Sold!

The sale of Teresa’s house is complete. After a satisfactory home inspection, the deal closed early this week. So that’s a major milestone realized, and a significant reduction in the overall stress involved with moving. We’re all grateful to God for such a quick sale – the first offer came in a day after listing, and that prospect ended up buying the house! Many thanks for Robert Lassche for handling the sales details.

Teresa passed the mandatory health assessment at Holland Christian Homes, so the new apartment is hers as of April 15. The maintenance team at HCH has already started to prep the apartment for its new tenant. Typically that means removing all the wallpaper, filling in nail holes, repainting the walls, cleaning the floors/carpets, and whatever else needs doing. HCH has an excellent reputation, so we have no doubt that the place will be in pristine condition by mid-April.

We may rent a more practical moving truck

As to the actual moving-in date, that’s looking like the end of May. The current plan is to assemble a team of family members from Ottawa, St. Thomas, and Brampton and move all Teresa’s belongings in a rental truck. Thank goodness there are some strapping young lads on the crew to handle the heavy stuff! At least none of the major appliances are coming along, so that will keep things manageable.

It’s good that Teresa has a few weeks yet to pare down the list of items that will make the trek to HCH. Downsizing can be tough, as there are so many decisions to make (keep .. sell .. keep .. dump .. keep .. give away). Hmm – garage sale?


On the health front, Teresa completed her second week of radiation treatment this week, so there’s only one more week left. She also had an echocardiogram to check how her heart is taking the radiation – seems like no problems so far. After the radiation treaments wrap up, Teresa can turn her attention more completely to the business of getting ready to move. Please keep those prayers coming!