define the term "quick"

we finally got another offer on our house in asheville! after negotiating back and forth several times, we found an agreeable number. it wasn't quite what we were hoping for, but really, what is in this market? after the movers take three days to pack up and load the trucks, our closing is scheduled for july 25. this has been a very l-o-n-g process. i don't remember the exact date that we went on the market, but i do know that the for sale sign was up in our yard on halloween. (yep, halloween. as in, eight months ago.) i can't tell you how many times i'd get a call about a showing with less than an hour's notice, sending me into a frenzy of picking up toys, tossing some food into the kids' mouths for an early lunch, and dragging the pack & play into a helpful neighbor's guest bedroom for susanna to sleep. (agents seemed to have a knack for knowing my toddler's nap schedule, and loved to come right in the middle of it.) when we relocated to raleigh at christmas, we left all of our spring clothes in our closets, convinced that we'd surely have sold our house by the time warmer weather arrived. (poor kids are still walking around in wool sweaters. ) i met someone today who heard that we had just gone under contract and are closing in three weeks. her response? "wow! that's so quick!"