Yeah, not so much
I thought we had a house, but the deal fell through. So now we are going back to Florida this weekend to try to find a house... again.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Who moved my cheese?
This morning (it's very short) I read the book "Who moved my cheese?". Although the process of selling a house and buying a new one is frustrating, I've gotten to the point where I'm okay with finding some new cheese. My husband got to that place as well Wednesday. Things have been pretty stressful partly because he has been so opposed to this move. he's now on board with it. He told our sone he's ready to give Florida a '150% effort' and that he hopes the boy will do the same.
Leaving tomorrow. Sunday we are looking at 7 houses. Monday we'll review and make an offer.
This morning (it's very short) I read the book "Who moved my cheese?". Although the process of selling a house and buying a new one is frustrating, I've gotten to the point where I'm okay with finding some new cheese. My husband got to that place as well Wednesday. Things have been pretty stressful partly because he has been so opposed to this move. he's now on board with it. He told our sone he's ready to give Florida a '150% effort' and that he hopes the boy will do the same.
Leaving tomorrow. Sunday we are looking at 7 houses. Monday we'll review and make an offer.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Must love dogs
All the house stuff (inspections, movers evaluation) went fine. Trip is still on for Saturday. Our list currently stands (I think) at 11 houses.
The boy and his girlfriend were riding up near Belews Creek (which used to be a creek but is now a big lake where we water ski) and came across a dead husky in the road, with a puppy sitting next to the body crying. So yeah, we now have a 12 week old husky/pit bull/who knows what else little girl puppy named "Belews" (as opposed to Blues as in "Blues Clues').
She's had her first round of shots and de-worming and is in good health, although a little underweight. The boy is doing a pretty decent job being responsible for her. He's still dead set against moving to Florida, so I think right now he needs that puppy as much as she needs him.
All the house stuff (inspections, movers evaluation) went fine. Trip is still on for Saturday. Our list currently stands (I think) at 11 houses.
The boy and his girlfriend were riding up near Belews Creek (which used to be a creek but is now a big lake where we water ski) and came across a dead husky in the road, with a puppy sitting next to the body crying. So yeah, we now have a 12 week old husky/pit bull/who knows what else little girl puppy named "Belews" (as opposed to Blues as in "Blues Clues').
She's had her first round of shots and de-worming and is in good health, although a little underweight. The boy is doing a pretty decent job being responsible for her. He's still dead set against moving to Florida, so I think right now he needs that puppy as much as she needs him.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Life, it just keeps happening
My grandmother's funeral was nice. We had a lovely visit with my great aunt. We took her out to eat and shopping for some slacks. We also made time to shop by the antique store in Pine Mountain. I am happy to report I left with 3 84" panels of mid 50s barkcloth drapes in grey with aqua and pink floral design. It's a bold, tropical pattern with vibrant colors. Because they were priced at $30 for all 3, I left in haste before anyone realized I was stealing them.
Our house appraisal was yesterday, tomorrow is the home inspection, and Monday is the HVAC and chimney inspections. So, the house needs to be tidy and dog free. Also on Monday the movers are coming to survey our household goods.
We are headed to Florida on the 21st to find a house. I sent my realtor a list of houses we wanted to look at - there were 31 houses, with 18 being "priority". She said probably a third would be unavailable by the time we get down there. That still leaves a lot of houses to look at.
Anyway, I am slowly decompressing. Lots of stress remains, but I am excited about looking at houses! Who doesn't love a trip to Florida! (Except my husband!)
My grandmother's funeral was nice. We had a lovely visit with my great aunt. We took her out to eat and shopping for some slacks. We also made time to shop by the antique store in Pine Mountain. I am happy to report I left with 3 84" panels of mid 50s barkcloth drapes in grey with aqua and pink floral design. It's a bold, tropical pattern with vibrant colors. Because they were priced at $30 for all 3, I left in haste before anyone realized I was stealing them.
Our house appraisal was yesterday, tomorrow is the home inspection, and Monday is the HVAC and chimney inspections. So, the house needs to be tidy and dog free. Also on Monday the movers are coming to survey our household goods.
We are headed to Florida on the 21st to find a house. I sent my realtor a list of houses we wanted to look at - there were 31 houses, with 18 being "priority". She said probably a third would be unavailable by the time we get down there. That still leaves a lot of houses to look at.
Anyway, I am slowly decompressing. Lots of stress remains, but I am excited about looking at houses! Who doesn't love a trip to Florida! (Except my husband!)
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Wow
I try to subscribe to the adage "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything", which is why I haven't been posting much. The most neutral thing I could say would have been something like "Day 28 of my clean house captivity. I love my new Shark steam mop." I really do btw - I know it's going to be THE BOMB on our tile floors in Florida, and it's done a good job keeping the bamboo looking like our house is a dog free zone.
But life lately has kinda sucked to be honest. Selling a house is one of the most stressful things I've done. In retrospect, being threatened with assasination by the Red Army Faction probably didn't impact my life this much. Of course I was young and stupid then too. (It wasn't personal - they decided they didn't like anyone working at the NSA field station). ANYWAY. I think you get the idea. And we've never sold a house before. Also, the economy kinda stinks so we were fairly worried about the whole thing. But we got what we wanted for a sale price - that's pretty amazing.
So there's that. And losing my boss, who decided not to move. And losing my grandmother (her funeral is Monday - mom and I are headed to Georgia Saturday). And helping my mom sort through stuff for her move.
Oh, and the boy announced yesterday that he doesn't want to go to Florida after all. Yeah.
For those of you with older kinds you realize that if you want to make something highly desirable to a teen, tell them they can't. So we're having to approach this one very carefully.
I doubt I've been good company. Honestly I haven't enjoyed my company very much! I do feel like this was the biggest hurdle and I am so glad it's behind us. So why have I been up since 2 AM, unable to sleep and worrying about the whole move logistics? I guess there's just a lot of stress about the future and worrying about how to get the power turned on from 2 states away is a concrete issue I can focus on fretting about. And maybe the whole sale thing hasn't quite sunk in.
I need to chill out.
I try to subscribe to the adage "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything", which is why I haven't been posting much. The most neutral thing I could say would have been something like "Day 28 of my clean house captivity. I love my new Shark steam mop." I really do btw - I know it's going to be THE BOMB on our tile floors in Florida, and it's done a good job keeping the bamboo looking like our house is a dog free zone.
But life lately has kinda sucked to be honest. Selling a house is one of the most stressful things I've done. In retrospect, being threatened with assasination by the Red Army Faction probably didn't impact my life this much. Of course I was young and stupid then too. (It wasn't personal - they decided they didn't like anyone working at the NSA field station). ANYWAY. I think you get the idea. And we've never sold a house before. Also, the economy kinda stinks so we were fairly worried about the whole thing. But we got what we wanted for a sale price - that's pretty amazing.
So there's that. And losing my boss, who decided not to move. And losing my grandmother (her funeral is Monday - mom and I are headed to Georgia Saturday). And helping my mom sort through stuff for her move.
Oh, and the boy announced yesterday that he doesn't want to go to Florida after all. Yeah.
For those of you with older kinds you realize that if you want to make something highly desirable to a teen, tell them they can't. So we're having to approach this one very carefully.
I doubt I've been good company. Honestly I haven't enjoyed my company very much! I do feel like this was the biggest hurdle and I am so glad it's behind us. So why have I been up since 2 AM, unable to sleep and worrying about the whole move logistics? I guess there's just a lot of stress about the future and worrying about how to get the power turned on from 2 states away is a concrete issue I can focus on fretting about. And maybe the whole sale thing hasn't quite sunk in.
I need to chill out.
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