Its strange that within all these seemingly bad things going on there remains a glimmer of hope. Saturday was a fun day, full of house hunting. I am entertaining the idea of buying a home.

At Noon I met up with my Realtor and Kristyln3. The first place was by her house and she was able to meet up with us. The first place was decent size but kind of ghetto fabulous. Kristyln pointed out that the can only go up from here. After about the 3rd place, I started to get excited.

Things that come into consideration when purchasing a home for me are the location to my work, the neighborhood and if it's going to be a good situation for Spike. There is an adorable neighborhood that is about 5 miles from work which should translate into a 15-20 minute commute. It has a large patio, which is not gated in but you can have a gate. It's a one bedroom, one bath place and for the price it's not too shabby.

What are the obstacles I have to overcome? Well the seem like minor miracles right now. I have to get a mortgage, and come up with a down payment. Ranging from 1 - 3%. I really want this and I am afraid I am not going to be able to make it happen.

Me Madre is in town due to the Gma being on her "death-bed" (Again sarcasm). My grandma is doing fine. She's got pneumonia but she's overall improving each day. She's not in ICU, she breathing and talking on her own. Yes, its bad, but I have confidence that she's going to make it and be a fighter! So my mom is going to come look at places with me tomorrow and I may by this weekend put in an offer on a house. I hope that it all works out the way it is supposed to, whether that means me buying now or renting.

I hope you're having a fantastic Monday.

SB