Just My Luck

On the house, you would think that everything would be going smoothly by now, right? Yea, the computer system went down at M & T bank, where I have my loan through, and so they are manually putting the data into the computer. It MIGHT be done by 3pm and record by 5pm. Well, I'll be at the airport then, so once again, I will get the keys when I return from my trip. *sigh* So now I get to go out of town and come home to the house, which I guess isn't too bad. It will mean that I am more focused on my trip and not thinking about what I could be doing at the house. I will get to do all of it when I return.

1st step will be to clean whatever mess they have left behind. I'll be going to Costco to get bleach wipes to clean the place. My Mom has offered to help clean. 2nd is smudging the place to cleanse the sellers' energy from the place! I have to talk to a friend to see if he will texture the ceiling. 3rd is to get rid of the outside cat door - that is a MUST before I can move in with the cats! I can hardly wait to rip out the fireplace that vents right back into the room, too. Painting will be next. Bedroom is first so that I can move in sooner and then get the apartment cleaned and ready for inspection for my deposit back. Then the painting in the living room. After the living room is painted, we'll be ripping out the carpet and putting down the hardwood flooring. Then we'll replace the light fixtures with what I've purchased. At that point, I think we'll be set for a while as I don't think I can afford to get the sofas that I want for the living room, at least, not without a generous gift from anyone.

The roses are not even budding; I wonder if my Dad & Jody's are... I will be putting my green house up, too. I have plenty of lavender and mint seeds to plant as well as a miniature pineapple that I've been rooting. Have I told you about that? I bought the whole plant with a fruit on it. After Mike and I ate the baby pineapple, I cut the top off and stuck it in some water to see if it would grow roots. You guessed it, it did! So now I have 2 plants instead of 1! And Mike was shocked that I would pay $25-30 for a single tropical fruit-bearing plant. hahaha! I love being able to grow things! It will take some time before either one will bear fruit, but I now have 2 that will. And then I'll have 4, and then 8, etc. Cool, no?

In any case, I hope to have tons of pictures from the BMT reunion and the house by Sunday night. I don't know that I will post all of them, so if there are any specific rooms you want to see, let me know and I'll either email them or post them on the blog.
HUGS!