We showed the house for three days and by the end of the third day, we had four offers in hand. It was overwhelming to be in the position of choosing who would get our house. Unlike the languishing love letter I had offered as a buyer, I wanted to remain completely impartial in our decision. I didn't want to know about the potential buyers and was glad we didn't receive letters. We just went with the highest bidder. They also wanted the fastest closing date, which was great for us. We had already mostly moved out and didn't want the hassle of two properties to extend through the summer. We closed on the sale of our old home in less than three weeks.
I spent those weeks digging up perennials and moving them to our new house. Pictured above is a voluntary asparagus the Brett and I named "Shaq" because he was so huge that it took both of us to pull him up! I also split and moved the irises that my grandma gave me when we moved into our first home, and the rose bush I planted in memory of her. Rhubarb, strawberries, and bleeding hearts were transplanted, too. I wish I could have taken my cherry and apple trees!
Even though it's only a short distance away, it was still hard to let go. As we dug things up and planted them at our new home, I told the kids moving is hard, even for plants. Nobody likes being uprooted and in takes a while to get used to our new environment. But little by little, we will start to feel more settled into our new home and our roots will start to grow again.
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| Last day of 6th grade |
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| Last day of 7th grade |
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| Last day of 8th grade |
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Last pose in front of this house!
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