The Final "Last"

OK - so it happened just yesterday.  When Jaci and Dwight came home from Seattle on the 2nd of September they had a telephone message that mom's house had sold depending on our response.  Of course, we all quickly said, "take it!" to the bid that was given.  It was going to be sold!  It was going to be no longer mom's home!  It was the final "last"!!

At the beginning I thought "great, it's time it goes!" but like some of the other siblings, it's still very difficult to know there is not a connection any longer.  Maybe it's because as long as 176 Rancho Villa belonged to mom, we still had a small part of her?  I don't know the answer - I just know that although my heart says "mom wanted it sold and sold on her birthday" that there is a part of me still wanting to hang on.  Stupid, I realize, but still real:)

Yesterday Jaci went to the title company and signed it off - all the siblings are mailing in their notarized papers giving our rights away also - such a bittersweet time!  I googled just yesterday the multiple listing in the Walla Walla Realtors Association - there it was, photos of her place.  I have some of those same photos - I took many as I walked out the door the last time.  I remember tears swelling within my eyes to a point I couldn't even see the camera screen, but I wanted those photos!  But when I saw them "online" for everyone to see, it just choked me up again.  There on the one wall by her front door the six little painted photos were hanging in the shape of a cross - I cried!  In the kitchen was a box of kleenex by the telephone counter and her plant above the kitchen sink - I cried!  In the bedroom area was the mirror across from the sink where she'd always placed little momentos that meant something to her - I cried!  The garage door from the outside area was in one photo and I just couldn't help but remember how excited both mom and dad were to build that garage and park a new vehicle in it - I cried!  So can you tell it was a tearful time for me?!!!!  Now, Jaci signs the papers and today the new owners sign their part.  It is gone - and although I'm happy about it - I cry!

The very final "last" is the key to her home that I cannot give up!  It has a little smidgen of fingernail polish still on it from when mom put it there - not much as it's been on my keyring for over a year and it's wearing off - but I have the key.  There's no way that it'll ever be used at 176 Rancho Villa in Walla Walla, Washington but I can imagine it'll be on my keys for a long time - in fact, maybe my girls one day will say, "Hmmmmm, wonder what this went to?" 

 

Blessings mom!!!!  I'll love you forever:)!!!!