2/1/17 Better Sooner than Later

This morning we got a call from our friend Kerry Mortensen. In addition to being the guy who donates bread to the neighborhood he is also a contractor. He went by the house on Halifax to make an estimate of what it would take to replace the roof. He called and suggested that we run, not walk, away from this house. The roof was built illegally and would have required $30-50k to fix it right. Combined with the owners saying they weren't willing to come down $20k only $10k and it's time to move on. Sad to feel like we were so close and yet so far. Still, we are very blessed to have learned about the defects early on. We will get our earnest money back and now we can look for a house more aware of things to watch out for.
In the meantime life goes on. The kids are all doing well in school. Joseph is learning a lot from being a big brother. He is often the one who does something that bugs Peter but quite often he learns from his mistake and then cheers Peter back up. This represents great progress. Papa also noticed that "Peter doesn't shriek all the time anymore". They are both doing well at learning their shapes and numbers. At times like these it is good to count our many blessings. We have faith that Heavenly Father has a plan. We just need to believe and continue to act on our faith.