On again, off again.....

On again!

In January my middle sister, along with her boyfriend, his 9 year old daughter and their 100 pound black lab moved in with my parents. I know, insanity, trust me, I know. Their plan was to save in the hopes of buying a home in a year. You don't even have to ask, that didn't happen. The good news is that everyone is still alive and kicking to tell the story. Honestly, that is a miracle.

About a month ago they decided after a major blow-up, that they were applying to rent a townhouse, and they were moving. They applied, were approved, were set to move November 1st. I was so excited. We have been storing a ton of their stuff and some furniture for almost a year. About a week after their announcement that they were moving, they said that they didn't have enough money, and that they weren't moving. ::insert unhappy face here::

Fast forward a few weeks later. There is a house in the complex that we all live in that had been rented out. The tenants had left (with the help of a sheriff), and the owner was undecided about whether she wanted to go through the hassle of renting out the house again. My sister tells the owner that if she is renting, that they would be interested in renting the house from her. The owner jumps on the offer. Now they're moving again. The owner has been working like a maniac trying to fix up the mess the previous tenants had left behind, and they are set to move in November 1st.

They seem to be going about this in a responsible way and have asked me what our utility bills are like so they have a good idea about what their budget is going to be like once they move in. I hope this works out for them, and that everything happens this time.

So our next project is the guest room. As soon as the queen bed that is currently residing in there is gone, we are going to repaint and rip out the carpet. Our plan (fingers crossed) is to have the change-over complete by the time Andre's parents come to stay with us at Christmas. I think this is a realistic goal.