House update...

The septic was pumped and inspected. The well pump was tested as was the water and the fuel tank has been removed and the soil tested. I have to have the well treated, the electrical stuff done and decide where to have the fuel tank placed then I will be done. We still have to wait on paperwork from the DEQ so we can get that to the lender as well. My understanding is the loan has been approved and once the paperwork is to the lender we can close this deal. I am so ready!!!

The house has sold.

The house has only been on the market for a month and it has sold. I have to admit I was worried that it would be on the market for a long time because I had a lot of traffic but everyone that saw it had the same complaint, they didn't like the floor plan. Rita reassured me that the right person/persons would come along and love it. She was right.

I have to get the septic tank pumped and inspected, the pump for the well tested, the water tested for bacterias and the oil fuel tank decommissioned. I have till the 31st of next month to do it. Shouldn't be a problem.

Second phase

I am moving into the second phase of my life. A great many of you know that since Steve's passing I have been stuck in a sort of limbo with the old house. It took me all of this time to finally let go and make things happen so that I could put it on the market. The finishing touches happened on Saturday and we listed it. It has it's first showing this evening and I am in a mixed state of feelings right now. I need to let go but it is so hard.

I don't really like change

It has been quite awhile since I have posted on my blog. So when I returned to do that this afternoon I have discovered that Google has changed things up, again. I can't find a way to look at my saved posts which leads me to think they may be lost to me entirely. Not good, because I usually write in spurts there by saving to add to the post. Saving is good but only if you can get back to it. So in the interim I am going to have to make short posts and hope I can figure this darn thing out.

I would ask my girls for help but the last time that happened I got laughed at, so it maybe awhile before I figure it out. Damn...

Oregon weather...

It seems that Mother Nature likes to mess with us in the Pacific Northwest. It has been a seriously weird year for weather this year. Since Steve passed away we have had only a bit of really nasty snow/ice conditions. Nothing at all like the mess that occurred in December of 2008. But as you can see from this picture my tree in the front yard already is in full bloom. So I seriously doubt if there will be any fruit on this tree this year.


Today I think it reached 68 degrees and there was supposed to be some rain today but now the weatherman is saying tomorrow evening. My guess is only Mother Nature knows for sure.

It's another boy!

We got the news yesterday. Sarah and Nate are having another boy. I have to admit I was a little disappointed that it wasn't a girl but it only lasted a few moments. I have to say that I am getting excited now.

Sarah has asked me to sew some crib sheets for her because the ones she had found online that she really liked were $40! So I can hardly wait till we go shopping for fabric. Bright colors are what she wants so hopefully we will find something that she will like.

As for my urge to buy or make pink things that might still get fulfilled because my niece Katy is due in June. They have decided to wait till the birth to find out what they are having so I still have hope.

This summer it will be berries and babies for the Fordyce's...

I cried...

Nonstop for literally two hours this evening. Everything I seemed to do today or wanted to do I found myself wishing I could ask Steve's opinion on. These last couple of months have been particularly hard. When I first moved into my new house I found solace in his picture that I have sitting on the fireplace. But lately it is all I can do to look at it without falling to pieces and I feel so completely alone. I know that I am struggling with depression on a different level because of the old house and the knowledge that my mom's dementia is getting worse. I should go see the doctor but I have been avoiding it for a variety of reasons that aren't really good ones. I just need Steve to put his arms around me and tell me he that he will make everything okay.