Just a Little Bit Crazy

Here's a recap of the past two weeks:

Saturday, March 8th: Meet with my aunt Janelle, who is our realtor. Signed some paperwork to formally begin the process of selling our house, but didn't go so far as to put the house on the market (because it was no where near clean enough for showings and/or open houses).

Monday, March 10th: I had my first day back at work since William was born. Definitely a bit of a transition, but one I'm enjoying.

Tuesday, March 11th: My second day back at work. My aunt came down to the house to take a few pictures for a flyer to pass around to the other realtors at her office (but still no formal listing). My good friend got induced.

Thursday, March 13th: Go to the hospital to visit the newest, sweetest little girl I know. Darrell and I began tackling a list of things to get done around the house before we would be ready to list it.

Friday, March 14th: Get a call from my aunt in the evening that one of the realtors in her office has some clients who are very interested in our house. Wants to know if we can have it ready to show Sunday at noon. We agree, and then begin some mad cleaning/packing.

Saturday, March 15th: Mad packing/cleaning continues, but in shifts. I spend the late morning/early afternoon at the Shriner's Mosque at their annual beer pong tournament; Darrell brings William down after his nap and works at the event until after midnight.

Sunday, March 16th: Darrell, William, and I evacuate our house for the afternoon. We joke about how it doesn't feel like a "real" showing because A) it happened so quickly and B) we don't expect anything to come from it.

Monday, March 17th: Day three at work--still going well! We get a call from my aunt. The people who looked at the house have made an offer. Darrell and I panic slightly, and then stay up until 11:30 looking at houses online (plus we fill out like four March Madness brackets because, you know, why not?).

Tuesday, March 18th: We meet with our realtor and come up with a counter offer. By 10:00 that night the counter offer has been accepted and signed. (The only catch is that the buyers need to sell their house before they can close on ours). Darrell spends most of the night working on his "sermon" for the Lenten service on Wednesday.

Wednesday, March 19th: William and I have our last Kindermusik class (sad day!) Darrell gives his (fantastic!) Lenten message, although wishes things hadn't gotten so busy and he had spent more time preparing.

Thursday, March 20th: William wakes up SUPER early and is unusually fussy. Plus he naps for three hours in the morning--VERY uncharacteristic of him. I take his temperature before lunch--one hundred degrees. Head to the doctor's office that afternoon--double ear infection. We decide to postpone Book Club because other members are under the weather/have sick kiddos, so I get to lay low for the evening and cuddle up on my sick little guy. (Plus watch some crazy basketball games!)

Friday, March 21st: William is feeling much better (yay drugs!). Which is good, because there is no relief from the madness tonight (and I'm not just talking about the basketball games!). We are meeting with our realtor for round one of house shopping. Round two commences tomorrow morning (after William's first swimming lesson!), and, if necessary, round three is Sunday afternoon. Because we kind of need a place to live since our house is as good as sold.

Consider this my formal apology for my absence from the blog. Also consider this fair warning that there may be additional absences in the next two months (which will include William's birthday party, three bridal showers--two of which I'm helping to host--and a likely move).