Fingers CROSSED...

We've been living in this house for a year. It's worked great for us! I honestly didn't even think we'd last this long. It is sooooo small. But, we've made it work and have been able to save a lot of money by being a little squished. It's starting to get hard though. I really don't want to spend another winter here. Last one was pretty bad. There's no insolation in this house and I'm always cold even with the heater running nonstop it feels like. :P Not to mention now that Annika is getting older, it would be nice to get her in her own room. Every time I have to open our bedroom door, it makes a loud cracking noise and the floor right outside the door creaks really bad. So, when I go to bed, I quite often wake her up just by opening the door. :P We could get a bunk bed and put her in with Nolan, but I worry about her waking Nolan up at night and that just would not be good. Also, it's hard to want to ever invite anyone over cuz...ya trust me, it just is. But, with everyone wanting to rent now days, it's hard to find a 3+ bedroom for under $1600 a month. AHHHH! Way over our budget. I haven't put a whole lot of effort into looking because it's a little discouraging. And, we love our neighborhood and our ward and Nolan's school. So, I've just kind of been praying for something to pop up in front of us basically that would work with what I mentioned above. I found an add on craigslist last night. A 3 bedroom 2 bath plus a basement with another room. It's over 1800 sq. feet. That's like over double what we have now!!!!! AND it's just up the street from us. AND it's only $1200 a month. Yes, pretty sad, but that's a GREAT deal for around here! We went to look at it today. It's so hard to not get your hopes up until you know if you get it. I love the new updated kitchen. It even has a dishwasher, YAY! It has dual pane windows and a fireplace, so that should help keep utilities lower. It's all fenced in. Has a nice size front yard and big back yard. Lots of privacy. Ok, I really can't get excited yet, but I'm still praying that we get it, cuz I want it soooo bad!!! :) So, maybe it'll help if there's a few more people praying too! ;) Thanks!