today was another just good, stress free day with dh off. we watched part of a movie and went to tour more houses. we've toured a couple before, but they are already sold, so now we are moving faster. we are starting negotiations for this house we just love. great price for our budget, it has enough space, very close to a park with a lake, and paved 1.5 mile trail. we took a look at the trail too. i saw the sign, (park closes 30 mins after dusk, 1.4 mile trail) and thought to myself if we get this house i'm going to cry lol. that would be true of any house, but i might just cry if i get a paved trail lol. walking to the trail takes less than 5 min. anyway, so hopefully that works out. it's hard not to get my hopes up and daydream about how much fun our family could have. all the houses we saw were good though. so we have back ups. looking at the schools info, the public schools don't look very good. we may have to do private schools, if we can afford it. that's about the only con i can think of with like 20 pros if i listed it. haven't been exercising and my restraint of certain foods is waning, but regardless, today was good for the soul.