Waiting is the Hardest Part...

It has been a long couple of weeks. As I mentioned in my last post, our closing has been postponed. For the last 3 1/2 weeks, the only things in our current Waynesburg house is an air mattress, 2 fold up chairs, a small TV, and our 3 cats. We still are not sure when we will be closing, but here is the story... The kid that bought our house changed the type of loan a week before the original closing. He changed to a USDA loan, which is government approval. And the government is known for taking their jolly ol' time. His loan officer didn't sent all his necessary tax information, which lengthened the approval time from two weeks to four. Meanwhile, all our belongings are still in the Morgantown house. We have been paying weekly rent to continue to store our items in the garage. So the builder of the Morgantown house has been rather difficult- not signing an extension and putting the house back on the market. Needless to say, this whole process has been a COMPLETE NIGHTMARE!! Toby and I have no idea what is going on because both of our Realators really lack in the communication department. So, the second-2 weeks approval time for this loan ends tomorrow. Our extension on the new house ends on Friday, and our loan expires next Monday. Pretty much, if we don't close by Friday, we are royally f***ed!

Paint 'N Sip

On Saturday, my mom, her friend Toni, and I went to a Paint 'N Sip Session.  Paint 'N Sip is a painting class in which you pay and bring your own bottle of wine.  They provide your canvas, paints, brushes, and snacks.  The sessions are in a beautiful Victorian house on Wheeling Island.  It is offered on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and each day has a scheduled painting.  The paintings vary from a coffee cup, birds, flowers, trees, martini glass, etc.  So, you pick your favorite painting, schedule, and paint 'n sip! 

It was a very fun experience and while drinking wine, it makes mistakes a lot more forgivable!  We scheduled for this because I was going to be in Wheeling for a friend's shower the next day, and the scheduled painting was a peacock- which is a favorite of mine!  We are already planning on attending another.  Here is my finished project: