Moving

Moving Day will be here before we know it! I have been looking for a house. I wanted to buy one but, due to the divorce, have some repair work to do on the credit. I talked to one of the local mortgage companies and the guy told me what to do and said in a year, I'll be to where they can loan me money! Man, can you imagine?! Me neither!

Meanwhile, I have been wanting to rent a house. I've looked and looked around "The Grove" but geez! Houses are expensive here and even to rent was going to be way too much for my budget. I kept going online and trying to find a house in this little town just 7 miles down the road, but couldn't find anything. I'd always go back to the city online though and try to find a house. Guess what?! I went to get my hair cut a couple of weeks ago and Saundra, who cuts my hair says, "My church has a house to rent". You know where it is? Yup! In that little town! 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, dining room, kitchen, living room, study, small front room (Son and I are going to use for a reading room); central air/heat; a laundry room; and, a dishwasher!! Man oh man!

I met with the "House Committee" (hey, us Baptists ALWAYS form committees) last week and got approved and may have found a new church to boot. It's a small church of good ole country folk who actually help you if you need it and you do the same and that's what I'm used to so I'm excited, to say the least.

I sign the paperwork on 2/15 and will move on 2/23. Got to get the gas turned on, the cable transferred, all that good stuff. Son is most excited. I talked to GL about the town and he told me it's just a good ole boys, redneck little town - not quite the atmosphere I grew up in but you know what? If they mean well and have good hearts, I can deal with it.

GL is still cancer-free, which is great. I don't know how the recovery has gone since it was prostate surgery but I guess I need to ask. He's had some complications and infections and such but I think that's all gone now. I don't know what I did but last week he called me and told me I was (and I quote) "hard headed." I said, "excuse me." He says, "You're hard headed, you know that, don't you? But it's part of your charm and beauty and you have a pretty smile and you're being hard headed is one of the things about you I find charming."

God only knows what I did - actually I think it's cuz I called the office when I hadn't heard from him for a few days. I can tell his secretary does not like me. I usually call his cell phone to get around her but that day I didn't. I think that's why he said I'm hard headed - cuz he says to use the cell and I didn't. PFFFT.

It's okay though. I informed him that he should know he's "stubborn." He IS very stubborn. I can be very hard headed. He still won't tell me what prompted that statement but after all these years, I don't think either one of us should change! I mean, I'd hate to adversely affect my "charm and beauty." (ha ha).