House hunting blows.
But what the hell… may as well go into it full-force, give it some time, and then give up when we don’t find anything. Hopefully, I’ll have a loan by the end of tomorrow. Of … Read more
moving to CA
House != yes.
On the advice of our realtor, we are not putting in a bid on that house. Seems the seller has no intention of taking list (which is all we were willing to offer), and is … Read more
Oh My God, Becky!
We took K&J to look at that house, and they gave it a nod. Which was comforting, to have someone else look at it. I have a few questions – and the term “liquification zone” … Read more
Oh, one more thing…
We got back the info from Mr. Mortgage Man, and as I suspected, we didn’t qualify for enough to get a place that’s worth getting. We’re going to go look at one house again to … Read more
Another rousing day looking at open houses.
And another house that we liked enough to be willing to put a bid on it. I think I’m going to call this week and just see how much we could prequalify for. Just to … Read more
We went to a few open houses today.
Nothing that exciting. There was one little house that Stevie really liked. He said that if we were actually looking to get a house right now, then he would put an offer on it. High … Read more
An update on our 5-year plan:
Our 5-year plan used to include buying a house. No longer. We will have one someday, but not within 5 years. Stevie’s going back to school, and he’ll most likely go for his masters as … Read more
Oh, and did I mention this?
We get Monday off as a holiday. No kidding. First MLK, now President’s Day. WTF? It’s our last long weekend until Memorial Day, but it that’s fabulous with me. The whole concept of a day … Read more
unset $job.
Turns out, they only wanted him if he would make a long-term commitment. Now, I’m not totally sure about how I feel about a temp company that wants to place people in a 12-month commitment. … Read more
OH! I forgot to mention this.
Lying in bed Saturday morning, listening to NPR coverage of the Columbia tragedy, and I felt my very first earthquake! Well, the first I was awake for. It was strange, like something had hit the … Read more
Oh, and I should have mentioned this earlier.
Today was a beautiful day. Just fabulously beautiful. And it felt good. I’m less resentful of the interminably gorgeous weather here, now that I know that it will eventually rain. I’m often happy when it … Read more