Patience takes a new test......

I haven't been writing much about our trip to the desert.  It's been about 3-4 weeks now since we've been home.  It took me a while to get the photos online, but they're there now.  But it IS hard to write about something that happened a while ago...ESPECIALLY when there's new horizons and planning to do.

And here we are,... we're in the process of selling the house, moving kids out, and generally planning the next trip.  It has been THE ....SLOWEST.....process I have yet to come across.  It's driving Chris and me crazy.

Liz and her hubby, James, have moved out this month.  The 'babies' of BOTH families finally bit the bullet and moved out on their own.  I'm so pleased for them.(as well as for us!)  This is their first house together as man and wife.   And they both seem to be settling in nicely.  Liz has taken Jack, (her dog) with her, so they're now one little happy family.

Chris and I have cleaned the house as far as you can go.  We've gone through all the nooks and crannies of this place.  Thrown things out, sorted boxes out, fixed up little things that you never touch until the last minute.  The only thing we have left to do now, is to pack up!!

We have checked out:   costs of flights, costs of storage, costs of insurances, costs of RV's, registering of RV's, highways and byways in the US.  We've checked out taxes for the new house, and investments.  We've looked at new houses and new motorhomes until we're blue in the face.  We've sorted out the bulk of what needs to be done.  But until we sell the house,...we're stuck.  And here.... is where patience starts.

We have been offered a contract on the house.  HOWEVER, it's the first offer.   It's a 'fancy' name business contract that basically allows the buyer to have a 6 week contract with an option to pull out if the council doesn't allow them to do what they want to do, on the property.  We had the solicitor have a look and we've made the counter offer.  So!  in the meantime, we wait.  And wait.  And wait.  And then yesterday, someone else is came through the house and THEY'RE interested too.  So!  we'll see how this all pans out.

We're both going crazy at the moment.  We're trying to find things to do to keep ourselves occupied now.  We're in limbo so to speak.  Not wanting to start any new projects. (just in case) 

Well, I'll go play in the garden and then read a book while I wait it out.  Might as well take advantage of this 'pause' in our life.