Ok, so here's the list. Or at least part of it. Because I'll likely add to it. But these are the things that I started thinking about when Maria's trip got really serious (her younger sister is getting married in early Oct., in case you're wondering why they went).
1. Paint, tile and trim laundry room.
2. Paint, tile and trim bathroom x 3
3. Paint study
4. Paint Asim's room
5. Replace light fixtures and fans
6. Stabilize deck
7. Install oven hood that vents to outside
The deal with the house is that for now, yes, it's totally livable. Really, we don't have to do anything to it. However, I know that we want to do. We would like ceramic tile in our bathrooms and laundry rooms. We would like rooms painted. And there's really no better time to do time-consuming dirty work then when your two-year-old is out of the country.
Oh, right, the deck. So, we had the home inspection, and the guy is like, your deck is wobbly. Say what? We go out to the 12x12' deck, shake our asses, and lo and behold, it sways almost a foot in each direction. A foot! Insane. The deck will be totally rebuilt next spring, but for now, a few braces should take care of it (no worries. I have a degree).
8. Insulate and drywall garage
9. Epoxy coat garage floor
As you can see from the photos, the garage is less than done. And it's going to get cold soon. So I might as well get that done.
There is a good bit of work, but while the tasks may be daunting the idea of having an excuse to buy shiny new power tools is very appealing.
Friday, September 12
No, we're not moving.
Got a hilarious response from Melissa when I let everybody know this blog was back up.
"I so thought this email was going to say that you were moving to another state!"
(Preface: I have a feeling I've written this before. But I can't find where. May have been an e-mail. But if you're reading it again, just think of it as a good ol' rerun.)
I understand that I've moved a lot. I just thought it'd be fun to find out exactly how much. So here we go. Let's start from college:
1. Pittsburgh to Lancaster
2. Lancaster to Chestnut Hill
3. Chestnut Hill to Ardmore
4. Ardmore to Lancaster
5. Lancaster to Pittsburgh
6. Pittsburgh to Carmel, IN
7. Carmel to Omaha
So, I graduated in August 2001, and by August 2008 there have been 7 moves. Yeah, that's probably a bit much. And of course there's another one coming up ...
In case you didn't know about the house, it is a foreclosure. It's actually been foreclosed on ... twice. It went through the auction process, and nobody loved it enough to pick it up. So we did! We did after putting an offer in on an older home that was turned down after a little back-and-forth. Then I started looking at the cheapest houses on golf courses. And found this little beauty. So it's not actually on the course, but it's in a golf course community. That means that when you walk to the end of the block, you can see a green, and there are golf cart paths snaking around everywhere. Despite being Suburban Hell, it's relatively beautiful. Save for all the empty lots. But whatever!
The driving commute to work is about 22 minutes, and the bike ride in is 11.5 miles that takes about 50 minutes. No, I'm not that slow. There are several rather long hills between me and downtown. And yes, it's hilly in Omaha. No, really. Don't believe me? Come visit, and we'll go for a bike ride.
"I so thought this email was going to say that you were moving to another state!"
(Preface: I have a feeling I've written this before. But I can't find where. May have been an e-mail. But if you're reading it again, just think of it as a good ol' rerun.)
I understand that I've moved a lot. I just thought it'd be fun to find out exactly how much. So here we go. Let's start from college:
1. Pittsburgh to Lancaster
2. Lancaster to Chestnut Hill
3. Chestnut Hill to Ardmore
4. Ardmore to Lancaster
5. Lancaster to Pittsburgh
6. Pittsburgh to Carmel, IN
7. Carmel to Omaha
So, I graduated in August 2001, and by August 2008 there have been 7 moves. Yeah, that's probably a bit much. And of course there's another one coming up ...
In case you didn't know about the house, it is a foreclosure. It's actually been foreclosed on ... twice. It went through the auction process, and nobody loved it enough to pick it up. So we did! We did after putting an offer in on an older home that was turned down after a little back-and-forth. Then I started looking at the cheapest houses on golf courses. And found this little beauty. So it's not actually on the course, but it's in a golf course community. That means that when you walk to the end of the block, you can see a green, and there are golf cart paths snaking around everywhere. Despite being Suburban Hell, it's relatively beautiful. Save for all the empty lots. But whatever!
The driving commute to work is about 22 minutes, and the bike ride in is 11.5 miles that takes about 50 minutes. No, I'm not that slow. There are several rather long hills between me and downtown. And yes, it's hilly in Omaha. No, really. Don't believe me? Come visit, and we'll go for a bike ride.
Thank you boredom, I'm back
Thanks to Maria and Asim being out of the country, I've got a bunch of time on my hands. Hence, the blog is back. I figured it'd be a good way to let everybody know what I'm up to and give myself some accountability when I say I'm going to do something (like lose weight).
So to summarize the house purchase:
We had a closing ... scheduled for today. But then thanks to some documents taking too long to get, it's been pushed until next Wednesday. I also didn't realize that in Nebraska you can't buy property without letting your spouse know. Ha! So I needed to get a power of attorney. From Maria. Who is in Pakistan. Rather tricky. But that's in progress.
I'm a little annoyed at not having the closing this weekend only because I'm losing a weekend of moving. We don't have to move out until the end of the month which is nice. I have started some packing -- using giant tubs -- so at least the night of the closing I can make a few trips to get Asim's stuff over there.
Other than that, I've been doing a lot of reading and minimal bike riding. My goal for the books is to finish one every week for the next three months (on track so far) and then with bike riding it's to (between the real bike and the exercise bike) ride 100 miles a week. I'm not really doing well on that, but if I can bust out 3x30 miles over the weekend as I watch football, I should be alright.
Next weekend: Apple Festival down in Nebraska City. I am really, really stoked about this. Last one that I went to was in college up in Ithaca. That's when I brought back like, three gallons of cider.
So to summarize the house purchase:
We had a closing ... scheduled for today. But then thanks to some documents taking too long to get, it's been pushed until next Wednesday. I also didn't realize that in Nebraska you can't buy property without letting your spouse know. Ha! So I needed to get a power of attorney. From Maria. Who is in Pakistan. Rather tricky. But that's in progress.
I'm a little annoyed at not having the closing this weekend only because I'm losing a weekend of moving. We don't have to move out until the end of the month which is nice. I have started some packing -- using giant tubs -- so at least the night of the closing I can make a few trips to get Asim's stuff over there.
Other than that, I've been doing a lot of reading and minimal bike riding. My goal for the books is to finish one every week for the next three months (on track so far) and then with bike riding it's to (between the real bike and the exercise bike) ride 100 miles a week. I'm not really doing well on that, but if I can bust out 3x30 miles over the weekend as I watch football, I should be alright.
Next weekend: Apple Festival down in Nebraska City. I am really, really stoked about this. Last one that I went to was in college up in Ithaca. That's when I brought back like, three gallons of cider.
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