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So, this week Keith has been on the phone almost every day regarding different contracts. Yep, contractS; meaning many, more than one! To add to that, just about an hour ago we received word that the project leader on one of the contracts is ready to extend a job offer to Keith. We should hear tomorrow or Monday.

Also, last night we had a showing on the house and they came back tonight for a second showing. So far the feedback from the first showing is that the buyers are very interested in the house.

I believe the sun, moon, stars, and planets are beginning to align...all at the command of God, the great Creator of course.:-)

So we've had all kinds of showings on the house but still no offers. We've also heard a little more activity on contracts for Keith. Yes, he is being considered for 2 contracts at the moment. Both with details yet to be worked out.

I kind of feel like a broken record but, again, we still feel this is God's direction for us and know that it will all come together in His timing.

Thanks for listening!

On Tuesday of this week we actually had 2 showings, one in the morning and one in the evening. The buyers at the second showing seem very interested but we have not heard an offer come in yet.

I was just called and there is now a showing scheduled for Monday but it would seem that these are buyers who have not seen the house yet, not a second showing.

We are still waiting for a position on a contract to materialize for Keith as well. Nothing more really to report there.

That's the latest!

Since I last posted we've had another showing on the house and a little more information come our way on a contract for Keith. The contract sounds promising but is in the "waiting for funding" stage. There is not an estimated time on when this may or may not happen so we are still in the incredibly monotonous waiting stage. However, I am thankful for this little bit of news. I still believe, wholeheartedly, that God is still orchestrating things and I need to be patient.

As far as the showings, we've had no offers yet. It's all been positive feedback but that's about all. As Keith says, "We just need to wait and see how things play out".

We had two showings on the house this week. One showing on Thursday and one on Friday. We haven't heard any feedback yet. This could mean one of two things: either the buyers are not interested in the house or the Real Estate Agent is slow in getting back to us. We'll keep you updated!

I've been hearing the comment a lot lately, "You are still here?". Yes, we are still in NH waiting to hear about a contract in Maryland. Fortunately, we have not received any offers on our house yet. There are days when I feel anxious about all of this and then there are days when I can totally rest in knowing that God is in control and is orchestrating everything. Today, I'm feeling 50/50.

First of all, we would like to say a big "Thank You" to everyone who showed their sympathy during our time of loss of our cat, Bandit. We love you all!

So, the house has been on the market now for almost 3 1/2 weeks. The last 2 weeks we did not have one showing. According to our Realtor, things slow down because of weddings and graduations this time of year. Things should pick up a little after the 4th of July and then the next surge will most likely be August/September.

However, yesterday, I received a phone call at 10:15am saying someone would like to come see the house between 11:30am and 12:30pm. Well, I was almost to the grocery store with the kids and had not picked up the house before we left. So, we scrambled home and the kids did a fantastic job helping me tidy up the house for the showing. We received feedback last night that they liked the house, felt it was priced right but the wife wants a formal dining room. The husband still wants to keep our house on his list. I guess it's just a matter of seeing who wins out.

We're still waiting to hear about a contract for Keith in Maryland so we would appreciate it if you could continue to keep that in your prayers.

That's all for now!

So, the "journey" began on April 23rd 2008 when I was forced to move to Comcast digital voice from Vonage. The tech came and installed the all the needed equipment and the 2 phone lines - one which would eventually be my current home phone number.

The tech did an excellent job and was done in no time and I twittered it. I called Comcast the same day and let them know that it was done and that I wanted to port my number over from Vonage and I was connected to the third party transfer voice prompts which I answered and said yes I wanted this done. With that done I settled in for a wait - thinking it would be 15 days or so.

Cut to June 3rd, when I realized that, not only is my Comcast voicemail broken, but my phone number had not been transfered. I called and received a nice person telling me that they would contact the porting group and get this solved. I actually believed her.

I believe I called again before my 4 calls starting on the evening of June 13th. Here's how that went:

1st call: I asked the tech to find out what was going on with the porting - she said she would get the porting group on the line with us to figure it out. I was then put on hold and 1 minute later I was disconnected - please note I was calling from one of the Comcast phone lines.

2nd call: more frustrated, I asked to speak with a supervisor - I spent some time railing about my problem - I was put on hold so she could find out more and again, I was disconnected.

3rd. Call: called again, this time from my Vonage line, got a supervisor, went over the whole story yet again and received no help, no explanations and only a weak sorry. No "I'm really sorry and I'll make this a personal mission to make sure you get credited for the inconvenience" just more, we'll look into it. I would have even been a little happier if she had accepted blame for the problem. She also did not know why this was happening. Please note I did NOT get disconnected... hmmm coincidence?

4th call:
Ok, I was done - I'm sitting there talking with my wife about how poor /non-existant their customer support is and I get a call from Stacey, a Comcast person in the porting department. She tells me they have no record of me going through the third party verification test back on April 23rd (So, this must be my fault, right?). She does see a note that says transfer number from Vonage but I guess that's too vague, so it was ignored.

I try to get her/Comcast to accept responsibility for this fiasco but again, that's not happening. "we don't know exactly what happened", is what I hear and have heard all night. I ask about being credited again and I am told, "I don't work in the billing department, but I can transfer you." - that's what I need, to argue with yet another Comcast employee that won't care or accept blame for their screw-up. I say, "no, I don't need the hassle, why can't you take care of this for me" - what follows is pretty much the same answer, in various forms. I give up.

She says I have to go though the 3rd party verification again. Fine, I'll do it again. I go through it again and hear the thanks for choosing Comcast at the end and want to shout at the phone.

The next day - June 14th, 2008, I get a call from a tech at comcast asking if I have an appointment for a phone problem - I tell him no, and the problem I have isn't with the physical phone equipment - it's just the porting of my phone number I'm having problems with. This guy, it turns out, is the same one who did the original install and is amazed that I'm still waiting for the port . Me too. Me too.

I've also sent an email to the Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, but don't expect to hear an answer because, when you're a monopoly like Comcast, your customers don't have to like you, they just don't have much of a choice.

I have some sad news. We had to have our cat, Bandit put down today. The diagnosis was either heart failure or cancer. To even do the MRI would have caused to much stress on him and he would most likely have not survived it. So, we felt it was more humane to put him out of his misery.

The kids are quite upset but that is to be expected. This is really the first time they've had to deal with losing something/someone close to them. They're planning on drawing pictures later as a tribute to him. It's funny, he wasn't a cat they could cuddle with or even pat but there was still a bond.

So, we ask for your prayers as we grieve the loss of Bandit.