SOLD!
Well, it’s done. The people came through the house one more time last night and signed off on the last counter offer we sent them. We close on October 4 and move on the 7th. For all of you who offered prayers on our behalf, thanks! I am particularly grateful that the Lord didn’t take this sale down to the very last minute. We had three months to sell and he sold it in two. I think God knew just how much stress we could handle and he didn’t push us one day past it!
The house we are buying is not occupied. We contacted the owner and asked if she would let us get in and do some work before closing. All the floors are wood and they need to be refinished. We would really like to do that before we move in. Also, we need to add a second bathroom in the basement. We need to update some of the electrical. She said she didn’t think that would be a problem. So now I am busy trying to contract guys to do these jobs for us. I have to tell them we will pay them upon closing because the money is tied up in this house we’re selling!
All the kids seem pretty excited. At dinner tonight they started asking what we are going to do with the extra money now that we will have a much lower mortgage payment. “Are we going to get another car?” (We have two cars and two drivers in the family. Why would we get another car?) Can we go to Disney World now? (No. I’m from Southern California and it is considered blasphemy to go to Disney World. It’s only a cheap reproduction of the original in Orange County!) Will we be able to go on vacations now? (Yes!) It was actually a very enjoyable meal time!
As you already know if you’ve been with me for several months, most of our stuff is already crammed into two storage units which leaves us with skeletal furnishings in the house. I don’t think the move will be very difficult. The Shiloh Guys will come over with the Shiloh Trailer and we’ll try to get everything done in one day, Amish style. Then we’ll put on a big feed for them to express our appreciation. It will be like a giant church party!
My folks are arriving on October 3. It is a long-planned trip. We had no idea what would be happening when they were here but now we know! We’ll be grateful for the extra sets of hands around here. Of course my library will have to be packed up. I’m hoping the Yakmeister will be able to get Dennis Rodman and Mariah back here to help out with that chore.
I want the Smoking Christian to know that the house to which we are moving has a really nice garage with a heater and everything. You are always welcome. In fact, you are all welcome. We’ll have a big housewarming party where we can all meet the neighbors together! That should be something!
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Vacations? Cars? Nah. Think how many new tattoos your family members can acquire!
By the time you arrive here in Yukimoo for your exciting and long hoped for family vacation we will have just finished our downtown restoration project. We locals are thrilled to have sidewalks made of real concrete, lamp posts with working electric lights and planter boxes for real live plants and shrubs. Unfortunately we will have to wait for the next federal grant cycle to get our streets paved. But never mind, all our downtown merchants offer volume discounts on rubber boots for large families such as yours.
I know I speak for everyone when I say we are all looking forward to your visit!
Mr. Yak
Congratulations! Even I feel relieved...Wait a second...Oh rats! It turns out I'd just peed in my pants again..But still I'm also relieved for you! Plus, your beautiful description of your new, palatial garage makes my trousers water...Oh rat's! Not again!..It's nice to know I have a place to sit should I ever make it there.
Also, forget Yakima. Once you see my travel brochures you'll want the Deluxe Smoking Christian Vacation Pkg.
It includes a tour of the "Church," and complementary wine margaritas that taste as good coming up as they did going down, if not better!
Seriously, have a good move!
All of us here at the Wharton School of Business (University of Pennsylvania) want to express our great joy in your home sale! This is quite an accomplishment in today's economy, something that we will no doubt be studying during our one week of torture here on the east coast. Wharton sounds like Wheaton, but that's a story for another post.
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