showing

Put an offer in on the house on our old street. It was kind of a no brainer. The house is done and move in ready. Tom saw the other house away from the neighborhood and said it would be a lot of work. Its on half an acre in a lovely neighborhood, just not our old neighborhood.

I just hate carpeting so much and the whole house except for the kitchen has plush white carpet. You all know me and my family. Circling tom's chair are a variety of colored stains from wine to chew. I replaced the hall carpet here to rid us of the tar and paint and mud stains. Shoes off at the door is not a very well received rule. I have a bench by the front door to encourage shoes off. There is even a pile of shoes, but that is usually from going to the livingroom and collecting all the loose shoes and putting them by the front door.

Our usual routine is to come in and flop down in the living room and remove our shoes.
Eventually they will be carried back to the front door or the next morning we just sit back down in that comfortable chair and put the shoes back on.

We all tend to wear the same shoes over and over. The boys only have a couple to choose from, a black pair or dress pair and an athletic shoe. Their feet were growing so fast that one pair of shoes was sufficient for the cause. It is a real pain when they can't remember where they left their shoes, took them off last. Which is why I now have two pair for them each. If one goes missing it is not such a disaster or delay. They can wear their spares


The people coming to see our house knocked on the door at 6:30. They stayed about 20 minutes. I waited outside with Bucky who couldn't understand why we could not go into the house with people inside it. He whined and kept walking to the front door until I would call him back to me. It was a lovely evening and I was feverish with stress so I didn't mind wandering my yard in the dark. I wish they had come a little earlier so they could have appreciated the yard.

The couple had two small children around one and three. The neighbors would have loved them. The children were exhausted from house hunting all day. The baby was crying when they left. I am hopeful, but the parents looked sad and tired when they left. I have asked for feed back on the showing. Perhaps they can tell me how to improve even more.

It would be so lovely if we could just sell this place without stress. Now we wait to hear from my realtor. She will be sending me papers to sign for my offer.

Tom was amazing getting the house ready to sell. It did look good when I came home with 15 minutes to spare on the showing, after work. I didn't have to do a thing. My closet was piled with clothes though. I couldn't hide it all. The carpets were vaccumed and the black dog hair removed. scatter ruggs were placed strategically over bad carpet stains. I was impressed. Tom said he was only five minutes late for his appointment (golf tee time).)

We have time. He mailed off, registered mail, the letter to our mortgage company, the original mortgage company, that might not exist anymore, and the trustee that supposedly holds our note. We will see what happens. It may take months to respond. Selling the house may be faster.

The boys are off for the weekend with friends. Maybe that couple will want to see our house again. With it looking so good, I would love to show it off.