I feel a bit weary now the adrenalin is wearing off

Unbelievably we seem to have exchanged contracts on our house sale/purchase. There was a moment (or two) on Friday when it really did seem as if the whole thing was going to go belly up as the people we are buying from accepted another offer and told us if we didn't exchange by noon on the Friday the whole deal was off. Our buyer, on the other hand, was utterly convinced this was all a ruse made up by our estate agents and his solicitor and rather than capitulate and send some money (he and his wife had eventually been persuaded to sign contracts) he preferred to shout at people down the phone and hang up. So, the living more dangerously bit comes in when, having exhausted all other options, I tell Steve to phone our buyer. Miraculously (and I do not use that word lightly) the penny drops for dear Mr Patel and he hot foots it up to London yesterday to procure funds and TT'd them to his solicitor. We had, of course, passed the Friday deadline, and were not convinced that our offer on the place in Cholsey was still good. This morning, however, we discovered that money does indeed talk and BINGO! So we are set to complete on 15th May. You can be sure I'll keep you posted.