Awake 9:02 am Temp downtown 34 Partly cloudy Overnight Anchorage, Ak.
9 hrs 34 min of daylight
If feels good to be back in Alaska. We both slept very well. After
breakfast we talk with Melissa about a possible plan to visit with her,
Kevin, & Matthew today. We have grocery shopping to do & Kathy has a
haircut scheduled with Robin for 4:30. To fit all that in between
Matthew's naps is too difficult, so we'll shoot for a visit on Thursday.
Leave the house @ 11:35 for shopping @ Fred Meyers then Costco & back home
@ 3:30. Kathy leaves shortly afterward to get her haircut & do a little
more shopping.
Meanwhile I call Woody @ his home number...no answer. Then I call his
wife. She is driving & will have Woody call later.
When Woody calls, he wants to come over & talk with us about real estate.
Before I say OK, I call Kathy to confirm that she will be home so we can
talk with Woody & his wife together around 5:30--6:00 pm.
Meanwhile Gene calls from Florida. I thank him & Jerri for keeping our
house so clean & organized + the new VCR & DVD player they left in our
den.....we were not finished talking when Woody & his wife Chong rang our
doorbell. I let them in to walk around the house while I continue to talk
with Gene about the damage to their home from the recent hurricanes in
Florida. "We were lucky" he says. "A few water leaks, a tree blown down &
some siding messed up but otherwise, not too bad."
Woody wants to see our equipment room again and eventually we find our way
down there. As I am explaining some of the features of our commercial
heating system, Kathy arrives & joins us. We walk thru a few more rooms
before settling down to the kitchen table to start the FSBO process. It's
new to us & new to them so it's like the blind leading the blind. Kathy
leads the process by following our FSBO manual. Wood & Chong make us an
offer of &&&& but we are asking $$$$$. Kathy & I look at each other
knowing that's too low, & they look at each other & seem to know it's too
low. Finally Kathy breaks the silence & verbalizes what we are thinking.
"What will you take asks one of them?" Kathy takes her time while we look
at each other again. Then with a strong direction & good eye contact, she
mentions a price slightly lower than our asking. Woody & Chong look at
each other & tell us they have qualified at their bank for the amount
$$$$. We say nothing. Then after a little time passes, one of them
mentions that they will need to talk with their bank tomorrow & let us
know. "OK" we say & after a little more casual conversation, we walk them
to the door & say, goodnight. This was our 2nd serious offer in the 5
weeks we've had our house on the market.
While Kathy is cooking dinner, the news televises the Red Sox's winning
the American League Pennant over the New York Yankees.
8:50 pm Dinner: Pork chops, broccoli, fried apple & fresh salad.
Lights out: 11:08 pm
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