any readers if they don't know, my husband and I are in very different spiritual places. I want you to know that if you think you are so different from me and really you may be more like me than some other families following the same path.