Crazy Time
Our house in Riverton is under contract! It was a hard decision because the offer was lower than what we previously thought the lowest we would go. We just don’t want to get stuck with two house payments and 4 months from now end up having to accept the same amount since the market is still hurting. We feel lucky that we didn’t lose money like a lot of people are doing. My manager moved here from Chicago last October or so and he just now sold his house for about 10% less than what he paid for it. We are selling ours for about 13% more than what we paid for it but we also put a lot of money into repairs, upgrades, etc. We were hoping to recover everything we put into it but it looks like we’ll fall a bit short of that. Live and learn, I guess. It was a good practice house and I think it helped us know what to look for this time.
We are still anxiously waiting for baby to come. Sarah hasn’t had any contractions for about a week. I’m watching Jackson this morning while she gets a tetanus shot. Yesterday she stepped on a nail that was in our carpet in our family room and it went in about a centimeter or so. She hates shots but doesn’t want to risk it.
In other news, my old company contacted me and wants me to do some contract work for them on the side. They would be fine with as little as a few hours/week which will be nice for a little extra cash. I’m thinking of starting a business I can use to bill for this type of stuff. It’s funny because I had the hardest time getting them to give me a raise but now as a contractor they’re willing to pay me about double the rate. I can get used to that.
UPDATE: Urgent care wouldn’t give her the shot because she’s pregnant! She called her OB yesterday to ask if she should get one and they told her to get one within 72 hours. So who do we believe? Supposedly, because she was barefoot and indoor the chances of infection are really low. So now I’m an hour late for work and we had to fork out the co-pay at urgent care for NOTHING! Doctors shouldn’t charge when they end up not doing anything.
Congrats on the house! I think you were wise to accept the offer. It would be a gamble to wait for the market to improve. Be happy with your decision and don’t play the “if only” game. Sosorry Sarah had to go to Urgent Care – and on her birthday of all days 🙁
Happy Birthday anyway, Sarah!!