Right on time

We found a house! Believe it or not, it was the first house we looked at last Sunday. A beautiful old home that should give us a little extra room and whatnot. A lot closer to church, not much farther from work, and perfect in every way.

We saw quite an assortment of homes over the last week. One family had an enormous outdoor grill (yes, the kind you grill burgers with) in their kitchen. It looked permanent, mostly because it was large. Like a barge. And it was in the kitchen.

And the notorious "stinky house", wherein lived an assortment of dogs, cats, hamsters, gerbils, and who knows what else. Their real estate agent had advised them to go ahead and put their house up for sale before the carpet was replaced. Bad idea. My wife is pregnant, and she could only stand the stench for a few moments before she had to rush outside to keep from barfing. I almost had to rush outside. It was really bad. It smelled like the dogs and cats had marked everything. Or worse. Were the owners somehow traumatized during their youth to make them grow up to be... nasty? 'Cause seriously, that place was rurnt.

And that was up Georgia 400. Up...uh...another northerly Interstate-type road (to protect any current residents who might be offended at my next comments), it was even worse. They made my wife cry. The houses were fine, but the people did silly stuff that will drive the value of their homes way down, like finishing a bare area of a beautiful hardwood floor with lots of scrap wood pieces. Or maybe painting a beautiful red-brick fireplace to match the wall color (yes, they painted the bricks on the fireplace). And here's a tip for anyone out there about to put your house up for sale that may seem surprising: clean it. It will, in fact, look nicer if the beds are made when someone comes a-calling.

So as you can see, it's a miracle we found a house within our price range that wouldn't have made us regret putting our house up for sale. Much less a home that's perfect in every way. And right on time.

Ain't God good? Thank the Lord, thank the Lord, thank the Lord!

By the way, ya'll come see us sometime.