N K T P: Our Busy Life

I haven't updated in a LONG time and I apologize!

We have a lot going on right now. I'm busy with my classes, taking care of household stuff, preparing to sell my car, and we're also searching for a new house.

We tried buying a couple of years ago, and it did not work out. We had the worst real estate agent EVER, and we just could not find the right house for the right price. We put down several contracts but all of our offers were rejected! I recently found out that a house we put an offer on was relisted for 20k less than our offer. HAHA! I bet they wish they would have negotiated with us. But thankfully it did not work out--we're looking to move out of this neighborhood because our water bill is so high.

Anyway, we're at it again...with a new mortgage broker and realtor. We are set to look at 7 houses on Wednesday. It'll be a lot more interesting with an 18-month old running around!

Tim thinks we should see 10 houses, pick the best out of 10, and buy it. Last time we came up to C'ville weekend after weekend, seeing house after house, for months. It was very stressful! I'm hoping that this time around will be much more productive and also less stressful.

As far as Noel-news goes, she is talking a LOT more than she used to. She's using phrases, like "What's that one?" and "Hi Puppy". But she will NOT answer with a yes or no. The other day she said "yes" and Tim replied "You CAN say yes!" and she shook her head..."no". Oh boy!

She's been testing her limits a lot, which will end up in 'time out'. She's been biting and hitting me too, but it's not as bad this week as it was last week.

Our realtor said she's looking forward to meeting Noel and said she'd "hold" Noel while we looked at the houses. Haha! Noel won't even let me hold her anymore, unless I'm cooking or involved in something she can't get into. Her independence is growing so much by the day that I often wonder what her teenage years will bring!

Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks!

"Ki Ki" sleeping