A little lull

Work has been stopped at the new house for a week now. I've identified that it's challenging for me during this time, because construction was progressing so RAPIDLY at the beginning. Each day, G and I would visit the house in the late afternoon and admire the progress. I think that, for both of us, that progress meant symbolically and literally that we might someday move on from our dilemma of the last 8 1/2 months. The lull is because Mark is waiting for the city to grant permits. It's a good thing - he wants to be sure, especially in light of the circumstances of our situation, that we don't get "crossways" with the city. I understand that our city is pretty political - so I don't know how slowly/quickly to expect this to resolve. In the meantime, we are continuing to take care of details and choices from our end. We're both busy practicing the "glass half full" mentality. In my mind's eye, I am finally able to visualize that the end results of the planning are going to be awesome and just right for us. That's a huge positive step for me. We'll return to our waiting and hope to hear from Mark soon.......