(my dad and my pirates)

My parents are going to be purchasing a home nearby.  We are ecstatic. It represents years worth of big dreams and lots of wishes we can now file under "ACTUALLY CAME TRUE."

After weeks of looking they'd seen almost every listing in the area- and nothing fit.

They moved themselves into a smaller space. They put their belongings in storage. 

And then my mother called and said she'd given the universe an ultimatum- 

and asked if she could stay in our guest room until the universe relented. 

Of course I agreed- and of course the universe relented. 

Six days later they found the perfect house.

The universe likes to pull out the red carpet and fine china for my mother.