A penny from Heaven?

Here’s an update on the house …. we made an offer, they countered, and now we’ve countered the counter.

I hope to have a done deal by Friday, and then we’ll have three days to put our house on the market.

The sellers have asked that closing be no later than June 30, which puts moving day right in the middle of Wimbledon!!!! I’ll do it if I have to, but I’d much rather move before or after it, as I’m a complete tennis freak and missing Wimbledon would break my heart!

Hubby & I agreed to go the distance on this one, as we both really want the house. We also agreed to put in an offer for $3000 more than what we offered on Sunday.

Um, well, here’s the thing … I made an executive decision this morning when talking to our realtor and bumped it up to $5000 more. My offer seemed more attractive, and hopefully they’ll either take it, or counter a little bit closer to what I’d like to pay. I should have an answer tomorrow.

The last time we put an offer on a house was two years ago. We fell in love with it, and put an offer in immediately. My hubby started to FREAK OUT on the way home from the realtor’s office, and it just got worse as the the night went on. Can we afford this? Are you sure you want to move? Etc…… By morning he had me freaking out as well, and by noon we had cancelled our offer.

Egads. It was quite the event.

This time, there is no freaking out, and no second guessing. (so far)

This morning I was at the grocery store, and you know those change machines that the coins slide out of so the cashier doesn’t need to make change? Well I paid with my debit card, and while doing so, a penny came down the coin chute of the change machine.

The cashier and I looked at each other, and I said, “Too bad my daughter isn’t here, she’d think she had hit the jackpot!”

We laughed, I finished paying with the credit card, packed up my groceries and left.

Only later in the day did I do a head slap …. why didn’t I take that penny???? What if that was my lucky penny???? What if it was a sign, and I was supposed to take it and I didn’t???

Gosh, I’m such an idiot!!!

HOLY CRAP!!!! This just came to me now as I’m writing this, I’m also wondering if I’m so clueless as to not see that it could have been a sign from my grandpa? Today is the anniversary of the day he died, and he always saved his pennies for myself and my brother. We’d divide them up and take them home with us when we’d visit?

The day after he died, as I was driving home from Florida with my mom and grandma, we found a penny on the ground some parking lot next to the car. My grandma took it, and said something like ‘he got into Heaven’, then put the penny in her pocket.

Did a penny come from Heaven today for me, and I missed it?

Do you think I’m nuts? (don’t answer that one)