Getting the keys

It’s still a couple weeks away from the end of summer, but, the weather on the morning that we closed on Leo was crisp and lovely.

Smelling the flowers with all his mite.

We had the final walk-through where we didn’t notice anything unusual – at least not more so than we were already aware of.

Our realtor/mortgage team were the best by far that we have ever experienced. And not just because we got the cutest gift basket upon closing:

Their perseverance, professionalism, positive attitude, and extraordinary knowledge of the market is the reason we ended up with this special property. We are extremely grateful for Courtney Oldham’s team but, most especially Gena Carter.

Marc and I celebrated the closing with lunch out then picked up the kid from school and took him straight to see his new house – for the very first time. He was overwhelmed and a bit confused, asking tentatively, “So… who’s going to live in this house?” You can’t blame him… this summer has been quite confusing dwelling-wise. In May we put our rental house in Tahoe on the market to sell, then in June rented our old house here in town and moved in with Grandma. Given all the talk about houses, I’m certain H just tuned out.

But, after walking around the property for a while he started to understand the vast space that our home now encompassed. And he didn’t miss his single, spindly climbing tree from our old house as much anymore. I’m sure the fact that his Aunty Kylie sent him a trampoline that we set up first thing didn’t hurt either.

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