What a week!!!

This last week was literally a marathon week! We did so many little things - which really add up, especially when Stephen is super busy at work and I still have to run the household (i.e. laundry, cooking, normal cleaning, etc., etc.). Here is a look...it's long...it's more for me to write than anyone to read! :o)

TUESDAY:
Normal laundry day (meaning it didn't get finished)
Put up FSBO sign @ 5pm (thanks, Brett!)
Worked on flyer - I've worked on this forever because it took me a long time to get the pictures that I wanted (because the rooms had to be perfectly clean). Here it is:

WEDNESDAY:
9:15 - Dropped kids off @ FunSchool
9:30 - Bought shutters @ Home Depot, came home to paint said shutters
10:00 - Had a woman stop by with a request to see the house (remember laundry??? It was still out...)
10:15 - 1pm Worked like a crazy woman to get the house ready to show - THANK YOU Rose & Kelli!!!!! Rose helped clean & Kelli took my kids for the afternoon. :o)
1:30pm - 2:45pm Relaxed for a bit...I'm 600 pages into "The Count of Monte Christo"
3:00 - 4:45 Picked up neighbor kids from school, dropped them off at Activity Days & Scouts, picked up my kids and back home
6:30pm - worked in the garden, had another couple (the Yorks) drive by and request a flyer. I showed them the house, and they really liked it.
7:15pm - the EQ presidency came by in their painting clothes to help finish up the house painting. THANK YOU!!!!!

THURSDAY
8:30am - back in the garden (it's all planted now and looks beautiful! It's killing me that I'm going to have to leave it just at harvest time!), received a call from the Yorks' realtor, letting me know that they want to make an offer. I told him that I wasn't going to pay a broker's commission.

I don't know what happened the rest of the day - I think that I was on cloud nine thinking about an offer before I even put signs and flyers out!

Oh yeah, I did go to James (my physical therapist) to get my knees taped in the afternoon. I also picked up my orthotics. They are kind of weird, but I'm sure that they'll help!

FRIDAY
Played with kids and worked on house all day long. At 4:30 or so, the Yorks' realtor, Bill, came over with an official offer!!!! I wasn't very impressed...but Stephen was all for accepting it, just to get the headache of selling the house out of the way.

SATURDAY
6:20 - 11:30am - Helvatia Half!!! Woohoo!!! The race began at 8am, and I finished in 2:02:50. It was a tough race for me. I started off strong - my first miles were 8:16, 8:04, 8:15, 9:22 (the first big hill), 8:25, 8:35, 9:25...then I started dying. I got tingly all over and had to walk. I don't walk. I just don't. It killed me to do it, but my body wasn't working like it needed to. I'm sure it had to do with my not eating well for the 2 weeks prior to the race, my jittery nerves, not having eaten that morning, and not being hydrated like I should have been. I barely made it to the water stops from miles 7-10, when I would down 3 cups of glukos, dump water on me and walk a few paces. I probably walked 1/2 mile. It was awful. I felt like I was going to faint, and my legs were cramping up. My friend Christy caught up with me at mile 10, and we ran most of the last bit together, though I had to stop and stretch my calves a few times. My brother, Brett, ran with me, and he really pushed me - I don't think if I could have made it without him. THANK YOU!!!

I had a bunch of friends run the half: Kelli, John, Christy, Rose & Brett. And Monica, Camille & my grandpa (!!!) did the 10k. It is so fun to have good friends to run with! And the cheering squad at the end was fantastic!!! There were so many people to cheer me on. I'm glad that I could finish. My goal was to beat my previous time (1:58), which I didn't do, but I did make it. I wasn't sure I would, but I did, so I'm happy! My knees didn't hurt either (Vitamin I is wonderful...), and I'm only a little sore today.

Anyhow...after getting home from the race we did the last few things to get the house ready for the open house at 1pm. We had 3 interested people, 1 friend and 1 realtor stop by. Mom took the kids to visit my friend Michell, and Stephen and I did stuff in between visitors. One of my friends came over in the evening and spent 3 hours with us going over the offer from the Yorks. She was SOSOSO helpful! We wrote up a counter offer, which I am happy with. I really hope that they accept it, because they are just the couple we have been praying for - I love my house so much, and want it to go to a young family who will appreciate all the kid-friendly touches.

The kids have been troopers while Stephen and I have been so busy with the house. It has been such a great blessing!

That was long. I should write little bits more frequently.