After three looooong and, at times, trying months, our house finally closed on Thursday, September 8. To say that we were not only overjoyed but also greatly relieved is an understatement. After signing our lives away with at least 100 signatures, we received our long coveted keys and took our first trip up Wilson Mountain as new home owners. With all of the giddiness of a couple of teenagers, Mountain Man and I hurriedly unlocked the lock and walked through the door of our dream home, which now after the long humid summer months of being locked up with no air circulation reeked of mildew. After closer examination, EVERYTHING had a coat of that fine white powdery mildew covering it. YUCK! Oh well, no time to fret, we were leaving for our beach vacation the very next morning. So after a quick repacking, off we went for our week at the beach. It was a fun and hectic week. The grands were great fun as usual. Mountain Man's Mountain Sis and her hubby were even able to come spend a few days with us which always is a good time. I have always felt a very strong connection to the ocean and its inhabitants. This time was no different. I was once again blessed to be able to be in the water when a school of dolphins swam by. The energy that they share is amazing. Whenever I am lucky enough to be near them and receiving their energy, I also send Reiki to them. I only hope that they feel the wonderfulness of the energy share that I do. Needless to say, the week flew by. We arrived back on our mountain late Saturday afternoon. Sunday was spent shopping for our necessary arsenal of bleach, Odoban and other assorted cleaners and smell good items. We took the rest of the day to regroup, smudge the house, and rest up. Sunday afternoon it rained all afternoon. To be able to sit on our covered porch overlooking the mountains while listening to the rain fall gives me the truest sense of peace and contentment that I have ever felt. All is right with the world.
We received word that the Movers would be here either Wednesday or Thursday. Let the cleaning frenzy begin! By 10:00 Tuesday night, not a single surface in our house has been left untouched. Mountain Man and I were thoroughly exhausted and hurt in places we didn't even know we had. After emptying the last bucket of water from the carpet scrubber in the guest bathroom, Mountain Man went down the basement to make sure all of the lights were turned off. I was finishing cleaning everything up when all of a sudden up the basement stairs he flew faster than I'd seen him move in a long time. It seems that all of the buckets of water that we'd been dumping in that bathtub, probably 50 or more that day alone, were now on the basement floor. The trap in the tub drain had come off! No wonder it drained so well! Now, after much mopping and scrubbing, the basement floor is also clean and disinfected!
The movers will be here at 7:00 tomorrow morning. I'm looking forward to the simple things, like having a paper basket in my bathroom and a real mattress (air mattresses aren't bad for a night or two) to sleep on. After working in our new home these last few days, I know that I packed waaayyy too much. We will be purging much of what will be delivered here tomorrow. Who needs to live in a cluttered indoors when we have the perfection of nature out our back door?
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