we’re waiting for our realtor to email us the paperwork for us to sign, we’ve got a deal so far as verbals go, we just need signatures then they move on to starting the process for the new homeowners. I’m so excited!! not only will we be able to pay off the old mortgage but we’ll have some money to save and hopefully go towards a new van.  wohoo!!  Praise God! we havent even paid the first mortgage payment on this new house yet, it’s so nice to know we wont have to worry about two mortgage payments.  Pray everything continues to go smoothly and that this closes when they want it to, they are aiming for Feb 2nd! It’s kind of sad though, knowing we’re losing the connection to the house that Dean’s parents owned, lived in and let us buy from them.  it’s also an end to being able to go back, I felt like it still wasnt real until it was all finished, and soon all of the loose ends of moving will be dealt with.
I kind of want to be the one to go back and sign for closing so I can visit again, without kids, but we’ve really got to figure out what is the best thing to do since there are some things we left behind so Dean is thinking about flying out and driving a small uhual back w/ what we left.
so glad this buying/selling houses is almost over. Â I so hated the whole process!! Â at least this part should be much easier for us, I feel sorry for the new homeowners, I hated all the paperwork!

While I am so incredibly happy for you that this headache will now soon be over, I also feel this massive saddness that it now is final and you are really ‘all moved’ and living so far away. Sigh.
Let me know if there is anything I can help with here in the Ole Line State!
🙂