Closing

We close tomorrow afternoon, walk-through is late morning.

The kids are so nervous and excited, Lola can hardly stand it. They're coming with me to the walk through tomorrow - not my first choice, but Chris has to work so there we are. At least he can take whatever time he needs to do the closing. I think he even has to go back to work after we pay for the home. Gah.

I have managed to arrange electric and phone/internet service, working on our LP account and canceling our old stuff. Mostly done, actually, just a bit more to accomplish.

For those of you who have offered to help us move our crap around, we will be actually hauling the big things in a truck the week of June 14, loading and unloading the 16th and 17th, Tuesday and Weds., maybe even that Thursday, too, depending on how everything goes.

We will be in touch by email and phone about the exact days as we know more ourselves, but please don't be afraid to call us because life is getting utterly crazy.

Oh yes, and I went to see a movie in a theater this last weekend and DAMN was it wonderful! Big pictures, loud sounds, colors, lights, everything. I so need to get out more because I absolutely loved that Star Trek movie. I especially remembered my girlhood crush on Spock...

Useless mindless meanderings

We are closing on the house next week, the 26th. In a week!

All the inspections are done and we're good to go. Now we are packing, sorting, washing all of our dusty clothes and linens that have been in open crates for a year and a half. We have a lot of dust. A LOT.

It's also the height of tick season here and we are trying to keep the ticks out of our stuff. It never fails that I bring in one or two when I hang a load of laundry outside; and when I'm doing three loads a day I have to be vigilant. I find the dryer tends to help dislodge any ticks that feel like they need to be closer to the warm-blooded hairless mammals. Stragglers get the alcohol-filled jelly jar. I feel no remorse.

It's 75 today. I'm wearing a t-shirt with no jacket! It must really be Spring.

And Oh yeah, it's kind of a painful reality, but we legally married a year ago today. Pity us.

Accepted!

Our offer has been accepted, and we are on our way to owning the house. Hooray! I am beyond happy and relieved.

I can email y'all with the link to the house, but I don't want to post it here. Be sure to email us if you would like to see it - I may get to it tonight or tomorrow, but then again I may not. I find that sometimes my nights don't go quite as planned.

I imagine we'll be moving next month. Yikes!!

Counter Offer!

The seller evidently had two offers to buy! So they offered counter offers to both of us. We have until Saturday to respond.

Once we accept the counteroffer, it's just up to them whose money they want, assuming the other buyer also accepts their counteroffer. I am disappointed it wasn't as easy as I figured, but it's up to the gods of housing now.

Keep sending us good housing vibes!!

Because taking care of sick children just isn't enough to do,

We're making an offer on a house. Really!

More details once we are in acceptance stage. Only 2 acres but maybe more in the future....

Cross your fingers for us.