The waiting game...

Here is a pic of the house we are trying for. Yesterday I spoke to the Realtor about the house we are interested in Cotati. We figured out how much our water bill should be each month and James and I agreed that we could afford it. So I called city of Cotati to find out if there is a deposit we have to give them to put the water in our name since we have never had to pay for water. The deposit would be $253! and this would be due 10 days after we had the water turned on, I DON'T THINK SO! So I called the Realtor and told her thanks but no thanks, she said she would talk to the owner and see if she would lower the rent because she thinks the 253 is ridiculous. So now we play the waiting game and hope the owner will go through with it.

House Hunting

We have looked at several places and some are right away, NO! and others are, "think abouts" So far there hasn't really been any that we have to have. We are running out of time as the landlord sold the house on Tuesday, he didn't think it would sell that fast... surprise! So we no longer can be picky, I just found 2 places I am going to call on today and set up a viewing. There is one place we keep pondering on, it is in Cotati about 10 min away. it's a townhouse, it's not attached and has both front and back yard, it even has a fire place! Both James and I like it, the only thing holding us back is having to pay for water, I hear that can be pricey, and we use A LOT of water. So we are not sure what to do! We have a application filled out and it just needs to be sent, but I feel like there is something better out there! We are running out of time and need to find a place now. This is both frustrating and exhausting for all of us, and can't wait for it to be over... wish this was happening after the holidays!!

Other than that I am proud to say that Lily used her potty for the first time! I clapped and she gave me a high five, I hope this is on her way to using the potty more often, I am not going to push her but if she shows interest again I will be once again a one proud momma! Needless to say as soon as she did this immediately I had to tell James, he was at work so I texted him and he was just as proud.

Frustraitng news

Last Thursday James and I found out that we have to move, our landlord is selling the property =( We have only been here for a year and we just got settled. In the past 4 yrs we have moved 3 times, we just want to find a place and stay there! So now we are on a hunt for a new home. It's frustrating because we have a dog, and no too many places accepts dogs. I have put a call into a house for rent over the weekend and I am anxiously awaiting a call back this morning. It's a 3 bedroom 2 bath house with a back yard and garage!! We have never been able to get a house we have only been in apartments and duplex's so this would be great. Both Sprocket and Lily need a place to run. I am crossing my fingers and praying that we can get it, it would be perfect. So until I get a phone call I am still looking and hoping we find our new home pretty quick. I hate moving around the holidays.

Other than that my weekend was pretty relaxed, James worked both Saturday and Sunday so Lily and I hung out at the house and read books, played with her dolls and took naps basically gearing up for next weekend! going to be fun =)

Keep you informed about the house hunting...

Decorating for Halloween

This past weekend James and I have been decorating for Halloween. It's has been fun, we have bought some gel clings that stick to the window. They are cut outs of pumpkins, bats, stars, ghosts, and skulls. We stuck them all over our kitchen window, Lily loves looking at them and trying to name off what they are. We got a cute little pumpkin decoration that you can stick in the ground or put in a potted plant, we stuck it in our potted plant =) We didn't really decorate a lot as we never have trick or treaters, our house sits too far back from the street, but we thought it would be fun for Lily.

Last night I spoke with my cousin Shelly and she invited James, Lily and I to her Halloween party on the 24th. apparently it's "the place to be" :) The 24th is a busy day for us, it's James' nephews 5th b-day party which is at Pump it Up! a place where there is nothing but blow up jumpies and then off to the Halloween party, I hope Lily can stay awake for all of this. Once we leave the b-day party we have to drive to Sacaremento which is about 1hr and 30 min drive, so she will take her nap then i'm sure. We will be spending the night there and this will be her 3rd time away from her bed so I hope she will sleep ok. Should be fun can't wait!