Try, Try Again...

It has been over 48 hours since the 2nd house showing, which means that a bid is most likely not going to come in.  I shared my thoughts with Patty this morning, who agreed - especially because she had emailed AND left a voicemail for the potential buyers agent, who has yet to get back to her.  It looks like they decided to bid on the other house they were interested in.
Jim and I spent some time discussing the situation and agreed to have Patty take our house off of the market, effective immediately.  With my pregnancy rapidly progressing time is no longer on our side anymore, nor is the market.  We thanked Patty for her time, dedication, guidance and flexibility and we told her that we will probably want to relist the house again next year, perhaps right before the Spring Market hits.  While we only tried to buy/sell for a few months, we definitely learned a whole lot in a short amount of time and will be well prepared for when we start the process again in the future.
While I know that we made the right (and best) decision, I still feel disappointed - more for Jim than for me.  I know how much he wants to have more space/land and I also know how badly he wants to move closer to work so that he can spend a little more time with us and less time on the road commuting back and forth to Norton.  That being said, I do believe we'll find the right place, at the right time, eventually.  It just wasn't meant to happen right now.  Not with a new baby on the way and not with the buying/selling market rapidly going downhill.  We're expected to sell our house for less money than what it's worth (and less money than what we paid for it) and, in turn, buy a house that is more expensive but worth less (and needs way more work). 
I know that Patty could have sold this house if given a little more time.  A couple of Open Houses would have done the trick, but I was focusing more on the (very important) fact that we couldn't find anything that we liked, in our price range, in the areas in which we wanted to live in and I'm not willing to "settle" for just anything....our next move will be our final move so it has to be exactly what both Jim and I are looking for.
So, we will try, try again next year.  And, in the meantime, we will work on our little "to do" list around the house - Kyle is very excited to start working on the 2nd floor to his tree fort and I am looking forward to decorating the dining room and the baby's room!