Takin a Break

I would LOVE to have my own house right now. However, we decided last night to take a break and then start looking again towards the end of the summer or between Fall/Winter. We are just not ready for the payments that we are going to encounter we would feel better paying off a little more stuff and saving. So we'll see. Continue to pray for us as we continue on this journey. I pray that God would show us when it's right that perfect house for us to start out in. It will be when the time is right and it's His timing. Sigh....

The House Hunting Game

Reasons why I can't wait to have a house:
1. I don't have to worry how loud I bang cabinets shut.
2. I don't have to worry what time I decide to put my dishwasher on.
3. We can use the surround sound feature of our TV again. Has not been used since February 14th of this year.
4. I can yell at J at the top of my lungs (JUST KIDDING)
5. I can start looking for a puppy.
6. I can finally (hopefully) park my car in a garage again at night.
7. I can paint the walls.
8. I can finally get a decor type nailed for myself.
9. J can walk around as loudly as possible (poor guy he's flat footed)
10. We can grille out.
11. We can have friends over and host things
12. More cabinet space and possibly a pantry.
13. I can get a shower whenever I want and not have to think about how late it is.
14. The subwoofer on the computer can be as loud as it can be.
15. A living space is finally mine and I can feel alot of 'good' pride about it.
16. God can be gloried through our home.

Ode to the little bro

Trevor is now 10 years old. His birthday was yesterday. I was 16 going on 17, 10 years ago! (Funny how we don't say 'going on' as we age!) What the heck! I even remember when I turned double digits! We will be celebrating on Friday night. He is having some friends over and I will go over after my dentist appt in Hershey at 1pm.

He has really changed our lives. I can't imagine not having a sibling now. I vaguely remember what it was like just me and the rents. I use to call us the 3 musketeers. It was just me opening gifts at Christmas. But I feel like he's always been around.

Window Table

So I got this really cool idea online. I found a FREE window on the side of the road at a window installation business outside of Ephrata. Here is the idea:

It would be the lower right hand corner. Sorry I was lazy and didn't crop the picture to just show that table. I thought it would make a pretty cool coffeetable or side table for our new living room in our house. I'm not sure what color I would want it to be though. White or a varnished wood. I'm so excited though. It would be able to display things inside kind of like a shadow box (which we would put a hinge on the one side. This girl put her wedding album inside. I'm so excited to get started! Ours has just the one 'grid' going across instead of the 6 grid look- I don't know what the hang you call it! I'll have to show the finished product when we get it finished!

Stay tuned for house news. Joe decided to stop looking at any other homes until we figure out if in fact we will get to purchase that townhome I would love to buy. Apparently there is some financing deal we could work out. Keep the prayers going! It's working. I can see God's hand working in our lives and it's all because of the prayers and the faith that I'm learning consistently on a daily basis through this whole process with housing and finances. Praise God through whom ALL blessings flow!!!