things are looking up

The for sale sign went up in our yard this morning! I can't really believe it's finally on the market. Fingers crossed that this process is quick and relatively painless!

Kristy came to town yesterday and ended up working her tail off with me, getting the house cleaned up enough for Skip, our listing agent, to come in to see it and meet with us. I couldn't have done it without her. Tom was working outside and shuttling items to storage, so it was just me, Kristy, and the team of feline helpers getting the inside ready to show,

So I'm exhausted but satisfied.

Kristy visits are never long enough. She was here about 23 hours, and I would have preferred she stay a week. This morning we went over to visit Mary-Keeley and Katie, since Kristy won't be able to come back for their mom's memorial service (and I may not be able to get out of teaching, so I might miss it as well). They were doing as well as could be expected, actually better. We laughed and tried not to cry for about two hours. It was good to see them, but I'm so sorry that it was under these circumstances. Hopefully Tom and I will get to go visit Joyce tomorrow or Friday.

When I start thinking I'm overloaded and that I'm ready for things to get back to normal, I need to remember that none of my real estate issues have life-altering consequences. I can handle this!

Also, Jennifer and Scott sold their house in Atlanta; they closed this morning, around the same time the sign appeared in my yard. I hope there's some sort of cosmic positivity going on in the housing market!

--Jennifer
Oooh, look, the shine's coming back!