The Calm Before the Storm

So we got the house...after MUCH drama and some creative juggling of bank account information we had a "Dry" closing on Tuesday and we got the keys after the wire transfers were received on Wednesday. So what have I learned from all of this?

Well, I have learned that when there is a process that you are not in control of, there is no reason to get bent out of shape about it and just do what you can to expedite the process. I have this little problem of wanting to control situations I am in....anyone who knows me will attest to this. My Mom says I am manipulative, but to me that is just a way of saying I maneuver things to get them to work out like I want them (doesnt that sound nicer? :-) Before you think I have obsessive compulsive disorder, its not to that degree and much more subtle than that. Sometimes I do it without even knowing its happening. Anyway, thank the Lord for Bryan , because he definitely grounds me and makes me calm down when freaking out about things like this closing.

So we have the keys, we are waiting on the architectual plans, and preparing to move ancillary items this weekend. My Mom (probably for the first and last time) is taking all three children so she can get pictures done and spend time with them for the whole weekend. I have a feeling she will be on my doorstep bright and early Sunday morning! :-)

I have beaten down Bryan and hired movers to move the furniture on Saturday the 10th and my fabulous new washer and dryer (thank you Mom and Dad!) will be delivered on Monday the 12th....so watch out folks, we are really moving....

Right now its the calm before the storm when we look around and contemplate moving items...Saturday is when the shit hits the fan and it all becomes real....Two weeks before Christmas we are moving our belongings and family!

About that Christmas thing, can I tell you it has really put things into perspective, shaking up the routine like we have this year. Heath keeps asking things like where our Christmas Tree is? and do we have a chimney at our new house that Santa can come down? My favorite is...Will Santa know we moved? I have tried to focus on Baby Jesus's birthday but Santa always creeps into the conversations about this.

Heath did chunk a truck into my shopping cart at Publix and said Baby Jesus would like it for his birthday. This is in the aftermath of purchasing several birthday presents for birthday parties of his friends and cousins. So I guess he gets it a little bit.

There is a lot going on right now, but this too, shall pass, right???!??!?!?!?!??