neurological dryer lint

i'm starting to understand how my in-laws feel when i come over to fix their PC. i explain and explain using every lowest-common-denominator term in my vocabulary what i'm fixing, how to protect themselves online, how things work... but it never seems to fully sink in.

i'm sure our mortgage guys and our realtor feel like that when talking to me - every time i think i have a handle on this whole thing, someone will send me some document, make me sign some paperwork, or make a comment that derails me completely and shoots my blood pressure through the roof.

a healthy dose of prayer, the starting line and def leppard have helped to provide some peace. and God has cleared enough space in my heart for joy about moving to a new community and settling down a little more. we've been blessed with good advice from friends we trust, too. everyone who has thrown out suggestions about what to look for in a house, and how to get through the buying process without apoplexy - i'm grateful.

so we put an offer in on the place we love today. hopefully by the end of the week we'll have a deal settled and by june we'll be all done and moving in. originally i was concerned about moving to the barren northern reaches of west chester; but we spent some time in the neighborhood this weekend and i really don't feel too far away from anything. probably means we'll be switching churches, and i'll either need to make regular pilgrimages to bfm or find a new butcher's shop out there.