- We've been going back and forth with the sellers on a house we want to buy for two weeks now. It's the same one I talked about in June where I ranted about the inability of the listing agent to do her job. I was kind of mean... and bitter. I'm over it enough to want to live there again but not enough to not counter until we get it for the price we want. I'll know at 5:00 today whether our "best and final" was accepted. Hoping that language scared them into shape. Hoping they don't google me and see this blog too... they definitely won't sell their house to us then.
- Here are some pictures of the ugliness we will be changing if we get the house. I don't have a picture of the terribleness of any of the bathrooms but if I did you would hear that knife stabbing music when the picture flashed before your eyes (that's what I hear). Vision is a skill I posses and sometimes John does too. We do not have the same vision though and that causes some lighthearted arguments (lighthearted if it looks like I'll get my way... loud if it doesn't).
This is a view into the kitchen from the breakfast area. This pictures stresses me to no end. I can't get in there with a sledgehammer fast enough! Leaning towards no uppers with open shelves, an off-white cabinet paint, new cabinet doors and stainless counters. A perk you do not see are new appliances and double ovens. If we get the house I'll post tons of before pictures so you can see our progress. Just getting their j u n k out of there will be 100% better. (Again, I hope they don't google me)
This is the dining room. It isn't that bad. Nice hardwood floors, chair rail with grass cloth on the bottom section. Large wooden windows... all good things. Not so good? The wall paper design on the ceiling. Can you see it? Look closely. The light fixture is a cute 1960's original that would be adorbs in a smaller space like a hallway. I'll change it out for something more dining room fabulous. Get that furniture out of there and give this dining room some breathing room! And a rug. And maybe some fun wallpaper to shock John... or wallpaper backed fabric. I've heard it isn't unreasonable to do. The possibilities for this tiny room are endless. As I'm sure this person thought when installing the wallpaper on the ceiling....?
Just a taste and not even the worst taste you could get.
- We listed our house. Or, to clarify, I listed our house. It's clean, decorated charmingly for fall accentuating the good features and distracting from any negative features I hope. Ann's things are picked up each night and morning. We do not have overflowing bathroom trashcans... like usual. We do not have bits of toilet paper floating through the air because Ann LOVES toilet paper. We do not have stinky old milk bottles hiding under the couch and we do not have a dog hair in sight. I can welcome buyers with open arms and a scented candle. If I'm feeling ambitious one day I may set out some pound cake and apple cider but who am I kidding? It takes everything I've got to get out of the house on time with it looking presentable. Does anyone else's baby like to remove everything from bathroom cabinets, makeup drawers and her diaper basket every. single. morning.? That's an efficient use of my time...
- We went to Russellville and had some family time. Two weekends in a row! Ann is more spoiled every time she comes home. That child couldn't be more loved if she tried. Maybe that is why when she hears the word no she throws something, sits down right there and cries or yells back at me. Behavior issues or too loved? Tell me what to do...
- I haven't been to the grocery store in two weeks. You can imagine what we are eating at this point. Luckily my parents have thrown some food our way. I might go tonight... but it's Thursday and we have shows to watch. Can't miss my shows! We do not have a dvr... whaaaaat?
- Ann has turned way girly on us. I'm loving it... John thinks I've ruined her. Latest girly behavior involves sitting in her wagon with a purse, lipstick and cell phone talking (she can even switch ears when one gets tired) and texting. She says hiiiiii and byeeee (with a long "E"). She then puts the lipstick on and stays in the lines if I do say so myself. It's fake lipstick folks... but she appears to stay in the lines. So proud! I tell her that color pink is perfect for her fair skin, dark hair and blue eyes. She says "Yesh" in return. I die.
So to sum things up, we are hopefully under contract tonight with a new house; we have our house for sale and have to somehow live in it and keep it in a condition where a stranger wants to move in immediately and we are still leaving town every weekend and have a texting baby. How long do you think I can go without grocery shopping? Are grits and eggs acceptable for every meal? That's pretty much all we've got. I think I have a can of mushrooms in the pantry... gross.
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