On the Hunt

We are officially in full relocation mode. Today our house goes on the MLS listing. So PRAY for quick response, lots of interest, and a quick sale. Would L.O.V.E. that!

This weekend we went to Indiana to go house hunting. The kids and I loaded up Friday night and headed out. We had a long and rather eventful trip getting there... let's say by the time we got there I was in need of a good solid 10 minutes of quiet time... didn't get it...but wanted it... badly. We stayed in Lucas' extended-stay hotel room, which is barely big enough for him, so fitting five of us in there was another element of adventure. Three kids on one full-size blow-up bed. Good thing they're still short. :)

We got up Saturday morning - house hunting day - and everything was covered in a thick blanket of wet, heavy snow. Our agent met us at the hotel, and we all piled into the family truckster (aka, our van) and headed out. At a snail's pace. It was definitely slow moving. There were SO many cars in snow banks and ditches and medians. I was thankful we got through the day accident-free! Trial-free, not so much, but accident-free, yes.

Through the course of the day, we saw several houses, we fell down countless times on the snow-covered ice sheets that waited for us on most of the front porches and driveways, and we 'lost' a DS (Meagan's) and went on a wild goose chase for it only to later find out that she had just stuck it in the pocket on the back of Lucas' seat... so that was a waste of a good 45 minutes... in the snow and much. But the highlights - we ate lunch at a yummy deli in the area, and I got to meet one of Lucas' friends from work and tour his new house. Plus we got to be together... that is always a plus, regardless of yucky circumstances.

We got up Sunday morning and went on one more small sweep of houses. Then we ate lunch and headed home. Meagan started the trip saying her tummy hurt and she didn't feel good, but she fell asleep within five minutes and took a good long nap. She felt much better (and rather full of energy) once she woke up. All in all, we made it home just fine, only having to make 2 pit stops for potty breaks. Not too bad. When we got home, our driveway was BURIED in snow, and we nearly got stuck trying to pull into the garage. Thankfully, we made it without having to get out and push *lol*.

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