Thought I better get some photos up for y’all.

Got the keys today! Yeah.
I moved most of my stuff in the storage part of the garage, except for my chair and coffee table. I plan on getting the bed over and the rest of my stuff that’s at the Leger’s tonight.
Very thankful to have a place to lay my head (and put my junk.)
Thank you all that had a hand in getting me here, but mostly to the Lord for making it happen!

Well, today the records were logged, and the time came to transfer keys. And that’s the new snag. The realtor’s daughter took the keys, and will have to wait till tomorrow. So, hopefully then I’ll be able to start filling the place up with my junk!
I’m still house-sitting for another couple months, so that will give me some time to get it painted and whatnot. Perhaps tomorrow I’ll figure out what I’m going to do first.

Just got back from signing all the papers necessary to purchase this condo. It’s not over yet - tomorrow the seller is supposed to sign, and then closing on Wednesday.
One day at a time.

Today Gene took us all down to see the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in northern Seattle. We took a free tour, which told the history of the project, which I won’t get into here. But while we were there, the big lock was under routine maintenance, as you’ll see in the photos.

We all went to Deception Pass for photos, but I think more for some place to go to get rid of some kid energy. We had a good time.

I’m not in Idaho anymore. Well, at least for the weekend. I’m currently at Gene & Rose’s place for Thanksgiving, and we are eating the big meal early (Wednesday) instead of the traditional Thursday.
But before the festivities, we had a free day, to which we spent getting his van running. Not sure what all the problems were, but we put in a new fuse for the fuel pump, grounded a couple wires and seemed to run ok. But we found that the radiator was leaking, so that had to come out to be soldered. So far so good.

Condo update:
Supposed to sign papers on Monday, and close on Tuesday. Time will no longer tell, so I’ll have to figure out another way.

Got back today from 3 days in Wyoming, helping Barney put in a gas fireplace for his uncle. I think we put in over 30 hours each working on this, from running the electric / gas lines to placing stone everywhere!

Interesting day today. My realtor from the first condo called and said that I could have my original pick in the complex. But I’m still holding off for the 2 bedroom / 2 bath / 1 garage unit instead.
But either case, I’m moving in 2 weeks, if all goes to plan. They said that my loan should be ready by the middle of Nov. But even still, there’s a friend who asked me to house sit for him as they will be gone for a couple months. This will give me some time to ‘fix up’ the new place, which will be nice to have before I move my bed, coffee table and chair in. Oh, and don’t forget the weight machine.
It’s all in the Lord’s hands regardless. And it’s been a long time as well. As for now, this is the current POA (plan of attack.)

I’ve been working on several new projects. They seem to come in waves. But thankfully, they are all projects that to a varying degree can’t be done all at once.
I have 3 AudioBooks on my slate (The Stranger - Edition 3a, All that the Prophets have Spoken, and By This Name.) These require a little re-write before they can be recorded (to fit the audio format.) So I’ve been roughing these changes in and sending them up to John to finish off.
Other things include roughing in a new book, based on The Lamb, but to help explain what Christmas and Easter is all about. It’ll be sort of a give-away type book, more like a track than The Stranger, but looking like it’ll be around 60 pages or so.
That and the normal answer phones and pack books (on Wednesdays). And make coffee, vacuum, take out the trash…you know all the office stuff that needs to be done too.

Would you believe that my first condo (1 bdrm) is now ready? They closed on one unit already. Too bad I have another in process. My plan is to wait to make sure things are ok with the second condo (2 bdrm) before canning the first. I’m guessing we’ll know in a few days, but I’ve said that before.