I Need Coffee!!!

  It is now only 12 days before we have to be out of the house and only 22 days before we leave the country.  Excuse me for one minute, I need some coffee.
  OK, things are better now 'cause I have some coffee! 
I am tired--tired of a lot of moving, packing, planning, storing, working, cleaning just going, going, going.  But it will all be over soon and well worth the awaiting adventure.  (Please allow me some leeway in that statement, for I am sure there will be times that I, we, will be tried in many ways yet inconceivable.)
  Our kids are having a hard time with the selling and packing of all of our, their, things.  Emotionally they are spent.  I never thought all this commotion would cause such sad feelings in my children, but then again, I guess I never thought about it from their point of view.  I would be upset if I was six years old and someone took my dresser's leaving me void of a place to store my clothes except on the floor turning my world around and leaving me confused.  Even with the understanding of moving to such a beautiful place and meeting new people and places it is really hard to come to the realization of the finality of feng shuiing ones life.
  Anyway we have a strong family and all of us are very supportive to each other which helps tremendously with the stress and strain of it all especially for the children--Love goes a long way in healing emptiness and despair. 
  I have too much to do and must now go.  Time for another day of "adventure".  Where's that coffee!?

Finally have a Contract on the House!

We had our first showing of our house on Wednesday and had an offer of $169,000. We were originally asking $178,000 but didn't have the time to waste looking for the, "I can't live without this house, so I will pay whatever amount needed to secure this property" buyer. So becaue we are leaving for St. Maarten on August 10 we lowered the price to 169,900.
We countered with $169,500 and extended the "Get Out of Your Property" date to August 1st from July 30 (The closing date). They accepted and we are now very excited. However, I will be even more excited when I deposit the check!
Let's hope all the rest of the buying process goes well.

We will now start the, "Clean the crap" out of our house process and start separating the stuff into, store, take and sell piles. This is very hard to do because of collecting so many things in our lives. And with two children it is even more amazing how much one can pile things up.
I am very excited that my parents are coming down this 4th of July. It will be the last time we see them for probably about two years. It will be a very fun time.
I hope I can post again soon.