And so, I have come up with a sign for those prima donas to read before they enter our domain:
WARNING: YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER AN IMPERFECT HOME
We have 5 children. Yes, we really did use the entire '2 hour notice' to clean.
We may have missed a few baseboards. The sponges are under the sink.
The walls may not be painted in the color of your choosing. Home Depot is right down the highway from here.
The saltillo tile may have some cracks.
The doors may have been marked by light sabers.
The windows may be graced with little hand prints.
The toilets were clean this morning, promise.
Sorry about the 15 leaves that have fallen on the patio since we left.
We are growing souls here, there will be plenty of time for flowers later.
And after all of that? Yesterday we finally got a buyer who seems to understand... As in, they really liked the house (despite the imperfections) and need only to get their financing straightened out.
Yay St. Joseph and St. Anthony!
:)
6 comments:
YAY!!!! I hope that this deal goes off without a hitch.
I remember how stressful it was to sell our last house with 5 children (the youngest was only 5 weeks old). That was probably the last time the girls actually took out one toy then put it away before taking out another. Of course this was done with lots of encouragement ;) from ME.
Good luck with the prospective buyer! You have been waiting for this long enough.
I think that when people complain about things like that either they are just selfish or they have developed the anti child attitude that society encourages so frequently. However, I confess with number three that if I saw a house with a paint color I didn't like it would be hard for me to overlook it. I know it is pretty easy to paint, so hopefully I would be able to overlook it, but I'm just saying.
Love the sign, Nutmeg! You go, girl.
Hope the financing works out. I'll be praying. St. Joseph has always been very good to us.
Prayers for a quick settlement. I love your mother's warning.!!!
Go, St. Joseph! And yay for you, Nutmeg ... God will match your homey, child-loving home with someone who needs a homey home for the children they love, too. Those other househunters have been watching too much HGTV! :-)
I will pray that your house and the perfect buyers meet up just right!
It is definitely a challenge to try to keep a house looking great AND care for your family, especially when that family includes multiple small children and homeschooling. I do think people should have realistic expectations (and your house sounds lovely, by the way).
I think a certain amount of imagination is required when looking at houses, if only for the reason that your belongings aren't in it yet, and even more so if the house actually needs remodeling or something. Of course it's nice if the house already has the exact flooring or paint colors you would have chosen, but these things are all adjustable in the future! And hand prints on the window being a problem? My goodness, dude. That is so not a problem. ;-)
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