Cicadas, New Homes, and Family

Well, the cicadas have come out with a vengeance! At least around our home. It seems very unusual that outside my home we are inundated with cicadas and shells, but right on the other side of our neighborhood, not so much. I wonder why that is? The good news is that they seem not to be making much noise around our house - all the noise is coming from farther away. Again, I wonder why that is? There are strange creatures . . .

In other news, we are looking to move into a new, bigger home soon, so that my father can move down here and live with us and we can care for him better. So . . . we are in the process of getting our house ready to sell, getting our financing into place, looking for a bigger house with the private space we need for my father, and all while making frequent trips to Philadelphia to help him now, and finish school, and church, and summer activities . . . tiredness! But it's important, so off we go. Our only non-negotiable about the house is that we keep our older kids at the same high school - don't want to make them go to a new school. Inventories are down right now, which means we'll have trouble finding a new home, but also have no trouble at all selling our current home. There is a model up the street almost the same as ours that sold in just three days on the market! So no worries there. Just have to find a new one.

So if you're in the market for a townhouse in Northern Virginia, let me know! I know of a good one for sale . . .