When I was a little boy we would often ask Grandpa Glade what he saw on the way home from work that day. Grandpa being Grandpa would say "I saw a wild Wumpus" or some such thing and then we would spend the next 1/2 hour begging him to tell us what the Wumpus looked like. So leaving Beaumont this morning at 6:30, I didn't see much but thick fog until I got to Woodville, and then things started clearing up. Then I saw Benjamin for a few minutes at Nac. Then I saw the beautiful countryside as I traveled through deep East Texas. It is very green and beautiful for this time of year. Then I crossed into Oklahoma and while the scenery there is different, it was still beautiful. Then into Missouri which was also green and beautiful. While travelling along the road in Missouri I saw two Amish buggies going down the shoulder of the road. Then I saw an amusement park outside of Kansas City MO, called Worlds of Fun. It had several giant roller coasters and did look like it would be a world of fun. So I have stopped for the night, still in MO, but almost to Iowa, so tomorrow shouldn't be too bad a trip. So it wasn't a wild Wumpus, but I have seen a good chunk of this beautiful world that is created for our benefit and enjoyment and while this period of time poses some difficult circumstances for Mom and me, I am grateful for all the blessings that we enjoy. I count Mom and each of you as the choicest of all of them.
Love
Dad
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Oh Boy!!
Dear Kids
This has got to be one of the most depressing weekends on record for mom and me. After finally getting an offer and resigning ourselves to the fact that even though it wasn't quite what we wanted it was close enough. Then Friday we started getting emails that the buyer was starting to waffle on the offer. He has suddenly be come concerned about the drainage ditch that was relocated in the subdivision and passed through our property. Anyway he as asked for a 10 day extension on an inspection period that really never existed in the fist place or he is threatening to break the contract. At first blush this wouldn't seem like too much of an issue as in effect we have already sold the home to the relocation company. The relo company however his back-pedaling for all they are worth that they haven't as yet bought the house because we haven't completed the foundation repair. So who knows what will happen, but to say the lease it is very discouraging!!
I'm in MN this week and mom is home by herself which also makes it hard to deal with all this stuff. In any case we are hoping for the best and trying to prepare for the worst as we could be back to square one. Soooo your prayers in our behalf would be appreciated very much. I think we will need all the help we can get to get through all this mess. I keep feeling that this is just a bad dream and we will wake up and it will all be over and things will be back to normal in Texas. Maybe we could simplify life and I could drive the flower van and be an usher at Larkins or a maintenance man/bookkeeper at Boonville, or something and then sell wood things on the street corner while mom made quilts and sells them. I could even hand out Cheerio samples in the grocery store to kids with sticky fingers and boogar noses and say 'have a good day' or "buenos dias' as the case required.
I hope you each have a good week and that things for your mom and pop will improve
Love
Dad
This has got to be one of the most depressing weekends on record for mom and me. After finally getting an offer and resigning ourselves to the fact that even though it wasn't quite what we wanted it was close enough. Then Friday we started getting emails that the buyer was starting to waffle on the offer. He has suddenly be come concerned about the drainage ditch that was relocated in the subdivision and passed through our property. Anyway he as asked for a 10 day extension on an inspection period that really never existed in the fist place or he is threatening to break the contract. At first blush this wouldn't seem like too much of an issue as in effect we have already sold the home to the relocation company. The relo company however his back-pedaling for all they are worth that they haven't as yet bought the house because we haven't completed the foundation repair. So who knows what will happen, but to say the lease it is very discouraging!!
I'm in MN this week and mom is home by herself which also makes it hard to deal with all this stuff. In any case we are hoping for the best and trying to prepare for the worst as we could be back to square one. Soooo your prayers in our behalf would be appreciated very much. I think we will need all the help we can get to get through all this mess. I keep feeling that this is just a bad dream and we will wake up and it will all be over and things will be back to normal in Texas. Maybe we could simplify life and I could drive the flower van and be an usher at Larkins or a maintenance man/bookkeeper at Boonville, or something and then sell wood things on the street corner while mom made quilts and sells them. I could even hand out Cheerio samples in the grocery store to kids with sticky fingers and boogar noses and say 'have a good day' or "buenos dias' as the case required.
I hope you each have a good week and that things for your mom and pop will improve
Love
Dad
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