Ghost in my House

I have long believed in spirits or ghosts or visitors from the other side. I religiously watch John Edward Cross Country and believe that our loved ones find a place on the other side and continue to be in our lives in some way. It is comforting to see people relieved to hear from their loved ones and to know they are OK. I am also addicted to the show Ghost Hunters and believe that there are presences that make themselves known and sometimes these presences are just looking for some direction - they are not there to harm anyone. I am intrigued and fascinated by the other side and am always wanting to learn more. It makes it even more interesting for me because I am convinced that some presence is making itself known in my house and having some fun with Mike and I. Numerous times we have come home to find the TV on and the alarm clock upstairs with the time completely changed. The first couple of times we tried to chalk it up to the cats walking on the remotes or stepping across the alarm clock. Highly unlikely but was how we thought to explain it. We moved the remote so that it could not be walked over and alas the TV happened to be on one day. I have also been awoken by the phone in our bedroom resetting itself and "speaking to me". In essence, it was an automated voice indicating what to do to change the settings. Around the same time that occurred, Mike was downstairs and he experienced the TV go on and off several times. Again we tried to explain it away by saying that there may have been a quick surge or a short circuit. However other items plugged into these same outlets did not reset. During a realtor walk through last week, one of the realtors called my realtor, Nancy, and asked if Mike and I happened to be home. Mike was at work and I was in Orlando. The realtor claimed that she heard snoring coming from upstairs. Again, we tried to explain it away somehow but could not come up with anything. So while none of this fully shows that there is some presence from the other side having its fun with us, it definitely provides a possibility. It does not scare me and in fact I look for other strange occurrences to further validate what I think is true. I have on several occasions had the distinct feeling that someone was there and in fact the cats have often looked out to a particular spot. Minnie has even come into our bedroom and barked at what to us appeared to be nothing. Maybe it is true that animals can really sense more than we can ever imagine to.

The most telling thing for me has been the couple of times I have walked upstairs and specifically smelled Grandma McDonald - whether it was her house or just her distinct smell. The first time it happened was scary and emotional because I couldn't quite grasp what I had encountered. It has happened a couple of times since and now I recognize it and say my little hello to grandma. It is comforting thinking that she really is "stopping by" and checking in. I sometimes think that she is the one messing with the TV and the clock having a good old time while doing so. And I realize that all of this could just be in my head but I find comfort and peace with the fact that though I still miss her, I know she is still with me in some way. I will continue to keep an open mind and look for other paranormal activity that occurs around me.

Quick House Update

The house is moving along faster than anyone expected. Mike went for the pre-drywall inspection yesterday and pointed out some flaws and missing tv jacks. He has already asked if he could make periodic stops over to check on the drywall work. I think the Town and Country guy is going to regret giving Mike his card. Final inspection is planned for January 8th. Extremely excited but excitement tempered by slow movement on the current house. We have been told we can move our closing on the new house to February which will help and we can likely manage for a couple of months with both houses (pending a decent bonus from work). The stress is creeping up on me but I am trying to be positive. I continue to hear horror stories from friends of mine who had their houses on the market for over a year and a half. But I also see houses in our subdivision moving so who knows.......I am waiting for Kelly to bring over the St. Joseph's statue now!!

I want to throw out there that if we are still in our house, I would like to still have Christmas Eve. Kind of like the last hurrah at my first house. The decorations will be drastically scaled down (which is sad) but you just wait for next year's Christmas Eve when I go to town big time since there will be more space to fill! Hopefully everyone is still up for my house and of course if anything changes as to our living arrangements, I will let you know.