Seeing as there's 10 feet of snow on the ground and our first open house was a bust, I'm pushing the garage sale back a week. Now it will be March 16-18. And we're going to have an open house on the 11th. I hope this doesn't screw anyone up! And now you'll have a little more time to prepare. :)
Wednesday March 15th - drop things off and pre-sale by invite only. Just kidding, come if you want! Get a early look at all the goods! I'll be home all day and evening, so come any time!
Monday, February 27, 2006
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Why are Women so Picky?
Well, The Wife didn't like it. I don't think she was here for even 15 minutes. Then I found out she's a teacher and needs her "storage space" and they have "several" children. Back up...she's a teacher? They didn't have school on friday...so why did I have to get my butt up at 6:40a.m. for this woman? Anyways, the realtor was in The Restaurant Saturday night and left me a wonderful tip, so it's all good. ;*)
There might be a change in rummage sale plans. I have to check with others involved. I might push it back a week and have a open house on the 11th instead. But if others took off of work or have changed their schedule for it, I'll keep it the same and have a late saturday or sunday open house. Plus maybe if it's pushed back a week the snow will be gone. Haha!
The other day I went through some clothes again. It was a sad day as I FINALLY threw out my favorite sweatshirt. It was one I got during track in High School...I may have gotten it sophmore ('92) or freshman ('91) year...I still have another one from one of those years tho! But I did take this memorial photo for prosperity! I wore that thing out...there were holes around the letters and on the cuffs. But oh man, did it see a lot! High School and College track...7 or 8 years of shin splints and breaking records. Ahhh, memories. Quick, think of your favorite old sweatshirt! My other one is great tho, a nice, thick hooded one that I still wear. If you're doing the math, I graduated in '94 and Greg graduated in '90...we just missed each other!
Ya'll have a good night and enjoy your work week. Neener, neener!
There might be a change in rummage sale plans. I have to check with others involved. I might push it back a week and have a open house on the 11th instead. But if others took off of work or have changed their schedule for it, I'll keep it the same and have a late saturday or sunday open house. Plus maybe if it's pushed back a week the snow will be gone. Haha!
The other day I went through some clothes again. It was a sad day as I FINALLY threw out my favorite sweatshirt. It was one I got during track in High School...I may have gotten it sophmore ('92) or freshman ('91) year...I still have another one from one of those years tho! But I did take this memorial photo for prosperity! I wore that thing out...there were holes around the letters and on the cuffs. But oh man, did it see a lot! High School and College track...7 or 8 years of shin splints and breaking records. Ahhh, memories. Quick, think of your favorite old sweatshirt! My other one is great tho, a nice, thick hooded one that I still wear. If you're doing the math, I graduated in '94 and Greg graduated in '90...we just missed each other!
Ya'll have a good night and enjoy your work week. Neener, neener!
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Keep Your Fingers Crossed
Tuesday morning we had our first showing of the house. It went well I guess. The realtor (for the buyer) called afterwards and said they were very impressed and we take good care of the house. Of course I do! Haha! So The Husband had to talk to The Wife (T.H. was the only one with the realtor Tuesday) and they’ll get back to me. Yesterday (Wednesday) the realtor called and T.W. wants to see the house too! Must’ve passed the initial inspection! So Friday morning bright and early at 8a.m. they’re coming again. Yay! So today is full of cleaning, again. Not that I have to do much…I vacuumed, did a little dusting and then just touch up the bathroom & kitchen. Of course tidy up too!
Next weekend (3rd-6th) we go to Savannah to look for apartments. Greg made some calls yesterday to some realtors that deal with rentals to set up some showings. I’m not really sure of all the outcomes…one said to just come in and look at their postings, one is sending a list and the other, I don’t recall! So we’ll have a lot to do when we’re down there. Searching and asking lots of questions. Cell phone service? Jobs? Where to live? Vets? Kennels? Help! Haha!
Here's our last trip to Savannah in a nut-shell. We went to Spanky's, home of the original Chicken Finger, and had a fantastic time! Oops, too fantastic. Teehee!
I got an ipod shuffle. LOVE IT! It actually gets me motivated to go for walks. Plus the weather has been a little nicer. It serves its purpose wonderfully. I also saved $40 by scouring ebay for a few days until I won one, yay! Now for some accessories. USB dock for sure. Right now I have to plug the ipod directly into the USB port on the back of the tower, which is a pain, but luckily I have it on a cart so I can just wheel it out. Whoever invented this thing, two thumbs up!
