Wednesday, July 29th

It's been 11 weeks since the For Sale sign was planted in our front lawn - 77 days of waiting for something to happen.  There have been some periods during that time when we thought that it would just be a matter of days and our waiting would be over but there have also been disappointments.

We think that we've been patient; after all, we thought it would take up to a year to sell the place.  But the early interest and a genuine offer within days raised our expectations, so now we're impatient to move on.  Today, Marilyn rang Jamie to say we're getting anxious, Jamie rang Matt, the agent, to say we're getting anxious, Matt rang the buyer to say, "They're getting anxious" and the buyer rang the bank to ask if there's any news, the sellers are getting anxious.

The bank has given a verbal assurance that everything is on track and we'll have official confirmation that the buyer's loan has been approved by COB tomorrow.

The question is, is that enough for us to allow ourselves to feel excited?  Is it OK to start firming up our plans, and to start ordering the shiny new bits of furniture we have picked out?  Above all, can we start packing?  Probably not, and we can surely hang out for another 24 hours.