HOUSE UPDATE: The only downside to last week was that we never closed on the house - Argh!! Wells Fargo has been dragging their feet and dragging their feet. We have been on and off the phone with them all day, contacting managers, their executive 800 complaint line, etc. We're supposed to be out of our rental here in 2 days, but the Title company doesn't have the closing documents so we can't even be sure when exactly we can close. We were thinking it was definitely going to be Friday, and then we thought today, but it is already 3pm so that thought is slipping away. So hopefully we can close sometime tomorrow, and then move on Wednesday because we need a full day to close. Please be praying for us in this! Will update more soon!
It turns out the pictures from our July 4th in Port Charlotte were indeed on Nicole's camera, but she had left her camera at her friend's house. She just recently got it back, so now I can post those pictures from our 4th of July that I promised in my last post! Nicole had fun taking pictures of Nathan and Nicholas goofing around in the pool. First we have Nathan laying back and chilling out, and then Nathan with the t-bow: We always knew Nicholas was a great kid, but now we know we can walk on water! And finally, my mom and Tim had fun tossing the football, while Christy & I just enjoyed hanging out together: And just to prove Noah was there, Nicole captured this rare photo of him: Last week, the kids were in a local missions camp at our church. They had a fantastic time going to various local missions groups and helping out during the day, and then they had the opportunity in the evenings to do things like bowling, boing jump center, adventure island, and laser tag! It was such a great experience for them, and for me, it was the first time in 15 years I was home alone or only with Tim in our house for that extended a period of time. It felt like I have had a curfew for 15 years that was temporarily lifted! :-) Anyway, it was a great week to be had by all.
HOUSE UPDATE: The only downside to last week was that we never closed on the house - Argh!! Wells Fargo has been dragging their feet and dragging their feet. We have been on and off the phone with them all day, contacting managers, their executive 800 complaint line, etc. We're supposed to be out of our rental here in 2 days, but the Title company doesn't have the closing documents so we can't even be sure when exactly we can close. We were thinking it was definitely going to be Friday, and then we thought today, but it is already 3pm so that thought is slipping away. So hopefully we can close sometime tomorrow, and then move on Wednesday because we need a full day to close. Please be praying for us in this! Will update more soon!
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This past week was a birthday party for my 80 year old 2nd cousin in California. She is my my mom's 1st cousin, and one of her best friends growing up. Tim and I and the kids were able to visit her last summer when we were out west for our family vacation, and I just fell in love with her! I had communicated with her sporadically throughout the years, and probably met her when I was much younger, but I felt I was really able to get to know her last year. So when I received the invitation to her party, I was very torn. I wanted to go, but knew it would be expensive. After much prayer and encouragement from 2 of my best girlfriends and Tim, I decided to go, and I'm SO glad I did. I had always wanted to meet her kids (7 of them!), ever since I found out they were on Family Feud probably 20 years ago. They are an awesome family! I saw pictures of my mom when she was a teenager that I had never seen, and old photo's of my grandparents as well! I learned more about my family history than I ever thought I would know, and had just a sense of belonging that truly surprised me. Here is one of the pictures of my mom (on the right) and her cousin, Joanna when they took a trip to Chicago in 1951: Don't you just love it?? Here's a picture of me and Joanna this past Wednesday: And then there's the family photo that I was included in (bottom right) taken at Joanna's birthday party. Joanna is towards the middle in the blue and white dress - isn't she pretty? She sure doesn't seem or act 80 years old! It was such a great experience - I'm SO glad I went! It's been pretty busy since I landed back at Tampa airport on Thursday morning around 7am. We have 11 days until we close on our house, but we still are waiting on the commitment letter from Wells Fargo! Supposedly we will get it tomorrow, so please be praying for that! Tonight our church had a family night with the movie Wreck It Ralph. So since it was family night we thought, hey, we're a family! We should go! :-) We had a great time, and even took a picture on the red carpet: I was going to put pictures from our 4th of July time in Port Charlotte, but I don't know where they are! I think they're on Nicole's camera, but it's late and she's asleep, so I will just have to wait and upload them later. Suffice it to say, we had a very lovely visit, as always! Speaking of being late, I'd better hit the hay! Hope y'all had a very blessed weekend!
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