My attorney called this morning and woke me up. We talked through what I want to do with Jason to transfer ownership of the house he is currently renting from me and we agreed on a plan. I went back and forth between two options but we talked it through and finally figured out a way to make the simpler one happen.
I took an arm load of books to the little free library box in Strong City and filled it up. Went out for lunch after that and then came home.
To my surprise the attorney emailed me the forms this afternoon that I need to get notarized with Jason to complete the deal. I thought I would have to drive to KC to make that happen. Jason and I are meeting tomorrow afternoon to sign the papers in front of a notary and then I will mail them. The deal should be completed next week after the attorney receives the papers and files the deeds with the court house. That was easy!
Now if I could get the property I have for sale sold I will be out of the rental business. I mailed the roofing and guttering contract and am on their wait list for get the job done. He estimated about six weeks – last time they said that they were there in two weeks. We shall see what happens this time.
This morning was hard for me. After the phone call with the attorney I had trouble settling. I paced the house for a bit. Not sure where all the extra energy was from but it stuck around a while. Feeling more grounded and settled this afternoon.
Last night when I went to bed there was a fly buzzing around in my bedroom. It sounded like a helicopter flying in the room. I knew there was no use trying to go to sleep with that sound in the room. It took me about 10 minutes to get the fly to settle so I could get it. Man was it loud.
Tomorrow I have a lunch meeting with some friends. We are trying to figure out how to do a fundraising project to help undocumented immigrants get their papers so they can stay in the US. After that lunch I am going to Emporia to meet Jason and get the papers notarized and then mailed. Since I am getting something notarized I will take the information on Max’s Series EE bond and get those papers notarized too. I will stop and pick up some groceries while I am in town. Haven’t bought any for a bit and need to figure out what to get so I have food to eat for the next week or so.
No plans for the weekend. I still need to give some consideration about holding a rally the following Saturday. Inspiration hasn’t struck yet so not sure I will. I believe in the power of protests but I don’t like the negativity of them. I need to protest for what I am in favor of – not what I am against.
The Detention Center let me know the TV that the Love In Action group purchased has arrived along with lots of other packages. They requested a storage rack for the cards they are distributing so I got that ordered along with 300 postcards. Someone had donated a lot of post card stamps and I want the stamps to be put to good use.
Haven’t heard from the butcher yet so it will probably be sometime next week. I will make a trip to KC one day next week when the beef is ready so I can take Nicole her portion. I will plan a stop at Costco when I go as I haven’t been here for a few weeks. I always can find things to buy when I shop at Costco. Other than buying groceries, Costco is about the only store I go into.
Got the bill from the plumber for the third trip to get the faucet drip fixed at the rental house in Emporia. This bill was almost $1,000. Yikes! At least now the faucet is fixed. Wonder if they needed to put on the new faucets since that didn’t fix the problem? I don’t understand these things and sometimes feel like I get ripped off but never know for sure.
Feeling relieved tonight knowing that one more rental house will be off my books by next week. I love simplicity and if the other one sells this year I will be out of the rental business and able to do my own taxes after this year’s taxes are done. Things feel unstable in the economy to me right now and I want to tuck in and skim down what I have to take care of.
Saw a meme on Facebook today that reminded me if I want world peace, I have to create peace within me. If I want things to change in the world, I have to change the ways I do things. It is easy to get caught up in my own perspective and forget that my perspective is a limited view of the world. I need to remind myself to look at things for all points of view to find common ground. Not everyone thinks like I do – thank heavens! We all process things in our own way which is right for us but when I forget that others do it differently conflict can arise. Grateful for the reminders.
Grateful the attorney acted so promptly today, grateful I got the fly that was in my bedroom last night, and grateful the Love in Action group can meet some of the needs of the Detainees.