Another offer? and more

Both our original and back up offers seem determined to close on the house if possible, but now a couple who could have had the house a few weeks ago say they want to make an offer.  I suppose I should be hoping the original buyers back out, since the secoond buyers have a good offer and we might even get a bidding war.  But, I confess to just being tired out from it. 

Last night, H and I had some good friends over to help us mediate outstanding issues.  It seemed unfruitful at first, but I think has led to a different approach for co-parenting that will work better and allow for lots of contact at the times that are most important to me.  I expect we will have something court-ready in the next couple of days.  Technically, since we are pro se parties, we are required to have a court-designated volunteer lawyer stamp the papers, which should be very straightforward, since we should finally be in agreement.  Once that happens, it will be done except for the judge rubber-stamping it.  If it's been reviewed and agreed by the parties, the judge will not change it absent fraud, etc., but there are only a few hours a month when the judge handles this type of matter, so while it will really be done, it will take another week or two for the decree to actually be entered.  It's sad, yet liberating, after so much pain.  I feel I've done my best to keep a level head through this process; I haven't been perfect, but I have no major regrets.

You are free to choose your actions, but you are not free to choose the consequences that flow out of those actions, a theme that appears over and over in the Book of Mormon.