#78 - A little resolution

Thursday, March 22

Today I am thankful that though some things have changed, the most important ones have stayed the same.

I did not sleep well last night, and could not eat breakfast either.  Working through the haze of house, family, and work drama has left me drained.  But the afternoon brought some relief.  Everything is back on schedule for NY.  We were unsure if all of the uncertainty would change the family's plan to come to NY next week, but it's back on track.

I was able to confirm a place for us all to stay that actually has beds for everyone.  It's the hotel I'm in now.  We'll have 2 adjoining rooms, 2 queens, 1 King, and a queen sofa sleeper.  A kitchenette, 3 TVs, 2 bathrooms.  And the hotel has free breakfast and a pool.  It ought to work, although it is not much square footage.  The teeny kitchen thing and the lack of a washer and dryer are going to be frustrating.  But hopefully only for a couple weeks.  I'm an optimist, and the optimist in me says that once we sign a contract on the new house, that we can start putting things in there, like a washer and dryer.

We got a counter offer from the bank today on the Sylvan Lake house.  The bank does not want to take care of the mold in the basement.  So we have 1 more iteration of negotiation on that.  I was able to set up Katrina and the kids and mom for a hotel next to the airport on Wednesday night, so when the moving company takes the van away, they'll take a (large) taxi to the airport in the evening.  The hotel will provide a shuttle to the terminal in the morning.  Good stuff.

I also scheduled a visit to the house with an inspector.  We're concerned about water in the basement.  One of the walls is damp, and we just want to be sure that we don't have a $30,000 repair lurking.  I drove out to the house for lunch today, and ate a sandwich sitting on the back porch.  Beautiful day, really peaceful there, too.

No pic today, either.  Didn't really think about it.