Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2009. Mattie was home between hospital stays and as you can see our dining room and living room were transformed. We had trains and train tracks in the living room and a racing track and cars in the dining room. Mattie had a way of filling up a room and a home. It has been an adjustment to go from this, back to the days before we ever had a child. It's a huge adjustment and not one that is natural or you ever really come to peace with.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 33,101,236
- Number of people who died from the virus: 589,660
Still working on Foundation acknowledgment letters from the Virtual Walk last Sunday. Yesterday I wrote 40 letters and today I wrote 60! I am making headway. It is vital that I make progress on this because I am going to Boston for Memorial Day weekend and then we we come back we are going to South Carolina. We are taking the trip we booked for 2020, but postponed it to this year. In between these trips, we close on our Oakton house. Once I come back from South Carolina, I have to focus on getting the house ready for us to move in. Then of course move in! It will be a busy summer.
After walking Sunny around the National Mall, Peter and I drove to Oakton, and became exploring our neighborhood and what it has to offer. To be perfectly honest buying a house during COVID is insane. For many reasons, but the one main one that has bothered me is timing. You are only allotted about 45 minutes to tour a house. Then that's it. The next buyer comes in and you have to go out! In addition to making a big decision when rushing through a house, you are also dealing with a housing shortage. So there is no thinking and debating. If you think you like the house and neighborhood, you have to put in an offer in that day! We learned our lesson after losing two other houses. But in all reality, I am thrilled we did not get the other two houses, because the one we are actually buying surpasses them by a mile.
In addition, to getting a better house, we are buying the house from the original owners of the house. We will be the second family who has ever lived in the house. The family loved my personal letter and they happen to be philanthropic too and are happy to learn about our Mattie and Mattie Miracle. Fascinating no!? They seem like lovely people and they want to meet us and celebrate the day we close on the house. They have invited us over for champagne and they will walk through the house with us. They sound like very special people and I am beyond impressed with how they maintained their home. Clearly they loved it and I hear they are crying about leaving it.
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This is so sweet about the original owners of your new home. They sound like great people and I'm so happy you and Peter are buying this house!
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