Archive for June, 2006

Home is where the kitten is.

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

It got lonely over at the new house. I have cable and the internets, video games and even a few places to sit and surfaces to put stuff on. (And a lot of boxes.) But there was something missing… something soft and furry. I kept going back to the other house at bedtime every night–I […]

Home again.

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

So, today I bought a house. That is all.
Oh, except to say that anyone who wishes to let me boss them around moving boxes, cleaning things, painting, laying linoleum, etc… feel free to give me a call. Right now house visits are likely to involve manual labor. I’m just sayin’: I made S clean bird […]

Which do you want first?

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

The good news
The bad news

Some of the fix-it list items were actually fixed: broken door jamb, exterior drain, siding on the chimney stack, MBR window sill, faceplate for light switches inside, and the weatherstripping
Some were not: exterior garage door frame, exterior LR window sill, garage lighting, cutting back the trees, and replacing faceplates on the […]

Now with more waiting

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

That whole patience and waiting part I was warned about? Aie. So true.
At the moment I am waiting, for just a few minutes, before getting ready to go for what might be the final walkthrough… or in fact may instead be mere confirmation of what I suspect–that the seller hasn’t made a single goddamned repair–and […]

Two weeks to go.

Sunday, June 4th, 2006

Termite inspection report is back–no bugs. Woo. That’s pretty much the last thing, save for the survey. Now that only lots of money and lots of work remain… OMG! What am I getting into?
I am so excited. And also so incredibly freaked out. So ready and so… ready to flee the country. I understand this […]