house hunting update

**warning**

pictureless post.

it's been a while since i posted anything about our househunting.

we have still been looking...slowly.

we have looked at a LOT of houses that seemed like they

might have potential....but a quick walk-through would inevitably

reveal some unforgivable, tragic flaw.

like a kitchen the size of my head. 

or, a 4 bedroom house, in which you have to walk 

THROUGH TWO bedroom to get to the third??

or a radon gas leak. 

or a basement with 5'8" ceilings. 

(not good when your husband is 6'2")

or a breakfast room that has a door to the outside, 

a door to the master bedroom, an opening to the kitchen,

an opening to the entry, a closet door,  

and a door to the basement...

ei-yi-yi.

we actually had a ray of hope on a building lot....and thought we might even be able to pull off building another house...

but that didn't work out.

*sigh.

it's been a roller coaster. and not the fun, 

"yay, i'm on a roller coaster" type roller coaster...

it's been more like the "ugh, i think i'm gonna barf" 

type roller coaster.

house prices continue to decline.

we struggle to know if this is the "right" time to buy.

we worry about removing our kids from the schools where 

they have made friends and feel comfortable.

thanks for all of the encouragement...i know that we

will eventually find something that works for 

our family...something  we can make our own, 

fits our budget, and feels like home.

i just need to be patient...

ugh, why does being patient 

always take SO LONG?