Blowing off the dust

I suppose four months is long enough to warrant a new post on the ole blog. Here's some of what we've been up to.

We moved to Table Rock Lake in early November after leaving Arkansas. Matthew worked on his own buying and selling avionics. We spent a good amount of time traveling during Nov and Dec, combining business with family/friends. In mid-December Matthew picked up a part-time job working as a handyman around the lake area.

In early January we made the decision to move back to Kansas City. We also decided to purchase a home in Independence and made an offer on a property while visiting early in the month. Nearly a month later, the bank (it was a foreclosure) had not even responded to our initial offer. Feeling discouraged and tired of spinning our wheels, we decided to go ahead and make the move. We would figure things out along the way.

At the start of February we moved into a hotel in Independence. Matthew quickly picked up a job serving at a new Cheddar's restaurant that was opening close by. At the same time, we found another home in Independence that we decided to make an offer on. This home was a short-sale, meaning we had to deal with both sellers and a bank.

After a few weeks in the hotel we decided to move in with Kyla's parents in Liberty. The home purchase had progressed, but was moving slowly and it was apparent it was going to take a while. A month later, we're still living in Liberty hoping the home will close in the next few weeks. (Not a guarantee)

In a nutshell, our lives seem to be in a semi-permanent state of flux. To be sure, we are tired of the flux and are more than ready to have our own home. Life has been difficult the past few months. Arkansas seems like a distant past and, unfortunately, has been somewhat lost in the fray of the past 3 months.

We aren't 100% sure why the home buying process has taken so long. It's been 3 months and we still aren't done. There are reasons in all of it, some of which we understand, others we don't.

The boys are healthy and growing. We are all excited about the warmer weather, Micah and Tucker have especially enjoyed getting out of the house.

More to come soon.