Getting Closer

Yesterday I took the girls into town so that we could go to the newest Bourne movie... it was awesome. Totally loved it. I had my doubts that the director could pull off a new Bourne movie without Matt Damon but he did it and wow... what an awesome job. I came out with my expectations exceeded.  Wouldn't it be great to write a book that so captures people's minds that a series of movies are made based on your ideas.

When I got back last night the fellow who is buying our house showed up with a swing set that he wanted to set up for his kids. That's awesome. That means that things are looking really good that everything will go through. He told me that he has met two of the three requirements including getting the financing, in order to fill the bill with our contract. The only thing holding us up now is the sign off on the inspection after Sir Arsewipe finishes the renos. He is two or three days away from having that done. At that point the buyer will come and have a look and if he likes what he sees then he will sign off and we are that much closer to leaving for Nfld. I want to post pictures of where we are going but still I fear jinxing us. So I will wait and continue with my ocean/coast paintings which are all  similar images to the ones I expect to see either once we get there or on our way there.  I haven't heard from my real estate agent in NL and so I will contact him today to see if everything is a go there. When last I talked to him, they were sending my offer to be signed by the vendor of the house that I want down there. I haven't heard anything since. So I am waiting patiently but I think it is time to find out more.  My real estate agent is on vacation so that may be some of the problem.

I have gotten an estimate for the movers to come and pack us up and move our stuff across Canada... ouch! $17,000.00. So I will be selling more of our stuff. Daughter #2 has decided to give up her big double bed but perhaps she can have one of the ones down there when we get there. the house that I am buying will have some furniture that comes with it. Thanks heavens for that. Still, I will have to buy a washer and dryer almost as soon as I get there. It is a fearsome prospect... all the bustling activity that will be ours for the next few months scares the living daylights out of me. I am still hoping that everything will fall into place and that we do not have any hiccups. If you believe in that kind of thing... for heaven's sake say a prayer for me.

Yesterday I finished clearing out my bedroom and the balcony which I had been using to store wool and my spinning and weaving supplies. Now all that's left to pack in there,  is my clothes that's not coming with me and my personal stuff in the bathroom. Next job today is to tackle the bags of alpaca and sheep wool in the shed and see what's worth taking and what's not. My sun room is now choked with boxes and furniture that we will be taking with us.  I am also planning on boxing up the deck decorations today. So things are moving along and each day brings new things to do and new things to think about.

We have our train tickets and we are booked to go out of Edmonton on the night of the 10th of September. I am not sure if we are leaving here on the 9th or the morning of the 10th, but we have to be in Edmonton at 10 p.m. on the 10th. I am beginning to think about the train trip... this is something that I have always wanted to do.I am so glad that we have decided to go across Canada on the train. I am sorry I am not sharing this once in a lifetime trip with my husband but then he won't be my husband by then and frankly he hasn't been for a long time. I am bringing my suitcase with my spinning wheel and my spinning paraphernalia and a good supply of wool so that I can sit on the observation deck and spin as the country goes by... it will be a phenomenal experience I am sure.  I am so glad that the girls are going to get to do this too since Sir Arsewipe and I have not given them many traveling experiences over their lives. Mom and Dad and their health worry me but I'm sure it would be better than driving for two weeks that would put us all in a really bad frame of mind. By the time we got to Nova Scotia we would be ready to eat each other alive I'm sure.

So things are starting to come together... I just hope that I am able to get everything packed and ready for the movers.