Today is officially THE day. New people take possession of our house on Bitner, and it is officially off of our plate.
I walked through it yesterday and gathered up the last things. The vacuum and the shop broom. Cher, Dekker, and Laela had cleaned the house top to bottom over the last two weekends, which was an IMMENSE gift 💜 The house looked and smelled perfect.
I left the extra key on the island, as well as the garage door openers, the codes to the keypads, and the surveyors certificate. A bottle of wine. I prayed. And then I left!
And that, my friends, was the end of an era. We’ve had about a million firsts in the last few years, and this was a last. A different vibe, for sure, but with no big grief attached to this one. Just, a change, and a good change. We all love our new place. There is still much to do here, but we are well on our way. And now, we only have ONE house to manage and think about, which is way nicer.
I struggled posting this today, however, because TWO topics were relevant and needed to be posted today! This boy 🙌 is SO grown up!
He was off for the day crazy early to go be part of a breakfast thing at his youth pastors house. Ya. He is old enough for that kind of thing already!!
And he won’t even be home until supper because he has practice after school for the upcoming musical!!! I’m SO excited that he signed up for it even though none of his friends did. He is not afraid to do what he enjoys, regardless of his peers opinions. I am SO proud of my Dekker Thomas!
Anyway. Big days. Good days, though, I think. The week ahead is very busy. So far, it carries five appointments with different doctors, and I know a handful of things that will be added in before long. But the house being off the books is a huge relief to my heart and my shoulders.
We hope and pray the new owners love that place as much as we did. That it suits them so well. That it becomes HOME for them so seamlessly.
Happy Monday, friends.