I just got done wiping almost all shelves and drawer interiors in my whole house, except the shelves in the basement and garage (and my husband's bathroom, which still has stuff in it - Yup!) Hubby is going to a notary public to have a form notarized.

We had a conference call with our realtor yesterday. Unless something really major comes up, which we hope not, our closing date on our house will be next Tuesday, December 22. The movers will have taken all of our stuff for shipment the day before, Monday, December 21. We'll just have a last minute cleanup as well as a smoke, carbon monoxide, and sump pump inspection, which we expect will be fine. Then we set out on our road trip the night of the closing. We are supposed to hear about the mold inspection results today, but from what we were told, there should be minimal, if any, remediation needed. I believe if it is needed, we'll just give the buyer some money off towards it. This whole transaction is not over until it's over.

We did end up offering the buyer some stuff, for free. That includes our old IKEA master bedroom suite, a beautiful bookcase, a nice twin-size bed, our deck furniture, and some other smaller miscellaneous stuff. They want it, so at least we won't have to struggle getting rid of these things last minute. Apparently they are just starting out and appreciate this stuff. Maybe that will make them less likely to be tough if anything minor does come up.

I made hotel reservations in Charleston, South Carolina for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. They are the only reservations we'll make this far ahead. We're splurging on that, given the holiday. The rest of the places we'll stay should be much cheaper.