Vacation!

 

Today is my last day of work!! A friend is coming down and I am taking next week off to move stuff and knock out some projects.

The good news regarding the roaches is this: they can't survive without water and there isn't any they have access to in the house. So they are highly motivated to vacate! The exterminator has used baits, traps, get, spray, and put out FAR more than he would if humans were living in the house. The toilets are saran wrapped so that is the ONLY water in the house and they can't get to it. I am really hoping we get a clean bill next week! Fingers crossed! After that we will do regular maintenance. The situation isn't as challenging as Florida, but its the south and the war on bugs never ends down here. Ha ha

Expect lots of photos next week!

And so it goes

 Old house have issues. So do new houses - just different ones.

This the continuing saga of the great German cockroach infestation of 2023: At the advice of the exterminator, I have saran wrapped my toilets, sealed the drains, and removed the appliances that involve water (dish washer, fridge, washing machine.) But of course the builder built the island in place and it can't be moved without detaching it. Fox had to remove the pantry door, the doors off the freezer sections, the handles off the fridge sections, and the front door to get the fridge out of its nook and out of the house. So on my to do list I have added "make island NOT attached".

They are scheduled for next week to come back out and napalm treat the house again.Y'all pray for me.

I know a year from now this will be a distant if unpleasant memory. A mere molehill in the rear view mirror. But right now its front and center in the windshield and looks like a mountain. I know there are worse problems and I'm grateful that I don't have a pending deadline of an expiring lease or anything, but I was really hoping to be moving in next week. Oh well. 

Floors! And a profound dream

 Houston we have floors!

I had this dream the other night that I moved into the new house, told everyone my name was my middle name, and then totally changed my habits, lifestyle, and how I presented myself. In my dream I was someone very focused on fitness and home decorating. 

Huh. Sounds like a good plan!

Ugh

 The roach infestation is still an issue. We've had the exterminator out twice, his recommendation is to remove the appliances and put them outside a few days. Yes, they like to live in appliances. 

Yuck.

It was a day

 So there I was, eating breakfast in my PJs when the phone rings and the floor guy's number shows up. I didn't mean to answer the phone with "Oh sh^&", but yeah. Because floor was starting yesterday, but I had not even thought about how they were supposed to get into the house. So a quick run to the house and I could get back to work. 

Clearly I have way too many spinning plates.

Pictures soon!

 It looks so much brighter with the ceiling painted! He started the main room and the lightest blue in the color swatch looks amazing!

It's ours (and the bank's)!

 We closed yesterday. I took some photos so you could see why we felt the carpet and painting needed to be addressed immediately.

Not shown: the results of the initial pest control after discovering the roach infestation. Sigh.