Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Going, going....
Saturday's yard sale was a moderate success as far as yard sales go. We priced a lot of stuff at .25 and .50, so making over a hundred dollars meant a lot of stuff went. Curiously, older and antique items, such as a collection of sugar and creamers didn't sell. So, with the move this weekend, much of the stuff will be left behind, destined for a consignment shop on Monday.
My realtor gave me a surprise this morning that the buyer wants to close a week early. That means little time beyond the move this weekend to clean out the house and get it ready. That day is the day before the wedding, and M and I already had a full day planned to get the flowers to the reception venue and the church. So, a decision will have to be made.
I cannot believe that in less than a week and a half that M and I will be man and wife. Perhaps it is the strain of moving that is taking up all of our thoughts and deeds. Andy and I will be in the new house only a week before the wedding, and when we get home from our honeymoon, we'll move the rest of M's stuff from her apartment.
As I might have mentioned previously, the ninth of October will be the wedding day and the second anniversary of Out Of The Blue. I'm preparing a special post that day, a love story and reflection on the past two years. To paraphrase Paul Harvey, "your're going to hear, the rest of the story."
Have a great day wherever you are!
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My realtor gave me a surprise this morning that the buyer wants to close a week early. That means little time beyond the move this weekend to clean out the house and get it ready. That day is the day before the wedding, and M and I already had a full day planned to get the flowers to the reception venue and the church. So, a decision will have to be made.
I cannot believe that in less than a week and a half that M and I will be man and wife. Perhaps it is the strain of moving that is taking up all of our thoughts and deeds. Andy and I will be in the new house only a week before the wedding, and when we get home from our honeymoon, we'll move the rest of M's stuff from her apartment.
As I might have mentioned previously, the ninth of October will be the wedding day and the second anniversary of Out Of The Blue. I'm preparing a special post that day, a love story and reflection on the past two years. To paraphrase Paul Harvey, "your're going to hear, the rest of the story."
Have a great day wherever you are!
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Saturday, September 25, 2004
Tale of the Sale
Another Saturday morning, and I ain't got no money.
I'm having yard sale so I can get paid.
Oh how I wish I had buyers to talk to.
I'm in an awful way.
Apologies to Yusuf Islam, or Cat Stevens. What's the deal here, with HIM being a suspected terrorist? A Peace terrorist? Oh well. Onward.
Yes, it's my last yard sale and I'm clearing the decks. I'm hoping to sell everything and give everything away for what people want. I've got nothing to lose!
THe packing is almost done, which is great because I am working next week, the day before the move. And tomorrow, M and I travel to her father's home to visit with uncles from the old country. So the next week will be busy, with the move on Friday and Saturday, and the wedding two weeks from today!
A la prochaine!
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I'm having yard sale so I can get paid.
Oh how I wish I had buyers to talk to.
I'm in an awful way.
Apologies to Yusuf Islam, or Cat Stevens. What's the deal here, with HIM being a suspected terrorist? A Peace terrorist? Oh well. Onward.
Yes, it's my last yard sale and I'm clearing the decks. I'm hoping to sell everything and give everything away for what people want. I've got nothing to lose!
THe packing is almost done, which is great because I am working next week, the day before the move. And tomorrow, M and I travel to her father's home to visit with uncles from the old country. So the next week will be busy, with the move on Friday and Saturday, and the wedding two weeks from today!
A la prochaine!
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Sunday, September 19, 2004
Cool Running
The first fall-like temperatures reached Southern New England this morning, a cool 49 degrees F, making the evening's sleep a snuggly one under the blankets. The week past has been busy, what else? I must have forgotten what it's like to move.
As I am a planner-sort of guy, I bought 50 boxes that would hold record albums without much shifting around and with a depth that, filled, wouldn't be very heavy. The records (LPs) took up 24 of those 7" deep boxes. And with CDs and some books, the living room looks like a loading dock now.
The downstairs looks empty of furniture and full of boxes. M and I devised a plan to describe what we wanted to accomplish on the moving days, so we'd have enough people and coordinate deliveries of furniture, appliances and utilities. So far, so good. Which is really good, since the wedding plans are all in place, and except for the wedding rehearsal and delivery of flowers, it will be a push-button day when we'll start the ball rolling on wedding morning, and it should run automatically, even with some glitches.
