of stuff, maybe even crap.
At least that's what it feels like when you are moving. Un-packing is going to be real fun.
But everything is out of storage and the rental and into the new house. Few, what a weight that has been lifted. Even if I still have to put away mounds and mounds of stuff.
And... I have high speed Internet again!!!!! WOO HOO
Showing posts with label real esate fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label real esate fun. Show all posts
Jun 11, 2008
Jun 10, 2008
1/2 in
Our beds, clothes, toys, kitchen stuff & computer are in. The rest is coming in the next two days. Wednesday is empty the storage unit day. Busy Busy. Better posts coming soon!
May 10, 2008
fell off the face of the earth...
at least with my blogging and reading of blogs.
Here is the deal,
Jerry came home the first week of April with a tweaked back. We thought it would be a quick rest and go back to work, however he is still home. What we think happened was that when he broke his back last May he also ruptured a disc and this went undiagnosed until now. Luckily enough he just has to rest it and it will heal, there is a chance of surgery in the future. For now he is mending with out going under the knife. He should be going back to work in a couple of weeks.
At the same time, same week he came home, we found out that our well that was giving us 8 gallons per minute is now only producing one. You have to have 5 to get a building permit. This was really depressing and it took a long time to understand. Because of this and the current housing market we decided to buy a house instead of building. So the search was on, we looked at many different areas and weighed issues like house/yard size to drive time to family near by and what we decided was Bakersfield. We started looking and found a really great buy, a never been lived in house that is in foreclosure, in a nice neighborhood, with good schools, around the corner from my in laws. So we are in escrow and if it all goes through I will have some of my creature comforts back in the beginning of June. I liked living up on the mountain because there was great hiking and a small town and I made a great friend. But I am looking forward to living in Bakersfield as well.
This is all why I fell off the face of the earth. I had to sort out my life before I could begin to blog about it.
Here is the deal,
Jerry came home the first week of April with a tweaked back. We thought it would be a quick rest and go back to work, however he is still home. What we think happened was that when he broke his back last May he also ruptured a disc and this went undiagnosed until now. Luckily enough he just has to rest it and it will heal, there is a chance of surgery in the future. For now he is mending with out going under the knife. He should be going back to work in a couple of weeks.
At the same time, same week he came home, we found out that our well that was giving us 8 gallons per minute is now only producing one. You have to have 5 to get a building permit. This was really depressing and it took a long time to understand. Because of this and the current housing market we decided to buy a house instead of building. So the search was on, we looked at many different areas and weighed issues like house/yard size to drive time to family near by and what we decided was Bakersfield. We started looking and found a really great buy, a never been lived in house that is in foreclosure, in a nice neighborhood, with good schools, around the corner from my in laws. So we are in escrow and if it all goes through I will have some of my creature comforts back in the beginning of June. I liked living up on the mountain because there was great hiking and a small town and I made a great friend. But I am looking forward to living in Bakersfield as well.
This is all why I fell off the face of the earth. I had to sort out my life before I could begin to blog about it.
Nov 29, 2007
Steph's Owner Builder Site
I may have to change my blog name to this.
I would say we are getting into planning now.
We are on the well drillers list.
We have met with an architect we still need to meet with draftsmen. We have a floor plan we like we just need to make it into plans.
I have scheduled a meeting with the solar & wind power guy.
Plus my newest thing is SIP's.
I am trying to figure out which bank will be our lender, comparing interest rates and payments and affordability.
I am reading the owner-builder book, the everything homebuilding book, the building and affordable home book and a couple others all simultaneously.
I am learning that the Ventura County fees are just another way to nickle and dime you in the beginning of the whole process.
We never said this would be easy but what an education I am getting. It is kind of fun all the while my brain feels like it may explode.
Jerry is working a ton of overtime and I get to be the project manager. Wish me luck.
I would say we are getting into planning now.
We are on the well drillers list.
We have met with an architect we still need to meet with draftsmen. We have a floor plan we like we just need to make it into plans.
I have scheduled a meeting with the solar & wind power guy.
Plus my newest thing is SIP's.
I am trying to figure out which bank will be our lender, comparing interest rates and payments and affordability.
I am reading the owner-builder book, the everything homebuilding book, the building and affordable home book and a couple others all simultaneously.
I am learning that the Ventura County fees are just another way to nickle and dime you in the beginning of the whole process.
We never said this would be easy but what an education I am getting. It is kind of fun all the while my brain feels like it may explode.
Jerry is working a ton of overtime and I get to be the project manager. Wish me luck.
Aug 13, 2007
Bits N Pieces
We still have dial up and will for another couple of months. There was no hope for cable. Unless I have a ton of time to kill I don't know when my next flikr upload will be.
Hannah is walking I would say her official start of walking was Friday August 10th. She has cut another tooth. Her teeth count is 4 on the bottom one on top.
James is almost potty trained. We have an accident here or there and he sleeps in a pull up. He is becoming all boy. Sometimes uncontrollable. We were watching Americas funniest home videos last night and he got all rilled up. Then I was playing with my digital camera recording him and then he was really going crazy. He loved watching the video of himself.
Both kids have been sleeping in out here. I don't know if its the quiet or the fact we are staying up way too late. Fall is coming its time to go to be early again.
I am searching house plans for something smaller than our last house. It seems weird to most but we are enjoying this smaller house. I am enjoying cleaning it allot more. Our last house was very comfortable to us. Plus we had some wasted space so we are taking our time and looking for a house with all the amenities we would like and the smaller square footage. We can always upgrade and add on later. Jerry has plans for a barn so we can always have James go live in the barn if we need more room. HA!
