Update...

So, as many of you now know, we put a bid in on the house we were looking at. We still don't know if they accepted our bid or not yet. As most of you know, the couple selling the house is getting a divorce, and they aren't speaking to each other...so everything that comes in has to go to both lawyers first, then to the people individually, then back to the lawyers, and back to the realtor and back to us. It's such a huge hastle! And the lady doesn't want to sell, so she is making this as difficult as possible. I understand her point of view, living in a house 23 years, raising your family there, blah blah blah. But now, this is your life. You have no choice but to move...and why not sell it to a nice young couple who want to raise a family there themselves! C'mon lady!

So when it came right down to it, we had to offer full price or we knew we had no shot in hell to get the house. So after a bit of soul searching, and some asking of advice from trusted people, i decided it was worth it and i wanted to do it. BUT. I wanted to throw some things in to the contract and see if we could get them, since she didn't want to negotiate a price at all, not even $1. I know she's probably going to say no, but i figured it couldn't hurt to at least ask. We asked for the fridge, not because we want it (we are going to get a new one), but because Frank wanted a fridge for the garage. We asked for the area rugs, since they are fairly new and most places have carpet...and they are kinda expensive to buy new. We asked for the swing in the backyard, because it just goes there, and i love it. We asked for all the ceiling fans...they were in the contract anyway, but we wanted to make sure they would all stay. We asked for the window treatments, because they look good with the house and i like them a lot. And of course we asked for the garage door openers, because who would want a remote garage door opener for a garage that isnt even their's anymore. I didn't think it was too too much to ask, but i guess we'll find out tomorrow!
Hopefully by this time tomorrow, we will be new home owners!