CAR! We’re selling the Grand Prix. If you know ANYONE looking for a car, let me know! It’s a 2004 GT, 38,000 highway miles, most of the bells and whistles, but no leather. Moon roof/sun roof, whatever those are called, huge trunk, the back seats fold down for an even bigger trunk! The front seat folds down too for a handy table or more room for those 2x4’s. And this baby corners like it’s on rails! Haha! It does drive and handle very nice…the family sports car.
Anything else? Not for now. I’ll let you know how showing #2 went with The Wife. I want all fingers and toes crossed! I’m hoping this house has some crazy voodoo that makes the first lookers buy it…after all, we did!
Next weekend (3rd-6th) we go to Savannah to look for apartments. Greg made some calls yesterday to some realtors that deal with rentals to set up some showings. I’m not really sure of all the outcomes…one said to just come in and look at their postings, one is sending a list and the other, I don’t recall! So we’ll have a lot to do when we’re down there. Searching and asking lots of questions. Cell phone service? Jobs? Where to live? Vets? Kennels? Help! Haha!
Here's our last trip to Savannah in a nut-shell. We went to Spanky's, home of the original Chicken Finger, and had a fantastic time! Oops, too fantastic. Teehee!
I got an ipod shuffle. LOVE IT! It actually gets me motivated to go for walks. Plus the weather has been a little nicer. It serves its purpose wonderfully. I also saved $40 by scouring ebay for a few days until I won one, yay! Now for some accessories. USB dock for sure. Right now I have to plug the ipod directly into the USB port on the back of the tower, which is a pain, but luckily I have it on a cart so I can just wheel it out. Whoever invented this thing, two thumbs up!
CAR! We’re selling the Grand Prix. If you know ANYONE looking for a car, let me know! It’s a 2004 GT, 38,000 highway miles, most of the bells and whistles, but no leather. Moon roof/sun roof, whatever those are called, huge trunk, the back seats fold down for an even bigger trunk! The front seat folds down too for a handy table or more room for those 2x4’s. And this baby corners like it’s on rails! Haha! It does drive and handle very nice…the family sports car.
Anything else? Not for now. I’ll let you know how showing #2 went with The Wife. I want all fingers and toes crossed! I’m hoping this house has some crazy voodoo that makes the first lookers buy it…after all, we did!
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Bust
Most of you might know, here in the big W-I we got almost a foot of snow from wednesday night until thursday night. Also mixed in with the falling snow was wind and bitter coldness. Brrr.
It goes without saying, no one showed up for the open house. But, at least the house was spotless! I also got a good workout shoveling as seen above. And, we did get one phone call for a showing next week. Plenty of time to clean the house again. Yay.
It's still super cold here...11 maybe if we're lucky. Next week it's supposed to start off in the 20's! Heat wave! Stupid weather. Tack this on as another reason we're getting out of Dodge!
Today I work ALL day at the Restaurant. I get a couple hour break during the slow time this aft, it will be an interesting day!
It goes without saying, no one showed up for the open house. But, at least the house was spotless! I also got a good workout shoveling as seen above. And, we did get one phone call for a showing next week. Plenty of time to clean the house again. Yay.
It's still super cold here...11 maybe if we're lucky. Next week it's supposed to start off in the 20's! Heat wave! Stupid weather. Tack this on as another reason we're getting out of Dodge!
Today I work ALL day at the Restaurant. I get a couple hour break during the slow time this aft, it will be an interesting day!
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
We have our reasons
Today is the day I start. I’ve been meaning to do this since the world knows we’re leaving town…it’s my own blog, about my own adventures…including Greg of course, but it’s all mine.
People do, of course, ask A LOT of questions about our decisions and everything else that comes along with leaving your home town after 30 (me) and 33 (Greg) years. So here it goes, I will try to explain everything the best I can…what stage we’re at, why we’re doing it and anything that happens along the way. This first entry might be long, but I’ll try to keep 2 months short.
We made the final decision for ourselves after a few months of me looking for my dream job in Anywhere, USA. I had a couple bites, but nothing panned out. Just think, we could be going to Idaho (land of the poh-tay-toe) or Colorado Springs (it actually snows there?). So in December, sometime before Christmas, we decided this question, “why don’t we just go?” We have our reasons, do you want to know? Okay for one, it has nothing to do with YOU. Nobody did or said anything to push us away. Two, it has EVERYTHING to do with US. It’s our decision, our freedom, our life, our choice. We need a change. Oh yeah, Porter wants to go too! He’s not too excited about the humidity in the summer or all the people, but he told me that he’s sick of this cold crap! Haha.
