I’ve decided that buying a house is a lot like having kids. When you decide to do it, everyone tells you what a big fat hairy adjustment it is, how much work and added responsibility it will require but that it’s totally worth it. You think, “I’m sure it was a big adjustment for you [...]
Monday was another scorching hot day in rural Seattle with highs reaching into the low 90s. Thou darest to call me a wuss? Ha HA! Well it may seem a bit more scorcherific if you picture unpacking boxes all day in a house with no window screens that backs onto a lovely bug and Bambi [...]
This doesn’t smell like my house. There are new weeds growing since we got the keys on Thursday and there are no condo association “guys” to come and obliterate them. We are the guys. We’re also the guys who need to replace the refrigerator tomorrow. Crazy thing about us, we like freezers that FREEZE food. [...]
We have more cupboards than I remembered from our original viewing of the house. I just spent almost 5 hours putting shelf paper down in the kitchen. Dog food and spaghetti sauce spills in the cupboards. Yick! On a sadder note, we may all be kicking the bucket at any moment. I was talking to [...]
Pick me up some apple boxes while you’re at the grocer. We’re moving, you see…
A couple of nights ago, my mom put her arm around me and said quietly, “The pool is perfect. There’s a romantic full moon out and I’m going to bed now with my blinds shut and my door closed. Goodnii-iight.” “Hm,” says I. “Who am I to argue with a parentally endorsed late night swimming [...]
