House Update...

     Can I just say that I never, never, NEVER plan to move again.  Selling and buying a house is definitely one of the most time consuming and frustrating adventures I have ever been through.  Every time I think we move a few steps forward it seems like we are moving 10 back.  As of right now we still have the original offer we accepted in November on our house.  That offer has a first right of refusal, meaning that other people can still look at the house, make an offer, but at the end of the day the original buyer has first dibs on the house.  The buyer who made the offer on the house is going through a divorce, therefore we are having to await the finalization of that and all the paperwork before we can close on our house.  Our realtor wanted to ensure we sold our house, which kind of explains why the first right is so important for our sale.  To make a long story short we now have 2 offers on our house, one accepted, one going back and forth trying to come to a final agreement.  In the end the original owner trumps the new offer as long as she can commit 100% to her agreement within a 48 time period...clear as mud???? It took about 3 different explanations in 3 different situations for me to feel like I finally "get it."  I am just SO ready for this period in our life to be over.  I hate strangers being in my house, I hate living unnaturally (hello...we have 2 big dogs and a toddler.... vacuuming, dusting, wiping fingerprints EVERY night is so not our style :), I hate the constant phone conversations, accepting and returning calls....I'm just over all of it! It is so exhausting trying to stay on top of that every day and keep up with the hustle and bustle of every day life, Chris' basketball season and school for each of us!  I know we are on the down hill side of the worst part of it, but the spring season just can't get here soon enough!  Cross your fingers that the offer war will at least give us a firm, closing date....we don't even know that right now! I feel like I am losing my mind! :)