Crazy week

The past week has been a whirlwind. JJ and I had good flights to Little Rock last Wednesday to meet Robet for house shopping. We saw many houses Wedneday and Thursday and narrowed it down to our top two by the time we left. (pictures available on our picture site) We are now just waiting on confirmation from Robert's boss before making an offer. It is very exciting and weird to imagine living anywhere else than here on 48th street. It is a huge upgrade from where we are now and provides much of what we have been missing living here (two toilets in particular!). I really like our realtor and she is a big help.
Upon returning from Conway Thursday at midnight, we spent the night in OKC and left the next day for Midland to visit Robert's grandmother Frances. We spent Friday night in Lubbock at some friends' house and then onto Midland. Frances was diagnosed with congestive heart failure three years ago and started losing the battle this past month. She had requested to see JJ recently and we were grateful to get a visit in to see her as she passed away this morning. She was so special to her family and very loved. Robert's aunt Freda was by her side when she went at the hospital in hospice care.
It was a long trip back Sunday. JJ was more restless but it was also his fifth day of travel and the car seat was getting old. We were able to stop in Ft. Worth to see my cousin Chris and his wife Shelley for dinner. Then a quick stop at Robert's uncle's houses (Frances's son) Scott.
While we were in Arkansas there was an inspection on the house. They addressed the settling issues and we called a structural engineer to come inspect. The buyers, both realtors, and we were all here waiting on the engineer who didn't show. We rescheduled with a different guy for today. Everyone is anxious to get this under way so they can get in and we can get out! That is the update for now. Here is the link I promised to see pictures of our house: http://www.openhouseok.com/wc.wwt?ohok~showhome~&city=oklahoma+city&address=621+NW+48th&st=ok . I never had a chance to blog while away even though I had the laptop with me. It was a fast moving visit from one place to the next but time well spent as a family and visiting loved ones.