I feel so much lighter!
Today was a good day. A very good day. A "let's go out to lunch to celebrate the day" sort of day.
Our house has sold. We are no longer homeowners. We are still in debt, but not the way we were yesterday, and not the way we ever need to be again. (Though I know it is bound to happen when we return to Hawaii in a permanent way. Just let me believe for a moment or two that I will never be foolish enough to buy another house!)
The new owners sound like very nice people. They look forward to retiring there soon, and brought their adult daughter to see the house while it was in escrow. I will always be happy that we were able to call that house home for a few years, and I will miss that view forever, but I am so glad that I will not have to deal with the no-fun aspects of being a long distance landlord. When we bought the house I thought I would be able to handle it, as it would be little more than a business transaction. As the days there grew short, however, I realized that there was no way I could do it emotionally. I feel so much better!
In other news, the boy is enjoying his new school. It isn't Assets. Nothing will ever be Assets, but it is a new and exciting place for a boy who loves to solve the world's problems. The teachers love him, and the school seems quite open to working with the accommodations he needs. Whew! This is the first school year ever that did not start with a huge dustup between me and a teacher!
Our house has sold. We are no longer homeowners. We are still in debt, but not the way we were yesterday, and not the way we ever need to be again. (Though I know it is bound to happen when we return to Hawaii in a permanent way. Just let me believe for a moment or two that I will never be foolish enough to buy another house!)
The new owners sound like very nice people. They look forward to retiring there soon, and brought their adult daughter to see the house while it was in escrow. I will always be happy that we were able to call that house home for a few years, and I will miss that view forever, but I am so glad that I will not have to deal with the no-fun aspects of being a long distance landlord. When we bought the house I thought I would be able to handle it, as it would be little more than a business transaction. As the days there grew short, however, I realized that there was no way I could do it emotionally. I feel so much better!
In other news, the boy is enjoying his new school. It isn't Assets. Nothing will ever be Assets, but it is a new and exciting place for a boy who loves to solve the world's problems. The teachers love him, and the school seems quite open to working with the accommodations he needs. Whew! This is the first school year ever that did not start with a huge dustup between me and a teacher!