Today

The house closed escrow and the new owners picked up the keys. I officially became the owner of just one house, no more mortgage payments, insurance on two houses or two PGE accounts. It feels great.

Though one of the backlashes to all the stress is the severe muscle spasms in my lower back that I woke up with. My dear friend Laura came to my rescue with a wonderful massage to ease the pain. I have spent the rest of the evening with the heating pad on my back and while drinking lots of water. I hope to be feeling much better in the AM.

Done...and done.

The well was treated and the test came back good, the oil fuel tank has been installed and the paperwork has been turned into the title company and lender. I would say the countdown has begun. 

Feeling really out of sorts right now. I don't know if it is because we are in the final days of the house sale or if it is because of this nasty sinus infection that I have. I resorted to finally seeing the doctor and getting antibiotics but I feel like it is taking a long time to work. Then again it could be the stress. As soon as this sale is done I will schedule a massage and a lunch or dinner with my girlfriends that involves alcohol, lots of it.

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.