It has been brought to my attention that I may be a hypocrite.

So, I know that I have been devoting quite a bit of the blog to venting lately.

I don't mean to be so cranky.

I just do not do well with limbo. Particularly when it feels like unnecessary, drawn out, dramatic, back and forth, stupid stupid annoying limbo.

And, apparently my hypocritical side comes out with all of my home-selling/buying rants. I apparently get all righteous when I'm selling "that's the price, dude, what's your problem?", and all cheap and "you think you can get that price, dude, what's your problem?" when I'm buying. It's the same when I'm a pedestrian or driving.

When I'm trying to cross a street, hello---I'm crossing the street, don't try to run me over. But, when I'm driving, hello--I'm driving, can you maybe move your cane a little faster, Grandma?

I'm trying to be a better person. Truly.

But, the exciting news is...we put an offer on the second place, and despite my whining and complaining yesterday, I'm really excited about it.

This new place, the sellers (so far) have been TOTALLY reasonable. We offered, they countered, we countered, and then we collectively decided to split the difference--I've heard rumors that that is how it generally works, right? And, get this, all within 2-3 hours. (Actually, we took last night to think it over because it moved so fast we didn't really have a chance to process it, but we came to the right conclusion.)

The place is great. I'm really looking forward to living there.

So, see, I am not always crabby! Sometimes I'm happy. Thrilled even!

I'd put up a link to it, but...I'm a tad superstitious now. Both places where we put in offers did not take after we showed pictures to our friends. Coincidence? Aye, but at least let me get a signed contract in my hands before I jinx me-self.