So, we woke up this morning expecting to collect on our house sale monies - and then go fetch our 4x Ford, sell the Highlander, and head south in Oregon, to purchase a 5th Wheel.
Holland had an appointment in Castle Rock around 9 AM; so he left early with the promise to be back home by noon to go to the Bank and set things up there for our gypsy life on the road.
The weather was on the warming side, so I delightfully dressed light.
I was in a good mood.
Some people think I dress too young for my age … but, I dress for me: it doesn't matter what {age} I am . I wear whatever (clothes, makeup, or jewelry) appeal to me.
I am in the end game of my life: I will wear what I want to wear … and how I want to wear it. Holland doesn't have a problem with what I wear - or how I wear it - and his opinion is really the only one that matters to me ;-)
NONE OF WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO, HAPPENED :-(
The morning hours fell away; and so did the plans we made in good faith with these house buyers.
As morning edged into afternoon, and Holland was backing into the carport (still no word from the Title Company to call to come collect the money); so, I called Shay and asked if she knew what the holdup, today, was.
We were concerned - yesterday, we had put $$$ down on the red 4x (Yesterday's Blog Post) with the understanding we'd be picking it up this afternoon … and today, the buyer's Lender is sitting in his thumbs, instead of cutting the check; the papers have been processed and signed off on: it's noon already; let's get this thing rolling!
Needless to say - we were not happy. We are not rich people, and we did not want to lose that $$$ we had ponied up yesterday to secure that red 4x. We immediately called the Ford dealer to see if they would grant a grace period over the weekend.
Meanwhile, we had been intercepting various phone calls being jockeyed around all morning long (trying to secure the truck, and trying to pin down the 5th Wheel we had our eyes/hopes on) - it got pretty frantic trying to keep up with the incoming query calls; Holland at one point said, "Baby, let's make a deal that no matter how frantic it gets - we don't get angry at each other." DEAL!
Three things happened this morning: (1) the truck dealer was understanding, and will hold the truck until Monday afternoon. Hopefully, by then, we can close the deal :-) (2) Shay investigated … and the hang-up is with Fed Ex getting the House Title from A to B: it's a 3-hr. diff between coastal times, so there will not be any money coming our way, today. GRRR! But I made it c.l.e.a.r. that Monday is the deadline with these bozos - If I don't have the money Monday, I'm not accepting any more excuses from them. These people have been a major pain in the ass since the get-go; every day it's a new snafu with these people that has me shaking my head, and asking, "HUH?" (3) we got tired of the shifty run-around with the Creswell-OR 5th Wheel dealer … and just decided to move on. There were too many "HUH?" moments throughout the convo, that didn't make sense.
Our brains ached trying to understand all the crap we were dealing with.
We decided to give things a rest for the next 24 hours.
We drove to the River to unwind, and reset our balance.
After relaxing for about an hour, we came home and started researching more RV's that would suit the new life we plan to build, on the road.
Holland found one, and asked me to check it out, saying, "I think it would be perfect for you, Baby. As soon as I saw the name, I said to myself, This is the one she'll love: she had a wolf, and the color of this wolf logo is just about the same bluish-silver color her wolf was'. So, what do you think?"
I looked at it, and said, "Let's look at the floor plan; it looks like it will suit both of us - and has everything we need, and have asked Elohim for."
He said, "This will really be your decision, Baby. The house is your domain - a happy wife makes for a happy life." And we laughed because it is true ;-)
Then I said, "I like what I see - you did good, hun; let me see if I can find a walk-thru video that will show us more."
Elohim never closes a door unless He opens another one.
We are trusting in His Plan for our life.
We know He is never caught by surprises; and He always prepares the way before we set our feet in motion :-)
We liked what we saw. So, as soon as we get the 4x - and fit it with a hitch, we'll be off to Ellensburg to see if we can collect on the Artic Wolf.
In the meantime - between now, and then, Holland put our new camera together. Then promptly fell asleep.
Watching him relaxing after this stress-filled week, I think to myself how lucky I am to have this man in my life. Elohim greatly favored me with His love when he put Holland in my life.
While Holland is relaxing by sawing zzz's … I am going to relax by enjoying a new taste ;-)
