(((((BobbiJo))))) I think some salmon sounds great!
I did do some pork spare ribs a couple weeks ago.
W is doing better, or was last night. She was worried that she wouldn't get the house, but that is normal. Unless someone jumps in with a better offer, I think she has it made. She didn't lowball, so at worst she will get a counter and they will work it out, I think.
S14 said the other night that he was focusing on the positive things, since he didn't want to get depressed. He said he thought that both W and I would be happier. And the new house is only about 2 miles from his best friend, who has been for years. Only a short bike ride!
Well, W's worries were unfounded. Her offer was accepted tonight. Her Realtor said they wanted to accepted the offer, and not pay the closing costs she asked for. He told them that the offer had taken into account the water damage. The washer was leaking when he first went into the house, so there was some water on the floor. Tile floor, slab foundation. Not a lot of water. Probably no damage at all. But, still. They said, what water damage? He told them of the water on the floor, they said, we'll take it!
The inspection is Monday, then it is just time. If all goes to plan she will have the keys before the end of April.
She is excited. The kids are excited. I'm even excited for her. As weird as that seems. She even ended up under her budget!
The refi has moved to "final underwriting", whatever that means. I'm supposed to talk to them tomorrow about the final numbers, payments, etc. So, I think settling on that is probably only a week or so away, as well.
Now, I just need to figure out a good way to get QDROs generated. I think I will call the plans tomorrow, and see if they have models of what they will accept. That might simplify things. Gosh, I may have to move to surviving soon!
Cool !! I'm wondering if & where to start my new thread. I'm not "surviving" I'm thriving. lol
Our 14 year olds are in the same boat. D14 was looking at the bright side of things the other day. I'm continually amazed at how resilient the kids are.
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M 19 years, MC for 8 months, DB'd for 8 months 4 kids; 18, 15, 14, & 10 I was never meant to be a doormat. It took me years of therapy to become assertive enough to stop his abuse.
S14 seemed to really understand himself. I was impressed. He knows that there are negatives, and I am sure he has thought about them. But he is choosing to think about the positives. How many adults can manage that?
