As I posted earlier today, WE GOT THE HOUSE!!
So, what’s the next step? Well, it wasn’t getting any sleep, that’s for sure. I decided it was finally time to pack, like seriously make a dent in it. Fortunately DH and I had picked up a bunch of boxes behind the Dollar Tree. I completely cleaned out my closet of hanging clothes, packed the stuff i know I won’t wear in the next month, and put stuff with stains or holes into the trash bag and nice stuff i don’t want or can’t get into, went into the Goodwill bag. The local schools lets school out at noon due to the ice storm we were set to get. So when the kids got home, I let them know the good news and they started packing their stuff. I told them to box up anything they don’t wear to school normally and any toys they can live without for a month or two. I don’t have a clue how long it will take to get settled in with heat and water and all that, so I don’t want them to pack stuff they’ll be crying for later. Though to be honest, I don’t see it taking long to unpack everything. There’s not much room here for them to actually own much. It’s DH and I that have too much junk. Even he impressed the heck out of me today. He looked around the room at the progress I had made and said “My knick knacks and things I want to display… throw away any of them that are broken.” I asked if he was sure since almost all of his things are broken due to the kids knocking them off tables and shelves and breaking off pieces of them. Poor guy. He nodded yes. and said, “I am tired of having things that are broken. besides it gives me an excuse to buy new ones I like.” … wow. Can it be that DH has finally come around? He’s no longer the “I don’t care what the house looks like as long as I have my books and laptop.” kind of guy. He finally cares! Groundhog Day is AWESOME!
Oh, and when DH got home from work, he had checked the mail, and the last W2 had arrived. Since he has to work 13 hour days the next two days, I asked my boss online if I could come in late, then called and made a last minute appt with H&R Block and headed to town with DH. 16 was supposed to make dinner, which she of course didn’t do. Lazy kid.
We did the 1-2 day Classic Rapid Refund. We’ll get the check in 1-2 days. Usually it’s the next day when we get it. I hope it will be so in this case too. As soon as I get the money, I’m going to call the trailer people and set up a time to meet and do the down payment and sign papers etc. DH is off Thursday, so I guess that’ll be the day. Meanwhile I’m hoping they’ll let me go check out the trailer again. If it didn’t seem kind of creepy, I’d love to just go and sit down in the floor of each room, and *feel* what it’s like to be there. I’d start cleaning, but they need to do that as part of their agreement of things they do. I’d LOVE to start putting moving boxes in the bedrooms to get them out of here!, but that won’t happen til we put the money down and get the keys (even though they leave it unlocked right now.)
I guess I can’t really get the electric and water and internet started on the whole switching over process til I have the keys and can say it is OUR address. OMG a new address!! WOOHOO. I’ve had this same address for 16 years and it’s a horrible street name and we always have to spell it for people. I hate it. The new one should be much easier for non-locals. And locals will all know where it is from the name. Pretty cool.
Oh, and the other day when I showed the house to DH, I took some pics with my camera (I finally found it again). The front porch, kitchen, DH checking out the sink cabinet for water damage (none we could find anywhere! woohoo), the kids’ bathroom and the view from the back porch. The bluish gray line in the background is the mountains. I’ve got to cut down that brush stuff blocking my view!
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February 5, 2009 at 12:13 pm
CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!