Home Update

Well, we are going to sign our papers this afternoon and we found out yesterday that our buyers signed their papers over the weekend. So right now it looks like everything will come together before Saturday. We just have to wait for everything to fund and record.

When we arrived here on Monday, my parents had some sobering news for us that made us even more grateful that we were able to get here safely. A couple one street over in their ward (currently also our ward) had sold their house and are moving back east. The family that bought their house is moving here from Missouri. The father of the family was already here and the mother was coming from Missouri with their three little boys (ages 1-5) the end of last week. On the way, they were in a car accident and the mother was killed. We found out yesterday that the father is going ahead with buying the house and moving in. The priesthood brethren are all going over this Friday to help them move in, and the funeral for the mother will be here on Saturday. I guess both of their families are here in Utah. So our ward will be busy serving this weekend--they are providing the meal after the funeral and we are also all donating items to fill this family's pantry and fridge. This really hit home for us, since we were so concerned about staying safe on the drive up. Our worst nightmare came true for this family. Our hearts go out to them, our prayers are with them, and we feel we can't do enough to help them.

My Dad got Nile's nasty cold, unfortunately, and has been pretty miserable all weekend. But thankfully, he is starting to feel better now. Jumble got a light case of it and Atom got it too. As always happens with Atom when he gets a cold, he got croupy. Monday night he woke up wheezing and barking (cough) and Niles actually heard him first. I turned on the shower and sat in the steamy bathroom with him until it eased up. Then he spent the rest of the night in our bed with the humidifier on. He is extremely congested but doesn't act like he feels too sick during the day. Last night he made it through the night without any wheezing and barking so hopefully he is on the mend.