Dear Karen:

  After reading your post, I was thinking about what is going on in my household these days, and funny enough we are going thru the same changes as you, so I can relate, and send you many ((((huggs)))).  We are realstate brokers my husband and myself, and have just sold our home, as we plan on relocating to florida. We are now living in Virginia.  The stress of selling and contracts are difficult enough,when you don't know what is going to happen- appraizers,loan's banks- so many things can go wrong and we internilize doom.  As I go thru the sale process with all of my husbands clients,I know first hand how stressing it is.  When it is our house that is on the block for sale, it gets even more difficult, because it is a personnal issue.  We close on the 20th of June, and will rent back for a month or two.  Karen, you will never believe what happened to us:  Verizon wireless came thru our street, and decided to put fiber optic cable!, so they needed to dig up everyones lawns> I said, please don't ruin the garden, because this house is already sold, I spoke to the general manager, and he made sure that every bit of dirt and sod was placed exactly as they found it.  See, I stressed out over something that was beyond my control, and it worked out just fine.  What did I learn? I learned that I have to let it go, and things will fall into place as they where ment to regardless of my over reaction.  We are still in limbo, as the florida state boards of licensing is very slow, so, we might be homeless, with 13 thousand pounds of furniture- and now where to put it!, but I keep thinking what is the worst case senario? so we rent a place for a month or two, maybe a hotel, sure  I could use the rest, and would not have to clean for a few months.  I wish you calmness with your closing, and that you can get some rest, it will all be over with before you know it, and you will be enjoying your new home.  Best of luck. Dorean