MIA

This post should really be another Wordless Wednesday because the following pictures speak for themselves. But, we'll explain some events that go along with them. We've been MIA because... 

1. The first week of December, Chuck & Shelly put a sign in their (beautiful, large, welcoming) yard that goes along with their (beautiful, large, welcoming) home. The sign read "For Sale by Owner."

2. And 4 weeks later they had a contract on their house (Merry Christmas). This is the part where everybody says things like, "Wow, think about the economy, housing market and the price of milk these days"

In the past 6 weeks God has done everything but open the skies and shine a glorious light over Chuck, Shelly and their house. It's a God Thing. 

3. The kids went through the house and made a list of anything that they wanted or needed from the house. It was all fair game. Wes was the last to submit his list. Who's surprised? We love you, Wes. It was a semi-creepy feeling to walk through the house and call dibs on the things that your healthy and relatively young parents were just using a week ago. 

4. Yesterday they rented a 700 sq. ft. house that is 15 minutes from their house. The rent is...well... a whole lot cheaper. 

5. The closing date on their house is January 28th. 

6. The current state of the house is summed up in the pictures below. And that's why we've been MIA.