Hi all, it's going as well as can be expected. We came to an agreement on the new house sans Mercedes and are working towards closing later in the month. I'm staying in a hotel for the month as we closed on our existing house.
Looks like our wild fires really flared up yesterday with the crazy winds we've had and the sky is dark. Some fires getting closer to the new home

Should be ok though.
On the Astronomy side of things...the new house is in slightly darker skies than the old place so that's great. I'll have to pour a footer for the pier and get the observatory set up once I get settled.