Quick Update on the House

Upon the advice of my lawyer (I just love saying that), we did not pay our rent on the first of the month.

Yep, we had to get a lawyer. There was no way around it. There are just too many parties involved in this mess, and we have to have someone looking out for our interests. And our interests are pretty simple: We don't want to be kicked out on short notice, and we don't want to lose our deposit.

But yeah, he told us not to pay her another penny, so I'm not. And that feels so bad. I've never not intentionally paid for the roof over my head. But that's just it -- I've been paying her for the roof over my head, and she hasn't been doing the same, so deal's off. She broke the contract, not me. He's actually trying to work out a deal now where we pay our rent to the lender, maybe even with an option to keep renting from the lender after they buy the house at auction in March (presuming they will, because from what I understand, it's usually always the bank who buys the house).

So there it is. We're waiting to hear from the lender, and I've referred all calls from my landlord to my lawyer (sounds so powerful, right?) and we've got to find a new place to live, perhaps as early as March 23. Y'all please pray that we find a great new place. In the meantime, I'll be using the money I've saved by not paying this month's rent on moving boxes.