Sylvaa Posted July 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, fleaball said: My key takeaway: we can still be friends because you guys hang your toilet paper the right way. I'm glad that my toilet paper hanging style is compatible with yours. I'd hate to lose you as a friend at this point - I'm invested. ❤️ 3 Quote Sylvaa's BattleLog Sylvaa's Tracking Spreadsheet Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 I was totally expecting the photos when I opened the spoiler. It's a nice house. What's important is not only is the TP the right direction, you took pictures with full rolls. That's good attention to detail. 1 3 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 It looks great! You’ll have no problem selling it., 1 Quote Link to comment
cracked_belle Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 woah, it's so big!! I know the "Americans have big living spaces" convo happened already — I'm a born'n'raised American, lol. however, growing up in a trailer will taint your opinion of space for the rest of your life. it looks immaculate. I think the cleaning paid off. the house looks gorgeous!! 2 1 Quote just another cracked southern belle, and a specialist in self-kintsukuroi. Current Challenge Accountability: Health & Happiness Are Hard: Wherein the Cracked_Belle Un-Dies Epic Quest: Adventures in Badassery [under construction] Spoiler There is never a sudden revelation, a complete and tidy explanation for why it happened, or why it ends, or why or who you are. You want one and I want one, but there isn't one. It comes in bits and pieces, and you stitch them together wherever they fit, and when you are done you hold yourself up, and still there are holes and you are a rag doll, invented, imperfect. And yet you are all that you have, so you must be enough. There is no other way. ― Marya Hornbacher, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia Link to comment
Sciread77 Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 Nice house! Nice board game collection! 1 Quote Adventurer, Half-Dwarf Chaotic-Good Paladin Ne me dites jamais les chances! ¡Nunca me digas las probabilidades! Character Sheet Training Logs Challenges Prepping for Adventure Prep, Adventure Prep Fall Baby, When Are We Again, Anyway?, Whirlwind, The Leaf's Locus, Harnessing Hamingja New Roots More Beginnings, More Roots Cleaning Up Facing The Hailstorm Yo Ho Yo The... Keto Life For Me? Taming the Beast Another Step Towards the Future Baking, Suburban Homesteading, and Health, The Adventurers of the Lucky Vale I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII VIII, IX Spoiler Perennial goals: Sleep 7+ hours a night, retain (and continue to learn) French and Spanish as a family, increase Spanish Proficiency for work and play, read like a maniac on my own and with my kids, carry heavy stuff Long term goals: Cut to 13-15% bodyfat, And now that I'm grown I eat five dozen eggs, so I'm roughly the size of a baaaaarge! -> Someday I'll challenge a Disney world Gaston to a push up contest and win Link to comment
Sylvaa Posted July 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 So apparently other people agreed. We officially signed an offer this evening. 1 7 Quote Sylvaa's BattleLog Sylvaa's Tracking Spreadsheet Link to comment
Sciread77 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, Sylvaa said: So apparently other people agreed. We officially signed an offer this evening. Congrats!! 1 Quote Adventurer, Half-Dwarf Chaotic-Good Paladin Ne me dites jamais les chances! ¡Nunca me digas las probabilidades! Character Sheet Training Logs Challenges Prepping for Adventure Prep, Adventure Prep Fall Baby, When Are We Again, Anyway?, Whirlwind, The Leaf's Locus, Harnessing Hamingja New Roots More Beginnings, More Roots Cleaning Up Facing The Hailstorm Yo Ho Yo The... Keto Life For Me? Taming the Beast Another Step Towards the Future Baking, Suburban Homesteading, and Health, The Adventurers of the Lucky Vale I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII VIII, IX Spoiler Perennial goals: Sleep 7+ hours a night, retain (and continue to learn) French and Spanish as a family, increase Spanish Proficiency for work and play, read like a maniac on my own and with my kids, carry heavy stuff Long term goals: Cut to 13-15% bodyfat, And now that I'm grown I eat five dozen eggs, so I'm roughly the size of a baaaaarge! -> Someday I'll challenge a Disney world Gaston to a push up contest and win Link to comment
Sylvaa Posted July 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 So I should probably update my thread. The inspection happened Monday (yes, already!). It was pretty decent, however we apparently had our dryer vent (pipe?) come unconnected (it's in our crawlspace, we don't hang out there), so we've got some clean up to do. The buyers requested us to fix it, which is totally legitimate, so we are waiting to hear back from a company to take care of that. My husband's aunt and uncle came up on the 15th with the purpose of convincing my husband's grandmother to move back to Georgia with them. She's showing definite signs of decreased mental function (dementia is not out of the question). His aunt and uncle have a rental property next door to them where she can have some independence, but with greater oversight (his aunt works from home and his uncle is a semi-retired nurse). We were a bit concerned that she wasn't going to