I can't get a house because I don't have a job, I don't have a job because I don't have a place to live, I don't have a place to live because I don't have any money, I don't have any money because I don't have a job!!!!!
Ok so maybe its not that bad but this is seriously how I feel right now....I just want to scream!!!
I haven't had time to update you on Brandon's job interviews but here it is BRANDON'S #1 BRANDON'S #1.......he had some tough competition and other COTS that really wanted Butler County but we prayed for a long time that he would get Butler County. After driving around the whole state of Iowa we decided we really liked the communities in Butler county and it would make a great place to settle down and call home. So actually here it is GOD's #1, GOD's #1, GOD's #1!!!
Brandon was offered the position of County Executive Director of Butler County which is a huge answer to our prayers. He was offered the job on Wednesday Aug 12th and he started the job today Monday Aug 17.....how bout that for short notice. So Thursday and Friday we started looking at houses and applying for a home loan....and thanks to all of our student loans this process has been EXTREMELY COMPLICATED!!
The other issue we have run into is that we would like to buy an acreage and the appraisers are pretty strict about not having any peeling paint....even on outbuildings.....so for fun this weekend take a drive out to the country and find as many acreages as you can that don't have an outbuilding with peeling paint. If you want a real challenge drive up to Butler County find an acreage where all the outbuildings and house are in perfect condition, the acreage is for sale, and it's priced under $150,000. (Let me know ASAP when you find it!!)
Ok so enough about that its too hard to explain and I am pretty sure by the end of next week it will all be worked out.
Oh Oh I can't forget to tell you all about this it was just too much fun house hunting on Friday. So I am pretty sure my Mom is the master of design to sell and I shouldn't compare other people's houses to my Mom's skills but one house in particular was just awful. For starters There were a pile of wet clothes sitting in the enterance into the house, 2 dogs running around barking in the front lawn, and a weight bench in the living room. It only gets better, the shower curtian had black mildew all over it, they had poorly placed new carpet which I guess was suppose to be the new "shag", and to top it off one of the bedrooms had a cat in it that pooped all over the floor!!! YUCK I felt like I needed to shower when we left and we still smelled miles down the road.
So I may let some of that slide, after all we had given them only a days notice that we were wanting to look at it, and they had only had their house on the market 6 days, and they had 4 other showings that day!!! When their realtor called to ask our realtor how we had liked the house the other realtor ended up hanging up on her.....that's great for business I'm sure.
Here is where we hope to call home with a squeaky windmill and all :)
On a positive note I had 2 interviews today. One at a hospital in Waterloo and one at a hospital in Waverly. They both went really well and I will keep you posted on any job offers/acceptance. The great thing about being a nurse is that there are always jobs, might not always like the jobs, but there are always jobs.
Another positive is that the house we really like is right in the middle between Allison and Parkersburg. We found a park over the weekend in Parkersburg that I absolutely love, oh I mean that Teagan just loves!! Teagan even made her first Parkersburg friend at the park Saturday.
Well that is all for now, I am told I need to relax and not stress out and maybe get some sleep. Night Night, Sleep Tight :)
Teagan and her new friend at the park :)
The Cool Park at Parkersburg!!! Love Love Love it!!
This came to me after reading your first paragraph about needing needing a job, needing a house....etc. This is an old, old folk song: There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
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Then fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, then fix it.
With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, with what?
With some straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With some straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, some straw.
The straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long,
Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it.
With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, with what?
With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With an axe, dear Henry, dear Henry, an axe.
The axe is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The axe is too dull, dear Liza, too dull.
Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it.
With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, with what?
With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, a stone.
The stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.
Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, then wet it.
With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, with what?
Try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, try water.
From where shall I get it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
From where shall I get it, dear Liza, from where?
From the well, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
From the well, dear Henry, dear Henry, the well.
In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, dear Liza?
In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, in what?
In a bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
In a bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, in a bucket.
There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole.
hahaha yes that is exactly how I feel!! I have heard that "Old" Folk song before :)
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