My parents were supposed to move to Texas shortly after we did. We bought a 5 bedroom house with them in mind (no stairs to the front door, craft room, big master suite on the main floor, laundry right outside the master suite). And now we’ve lived here over 4 years and they are still in Maryland.

Life happened in the last 4 years. My uncle got very sick and my mother cared for him until he passed away. Then my dad got pancreatic cancer and had to go through major surgery and chemo. They tried to put their house up for sale last year, but the realtor just disappeared and never listed it. It was finally put up for sale (with a different realtor) this spring.

They knew their house needed a certain buyer, but they weren’t in a hurry and were willing to wait for the right person to come along. They live in a house built (by my grandparents) in 1945 on 8 1/2 acres with a couple large fields and lots of woods. It’s about an hour outside of DC in a relatively rural area.

The right person (well, couple) has come along. They are a young couple who grow organic fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Because of various reasons, they most likely will not actually close on the house until December (but possibly October). But the contract is signed. My parents have sold their house.

So, in a few months, we’ll be back to having three generations living all together. In the meantime, we need to finish the boys’ room, move the WiiU/TV to their room, finish cleaning out my parents’ room, clean the shelves in the craft room off (yet again), and who knows what else to prepare for their arrival and merging their stuff with ours. It’ll be a new adventure!