So some other reasons for going you ask? Pretty lame beginning? Alright…On the luckiest day of the year, Friday the 13th (of January this time), my luck changed, the tides turned and someone told me we were making the right decision…
Brrrringgg, Brrrringgg…
“This is Kate.”
“Kate, this is D, can you come see me for a minute?”
“Sure!” tha thump went my heart, quick email to co-worker, ‘D wants to see me?!?’ and down I went.
“Have a seat.”
What the crap is my boss doing here?
“The company has been going through some restructuring and revaluating and due to these things your position is no longer needed…blah, blah, blah…here is a letter that goes over what we just talked about…”
“I’m fired?”
“Not so much fired, your position is just no longer necessary.”
“WHAT?!?!”
And so, with a box full of some of my stuff that my darling boss (note satire here) went to get, I kicked open the doors on my way out, made sure my ass was far enough out when they closed and never looked back. Except for once when I flipped them off with the biggest smile on my face. Okay, that didn’t really happen, but I saw it clear as day in my head! Needless to say, I wasn’t the only one “restructured” and both of us are 150% times better than we were. She has found a new job already and so far, is happy as a lark! Get this, she’s even home before dark! Ha! And me, I am happily collecting unemployment that I have worked 7 long, boring years in the real world to earn. So if that isn’t a “sign” that something’s meant to happen, I don’t know what is.
Why Savannah? Have you ever been there?!?! It’s gorgeous, historic, fun, slow, south, 60 degrees in winter and 10 minutes from the ocean. And the food! Ugh! It’s divine! It’s a huge tourist trap, and everyone is nice to tourists, so we can keep saying we’re tourists if the need arises…but we’ll be sure to go to all the festivals as locals.
Jobs. As of now, we both do not have a job down there. (Except if you talk to Greg’s work, I have a job at Weyerhaeuser.) I’ve seen a couple interesting things that I plan to send resumes on, but also wouldn’t mind some time to get acquainted with my new home. So I’ll keep looking and putting resumes out and play it by ear. We’re not too worried, this unemployment money is treating me well, and so are my lovely customers at the Restaurant.
Okay, I think I have everyone up to speed, yes? What’s happening right now? Well, the house was listed For Sale By Owner last week, we’re having an open house tomorrow night and we’re selling a lot of stuff. The weekend of March 3rd we’re going to Savannah to look for an apartment. Yes, we’re going back to apartment living after all these years. We’re looking for something in the Historic District (downtown) of Savannah and will hopefully find jobs in that area, or on the bus line or something.
I think that covers it so far! Nothing too dramatic happening yet. I’ve packed 3 boxes, went through a lot for the garage sale (March 9th-10th-11th) and we’ve been cleaning and prepping the house for people to walk thru. Oh, when are we leaving? Well, originally it was May, but that was when I still had a job…and then that lucky day hit, so we thought, if we can, we’ll leave around April 1st. No, this isn’t some elaborate April Fools Joke either! We’re packing a 16 foot U-haul (no, not actually a U-haul Mike, that’s just for visual purposes!) and taking the Durango and heading south. The Grand Prix is for sale, Greg’s “muscle car” is for sale and the shovel is free to a good home.
So I will attempt to keep this as updated as possible…let you know how the open house went, any nibbles on the house and how our apartment search went. Other than that, nothing too exciting right now. But once we move down there, I promise to keep it updated! Don’t worry, we plan on getting a two-bedroom apartment, plenty of room for guests. Just don’t come in the summer when the humidity is worse than even Wisconsin! We’ll be back sometime in August for the 100th Anniversary of AA Roedl and then November for Deer hunting/Thanksgiving.
Alright, it's time for bed I think...a night of getting pummeled in Volleyball tires a girl out! Until next time, k
People do, of course, ask A LOT of questions about our decisions and everything else that comes along with leaving your home town after 30 (me) and 33 (Greg) years. So here it goes, I will try to explain everything the best I can…what stage we’re at, why we’re doing it and anything that happens along the way. This first entry might be long, but I’ll try to keep 2 months short.
