SOLD

Thanks to our wonderful realtor in Denver, we had our house under contract within two weeks of listing it. That was back in May. We've been sweating bullets ever since, over the appraisal. We were pretty worried that it was going to come in much lower than the price that the buyer offered to us. If you're confused, don't feel bad. We were too. Apparently, the lending climate has changed quite a bit since the banks and economy tanked a few years ago. Big shock. If the appraisal came in too low, the bank would have asked the buyer to pony up the difference with their own cash...and we knew the buyer wouldn't be able to do that.

Yesterday was a rough day for me, mentally. Just feeling down about not finding a house in Lawrence yet...and part of that was due to the fact that we didn't know how much equity we would be bringing over with us. I have been feeling much better today...usually only lasts a day for me and a new morning is always therapeutic. This is a crazy time for me...I'm 59 days from my due date, I haven't lived with my husband for 7 1/2 weeks now, I haven't been home in that long, in a few weeks I won't even have a "home" to call my own and I don't have one in the works either, OH and I won't have one when I have this baby. After re-reading that last sentence, I think I'm doing pretty good to have only had a couple "bad days" so far! :) I'm blessed to NOT have psycho pregnancy hormones or mood swings. I am the same Kacy, pregnant or not...thank goodness. I keep telling God that I completely trust Him and telling myself that I have nothing to complain about! Sometimes I have to do this "telling" stuff multiple times a day!

After yesterday, I needed some good news. The inspection last week went really well and tonight we received word that the appraisal was AWESOME. No issues with our buyer getting financed. Whew...what a stinkin' relief! With the appraisal done, we know the answer to the equity question and it's as good as we had hoped. Granted, we lost 25K in equity by default (when we listed the house) due to the downturn in real estate market...but at least we weren't upside down in our house, thank the Lord. It's so hard to see the big picture sometimes...well, most of the time for me. Man, am I glad that I'm not in control of my life... I would royally screw it up. I think the control is in the right hands. I fully expect to have more bad days over the next few months where I question God and everything that is going on around me. I'm thankful that I can wake up the next morning with a renewed mind as I reflect on all the times that He has proven to me over and over that He has my back.