On Countdown

In three hours we should know if we're going to get the house we want. We looked at four houses yesterday afternoon, and in the end went with the first one we saw. It's very nice--not the biggest of the bunch, but seems to have the best balance of all the features we want. We put in an offer last night, and they have until 11:00 am this morning to decide. I don't know why they wouldn't. We essentially met their asking price. They've been on the market nearly two months, too, which will hopefully be weighing on their minds.

The only down side to all of this is that we won't be able to close on the new house for at least a week after we close on our house. We'll have about a week where we'll have no place to live and all our stuff will be in storage. We're not exactly thrilled, but there is little we can do about it. The kids, of course, will just think it's one big adventure--and in ten years they may not even remember.

Richard won't even remember this house at all. I'm not sure how I feel about that. It's a good thing we have lots of pictures and video. This house will always be special to us. I don't want to forget it.