House

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that the house is ours!!!! The realitor and the seller settled their differences... or should I say the realitor gave up some of his commission just so we could get the house!!!! We got the house on Wednesday and so we went to check it out that night, pictures are to come, but we first need to download them onto the computer!!

Mules and Becca

We had a GREAT day with Brian and Rebbecca on monday. Thanks alot guys for coming over...it was awesome to see you both again and also really good to see you so happy together.
Amanda shed many tears as you drove off ( ok maybe i did too )
I'll try to get a couple of the better pictures on here...but there wasn't enough of them. If you have any decent ones...maybe you can send them over so we can post them.

He's definately better dressed...he's even starting to look dutch.

Either that or he's been riding a horse all day.

I'm not sure why this pictures on here....

he's probably getting emotional at leaving.

I've never seen a smile like this before. I think he knows something we don't.

The picture of (almost) perfect satisfaction.

I was pretty sure we bought a house...

Well...we had the house for alittle while. Closing day was yesterday (friday). We were thinking as we walked through the doors of the lawyers office that finally after all of our planning and scrambling to get things together, that we could sign a few papers and pick up our key.
Not so fast...these things were not meant to be. We were informed that the owner felt he didn't get enough money for the house and didn't want the deal to close. I never imagined that this could be possible after both having signed a deal.
I'm thinking this is a humbling reminder for us that our lives are in God's hands and that no matter how hard we plan and work...He will have his way with us.

Update

Well I guess it's time to blog again, things have finally slowed down!
Things are going really well for us, Koopmans. A couple weeks ago Tom and I bought a house and we get in this coming Friday (the 17th). I think we are really looking forward to some privacy and an actual house, not a semi. Well since we bought a new house that means that the semi has to be put up for sale, and guess what? it's not ready for that. So the work begins, Tom was off for a week because of his wrist, so he put up siding, finished decks and did some trim... I do thank him for all his work, he worked hard to get it ready. Well the house is now on the market, and the showings have begun... needless to say I can't wait to have it sell, that way I don't have to make sure it's clean ALL the time... but maybe this is good, it might just start becoming habit!
Well that's all for now, we will add pictures of our new house as soon as we get it. I hope everyone is enjoying there summer, and we hope to come down to St.T, soon!!!
P.S. if anyone has some time off in the near future and likes to help Tom with the new house, just let us know :)