Fun Surprise!

I've been in touch with all three of my siblings in the past 24 hours!  It's a miracle.  I don't remember that EVER happening - and I hope it continues.  I will hopefully catch up with one of them by phone tomorrow. Sure hope so!

The house guests left the house around 3AM - which we know because J. checked the security logs.  They returned not that long ago and were here briefly late afternoon.  We have no idea where they went and wonder if H. went to the 'open house' face to face interview he's been telling us about.  (Though first he said it was Monday, then Tuesday, then today - and then he disappears for hours and we seriously doubt that he went). 

J. came up with some ideas about memorializing our transition plan.  The trickiest part is actually seeing them and talking about it face to face.  I'm not willing to drag this out forever waiting for actual conversation with them - I'm leaning more towards giving them a letter.  Tape one to their door, slide a copy under their drawer, tape one to the car steering wheel and put one under the windshield wiper.  Four copies and we stand a chance of them seeing it. 

No idea where they went and my mind goes to weird places.  Time enough to drive to Reno and get married?  Not sure they would do that but they might.  H. has implied to J. that there are serious 'issues' surfacing between them - we're sure she's working hard at convincing him to screw us out of the $ he owes us and should be able to pay us back shortly - and it appears his conscience is reminding him just how wrong that would be.  We'll see. 

We both agree that in the event we aren't paid back, the transition timeline moves up significantly - as in 24 hours and you're out.

We'll see.  Like all things with these two, it's been often times just a crap shoot about what they will/won't do and what they understand about what is happening.  I mean, they are leaving.  They know we are serious.  But we haven't provided a firm date (though we have a date planned and we will share that in the letter, too). 

It's just a mess....but we're starting to feel a little better about it.  After months of feeling used and abused, we're taking back control.  They aren't all that happy about any of it but they seem to be 'getting' that we are not backing down and they are leaving.  I hope we don't have to call the police to escort them from the house but we will if we have to. 

And then we look forward to claiming our happy home back.