a very fruitful day

We arrived last night in Fort Qu'Appelle so that we could attend to stuff again. It was good to come because we were pretty discouraged last week and asked the Lover for encouragement on our way here. The phone rang soon after- our financing is going to go through and they will only require putting down %5.

This morning, my cousin offered to take at least 2 of our kids, so Brian and I thought we'd get some business done. We made another attempt (about our 5th) to get our Sask IDs made. We had just gotten our Texas driving records in the mail (SGI's newest demand of us, yet another hoop to hurtle). Lo and behold, (after another good hour at their counter, with numerous calls to the central office and cranky, sleepy baby on my hip) we got them, both of us! By this time, we were late to meet the inspector at the house we are buying, but we hussled over to find out that the house is in great condition. We had been concerned about visible water damage, but he reassured us of what all the various sources were and told us easy ways to resolve them.

Seeing the amazing successes we'd had, Brian took the van by for an inspection, they booked him a time for Fri. and assured him that the time limit of 45 days was only for federal inspections, which the van does not need. Brian asked if the crack in the windshield would make the van fail the provincial test and they assured us it would not.

Then to beat all, I thought Dominique and I would see if we could hunt ourselves up a doctor. We found a great one, who talked to us, took us seriously, was kind, fun, capable and seemed genuinely interested in us. This also occurred after only 30 min. of waiting having just walked in off the street. We didn't have to fill out a mountain of paperwork, or waste the day wilting away waiting to be seen. It was phenomenal! Now nearly all our legalese is done. I believe closing is Aug.16th or there abouts and we are more and more excited about it.