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Our new neighbor (new to us; technically, of course, we are the new neighbors) told us that we would need six bags of Halloween candy. We went through seven, and still had to turn away trick-or-treaters. I think next year… Read moreHappy Halloween
An extraordinary variety of insects is coming into our house. Mostly, this is because we leave the doors open, to help vent the paint fumes. But it’s also because there are lawns. Imagine that. Lawns.
Mr. Sandwich and I have had white walls for ages. First individually, in our respective apartments, and then after we got married in our shared apartment (the aforementioned crappy one, which we are shortly to depart). So we’re really enjoying… Read moreOz, not Kansas
We closed escrow on Friday and have started moving boxes over to our 3-bedroom, 1-1/2 bath house. The kitchen and bathrooms have been cleaned, and now we’ve moved on to painting. Painting, by the way, is a full-body workout. Climbing… Read moreWe’re Going to Live Like Kings!
There has been a lot of back-and-forth. A lot of back-and-forth. First there were the multiple offers we had to submit, first in increasing amounts and then, weirdly, in decreasing amounts. (Then they increased again.) Next, we identified a closing… Read morePing Pong
Now we have no idea when we’re going to close.
I don’t know what part of the continuum we’re on at this moment, but it isn’t a good one. Right now, as I type, the plumber is snaking the drain because the water is backing up into the tub and… Read moreThe Plumbing Circle of Life
After work I headed over to the FedEx Kinko’s to send off a handful of forms in varying states of completion. However, I am assured that incomplete forms are just fine. So hopefully that’s true. What’s next? I don’t know,… Read moreIn Escrow
Not to a deluxe apartment in the sky, but to a three-bedroom, 1-1/2 bath house with an actual garage. Assuming everything goes well, that is. The home inspection went reasonably smoothly–a few things to address, but nothing insurmountable. Now there… Read moreWe’re Movin’ On Up
Or so they tell us.