Hannah is walking I would say her official start of walking was Friday August 10th. She has cut another tooth. Her teeth count is 4 on the bottom one on top.
James is almost potty trained. We have an accident here or there and he sleeps in a pull up. He is becoming all boy. Sometimes uncontrollable. We were watching Americas funniest home videos last night and he got all rilled up. Then I was playing with my digital camera recording him and then he was really going crazy. He loved watching the video of himself.
Both kids have been sleeping in out here. I don't know if its the quiet or the fact we are staying up way too late. Fall is coming its time to go to be early again.
I am searching house plans for something smaller than our last house. It seems weird to most but we are enjoying this smaller house. I am enjoying cleaning it allot more. Our last house was very comfortable to us. Plus we had some wasted space so we are taking our time and looking for a house with all the amenities we would like and the smaller square footage. We can always upgrade and add on later. Jerry has plans for a barn so we can always have James go live in the barn if we need more room. HA!
Jul 21, 2007
we're moving on up...
A quick post from me. I am so busy because moving takes forever. I quickly updated my flickr and sent out an email to every one's email to update on our move. We had a yard sale to day, oh my, I never knew yard sale-ing was such and aggressive sport. It almost makes rugby look tame. I don't want to do one of those again any time soon. But we sold a ton of stuff (junk) and it made our move lighter. I don't know when I will be posting again so, rest assured I will have lots to talk about when I am back.
May 12, 2007
A new routine
Two events have changed our little lives.
1. Jerry getting hurt
2. Putting the house on the market
I swear I hit the ground running every morning. Making beds doing laundry etc. No big deal for people who are good at that stuff. I used to take it easy and do a few chores every day. Now I try to do all the chores every day. Whats really weird is that I clean at night after the kids go to bed and I clean first thing in the morning while they are still happy. So who is getting my house messy during the night?
The other thing is now it all seems to go to chaos in bunches. For example, James was taking his sweet time going potty, so I left him alone. Jerry needed to go to the bathroom so he goes where James is playing with the toilet brush set. Serious grossness! I am cleaning up this mess Jerry goes upstairs to the other bathroom. Then Hannah is opening the fireplace and taking all the candles out. Lou hops in the fireplace and is now covered in ash. Jerry is yelling for TP. So I move Hannah run upstairs get TP for him. Drag James kicking and screaming back downstairs. I go back to cleaning mess #1. Jerry comes down the stairs and says "Oh! Hannah" I run around the corner to see, that I moved her to the couch by herself. A very logical spot for a little one. Messes get cleaned up and there is calm again. For now. And this is just one example.
The other thing is now, every night, I have to get the kids ready for bed by myself. Bedtime can be an exhausting end to a day when I am by myself. When Jerry would be home this used to be a fun time for our family. So we have adapted to reading our stories in the hospital bed downstairs after baths a compromise. New and different but it works.
I think in this period in our lives it will be one new adjustment day after day.
1. Jerry getting hurt
2. Putting the house on the market
I swear I hit the ground running every morning. Making beds doing laundry etc. No big deal for people who are good at that stuff. I used to take it easy and do a few chores every day. Now I try to do all the chores every day. Whats really weird is that I clean at night after the kids go to bed and I clean first thing in the morning while they are still happy. So who is getting my house messy during the night?
The other thing is now it all seems to go to chaos in bunches. For example, James was taking his sweet time going potty, so I left him alone. Jerry needed to go to the bathroom so he goes where James is playing with the toilet brush set. Serious grossness! I am cleaning up this mess Jerry goes upstairs to the other bathroom. Then Hannah is opening the fireplace and taking all the candles out. Lou hops in the fireplace and is now covered in ash. Jerry is yelling for TP. So I move Hannah run upstairs get TP for him. Drag James kicking and screaming back downstairs. I go back to cleaning mess #1. Jerry comes down the stairs and says "Oh! Hannah" I run around the corner to see, that I moved her to the couch by herself. A very logical spot for a little one. Messes get cleaned up and there is calm again. For now. And this is just one example.
The other thing is now, every night, I have to get the kids ready for bed by myself. Bedtime can be an exhausting end to a day when I am by myself. When Jerry would be home this used to be a fun time for our family. So we have adapted to reading our stories in the hospital bed downstairs after baths a compromise. New and different but it works.
I think in this period in our lives it will be one new adjustment day after day.
May 4, 2007
Oh what a day
Today we recorded with Ventura County and now own 5 acres. Woo Hoo!
Today we took pictures of our house to list it on Monday. Oh my.
Today James and I butted heads over and over again. Probably because I was busy trying to make my house sparkle.
Today James helped me bake cookies that come from a bag. He picked the frosting color.
Today James and I had Hash browns and cookies for dinner. We each had our selected beverage of choice to go with it, too. Mine came from grapes his from apples. Very nutritious.
Apr 25, 2007
super duper busy
I have been so busy lately. I think I like it. There is so much involved with getting a house ready to sell. Especially when we have to finish some procrastination projects. I have been leaving those to Jerry. My job has been to pull weeds & plant flowers. Seems easy enough, add in two little ones and now my hands are full. I have everything planted and weeded to my satisfaction. It only took two days. Now I have to paint my front door and trim & touch up the brown and red. I also have to squeeze in several loads of laundry and organize my closets. On the 2nd I am getting my house cleaned by someone other than me, I have to pay her, but I think its money well spent. The next day I am getting my carpets cleaned. Woo Hoo. We have fertilized the lawn so it is a dark green and the pool is sparkling. Who wouldn't want this house? Us I guess.
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