It finally happened...

...Monday at 3pm, we simultaneously exchanged and completed. But it was a close call. Monday morning the vendors solicitors announced that there was a hitch and for some time it was doubtful that the sale would take place at all. Nobody told us what had happened and we could only speculate, but no matter, it's all OK now and we finally completed. As it was all so iffy, we couldn't get on and pack and load up the van, so we sat about, waiting, waiting, waiting, not knowing if we would actually be going to Norfolk on Tuesday or not. When we finally got the phone call, it was a mad panic of packing and phone calls.
Tuesday morning and we were up early loading the van and didn't leave until about 11am. We stopped at Waitrose, Swaffham for a comfort break and a sandwich, before driving to Burnham Market to collect the keys from the estate agents.
We got to Crossways about 3pm. It was cold and damp and starting to get dark. The house was full of stuff that Mr and Mrs Vendor had left. It was like they'd done a moonlight flit, upped and gone, leaving their stuff behind. At this point I did wonder what the hell we'd done!
The next morning dawned bright and dry and after a comfortable nights rest at the cottage down the road, we went back to the house and it didn't seem quite so bad as it had the previous day. We had a bit of an explore with the dogs, unpacked the van and organised for a 7 yard skip to be delivered the next day. Once we got working, it was amazing at how quickly it started to look better. I love to make order out of chaos. Mr and Mrs Vendor seemed to love making chaos out of order!

From Monday next week, we will have a telephone line and Horahh!...Internet...Horahh!! So I will blog regularly so you can see how we get on with our little project.

Bye for now - bed beckons!

At last...

...we are all set to complete next week. Maybe Monday! It's all or nothing! We are frantically trying to get organised. So much to do. Not having moved for 22 years, we are winging it a bit.
Need LPG gas cylinders, get broadband/phone organised,  a (big) skip, the list is endless and until we know the exact date, we can't actually make a start. But we have got a place to stay - friends in our village have a holiday home in Docking, and are happy to hand over the keys for a couple of weeks. Thanks N and M!

It's Official...

We are going to exchange and complete simultainiously next Wednesday! Horahh!
And then we will be the proud owners of a property in Norfolk. I think we may think along the lines of  'whatever have we done' when we go to the house for the first time as it's new owners, keys in hand, next Thursday! It'll be freezing cold, probably raining and blowing a gale and the big blue sky of Norfolk will be just a memory when we stand outside Crossways with our stuff.
And of course the house will be full of their rubbish, as will the shed, the garage and the garden.
So the first job will be to clean the loos, then get to work on clearing the house, loft included, rip up the carpets and ceremoniously chuck everything in the skip. And then take stock of what needs to be done.
Whilst the Champagne is on ice, we feel it's a bit premature to open it just yet.

No news is good news...

...this has always been my philosophy...until now. Now I'm not so sure. No news is definitely frustrating that's for sure.