We made the final decision for ourselves after a few months of me looking for my dream job in Anywhere, USA. I had a couple bites, but nothing panned out. Just think, we could be going to Idaho (land of the poh-tay-toe) or Colorado Springs (it actually snows there?). So in December, sometime before Christmas, we decided this question, “why don’t we just go?” We have our reasons, do you want to know? Okay for one, it has nothing to do with YOU. Nobody did or said anything to push us away. Two, it has EVERYTHING to do with US. It’s our decision, our freedom, our life, our choice. We need a change. Oh yeah, Porter wants to go too! He’s not too excited about the humidity in the summer or all the people, but he told me that he’s sick of this cold crap! Haha.
So some other reasons for going you ask? Pretty lame beginning? Alright…On the luckiest day of the year, Friday the 13th (of January this time), my luck changed, the tides turned and someone told me we were making the right decision…
Brrrringgg, Brrrringgg…
“This is Kate.”
“Kate, this is D, can you come see me for a minute?”
“Sure!” tha thump went my heart, quick email to co-worker, ‘D wants to see me?!?’ and down I went.
“Have a seat.”
What the crap is my boss doing here?
“The company has been going through some restructuring and revaluating and due to these things your position is no longer needed…blah, blah, blah…here is a letter that goes over what we just talked about…”
“I’m fired?”
“Not so much fired, your position is just no longer necessary.”
“WHAT?!?!”
And so, with a box full of some of my stuff that my darling boss (note satire here) went to get, I kicked open the doors on my way out, made sure my ass was far enough out when they closed and never looked back. Except for once when I flipped them off with the biggest smile on my face. Okay, that didn’t really happen, but I saw it clear as day in my head! Needless to say, I wasn’t the only one “restructured” and both of us are 150% times better than we were. She has found a new job already and so far, is happy as a lark! Get this, she’s even home before dark! Ha! And me, I am happily collecting unemployment that I have worked 7 long, boring years in the real world to earn. So if that isn’t a “sign” that something’s meant to happen, I don’t know what is.
Why Savannah? Have you ever been there?!?! It’s gorgeous, historic, fun, slow, south, 60 degrees in winter and 10 minutes from the ocean. And the food! Ugh! It’s divine! It’s a huge tourist trap, and everyone is nice to tourists, so we can keep saying we’re tourists if the need arises…but we’ll be sure to go to all the festivals as locals.
Jobs. As of now, we both do not have a job down there. (Except if you talk to Greg’s work, I have a job at Weyerhaeuser.) I’ve seen a couple interesting things that I plan to send resumes on, but also wouldn’t mind some time to get acquainted with my new home. So I’ll keep looking and putting resumes out and play it by ear. We’re not too worried, this unemployment money is treating me well, and so are my lovely customers at the Restaurant.
Okay, I think I have everyone up to speed, yes? What’s happening right now? Well, the house was listed For Sale By Owner last week, we’re having an open house tomorrow night and we’re selling a lot of stuff. The weekend of March 3rd we’re going to Savannah to look for an apartment. Yes, we’re going back to apartment living after all these years. We’re looking for something in the Historic District (downtown) of Savannah and will hopefully find jobs in that area, or on the bus line or something.
I think that covers it so far! Nothing too dramatic happening yet. I’ve packed 3 boxes, went through a lot for the garage sale (March 9th-10th-11th) and we’ve been cleaning and prepping the house for people to walk thru. Oh, when are we leaving? Well, originally it was May, but that was when I still had a job…and then that lucky day hit, so we thought, if we can, we’ll leave around April 1st. No, this isn’t some elaborate April Fools Joke either! We’re packing a 16 foot U-haul (no, not actually a U-haul Mike, that’s just for visual purposes!) and taking the Durango and heading south. The Grand Prix is for sale, Greg’s “muscle car” is for sale and the shovel is free to a good home.
So I will attempt to keep this as updated as possible…let you know how the open house went, any nibbles on the house and how our apartment search went. Other than that, nothing too exciting right now. But once we move down there, I promise to keep it updated! Don’t worry, we plan on getting a two-bedroom apartment, plenty of room for guests. Just don’t come in the summer when the humidity is worse than even Wisconsin! We’ll be back sometime in August for the 100th Anniversary of AA Roedl and then November for Deer hunting/Thanksgiving.
Alright, it's time for bed I think...a night of getting pummeled in Volleyball tires a girl out! Until next time, k
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