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The Final Obstacle
The last thing that is keeping us from living in our new house that is all freshly painted and pretty is the fact that it has no refrigerator. Tonight, that situation has been resolved. I bought me a FRIDGE! WOO!!!! 26 cubic feet of cooling goodness! Now if only I can figure out how to […]
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The Count Down to Move In
You have these lists of things you want to do before you move. Painting, cleaning, appliance purchases. What no one tells you before you move is that the list GROWS exponentially every time you enter your new home! So far we have… Painted All the bedrooms (And only one of which was botched and needs […]
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Important Lessons in Home Ownership
Lesson #1: Even though is looks like the same kind of door lock, that doesn’t mean the holes are going to line up. Lesson #2: If you buy two cans of paint in the same color. You are supposed to mix them together before you begin to paint. Otherwise you end up with patches of […]
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Home Ownership Day 3
New Lawn Mover from Walmart – $197.00 8 ft step ladder from Lowes – $95.00 Friends who lend you their shop vac to remove little doggie suprises from your vents – PRICELESS.
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Home Ownership Day 2…
Spent the morning wondering how we are going to manage a house full of painters when we have no working plumbing. Wondering who I can talk into mowing my lawn. Returning 10 rolls of regular masking tape because Todd wants the BLUE rolls. *eyeroll* The ants will die today!!!!! …to be continued.
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Home ownership Day 1…
12:35 – Home Closing 12:45 – Home Closing Finished 12:46 – Discovered no one has keys to our house to give us 12:47 – Realtor tells us to go get the key out of the lock box at the house. 12:48 – Realtor discovers Title Company left without paying her commission. 12:49 – Todd and […]
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WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!!!!
This afternoon at 12:30 we closed on our very first house! WE ARE HOME OWNERS!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! *jumps up and down* We have ALOT of painting and cleaning to do this week. And I will post new pictures up when its all painted and pretty. I am so excited! Its a 3 bedroom 2.5 bath. come […]
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A Horse Divided
Every year around Derby, businesses sponsor horse sculptures that are painted by local artists and then placed around the city to decorate for Derby. At the end of Derby season they are auctioned off to the highest bidder. This year Todd’s firm sponsored a horse. Todd named it. Since the law firm has attorneys who […]
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Happy Happy Birthday Baby!
My baby girl is 9 whopping years old now! Can you believe it??? Time flies far too fast for the good of my heart. She celebrated a Derby birthday this year. A low key affair with just family and a visit from her bestie. We watched the Derby and opened presents. She got lots of […]