Well hello there!

It's been awhile...once again because Things are Happening and I've been so busy with the house hunt.  We have had a few near misses, including one heartbreaking instance in which we missed putting an offer on a great house by 20 minutes!  The seller's agent had already sent the offer to the bank that owned the house and it was accepted while we were on the phone with our realtor putting our offer together...grrr.  I think Mr. Mac is still reeling from that one, especially since the house was a lovely 1909 Craftsman with a sunroom and incredible curved kitchen cabinets, a block from Pritchard Island Beach...so disappointing.  I never dreamed that this market would be so cutthroat.  Multiple offers are the norm and the inventory is down 27% from last year at this time...these are certainly some shark-infested waters we're swimming in.  I have now toured a whopping 70 houses!  Anyway, life goes on and so do we.  Mac Mini and I have been enjoying the slightly better weather.  On Tuesday we went to two separate playgrounds in the morning and afternoon and she had a wonderful time running around and playing on the slides.  It was nice to wear sunglasses for a change, and I even got to take off my sweatshirt!  Spring may be here after all.  And after two months I've finally decided on a layout for my duvet cover project...pictures and updates to come!