I can't believe it has been almost a month since my last post! Where has the time gone?
I have been TRYING to buy a house! I put an offer down on a cute 4 bedroom 2.5 bathroom house with a sandbox in the backyard and wood floors in the living room. It's absolutely darling and perfect for my family! The offer was accepted! Yay! Problem is, my "pre-approval" was an estimate and we are having a bugger of a time securing the loan. It has been the most stressful thing I've done except for boot camp. Every day for three weeks I got a call, text, or email from the banker saying they needed yet another item! Then four days before closing, which was supposed to be today, the lender said they "need more time"! So the realtor had to amend our contract to extend the closing to next Friday. In the meantime, I flew to my soon-to-be new hometown for a visit and to sign the closing papers. Well, I leave on Thursday, the day before the new closing date! So what are they going to do? They're going to send a notary to my house so I can close. Argh! Why couldn't they just do their jobs quicker? I want to be here to sign the papers! I want to have keys in hand when I sign those papers. I want to take a picture with the SOLD sign!
I know I'm whining. I'll stop. Time for an update of a different nature. My husband and son are alone this weekend! What will my house look like when I return? I asked them to clean the house, sort what they could, and box up what they didn't know what to do with. Let's see if it happens.
In other news, we took a full van load to the thrift store. I also donated kitchen stuff directly to a woman in need. She was so grateful. It gave me joy to see her face light up with gratitude. It wasn't big things...not to me. Plates, bowls, cups, cooking utensils, all just excess stuff I no longer needed. Giving my stuff away is the best! Okay, so truth be told, I'd rather make money from selling it, but I dont have time for a garage sale.
It's late and I need some sleep. Tomorrow a storm is heading our way and I've got a cake to make.
Until next time....sleep well.
