Its Official!!

After almost 3 years, our battle with the bank for our house, has finally ended. we spent nearly 2 of those years trying make it work and going through every program they had to offer only to have it end each time worse then it started. We finally gave in, and tried to short sale it. After 8 months, 5 offers and the bank counter offering way above the market, we have said enough. You win. The house sold at auction on friday and it sold for less then the last 2 offers. It was not the outcome we had hoped for and it will eventually bring more issue to deal with, but its done. and that is the best part of all. :) Steve met with the 'company' that bought it and asked for only one thing. His silly blood orange tree from the back yard. The darn thing after almost 4 years has not really gown and produced only 2 unedible oranges, but for some reason, it meant a lot to Steve and so the man took one look at the shrub of a tree and said "sure, take it." Steve is happy and we have some green in our dirt back yard. :) No matter how you look at it, Life really is a blessing.