No Contract

The contract on the Silver Spring house fell through. Apparently there were two bothers involved in the purchase and they had some kind of a disagreement so they cancelled the contract. It's frustrating, but there is nothing I can do about it except encourage the real estate agent to find another buyer.

Another Contract

On Wednesday we got a signed contract for the Silver Spring house. That's a releif. Now if we can just get it through to settlement on the 27th.

Ted and Peggy arrive this evening for a visit. They will be here through the 18th, I think. I am sure they will enjoy spending time with Debbie and the boy.

One Month in the New House

We have been in the new house one month today. Each day seems to have a new little project, or something that I need to figure out. I learn a little more about the house with each project and, so far, haven't found anything that is badly wrong or out of order.

There is one non-functioning outlet on the front of the house that I would like to get working. It would be handy for Christmas lights because it is right under the kitchen window. However there is another outlet next to the garage door that is on a light switch in the kitchen which could be really convenient for turning the christmas lights on and off. The same switch also controls the coach light that hangs next to the garage door.

Now, if we can just get the house in Silver Spring sold everything will be great!

The new Puppy

Beth got a new puppy. His name is Beamer.

Settling In

We are pretty well settled in the new house now. I still have a little work to do in my office and some to do in the basement but other than that things are comfortable.

There will be an open house this weekend in Silver Srping. I hope that goes well. It would be good to get that place sold.

Minneapolis

Today I am in Minneapoilis for the National Property Management Association meeting. This is the National Educational Seminar, so people from all over the country will be here.

I keep thinking about the new house. I am ready to spend a little time there. After the end of the week I will be home for a while.

In the New House

We are in the new house. Yesterday the movers loaded everything into the truck and they delivered it today. Debbie and I worked all afternoon and we still have a lot to do. I must say that she made some really good progress in the kitchen.

Back from the Cape

We are back from vacation. The trip to Cape Cod was very enjoyable. We stayed in a nice house with a good yard for Seth and Will to play in. The weather was beautiful. I even got to play golf a few times.

Today we have the final walk through at the new house and an open house in Silver Spring. While we were on vacation we got a contract on the Frederick house. That should close about the 14th of September.

Whew!

Walk Through

Last evening we did the walk through at the new house. Everything looks good.

So, in the meanwhile we (mostly Debbie) are getting ready to move and head off to the cape. I am starting to think about being away for a week. That sounds good.

When I left the houe this morning Seth said "Good luck. Have a good day." I think I will.

Closing packing and so on

Debbie is making a lot of progress on the packing front. She has run out of boxes, so we'll have to get some more. Closing is next Thursday and then we are off to Cape Cod for a week. We'll move into the new house on the 24th and 25th.