June 4, 2008

• We Closed, Despite Murphy's Law Tornadoes

  Today we closed on our house. But we didn't want you to think we got off easy. Oh, no!

  In accordance with Murphy's Law, all of the following were in effect today:

  • Our house is full of boxes -- and has been for over a week, since we were supposed to close and move last week.
  • Our 9 yr old daughter is on day 3 of a 10 to 12 day virus with a fever and throws up at least once per day. It is contagious. Chances are, we will all take turns getting it over the next week or so.
  • We have two extra children in the house under 8 yrs old, one of which has a medical condition that requires daily medication. All are sleeping on the living room floor in the 16 remaining square feet of space not taken up by boxes. They are here because their family made complicated arrangements for them to be here based on the assumption that we would be closed 2 weeks ago and already in our new house, which we were supposed to be. We didn't want to ruin someone else's plans just because ours have flown out the window, so here they are.
  • I was in the perfect place at the perfect time to be exactly on time to closing, right up until 2 minutes before we arrived at the building, when I took a wrong turn and was lost (but recovered quickly).
  • At 3:03PM, right as we parked at the title company, exactly 3 minutes late for closing, I received two work related phone calls (from other vendors, not clients). Now, I need to confess. I confess that I pretended to lose cell signal on one of them, which I have never done before, and sent the other straight to ignore when it rang. (Cell phone sociological downfall prophets take note -- apparently, neither call was urgent, as neither one was followed up by a voice mail or email ...).
  • As Stephanie was about half done packing the kitchen, the children all noticed the kitchen activity and began begging for food. 4 starving children in the middle of packing a kitchen for a move.
  • Our only son old enough to babysit is leaving tomorrow to spend the day completing his high school entrance interviews and entrance process.
  • Stephanie has been sick for about 5 days, but plugging through

  Counting our blessings: Murphy's law was definitely dishonored on several important fronts. Closing itself went off without a hitch! And with the exception of one very confused Home Depot Appliance Delivery department, all the vendors we need to get the house ready for move-in are scheduled to come tomorrow and do their thing. Thank you God for the blessings !!

   

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