No go, Mama’s ear, farm update

Mama and I made an offer on the property on Hwy 730 and were countered by the sellers with a price that I had set as the cap of what I was willing to pay for the property. It would have been a go but the sellers started stating conditions that I was uncomfortable with. I got the distinct impression that we were in for a contentious battle to purchase the place from them – so I backed away. I do not have the emotional energy right now to contend with any meanness as I try to find me and Mama a place to grow old in together.

I am obviously disappointed in the fact that Mama and I have to continue the search when I thought it to be over, but more so in the sense that I felt God was in the purchase of this property and I missed something along the way. Who knows what we will learn from this. The bottom line is that it appears that we are back to square one. God is good!

Mama went to Denton to an ENT specialist yesterday so we could get a definitive diagnosis on her ear infection. Peggy went along for the ride – and it was a great help to Mama to have her along. The diagnosis is that she has a plugged up ear and it is infected. The doctor cleaned out the buildup of stuff in the ear as best he could and recommended keeping up the administration of the antibiotic drops she has been using. Other than that she should be fine in a few more days.

She did not get home until after 7 pm since she and Peggy had to go shopping and to dinner. They also stopped at Sam’s in Denton to get a few things. I had set a budget for the trip and she only exceeded it by a little bit but she did get everything we had listed – and then some.

We should be getting the check from the sale of our steers today or tomorrow and based on the market report I got yesterday we should do pretty well. We still have one steer at the farm - we are fattening him up to butcher. On the flip side, we also have Daisy May. Mama and I are hoping she is bred. While we fatten up the steer she reaps the blessing of getting extra grain also. I told Mama not to separate her from the steer because I am afraid she would tear down the fence to get to the sweet feed.

This weekend the man who is buying our farm is supposed to come by with his insurance agent and at some point the surveyor will be coming to confirm the boundaries of the property. I am most interested in the survey. For the moment I have been asked to do no more to the shop and I may have to remove the brackets and wood I have put on the tall part of the shop. The buyer has other plans.

I am not going to undo any of the work I have done for now. I am waiting on the closing to confirm new ownership; just on the off chance that there is a problem with the sale and we end up staying for longer than we are anticipating. I sincerely hope that does not happen but I want to be prepared just in case.

The closing is set for September 5^th. Two weeks from today.