Cross your fingers!!

     So... it has been a long busy 2 weeks searching for a new property to call home. Just when we thought it wasn't gonna happen a brand new listing popped up yesterday! A bank owned foreclosure with 9.6 acres and right at our price range! Went to see it tonight and got lost (thanks to my GPS)!
     Found it but the agent had already left. Peered through all the windows like a bandit trying to break in, thankfully it is vacant! Other than carpeting needing to be torn out, a paint job and some work on the fencing it is perfect!
     There were purple iris' blooming and wild blackberry brambles that I hear goats think are scrumptious and even a little creek!!
     So, on the drive back (once I was in cell phone range again) I called the agent and told her we want it! Shortly after we got home she had the paperwork all done and emailed it to me. I was able to use a nifty thing called docu-sign and within minutes it was back to her and being forwarded to the listing agent!! Yay!!
     Cross your fingers, she thinks we could be in escrow by MONDAY!! I guess I better start finding boxes and go buy a shovel to dig up all my flowers to take with us this weekend!
      Oh wait, I can't do that this weekend, I have a bunch of family coming to town to visit us! Well if we are in escrow I guess we can take a little drive to the property so I can show it off!

My heart is in my throat!

Today we received some distressing news...

          the other buyer has accepted the sellers counter offer for our farm. We are not too thrilled about this at all. So, I spoke with my realtor extensively as well as my lender and upped our bid for the farm to $155,000 with the potential to increase to $160,000. Not what we wanted to happen but it is a small difference for us to get our dream farm. I also wrote another letter to the seller regarding our hopes and dreams and her farm... I have again poured out my heart to a total stranger hoping to sway her in our direction. Cross your fingers that the seller decides to change their mind and go with us instead.

Oh, did I mention that there is a ZEBRA RANCH down the road from our farm? No? Well I just discovered it while searching out what neighbours we would have if we lived there. Are you kidding me? A ZEBRA RANCH?!? Now we have to have this place! And my kids think I am crazy for wanting a peacock! Ha! How wonderful would that be? I bet my kids would be willing to go ask the neighbour to borrow a cup of flour if that was where we lived! We would be in heaven!!

So we continue the saga with another day in limbo...!

...ugh