We did it!

For those who don't already know, who happen to read this blog from time to time....we just signed a contract on our new home yesterday. Here's a picture of the house:We're excited, and starting the loan application process, and planning for the move. We close on December 29th, and we'll move in in early January. As usual, stay tuned for more news as it happens.

Welcome to the Obama Nation

"It's time for a change!" ... to WHAT, exactly?

"Yes we can!" ...do WHAT, exactly?

That, of course, remains to be seen. I know that I will be watching our president-elect closely to see exactly how his administration and the Democrat-controlled Congress plan to turn those vague campaign slogans into policy, and law.

Although noone can know a man's heart, I take some small comfort in the hope that Mr. Obama's professed faith will allow him to be open to the urgings of the Holy Spirit to do the right thing for all Americans, and not just what the left wing agenda says he should do.

Pray for this country, its leadership, and its people. I know I will. In the meantime, remember:

God is in control

Though godless men conspire

His will unfolds

though mortal minds are sometimes left to doubt

His ways are higher than our ways

So, even through the fire

Take heart and know

God is in control

Campaigning at the polls?

While standing in line outside of the polling place for advanced voting yesterday, we had a bit of entertainment. Starting from miles away, we saw what looked a parasail lazily floating hundreds of feet above the trees. It soon started to come our way, where it eventually started circling the parking lot where we stood in line. I got this picture with my sorry phone camera, so it seems like he was very far away, but he was only a couple hundred feet up at the most at this point:

The parasail was actually a three-wheeled, gas-engine powered ultralight aircraft, with a parasail for a wing. Folks remarked how uncomfortable he must be up there, with the engine buzzing like an insane mosquito, and the temperatures quickly dropping with the sun.

He turned toward the line near us, dropping to just 50 feet or so above the treetops, and as he passed, he shouted: "VOTE McCAIN-PALIN!!!!".

So, go vote. You never know what entertainment you might get.

Antici..........pation.

Nuff Sed.

Homeless

Yep. That's us. Homeless. The sale of our house closed on Friday, October 24, 2008 at 10 AM. We turned over our keys, shook hands, and left our home of 9 years in the hands of strangers. Now, the waiting time comes. Waiting for the bank account to grow enough to put down a solid down payment on the new place, waiting and hoping that noone swoops in and buys it before we can make our offer, just...waiting. As we left our house after doing the final cleaning, I took a few pictures to echo the empty feeling that momentarily passed our hearts as we said goodbye to 5684 Tattersall Terrace:

Master Bedroom


Sitting Room
(part of Master BR)

Kitchen

Den & Dining Room

Moving (OUT) Day

Well, it's (mostly) done. We've moved out of our house. All the major furniture and 95% of our stuff is in a storage unit. I'm sitting here writing this on my laptop at my in-law's house, which will be our abode for the next couple of months. Pray for the patience and forbearance of us and our in-laws as we get up close and personal every day. We still have some stuff to get out of the house, but we have until the closing on the 24th to get the rest out. As usual, stay tuned for more news as it happens.

UPDATE: For those interested, our email addresses have changed. My new email address is richswww@gmail.com and Jamie's is jamiesstephens@gmail.com. Our U.S. mail is being temporarily forwarded to:

P.O Box 2641
Suwanee, GA 30024

That's it for now. More as it occurs.

Locked and Load....ING.

This post is for David, an old friend who recently reconnected with me via ye olde interwebs. He's probably the first person outside of immediate family to actually read the entire contents of this blog so far.

Well, David let me know that I probably didn't make it clear that we actually HAVE sold our house. The 15-day due diligence period passed on August 31st, and we are locked in for a closing date of October 24th.

Until then, we're loading all our stuff into boxes, bit by bit, and putting it all in storage. That's because we haven't actually bought our NEW house yet. We're going to stay with Jamie's parents up in Jackson county for a month or two to save as much money as possible to make sure we have a good down payment before we get our new house. We're still hoping to buy the original house that was built "for us". As of now, it's still out there, finished, on the market. We just need to get our dough together to get it paid for.

That's about it. We'll let you know more as it develops.