I mentioned in a previous post that we are back on the house hunt. Our first offer went in this morning and, whaddaya know, by noon we had a response. A little backstory here… We went to view one house, noticed another was under reno, and due to a curious encroachment of a fence between the two, discovered both had the same owner. A quick call to inquire and lo! The reno house was available and they were interested in entertaining an offer on a pre-sale contract. We were scheduled to meet the agent and the contractor at the house […]
Annnd here we go again!
Back to the house hunting, we go! Have the eye on a house which is undergoing current renovation and offering quite a few perks above and beyond what one would normally find on market. Met with the owner (!) today and walked through, talking about options, preferences, color choices, etc and, based upon the discussion, we’re sending an offer over tomorrow that incorporates the items from the discussion and the usual contingencies. I find I’m much calmer on this than I have been in the past. I suppose two years of looking, finding, offering, going under contract, only to have […]
Sleep deprivation due to sickness
You ever been so sick that you couldn’t lay down (because your nose closes up), sitting up makes your head hurt, and semi-prone just invokes some level of both? Well, that is where I am at the moment and have been since roughly Friday night. Ugh. I felt that familiar “tickle” in my throat on Thursday and ignored it. Shoulda known better. Today, the fever finally broke. Now it’s just the aforementioned discomfort and getting some semblance of moisture in my sinuses. So, for lack of being able to do much otherwise, I set the laptop up and gamed from […]
Nascent foolishness and fun
A morning at the “salon” for cut and color finds me feeling decidedly un-aged, hah! To commemorate the moment, the following shots of frivolity and general vanity; I must say, a dash of color and a new do really shift my perspective. :) [singlepic id=1032 w=160 h=120 float=] [singlepic id=1033 w=160 h=120 float=] [singlepic id=1034 w=160 h=120 float=]
Fuego, fripperies, and fun
Today was a fun-filled day; buckwheat pancakes and morning bounciness followed by a day touring the town center and goofing off along the way. We wound up goobering around in Fuego, a franchise shop specializing in fun things for pretty much any occasion and found these ridiculous bits of head-gear that, apparently, are quite popular with the snow-boarding crowd (of which my daughter is now a firmly ensconced member). Needless to say, with her iPhone handy, it wasn’t long until a memory in pixels was made: After this, a spot of lunch and roaming aimlessly until time to pick up […]
Homeward bound…
Today, I am one step closer to once again being a home-owner. We have a soft acceptance (paperwork being completed today to make it firm) on the house and the last night was spent prepping, scanning, and sending up the paperwork required to begin the rate lock and underwriting process. Tuesday is the home inspection (with all manner of incense being burned and generally energy being spent toward mindful neutrality… mostly failed), and with all good fortune, we’re ready but for receiving the close date and actually getting down to the business of actually moving (which will likely be sometime […]
Dana
Once upon a time, I was a photographer. It’s not something that will be found on my resume, and even the stock images have long ago rolled out of their licenses (which is as well; the negatives were lost in the chaos that was the dot com bust). I haven’t owned anything fancier than a PowerShot SX130 since, oh, about 1996. I play at taking shots, but frankly, most of the things I’d like to do simply are not possible with the 130. Yet, on occasion, I get a shot that reminds me of time spent on apertures, shutter speed, […]
On appreciating what is…
Today, I sit here grinding my teeth, literally. As you may know if you’ve read here over time, I was on my way into dental implants late 2010 only to have that process brought to an abrupt halt by an unexpected layoff. Currently, I remain “endentured” (chuckle) as I wait for timing and finances to resume equilibrium. In the meantime, as part of the regular upkeep of such things, it was time to see about a reline of the dentures. A reline is when they recast the forms for both arches (using the denture itself as a guide) and then […]
To my son
You do not know this, but this month, every year (and today in particular) I generally spend in something of a melancholic funk. Most of it has to do with this tragedy, echoing from “then” through to “now”, not yet resolved, and the lingering soreness of mind and being in relation to it. I suppose it is natural to mark life by such milestones as this, but I am at times weary for the weight of all these years and all these stones. I do not spent as much time as I used to upon hankering after the “what if’s” […]