Josh and I made the decision in February to get our house ready to be put on the market. We've lived in this wonderful home for 10 years now!!! It was only supposed to be for 3 to 5 and now look at us. Aside from the fact that we've outgrown the house, we're tired of living in DFW's flight path and even more tired of nightly wake-ups by the neighbor's barking dog. And, based on our children's affinity towards allergy and airborne crap, ozone and air quality maps show that we are better off living in the Northeast Dallas area. The big plan is to move into a better school district so that Marisa gets the most out of the public school system. She's going to be a kindergartener next year! It's just crazy to think that our baby is 5 and ready for school!
Josh has been crazy busy at work with his newest project. In the past, the busiest time at Voyager is the summer since that's when they make their biggest updates to the software. Unfortunately, Josh's project must be ready by the end of June and I'm sure there's more waiting for him afterwards, too. No complaints, though, because it guarantees that he will be employed for awhile. When he's not working like a maniac, we are prepping the house to be listed. We've done major decluttering, painted trim and doors, added ceramic tile to the master bath and kitchen and are waiting on the roof to be replaced. Next to do is touching up paint, major cleaning and staging the house. Staging...hmm, not really something that comes naturally for an engineer.
I've been stressing out about the staging process. Josh says we need to call someone to help us. Last week was spent trying to entertain the girls during Marisa's spring break. Keeping a 5 year old entertained while keeping a busy toddler out of trouble can be a major task in itself. Poor Marisa is constantly having to shield her toys from the breaking hands of Sabrina. I feel as though my life as a mom has turned into being a referee. I can't remember a day where I'm not refereeing the two.
Marisa has started her spring soccer season and has been doing awesome. She's been scoring an average of 3 to 4 goals per game. The latest and biggest news for Marisa is that she lost her first tooth. About 3 weeks ago, she bit into an ear of corn to find that her tooth was loosened in the process. We got updates everyday on how the tooth was doing and whether it had become looser than the previous day. Poor Marisa gets super frustrated with Sabrina's lack of speech. And, what little she does say, sounds nothing like what it's supposed to be, so, she is constantly correcting Sabrina.
Sabrina is finally on the cusp of real speech. I know, most children reach this cusp around 16 or 17 months...Sabrina is now 21 months and has more energy than all of us combined. She is constantly on the move and constantly falling or hurting herself. She busted her lip doing some death-defying crawling under her high chair about a month ago. That comes to busted lip number 4 in the last 6 months. Frightening, I know. She's a brute and a bit of a bully. Unfortunately, I think her bullying behavior stems from her lack of speech and Marisa's inability to understand her context clues. I can't wait until the finally get each other.
Will let you know when the house is finally on the market! Hope this posting finds you all well.
