Whining?

I haven’t blogged here for awhile, mostly because there is not much happening on the home-selling front. People say the market is slow-I say the market is dead! It’s funny, we go 3 weeks without a single prospect coming through the house, and then suddenly a flurry of activity. I don’t know whether it’s because interested parties come in drips and dribbles, or that our realtor simply decides to get busy occasionally, so we think he is doing his job. It doesn’t really matter, at this point I figure we are here until the spring because the kids are in school and I don’t want to switch schools mid-year. That could change, but I don’t see it happening any time soon. We did have a couple come through last week and our realtor told me that they were very interested. Have we seen a formal offer yet? Nope! See, isn’t this fun?

As far as the home-building is going, the house looks wonderful. It is almost completely framed, and when I was last there last week, they were framing the upper deck and starting to put on the roofing materials. It is fun to see it taking shape and imagining ourselves actually living there. I just can’t get too excited because I have no idea when we will actually be able to move in.

It has also been brought to my attention that I am “whiney” in my blogs. Well, excuse me! I kinda thought a blog was a place you could mull things over, lay out feelings, give info, and yes, sometimes vent. What I thought was venting, someone else thought was “whinning” (her spelling, not mine.) Hey, nobody has to stay around for the venting. Part of selling a home, building a home and moving is emotion. All of these activities involve a lot of frustration, disappointment, and patience, as well as excitement, creativity, and hope. I can’t be Miss Sunshine all the time, especially if things are not going particularly well at the moment. If I offend you when I am laying it on the line, then MOVE ON! Nobody invited you to this party; you can leave at any time.

Okay, moving on. In the meantime, the fall colors are in full bloom and when we move, we will be in the midst of color this time of year. So exciting, since fall happens to be my favorite season. Mt Loafer is a blaze of color and that will be my view from my window when I am in my sewing room creating quilts. Lucky me! Don’t even get me started on the view out the back: all of the valley at our feet. WOW. I don’t know how I will ever be able to get anything done-I’ll just want to sit and look out the window.