Inching forward

So this past week I had a little bit of good news - I got an offer on the house. One step forward. Now that the offer has gone to the bank, it is up to the people there to determine whether they will accept it, and up to the potential buyers to not back out of it. I am hoping that since they had to sell their former house in a short sale, that they won't back out. They have also been asking about the land next door, which I see as a promising sign. For those of you without the background knowledge...when I bought this house, there was a house on the lot next door, which was a rental. It was sold to a new buyer, who ended up walking away from it, so it sat empty for two years while I bothered the city to take it down. This past July, the house was finally razed. So basically, my house, in St. Paul, sits on a 25-foot lot, and my yard is the 25-foot lot to the east of the house. The house that was torn down was on the 25-foot lot to the west of my house, which is also a corner lot. So my house sits alone now, with space on either side of it. Pretty good deal for a house in the city, where you can usually literally reach out and touch you neighbor.
The buyers asked for a closing date of 11/30, which I doubt will happen, since it is 40 days after their offer AND they are not first-time home buyers to boot, but it is really up to Wells Fargo. Either way, as of sometime around the end of Nov, or if it is moved out, sometime in December, I will be without a home. A kind friend has offered to let me stay with her and her husband until I leave. I would feel bad imposing upon her for so long but I might need to. Speaking of leaving...

I also talked to the Placement and Assessment Assistant at Peace Corps, who was reviewing my file for completeness. I sent her an updated resume, my file is now complete and, I hope, going to the Placement Officer. I hope to hear from her soon.

The bad news is, I have to find a new home for my two wonderful kitties. This is breaking my heart to do, even more so because I have already sent out a number of communications to people about it and NO ONE is interested in taking them - I could cry. I cannot take them to a shelter or to the Humane Society - I just can't. So when I send out the link to this post, I am hoping that someone will read this and fall in love with my kitties, and help me out. A lot of people don't understand how important pets can be to people - they are basically my "children" and I have had them for nine years. They mean the world to me, and it is essential that I find a home where they will be as loved as they are here. Like everything else, I am trying to continue trusting that everything will work out...