We have an easy job of moving this time with a garage-to-garage load/unload. It actually looks like we will be somewhere between ok and an abundance of people when it comes to having enough help to move. Don't think of not coming for this reason, or it will change to there being not enough. See how that works? This should be a great time if all goes as planned...we will have plenty of time for hanging out after moving and before the baby shower group hits. Also, I should note that we will put up some directions to the new house on our apartment door, in case people come to the apartment and discover that no one is there. I can guarantee that we will be at one dwelling or the other!

Well, things could be going a little better than they have been. I think that almost every person involved with this closing has dropped the ball and made me remind me to have them pick it up. Financing, insurance, title agency, selling agency...everything has needed a number of calls. I cannot imagine doing this without a good buying realtor who cares about your situation.

We went through the house last night and discovered that the selling agent failed to list a number of things that make the house desirable...like the 15k in basement work that was done to install new piping under the basement floor/backflushing the system. We had no idea until the sellers told us directly. The sellers are very nice and amiable people. I have a feeling that it is the selling realtor who is giving us BOTH such a hard time (getting contractually-specified remediation done has been a big hassle because the agent kept making bad choices about contractors and has been making us hussle around to hear about it/see that it was done correctly.

Oh well, it will all be over very soon. 2pm, actually. Well, 2 for us and 3 for the sellers. We get the house friday at noon when their movers have emptied the house of all non-appliances.

We are really excited!