March 10, 2006A whole lotta framing going on
Since Jeff has been doing such a good job with the updates on the house progress, I haven't had much else to add. But I suppose I could add in my 2 cents.
Framing started this past weekend and seems to be moving at a frantic pace. They're now working on the interior of the second floor. Of course, everything will seem to slow down immensely once all the framing is done. But I know there's lot of little things done that we don't necessarily notice.
Jeff & I have stopped by almost everyday, after work, to check out the progress. Unfortunately, workers have still been there. Everyday. Even after it got dark. And yes, we know that because we waited. And waited.
Wednesday the workers started packing up after we arrived, so we decided to wait around because we really wanted to get inside and see all the framing that had been done. Once we had hung around for a while we were kind of invested, plus, with it getting increasingly darker, we had to assume they would be leaving. By 7:15 there was still one truck full of guys there, doing something (??) so we gave it up.
Tonight we were a little smarter. They were already packing up when we arrived so we grabbed some dinner at Quiznos and went back about 7:15. Instead of walking up the road we cut through the backyard, coming around the side of the house only to see a truck and hear voices. Doh!
What could they possibly be doing that late in the day, with no high powered lights? Makes no sense. Maybe we'll just have to go back at midnight.
On the flipside, moving every few years is a really good way to get rid of crap you just don't need anymore. The past two weekends we have been doing nothing but sorting, packing and cleaning up the townhouse. Although we still have a lot of random things in random places (cell phone charger in the towel drawer), we have done so much to make this place appear less cluttered.
I need to learn to let go of things before they sit around, unused, for years and years (insert smart remark from parents ;) ). I have high hopes for less clutter in the new house.
Tuesday I had to run home at 11 to 'remove the cat' to allow interested home-seekers access. Due to a slight miscommunication, I thought I had to be gone an hour, not 30 minutes. But I made good use of my time by running to Porter Paint on Broad to pick up some Ryan-endorsed wall & trim paint. Which we made use of last night in preparation for another home viewing (which was unfortunately cancelled due to another home 'of interest')
I don't mind having to run home every once in a while, but it would be so much easier just to have an open house, find a buyer, and be done with it. Of course, we want that buyer to give us the full asking price and allow us to stay here until we can move into our new place. Optimism people, optimism!
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March 22, 2006Spring has...sprung?
Well, so much for the beginning of Spring. The spike in temperature last week was just a tease as the snow fell pretty steadily for a while last night. I was hoping for a snow day as a birthday present, but no such luck.
Work on the house is progressing nicely. Jeff and I watched them put in the window on the landing of the stairs Monday evening. And that must mean they finally put the stairs in. We have both monkeyed up to the second floor, but it'll be nice not to have to do that again. I'm not sure what the next step is, maybe we'll find out tonight.
Selling of the townhouse has become somewhat a pain in the butt. I've had to run home 4 or 5 times in the last couple weeks, in the middle of the day, to do a quick clean up and get Gizmo. And that's not including 2 showings this weekend. I just don't understand why we're not getting more offers. What have we done wrong? I think we're going to have an open house this Sunday, so I'm hoping that will bring in someone with more potential.
Not much else to report, just another year older. I think Bon Jovi's song, Just Older will be my theme song this year.
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March 24, 2006A little humor goes a long way
This morning started off pretty well, then turned sour as more and more people did or said something that really bugged me. Knowing I was going to have to be making a lot of phone calls & talking to more people today, I was not looking forward to the rest of my afternoon. The first company I called put me on hold right away, but instead of some cheesy music or advertisements, it was a comedian. I have no idea how long I was on hold, I didn't really care. It was a welcome change and definitely put me in a better mood.
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