Okay, well it finally happened. After eight months we finally beat the local housing market and sold our house. It meant lowering the price substantially. We didn't break even, but we're at least thankful that we aren't like so many other people right now for whom selling a home actually costs them something – sometimes a lot.
The movers are packing us up and heading out on April 17th and should be delivering all of our worldly possession to Courtenay on the 18th. Housing in the Comox Valley is in relatively short supply, so we've decided to have a home built. It won't be ready until September, so in the meantime we'll be renting a three-bedroom apartment. It'll be packed to the rafters with stuff. We're praying that we'll be able to cram 2300 square feet of stuff into 1340. Ha! It will make the new home all the nicer. We've selected a nice lot with a pond less than 100 feet out our back door. I'm told it's got fish in it and Alexandra and I saw one jump, so we may be doing some fishing. The other nice aspect of it all is that the new house will be a five minute walk to the church through the green space where said pond is situated. What a difference from my daily 70 mile slog to Lake Oswego and back!
So we're all ready. God's been dropping all the pieces in place. We've even managed to get our BC medical insurance squared away early. I'm now "socially insured" and got my new driver's license this past week. Next stop: Vancouver Island.
