Sleeping at Wal-Mart
We've been trying to sell a house we own in Alabama for several years. Now, we have a buyer, all the papers are signed and closing will be complete as soon as the lawyer gets my notarized Warranty Deed. After several versions of the deed were sent and not sent, I finally had the correct papers to sign in front of a notary.
I headed out to the bank, thrilled to have this finished... but the bank's notary does not do deeds or anything that might be contested. She sent me to a Pak-Mail's notary who happened to be on vacation, but the clerk sent me to a check cashing place where the notary said I would need a lawyer.... A Lawyer?! Get real!
I went to the court house area looking for a law office. Hooray, I found one! No problem, there is a notary... oops, the legal eagle is not in and the notary doesn't understand whether the deed is valid. Hello? That's up to the closing agent, ALL I NEED IS MY SIGNATURE NOTARIZED SO THEY KNOW IT WAS ME WHO SIGNED THE DEED!!
Finally, I went to a title company, praying that God would keep me focused and patient. Maybe it would be easier to load up the dogs in the pickup and drive to Dothan, Alabama with my papers. But God was good and I was soon greeted and notarized and very blessed by a sweet young lady who praised God along with me. Oft, we don't appreciate a blessing until it has been beyond our reach for a while.
So, with the first thing on my list finally finished, I headed for item #2, the post office to overnight my papers to Dothan. Lines were long, but the elderly gentleman who waited on me was smiling and kind... then at last I was out of there and feeling pretty good about it.
Next, I was to go to the storage unit. I found our unit, opened the door and just stood there. I had no clue what I was to get! So I closed the door and left.
The Goodwill was fourth on my list and this time I knew why. There was a large box of give-aways on the seat beside me. I was in and out of there in a flash and on my way to the last stop, Wal-Mart, but I was getting tired, very tired.
As happens to many brain injured people, when I reach a certain degree of fatigue, I must sleep... I mean I MUST sleep. I don't recall falling asleep, but when I awoke I was drenched in sweat and the pickup cab was dangerously hot. I franticly opened the windows, started the engine and turned on the A/C. Then I sat there drinking a hot coke and trying to figure out if I had been inside the store. Never mind, I said to myself, I'm too tired to go in either way.
I'll give Wal-Mart another try tomorrow. I'm so thankful to have that option. The evening has been relaxing and I had a great phone visit with an old friend.
I headed out to the bank, thrilled to have this finished... but the bank's notary does not do deeds or anything that might be contested. She sent me to a Pak-Mail's notary who happened to be on vacation, but the clerk sent me to a check cashing place where the notary said I would need a lawyer.... A Lawyer?! Get real!
I went to the court house area looking for a law office. Hooray, I found one! No problem, there is a notary... oops, the legal eagle is not in and the notary doesn't understand whether the deed is valid. Hello? That's up to the closing agent, ALL I NEED IS MY SIGNATURE NOTARIZED SO THEY KNOW IT WAS ME WHO SIGNED THE DEED!!
Finally, I went to a title company, praying that God would keep me focused and patient. Maybe it would be easier to load up the dogs in the pickup and drive to Dothan, Alabama with my papers. But God was good and I was soon greeted and notarized and very blessed by a sweet young lady who praised God along with me. Oft, we don't appreciate a blessing until it has been beyond our reach for a while.
So, with the first thing on my list finally finished, I headed for item #2, the post office to overnight my papers to Dothan. Lines were long, but the elderly gentleman who waited on me was smiling and kind... then at last I was out of there and feeling pretty good about it.
Next, I was to go to the storage unit. I found our unit, opened the door and just stood there. I had no clue what I was to get! So I closed the door and left.
The Goodwill was fourth on my list and this time I knew why. There was a large box of give-aways on the seat beside me. I was in and out of there in a flash and on my way to the last stop, Wal-Mart, but I was getting tired, very tired.
As happens to many brain injured people, when I reach a certain degree of fatigue, I must sleep... I mean I MUST sleep. I don't recall falling asleep, but when I awoke I was drenched in sweat and the pickup cab was dangerously hot. I franticly opened the windows, started the engine and turned on the A/C. Then I sat there drinking a hot coke and trying to figure out if I had been inside the store. Never mind, I said to myself, I'm too tired to go in either way.
I'll give Wal-Mart another try tomorrow. I'm so thankful to have that option. The evening has been relaxing and I had a great phone visit with an old friend.
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