The Schoen Family: November 2010

1. Frank and I placed a bid on a new house and are just waiting to hear back about a bank approval. This house I fell in love with when I saw it online and in person. It is an old farmhouse in Gilberts that has been completely remodeled and has 3 bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms. It has a basement with a front and back porch. The backyard is all fenced in with a 2 1/2 car garage and a swimming pool. It was a short sale that had been approved already. There was a counter offer on the property quite some time ago and therefore we have to get a new approval from the bank. Rumors have it we should have a contract by Monday. Wish us Luck!!!

2. We were unable to get the last house because of an encroachment issue with the neighbors house. The previous appraisal had some red flags on it and no bank will finance this house. I wish they would of told us that from the very beginning. Apparently that wasn't where we were suppose to live. We are still trying to get our earnest money back on this property.

3. It has been a long hard process finding a home on a budget. I feel pretty good about this property and would love to move back to our old neighborhood. It is a bit out in the country in a small town. I feel pretty safe in the neighborhood and will back in our old ward. It will be close to both of our jobs. We are hoping to close on this property by 12/30.

4. My parents will come back up with us from Arkansas right after Christmas if all goes well. I can use the extra hands to help move and pack up the house. I'm not thrilled about moving in the dead of winter with all the snow but I can't really get around all that. I just hope we can keep living in our current home until than. My lease ended in September and we are living month to month at this point.

5. We are going to be purchasing the furniture that was left in the condo when we first moved in two years ago.
The owner wants to sell it and get rid of it and since it is so nice we are getting it all for a really nice price.

6. Frank and I took the family out to another ward today for a baby blessing for the Korbels. Afterwards we enjoyed a nice lunch and dessert.

7. Savannah has started nursery and absolutely loves it! She enjoys playing with all the kids and toys and doesn't even cry and is not clingy whatsoever. She practically runs in there every Sunday. What a relief! Everyone tells me that she is a well adjusted kid. I must be doing something right:)

8. This week I had my performance review at work. It went well although I have some room for improvement in some areas. I will definately have to try harder on the next review. I'm relieved that we are doing great with our collection numbers and that we haven't had to work any overtime hours at this point and we don't have to work any overtime the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

9. We are getting ready to leave after work on Wednesday for a road trip down to TN. We are joining my folks for the holidays with Barbara and Gary. I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone again. We are looking forward to seeing the new Harry Potter movie.

10. Frankie joined the wrestling team at school and is looking forward to competing.

11. I just learned the entire collections team will be getting new supervisors and desk assignments at work. This change will happen the 1st week of December.

12. Had a nice visit with Sarah this weekend. She continues to learn how to drive. She was a big help driving me around this weekend running errands.