As I may have mentioned, my brother and I are selling the family homestead. It made us some good money over the years, but it became a non-performing asset last year. It served us well, and we have good memories of living here. However, it is time to let go, and we will soon have a signed contract for the sale.
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My brother almost woke me up this morning, and we discussed the financial situation of the house. We'll be putting in some repairs, so that the sale can go through. We talked about being sad to let go of the place, and then shifted to money concerns. Both of us could use the money from the sale, but for very different reasons. And then we got to talking about my brother's situation with his wife and what will happen if he has to move to get a new position. That call took me to the point where I had to let go, and get showered for lunch with MSJ.
Around 12:45 pm, I dropped off a lot of paper to be shredded at Westchester County's mobile shredder truck. And then, I was off to the bagel shop for lunch with MSJ. This was a rare time that I'd be early for lunch. But it was just as well. MSJ came in, ordered something light, and we got down to talking. This was a rare 2+ hour lunch for us, and we covered a few topics: My recent cruise, Her sons' progress in school, and Her exhaustion from juggling too many things at one time (typical for most women).
All too soon, lunch had to end, but not before we set up our next meeting. And then it was off to Lane Bryant in Poughkeepsie to look at their dresses. None of them looked appealing to me. The cheap $30 dress I bought from Amazon looked better than the dresses on the rack at Lane Bryant. I'm glad that I wasn't really in the mood to buy anything anyway.
Then, it was on my way home, so that I could cook dinner - Ravioli in a cheesy cream sauce. Yum! Just don't tell my doctor about it.....
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