When school ended Joseph went to Nana and Poppy's house in Talent, Oregon. While away, there have been a lot of changes around here.
We've decided that, while we love our gorgeous new home, we want to be located more centrally. Interest rates are incredibly low, currently. We thought about refinancing our home, renting it out and purchasing a second one but being landlords is a frightening prospect; too many scary variables.
We priced our home well so we accepted an offer 5 days after listing it. I was scared that potential home buyers wouldn't like being so far away from everything but I should have known that once we got people in here, they'd fall in love with our home.
This is supposed to be a buyers market but unfortunately there are very few people who can afford to sell their home. Many people owe more on their homes than they could currently sell. As a result, the inventory of potential homes is limited.
I've also been with the Navy's Child and Youth programs for exactly three years this August. I feel as though I've learned and experienced as much as I need to in this current position. That being said, I accepted an offer for a position with a non-profit company and now I am the new Regional Coordinator for Early Achievers. I am so excited about this new job! The organization purchased a laptop, cell phone, and hotspot for me and I can work from home! Additionally, it is a major pay increase! I'm so excited to get started! My first day is on July 25th.
Ironically, Mary accepted a position as the lead librarian at Manchester elementary in Port Orchard and we actually put our 2 week notice in on the same day. We came into the program together and we're leaving the program together! Now we just have to figure out a way that we can still see each other on a regular basis.
So... new job and new house. We just need to find the latter. Anxious? Nah... there's a perfect home out there for us!