I have a lot of infrastructure here that has to be moved also, so Hits of Yesterday will be off the air while I move the music computers and get the networks going at the new house. I am hoping that it won't be long. The web site and the blog here will continue to be up, but not updated during the move.
So it will be a busy three weeks, with the move in two and the wedding in three. The house sale is moving along, with the home inspection yesterday. I met the new homeowner and she described her plans to take down all the wainscoting that I put over the tile in the kitchen. I hope that she reconsiders, once she looks at that yellow and black tile! I am hopeful that the inspection came out with little changes to make.
Enjoy the Sunday wherever you are, the day that the Lord has made!
Thanks for stopping in!
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As I am a planner-sort of guy, I bought 50 boxes that would hold record albums without much shifting around and with a depth that, filled, wouldn't be very heavy. The records (LPs) took up 24 of those 7" deep boxes. And with CDs and some books, the living room looks like a loading dock now.
The downstairs looks empty of furniture and full of boxes. M and I devised a plan to describe what we wanted to accomplish on the moving days, so we'd have enough people and coordinate deliveries of furniture, appliances and utilities. So far, so good. Which is really good, since the wedding plans are all in place, and except for the wedding rehearsal and delivery of flowers, it will be a push-button day when we'll start the ball rolling on wedding morning, and it should run automatically, even with some glitches.
I have a lot of infrastructure here that has to be moved also, so Hits of Yesterday will be off the air while I move the music computers and get the networks going at the new house. I am hoping that it won't be long. The web site and the blog here will continue to be up, but not updated during the move.
So it will be a busy three weeks, with the move in two and the wedding in three. The house sale is moving along, with the home inspection yesterday. I met the new homeowner and she described her plans to take down all the wainscoting that I put over the tile in the kitchen. I hope that she reconsiders, once she looks at that yellow and black tile! I am hopeful that the inspection came out with little changes to make.
Enjoy the Sunday wherever you are, the day that the Lord has made!
Thanks for stopping in!
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Saturday, September 11, 2004
Sale-ing, sale-ing
It's a done deal, the house is sold! And with that news, the packing begins in earnest (or, more correctly, in my house.) But first to go is the yard sale items.
M and I spent much of yesterday taking stuff out and pricing them. Most are hopefully going to go fast, with 25 cent price tags. This is the first batch of stuff that I discovered I didn't need when cleaning the house for the sale of it.
The timing of the house sale is impeccible, as only God could make it. We hope to move to a house that is for rent on October 1. The wedding is on October 9, and the closing on my house is October 15. Some high-flying energy will be needed to negotiate these two weeks!
Andy has been doing pretty well in school so far, and his demeanor around M is improving. He is excited about moving, as it is closer to his school and many of his friends. The house we want to move to is within walking distance of his school, too, and one of the first things we want to do with him before we move is to take the walk from the new house to the school so he will feel comfortable about the distance.
The wedding plans are now in push-button mode; all of the invitations have been returned, the flowers are now all set, and everybody knows what they are doing. Only the wedding rings will need to be picked up and the flowers delivered to the church and reception venue, which M and I will do the day before the wedding.
So, one more cup of coffee and I am away to the sale!
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M and I spent much of yesterday taking stuff out and pricing them. Most are hopefully going to go fast, with 25 cent price tags. This is the first batch of stuff that I discovered I didn't need when cleaning the house for the sale of it.
The timing of the house sale is impeccible, as only God could make it. We hope to move to a house that is for rent on October 1. The wedding is on October 9, and the closing on my house is October 15. Some high-flying energy will be needed to negotiate these two weeks!
Andy has been doing pretty well in school so far, and his demeanor around M is improving. He is excited about moving, as it is closer to his school and many of his friends. The house we want to move to is within walking distance of his school, too, and one of the first things we want to do with him before we move is to take the walk from the new house to the school so he will feel comfortable about the distance.
The wedding plans are now in push-button mode; all of the invitations have been returned, the flowers are now all set, and everybody knows what they are doing. Only the wedding rings will need to be picked up and the flowers delivered to the church and reception venue, which M and I will do the day before the wedding.
So, one more cup of coffee and I am away to the sale!
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