THE DAY DIDN'T GO AS PLANNED, but it did go. The day was a good one. Turned out to be another HALLELUJAH DAY!!! Hallelujah, what a good day it was after all even with our plans being changed.
The whole idea was to go over to the main house we're selling and get the old Cadillac off the premises as we are closing on the property and as of 9 AM on Friday EVERYTHING of ours is to be completely off the place. Our old Cadillac on the property had to be jumped started as the battery was dead. After we got her up and going, Hubby drove her over to the mechanics as it has much work needed to be done on it.
We planned to wait until the house sold so the financial burden of getting the car fixed would be easier on our pocket book. Repairs on this car will choke a horse. Maybe two horses. A neigh, a whinny and a bray come out of my mouth. I fell over when the estimate was given to us, so we had to wait this one out for timing that will work for us. Merry Christmas, DARLING. Here's your gift. Better make that Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Valentine's Day, Happy Saint Pat's Day, Blessed Easter, Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, Happy Halloween, Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas. ALL TOGETHER now. There goes the money for gifts.
My morning started out really slow as I had slept in. Again my night didn't go so well as I woke at 1 and couldn't fall back to sleep. After 4:30 rolled around, I fell asleep and slept til 9:30 which is late for me. I drank a V8 and ate three large grapes. Worked on paperwork and banking. We hope and pray to be completely out of debt by the end of the month. This has been a long time coming. PAUSE. PAUSE. PAUSE.
Our plans changed for the day as we had planned to take care of the car and load up what was to be removed from the property then drive to ST. MARYS for an almond milk steamer, go on to TOPEKA and exchange some house slippers which were too small. Couldn't find the RECEIPT. Changed our plans to taking care of the Cadillac and loading up our things to going to the storage unit to gather some CHRISTMAS PIPKAS that will go into the cellar with the other CHRISTMAS DECOR then drive over to Manhattan to eat a early Supper and pick up some items from Walmart. After the bedroom gets her bookshelves built next year, the Santas will be on display for Christmas 2024. As fast as this year went, they'll be out before I know it.
After leaving the storage unit, Hubby received a text message from our Realtor about the details concerning the selling of the main house. When we were sitting at IHOP eating, we went over the message and signed electronically. While we were eating, the couple buying our house was doing a final walk through early. This was a SURPRISE as we thought they would be doing it on Friday morning. This meant our closing time was bumped up. After eating and shopping we drove on over to the main house to say GOOD-BYE.
I feel like I'm ready to turn loose of her as much as I LOVE HER and move toward a different direction. A young family with three children and a dog are becoming the new owners. I suppose after they sign the papers on Friday morning, they will begin moving into the house. It will be theirs. We will be paid and go from there. Seems like a dream that we ever lived in the 1883 house with lots of crown molding, high ceilings and wood floors on the large corner lot with mature trees at Poplar and 5th Street. A dream. I hope the new owners will be very happy there.
We drove through the City Park to look at Christmas lights then drove to the COTTAGE to unload our spoils and rest. I managed to get a tension rod for decorating the door way with greenery, ribbon and ornaments. Looking forward to doing this.
Those heavily cinnamon scented pinecones called my name at Walmart. The aroma overtakes me and I bought a sack of them. What else? A flat of large Mason Jars for continued organizing purposes. Jars of pickles for the pickle juice to help with feet and leg cramps. Steak Fries, mayo and bar.b.que sauce for celebrating the selling of our house.
We checked out, headed to Starbucks for green tea and made the track to go by the house we're selling in the morning. We talked about what we had done to the house while we lived there for 6 and a half years. As I walked through the entire house today, I needed to pause and say good-bye room by room. I am ready to let go.
The LORD has been kind to us and I am grateful that we were allowed to live in this particular two story house in the Historic area of the town. New houses are chartered to go up in 2024, but there is just something about this house that spoke to me for a long time. I take away with me ideas to use in our fixer upper COTTAGE we are now living in.
In comparison, the pink bedroom in the Cottage is about the same size as one of the bedrooms in the main house and the Cottage's front bedroom is about the same size as another one of the bedrooms, but the main house has four bedrooms where this Cottage only has two. The Cottage Dining room is slightly larger than the main house's. The Cottage Kitchen is about the same size as the main house's, but the Living room is tiny compared to the oversized one with a fireplace in the main house. The Cottage bathroom is larger than the main house's main bathroom. This tiny Cottage has a Utility room on ground level and a small walk-in pantry. The main house has 7 closets as this Cottage has only 2 very small ones plus one in the Bathroom. The Cottage does not have an entryway or screened-in porch. The lot is much larger than the Cottage's. The main house has rather ornate windows as this Cottage does not. We do not have a full basement here in the Cottage, but a cellar with a cement floor.
It is now time to say, I once lived there for 6 and a half years. Time to forge ahead and be blessed where we are. NEW ideas come to mind as to what we will do to this 1900 Folk Victorian COTTAGE.
Looking at the calendar, Hanukkah started at sunset on Thursday. We will have sold our house on the first day of Hanukkah. This is a blessing. Thank you, Lord for helping us sell this house and get out of debt as you want us to owe no man anything, but love.
and I didn't mind it one bit,
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Happy Hanukkah 🕎
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