Monthly Archives: August 2013

Now that’s what I’m talking about

We decided to get away for a few days. Some may call us crazy with an impending move, and I may do the same later, but for now I can’t hear the naysayers over the roar of the ocean. We … Continue reading

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Hooray

Today we had an open house because the realtor had already paid to advertise and apparently you can keep selling a house even after an offer has been accepted. I guess this is referred to as Plan B. The Nieces … Continue reading

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It Figures

On Thursday afternoon I got home and realized our dishwasher was full. I added the soap and started it up. Then I went outside to cut grass. It hadn’t rained that hard earlier and honestly I had no idea when … Continue reading

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Taking Stock

The new house is smaller than the one we are living in now and so this weekend we’ve started eyeballing all of our stuff. We have way too much stuff. There is so much that won’t be coming with us … Continue reading

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Making a Negative into a Positive

Negative: So we found a house that we like and have moved into negotiation and torture. That’s a little known part of the house-buying process. The people who own the house must be in financial difficulty or they are just … Continue reading

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I need to be more careful

Our fig tree is starting to produce ripe figs. It has had unripe figs for a couple of months but now they are turning into deliciousness. I picked two today when I was out fiddling with pool stuff and had … Continue reading

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Volunteers

There are two more on the monster squash plant in the compost pile.

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