Showers of Blessings

My wonderful friends in Mt. Shasta had a baby shower for us this past weekend. My mom, sister, and mother-in-law were able to make it up for the festivities. If we weren't ready for little Reaghan's arrival before, we sure are now!! Thank you, ladies, for spoiling us!

The food was DELICIOUS!


Ok, so this pic is not incredibly flattering, but my vain self has had to deal with the fact that my face, arms, fingers, legs, and feet are all pregnant right along with my belly. 36 weeks...



Little Reaghan will be a snug little bug this winter. So many talented ladies gave us beautiful handmade blankets!


Pictured below is our wonderful realtor - Brett - and her daughters (the oldest is in my homeroom class). I highly recommend her to anyone looking to purchase a home in Mt. Shasta :)

House update (most of our readers are aware that we are in the process of buying a house...if this is new news - surprise!)...originally we were shocked because upon the acceptance of our offer and meeting with our mortgage broker, it looked like we were going to be able to close escrow in 15 days - which would have made our move-in date around last weekend...obviously, we're not moved in yet. After completing the initial home inspections, mold was discovered in the attic. We decided to hire a specialist to test the mold to determine if it was toxic or non. The results came back that it was toxic. From here, everything came to a halt. We were going back and forth with the sellers regarding who is going to pay to clean up the problem and are thankful that the sellers viewed it as "their" problem (the house has been sitting vacant for a little over 2 years). There will be a few "fix-up" things we have to do to prevent the problem in the future, but the clean up expense was going to be out of our means. The current status is that we've extended our rate lock and are waiting for the clean-up work to be finished, the house to be re-tested, and if all is clear, then we'll close and move in. We're praying this is all complete within the next 7 days, but are also relying on God for wisdom should the tests come back negative. At this point, I am not really involved in what's been going on - teaching and being pregnant are enough to keep me busy, while Reece, on the other hand, has been running all over the place taking care of what needs to be done with the house while still trying to get 40 hours a week in at work! Thanks for your prayers for us in this regard.