Yesterday

Yesterday

Yesterday we bought a trailer, thinking it would be good for the trips back and forth to Indiana...for the dogs, and rabbit and household stuff. I've been looking for a good little bit at trailer costs, and this one was 200 and looked like something we could work with. It doesn't have lights...which is fine. We went to autozone and bought a light kit while we were getting our hitch.  The tires looked like they'd seen better days, but we could replace them somewhere in the near future...still not a big deal. 

The guy selling it to us finally agreed to 140, as it had a load of rubbish that needed dumped (old roofing materials, nasty and heavy. We get 2 dumps for free at our local dump though, so we thought, no big deal, we'll go get the water bill and dump it.

On our way home however, about 3-5 miles from pickup...we lost the right wheel...fishtailed for what felt like an eternity and pulled to the side of the road to try to remove the trailer from my Yukon.  I worked hard to get the leg down in order to get the trailer lifted off my hitch. It got to a point that I didn't have the strength to turn it anymore, and it was not very far off my hitch...Art got it a few more turns than I had, but still not off the hitch...he walked down the road to get the wheel/tire. I called the guy who sold us the trailer (who I am far stronger than) and he wasn't much help. I had to think about this intelligently to get it loose. I had art put the car in neutral to loosen the connection, pulled the lock and pin out of the hitch, then had him drive forward a foot, which took the hitch off and allowed me to to put it in the car with us.

My trailer is (hopefully) still sitting on the side of the road in Forney, we have wheel/tire combos (x2) ordered and due to be delivered either Monday or Tuesday. We can get it put back together and dumped, then assess if I need to replace the wood as I'm painting this thing. She also will be lovely when I'm done with her, if I can help it. I want to paint her wood cobalt blue and her metal framework in a bright white gloss.

patience

Patience

Some days Patience doesn't come naturally, some days it is effortless. Today was a good day, my paperwork arrived in Tennessee for my house. Things seem to be progressing, but slowly. I am biding my time and attempting to be patient. 

Tomorrow we are buying a trailer, this will assist us with moving not only the household items that are to fill the house, but also will assist in bringing the animals on the trips there. 

no pictures, and not much to report today. I  hope all have a wonderful night. 

So...

So...
The paperwork has made it to My Realtor, been signed off on and is in the hands of Fedex, due to arrive by 1030 tomorrow. 
The selling agent said he will push for my 2 weeks closing, so that we may possibly have the house to stay in when we go to Indiana for Thanksgiving week.. I am very hopeful. 

Working out the logistics for getting things set up at the house...I have a refrigerator and Stove picked out and we're working on the logistics of getting them to the house. 

we aren't putting beds at the house for now...possibly not at all...I have futon rolls in my cart on Amazon...and we will sleep on these for the first few times we are there, and see how they work for us. If they are a fit for us, then I will try to get living furniture for the house, and we can keep the rolls with blankets and pillows in a closet until bedtime...it also allows us to sleep anywhere in the room based on temperatures...etc. I am hopeful it will be a good fit. 

furniture...it's a 116 yr old house...so I am thinking furniture that suits it. I would like to take time putting the house together and spend modest amouts of money. I would like to hit yard sales and thrift stores and the Goodwill....and I don't want to really get modern anything...I have a feel I want to keep with this house....it will take time, but I believe it will be well worth it. 

I am off to bed, still very hopeful about things...looking forward to tomorrow. 

goodnight :)

Amanda

Wow...

Wow!

What a day!

Let me just start by saying that if this contract doesn't go through, it isn't my doing. 

I seem to have hired one of the least responsive Realtors in the entire State of Indiana.

(surely they aren't all this bad??)

I'm developing a self-appreciation of how I do my job at this point. 

I worked the better part of the day making prospecting calls, and sending emails when I was unable to reach the prospects by phone, and could have taken a break ANYTIME during the course of the day. The Realtor wrote me at 11 to tell me that the offer had been accepted, but spelled out no urgency at this point...as a matter of fact, she didnt get back to me at all until right at 3 hours later, at which time, everything was of an urgent nature...mind you I am already locked into the queue at my daughters school by this point, with a second queue to fall into for my son shortly thereafter. I won't really be free to get to the bank until 4 and they close at 5. I have to get my Earnest Money Deposit in the form of a Cashiers check (we do personal checks here, with no real urgency for the EMD) . She sends the paperwork at 330...but has made a mistake....she signed everything in black ink THEN realized all signatures had to be in blue....so she takes another 20 minutes to sign everything in Blue ....THEN...she realizes that I have to sign before they sign....so she sends an unsigned copy. (I have already sent the 2nd copy to Fedex office for printing to expedite things...and have to cancel that order and send the 3rd copy for printing. I get both kids from school, get my proof of funds letter and my Cashier's check, and I'm off to Fedex to get paperwork, sit down and sign it, then put all of it in an overnight envelope and spend almost 50 to overnight it. Sent her the Tracking number.

Grocery stop on the way home, Got Potatoes and Buns (kids have to have different meals) the roast has been cooking the bulk of the afternoon, and I came home and put potatoes in it, fixed Emma a plate and 2 cheeseburgers for Micah. I wish this was the end of my day....but I still have an airport run at 7:00. 

When I get home tonight, I think I will take a hot bath and turn my phone off for the night and watch mindless television before bed.

Hope

Hope

Hope is an essential, but underappreciated part of life. 

Hope is the essence of Faith, whether it is Faith in our Creator, or faith in ourselves. 

religion or no religion, we really aren't that different in our need to have things to be hopeful for. 

Hopes for our children, for our friends and family, hope make us human. 

but...we don't really understand hope anymore. 

We've been conditioned to see hope as something that is much more akin to doubt...or fear. 

I am relearning this...this past week I did quite a bit of reading on it...

I am trying to relearn hope...I bought a little Ivy plant this week.

She is my reminder to remember the true meaning of hope, thus I have named her hope.

This blog isn't about the Ivy plant though

It's about a little house, a little old house...116 to be exact

In 2 weeks, barring any unforseen incedents, this forgotten beauty will be mine, 

Mine to cherish, and build happy memories in. 

Mine to build hopes and dreams around, and to bring back to life.

I can already see her in my mind's eye...to me she is beautiful. 

I have every room, and even the yard dreamed out. 

She will take elbow grease, and fortitude, and even some blood, sweat, and tears along the way.

After all, all roads in life have their rough patches...don't they?

I look forward to sharing her with you. 

Amanda Renee'