It is an exciting time in our
lives. After nine years of renting, we are going to sell our Longview, WA
home. It has been a great home. Three of my four kids lived there
for a season. Tim and I built it with the intentions of living there
forever. It is just over 4200 square feet. It has an intercom
system and HDMI cable all throughout. We had missionaries living in the
basement during our occupancy. I love the double headed shower and that
the laundry room is on the floor with all the bedrooms.
Our last set of renters really did a
number on the place. They painted the walls and got some of the paint on
the ceiling and carpet. One of their children decided to paint the
outside of the house. There was markers and writing on doors and
walls. Pieces of candy were stuck in the carpet and it reeked of
urine. That was really frustrating. They did not take care of the
yard. There were over grown weeds and moss on the roof. My heart
dropped when I saw the condition. They tried to blame the previous
renters but Tim and I visited the last set of renter and saw the condition of
the home. It was not that bad. It also did not smell nasty.
It was frustrating to see that the current renters did not keep their side of
the contract to do $300/month of home repairs. Needless to say, we helped
the renters move and did a major overhaul on the house. It took a lot of
time and money to restore the house. Now it looks beautiful. New
carpet will be laid in 2 weeks. Part of me wants to hold on to the
house. The other part says to let go. I took lots of pictures to
keep as memories.
Something really cute that has
happened this past month is Teagan copying Tim with pen placement. Tim
always has a pen. On Sundays, Tim puts the pen behind his tie in between
two buttons on his shirt. Teagan does the exact same because he wants to
be like his dad. It is the cutest thing ever. I just love it.
