Frustration

When we made an offer on our new house we put that we would close on or before August 3rd. That offer was accepted and so that was our plan. We were right on schedule and we had actually asked the seller if we had completed some paperwork that he wanted if he would mind if we got into the house now and started to clean and paint. It is a vacant house and so it should have been no problem. He agreed as long as we had a clear to close and a completed HUD statement. We went ahead and bought paint as those documents were being finished up. We started to box up things in our house and we also ordered furniture that should be in next week (or our original expected closing date).

While the title company was working on our HUD they came across a lien placed on the property that the seller knew nothing about. Now I don't totally understand all of this but our lawyer said that he isn't surprised that the seller didn't know because it was somehow placed on the property after the seller got the title but before the deed was transferred. Our seller bought the house as a foreclosure and completely remodeled the house. He's only owned it since 2008. Our soon-to-be neighbor is the person who placed the lien on the house, claiming she has not been paid for $41,000 worth of work done on the property. She was intending for it to be placed on the bank that foreclosed on the original owner (her son).

Our lawyer said that the woman placed the lien without an attorney and that it would never hold up in court. He said that best case scenario she could just sign a document to dismiss the lien, but that it wasn't likely she would do that. Worst case scenario they would have to take this to court which can be drug out for a while. He didn't seem to think there would be any way that we wouldn't get the house, we just may have to wait a while. My frustration is building even more because our seller's realtor is a real piece of work. He never responds to calls or emails and even got into a little tiff with our realtor. They have not given us any updates as to where they are in the process. We know the title company explained to the seller what the problem is and what needs to be done, but we don't know what he has done at this point. We can't close until he gets the lien removed.

As I said, we ordered new furniture. In fact, we ordered a bedroom set for us, an entertainment center, a couch, a love seat, a chair and ottoman, a coffee table, two end tables, a leaning book shelf, a dining room table and chairs and a small pub type of table for the eat-in kitchen. That being said there is no way we can store that furniture in our current house and I don't really want to put our brand new furniture into storage somewhere. We are living with a bunch of boxes everywhere, which is incredibly annoying. On top of that we are getting very near the beginning of the school year. I can't get into my classroom to begin working on that while I wait for the house issues to clear because our building is still being worked on from the tornado damage and Wes can't get into his room either because they have major construction going on in his building to add air conditioning, new hallways, a new gym and a few new classrooms. He is also moving to kindergarten this year and so that means another classroom to move. This is all majorally stressing me out because we have just been sitting around doing nothing these last few weeks and then I'm afraid that all of this is going to come to a head at the same time. I know that we have wonderful family members that will help us out, but I just worry about how we will manage all of that at the same time. However, I do know that God won't give you more than you can handle ~ even if you think you can't handle something you just figure it out. I've done that before.

Daddy's Softball Game

Wes plays on a men's softball team in Rossford. His games are every Tuesday and Friday nights during the summer. Sadly, the girls and I have only been to two games. We can only go when he plays at the 6:15 time and I have to have someone go with me because they just want to be on the move at all times. Tonight, Nana, Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Konesky joined us. We were only there for a short time because we were running late getting there and then Wes' team run ruled the other team. It was actually the perfect amount of time for me, but I felt bad that Grandma and Grandpa made the trip all the way out there for such a short time. We took just a few pictures and I'm bummed that my picture of the two girls with my grandparents isn't centered because I think that is one of the first times I've taken one. That is going to change! It was a nice night and we all had fun. My grandparents got a kick out of the girls and Grandma commented that Mya and her sassy attitude reminds her a lot of me when I was little. Of course, my little ladies would be full of sass and stubbornness. :)On the way home we stopped at the Dipper so my mom and I could get a cone (Daddy's team DID win so we thought we'd celebrate). When we got home and changed them into their jammies Stella was all about licking my cone. She kept coming back and would laugh every time she got a taste. Mya surprisingly tasted it but does not like ice cream. I hope that changes because we are frequent customers at the Dipper! :)

Watermelon Wonderland

Oh what a day! Nana had given each of her granddaughters a watermelon outfit from Gymboree for Easter or Halloween (can't remember) with visions of these pictures dancing through her head. Each girl's outfit was different but all from the same line so it coordinated wonderfully. I had some hair clips made to match from Bows2Cute and then found the watermelon hat while at a Gymboree outlet, so it was perfect! We attempted to make plans all summer long to take these pictures and it finally worked out today. Nana was watching Will and Soph because Lisa is on vacation and we were having our house appraised so I brought the girls over to nap. When they woke up we took everyone outside and spread out a green and white plaid blanket under a tree in Nana's front yard. We brought a picnic basket, a wooden stool and some real watermelon as props. We had one whole melon and a quarter of another one cut up. My mom really thought Will would just hold the cut piece and the girls would pose nicely around him and that's just what happened............or NOT!!!!!!! It doesn't matter though because these pictures are priceless!!!! Will asked if he could eat the piece pretty quickly and the girls (especially Stella) were very interested in what he was doing. He shared with each of them for a bit and then continued to devour the whole quarter piece. Nana brought each of the girls their own piece and they went to town. It was a sticky, juicy, awesome mess! I love the expressions on their faces. Stella absolutely loved the watermelon and was chewing on the rind in the end. I had to pry it from her and she was not happy. We ended up taking them inside and stripping them down to clean them up. It was soooooo much fun!!!! *Sophie cut her forehead yesterday at a friend's house as you'll see in the pictures..... but I think it makes her look tough! ;)

A Wedding and a Reunion

This weekend Wes' cousin, Courtney, got married to her fiance, Dave. We headed down to Loramie Saturday morning for the big day. We took the girls over to his dad's house and they napped during the ceremony because there was no way I was taking them to a Catholic service....they would never have sat quietly that long. It was a beautiful wedding but I didn't take any pictures because my big "mom" camera didn't fit in my wristlet :). After the wedding we headed back to get the girls ready and brought them back to the church so that we could take a whole family picture. Shockingly, I think that both girls were looking at the camera the whole time....smiling was too much to ask but I'm happy with just looking. LOL Following the picture we headed over to the hall which is just across the parking lot. The girls loved running around the big room and eating cheese and crackers. They especially enjoyed the ledge right below the bar and spent a lot of time crawling on it. I called them little bar rats. :) By the time the wedding party arrived a few hours later I was sooooo ready to take the girls home. We stayed through dinner and then we took them back to his dad's house (this was a cousin on his mom's side) and we put them to bed. Juggling both of our very active girls is a huge job these days and so we didn't get many pictures at all. In fact, we didn't get any of our little family. Oh well, what can you do. Wes and I went back up to the reception after putting the girls to bed and we had a great evening. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Paul!





Sunday, we spent the first part of the day playing with Grandma and Grandpa Rethman and Aunt Kayla and Aunt Mo. Sunday afternoon we went to the Rethman reunion to meet Great Grandpa Rethman's siblings and their families. Sadly, the day didn't go very well. The reunion started at 2:00 and due to slightly late morning naps, Stella only got a short cat nap in the afternoon and Mya didn't get one at all. This is not good, especially when you pair it up with a hot and steamy afternoon outside where they just didn't want to be held. We let them run in the grass and play in the awesome park but they wanted to be put down when we were near the shelter house and that was surrounded by gravel. It just was not much fun because the girls were fussy and hot. The few pics I took were of them swinging, which they LOVED. I can't wait to get them a swing set next year! Anyways, we headed home around 5:30 and stopped for supper (at Skyline, of course!!!!) and ended up back at home around 8:15ish. We had to give them a quick bath and get them in bed right away. I love being with family, but I really hate the stress of not being at our own house with two babies.