We're Moved! One Step Closer.....

Finally! What a crazy couple of weeks this has been. The old house went under contract on August 4, with a request to close Friday, August 28. That's only 3 1/2 weeks! To make it crazier, we really couldn't move on Friday because of work, etc., so we moved out this past weekend. I can't believe we packed up that whole house, sold / gave away a TON of furniture and stuff, and moved in 2 1/2 weeks - all while working full time and with J out of town for 4 days of that 17! No wonder we both overslept this morning!

I think our builder is going to be wonderful! He is so excited about the project; I'm sure it's at least partly because he hasn't had any big projects in a while, with the economy and stuff. But what a nice guy! Case in point: the buyers had a list of repairs they wanted done - nothing big, but still a pain. D took care of getting them all finished! He either did them himself or found someone to do them! That took such a load off of us. He even dealt with the buyers' Realtor to make sure he understood exactly what they wanted.

Now, we just have to do a little touch-up painting from the move (J is doing that this evening), and we've already signed all the papers. We don't even have to go to the closing on Friday; our Realtor is going and will bring us the check! I loooove getting checks! Of course, it won't last long, and it isn't as big a check as we would have hoped, but still....

The apartment is okay. We have 3 bedrooms; we're using 1 for a study. There is a fair amount of closet space, but we have a LOT of stuff. We also rented a garage in the complex - not for cars, but for storage. The furkids seem to be adjusting pretty well. They bark at the strange noises, but they barked a lot at the house too. We also had a terrible thunderstorm last night, which Yorkies DID NOT like, especially when the power went out! Overall, though, I think they're fine.

So, like I said before, we're going to be grandparents! Our daughter is 24 weeks now; due in December. They're having a girl, right now her name is still "girl-Tad." Mommy-to-be is doing great! In fact, when we moved Saturday, she and A came up and she unpacked ALL of my kitchen stuff and put it away. She has more energy than I do. But - we have even more news! Our son and his wife are also expecting a baby! DIL is due March 1. They don't know the gender and are planning for it to be a surprise. So, here's a link to the Story of Sneetch: http://sneetch.katzbox.net/

Like I said before, lots of excitement at the "New Grandparents' House." Check back often for updates. Bye for now!