SOLD!

We drove by the house this weekend to see if there was any storm damage and look what we found! If the seller's realtor thinks it's ours, we're joining in.

Our thoughts ran to the large tree out front during the insane storms. Fortunately it and the rest of the house were fine, even though every other yard between here and there was covered with a large fallen branch. With threats like these, we are speedily beginning to understand what it means to have a serious investment.

So far so good.

Our next step is easy: waiting to hear back from the mortgage agent on estimates of the window painting required for the loan to close. We'll take those estimates (currently running $600) to the sellers and get them to do the work. Once that's done, we can begin to close. In the mean time, we're transferring our down payment out of stocks (A hubby and a home! Gee thanks, Starbucks!) and dreaming of tomato plants and bushels of basil.