I didn't expect to be off this long, but then I've never done the sold house/buy house combo. I gotta say, the lawyer and even the real estate agent have earned their money. Our lawyer, also a friend, showed up Sunday at the house with the closing papers on our old house because she wasn't able to make our appointment on Wednesday. Tonight she and her husband are coming over to help with the final panicked dump into boxes. Ok, they're also friends, it's not part of the contract, but it's been wonderful to have the help of so many friends, especially since, of course, this is one of the hottest, stickiest weeks of the summer.
Ok, so, the movers come tomorrow. We've been breaking down walls, shovelling out dirty basement, fixing plumbing, painting... all that fun stuff. Man, I haven't been this dirty since working at a greenhouse! And the fun will continue in fairly high intensity for the next few days, while we find things, get the dsl and wireless hooked up, etc. Hopefully, I'll be regularly blogging before August.
Life is great! The new house comes with a small pool that I've been challenged to learn how to care for, but have had great enjoyment of with good friends and their children. Pool + children = joy. Food is good, all of this would never have seemed possible a few years ago. Thanks to the universe, including all of you.
See you soon. Keep punching. We're all in this together.
