Uh oh....

So it is January 4th and my goals of not worrying have been a bit shattered, but will hopefully be glued back together. I have been so worried for the past several months about our triplex and the tenants being comfortable. In our middle unit there is a nice family...family meaning a baby. She is just about a year old and Kent and I, along with the rest of the building, feel as if we too have a child. When she is crying, we know, we she is happy and squealing with delight, we know, when she is learning to walk and tumbles, we know. This building unfortunately just is not made for children. It is a 1920's building that has been completely renovated, yet is housed with fir floors. The sound issue has always been something we are conscious of, yet have managed. When the neighbor sneezes, I bless him. Feels a little odd, but that is our situation.

Housing has been on our mind since July when we put the house up for sell. The triplex did not sell, and we are OK with that, but now we are working on ways to make it more comfortable and usable. The main problem we are faced with is the fact that we just do not want to live here anymore. We are weighing our options, but we are unsure of what our future holds. We are again a bit trapped due to the economy and mortgage lending crisis. Somehow I truly feel like we will figure out our situation and come up with a great plan this year. 2009 is going to be a year filled with planning for our future and housing is definitely on top.

My worries are a little high today as we handed over the key to our bottom unit to a new tenant. He is moving in tomorrow and we should know very quickly what his tolerance is going to be of the baby in the middle unit. Our past tenants could not handle it and after repeated attempts to solve the problem they left. We just spent $1,500 having carpets bound into rugs to help with the sound issue. I feel frustrated at the amount of time, energy and money I have spent regarding the middle unit. I am just putting my faith in the fact that the baby is getting older, they say they are moving out in the springtime and hoping that our new tenant sleeps like a bear in hibernation.

Kent is always our optimist and he reminds me constantly that it will all work out. I truly hope it does for every one's sake.