Settlement

Settlement for the Silver Spring house has been scheduled for Friday. It looks like everything is going as it should so, unless something really unexpected happens, I should own only one house as of Friday afternoon. That will be a good thing!

Seth's Cake

  

Seth's 2 Year Birthday Cake

  

New Contract

We got another contract on the house yesterday. Now if we can just get this one to settlement...

Happy Birhtday Seth

Today is Seth's 2nd birthday! Last night when I was putting him to bed I told him a story about the day he was born. He was sitting in my lap listening and when I finished the story he turned around and gave me a big hug.

This evening we will have a small celebration at Mom and Dad's for dinner and on Saturday we will have a little party.

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.