go, but she's come around and is planning on leaving around August 1st. This is actually good timing for us, because we are going to move into her house while our house is being built. We are paying rent still, but it's less than we would pay anywhere else. We're struggling a bit to be supportive and help get grandma ready to go while not making it seem like we are pushing her out to rent her house. We had some potential other rentals that we were exploring in case she didn't decide to go, so it's not like all of our eggs were in that basket, but still. I'm very glad that she is going down, not because of the rent piece, but because she's got to have more support than everyone here can give her. This has been our first full week without any kids at the house. It is so weird. Like, it's so quiet and everything is funky. We went the grocery store, because I'm trying to still be responsible and save money as much as I can. Then, we had a horrible storm come through, a transformer blew, and we ended up without power for hours. Even without opening the fridge or freezer, the temperature climbed higher than is safe for meat and dairy, so we ended up having to throw away basically everything. I guess the good thing is that at least I only shopped for two of us and we needed to clean them out anyway. 6 Quote Sylvaa's BattleLog Sylvaa's Tracking Spreadsheet Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Honestly, it sounds like it's going to be a good solution for everyone. You have a place to live in the meantime, she's going to be closer to caregivers, and said caregivers get a break from "What are we going to do with this house?" while you live in it. Especially if the rent is fair and you know these relatives won't kick you out with little notice. (not that my bitter notes come from personal experience. ) I hate throwing out food after a power outage, but y'know....food poisoning isn't fun either. But there's still a part of you that's like "Man, I really wanted to eat that." 2 Quote Link to comment
Sylvaa Posted July 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, Snarkyfishguts said: I hate throwing out food after a power outage, but y'know....food poisoning isn't fun either. But there's still a part of you that's like "Man, I really wanted to eat that." I was just looking at your thread about the food not tasting good and figured you'd have some solidarity. 😄 Yeah, it really sucked, but I didn't see the point of taking the chance on it. I'd rather deal with having to purchase more food than potentially get sick off of it. We were hoping that since we didn't open the fridge, it wouldn't be an issue, but it was long enough (and hot enough outside!) that we didn't really have another good option. Luckily, the relatives wanted someone living in the house over the winter (I know you understand this!) to make sure that nothing goes wrong when it gets cold. And they already know they don't want to see the property while grandma is still living. So we aren't too worried about that - I know that isn't something every family can say! 4 Quote Sylvaa's BattleLog Sylvaa's Tracking Spreadsheet Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 33 minutes ago, Sylvaa said: I was just looking at your thread about the food not tasting good and figured you'd have some solidarity. 😄 Yeah, it really sucked, but I didn't see the point of taking the chance on it. I'd rather deal with having to purchase more food than potentially get sick off of it. We were hoping that since we didn't open the fridge, it wouldn't be an issue, but it was long enough (and hot enough outside!) that we didn't really have another good option. Luckily, the relatives wanted someone living in the house over the winter (I know you understand this!) to make sure that nothing goes wrong when it gets cold. And they already know they don't want to see the property while grandma is still living. So we aren't too worried about that - I know that isn't something every family can say! That is really awesome. Yeah, it's always nice to have someone home when something decides to leak, and just to make sure the pipes don't freeze! It sounds like a perfect arrangement! Yeah, I will always back you up on throwing out food. Especially if it's gone bad or if you just had a terrible recipe What my mom does is she keeps a bag of ice cubes in the freezer, and if the ice is still in cubes, she knows the food in it is okay, but if it's a block, then she knows it got too warm at some point. Is the quiet still weird? 2 Quote Link to comment
Sylvaa Posted July 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Snarkyfishguts said: Yeah, I will always back you up on throwing out food. Especially if it's gone bad or if you just had a terrible recipe What my mom does is she keeps a bag of ice cubes in the freezer, and if the ice is still in cubes, she knows the food in it is okay, but if it's a block, then she knows it got too warm at some point. We do the same with a quarter on top of a frozen cup of ice! And yes, the quiet is still weird. If anyone wants to come stay at my house, you are all invited. 4 Quote Sylvaa's BattleLog Sylvaa's Tracking Spreadsheet Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Sylvaa said: We do the same with a quarter on top of a frozen cup of ice! That is really smart!!! 6 minutes ago, Sylvaa said: And yes, the quiet is still weird. If anyone wants to come stay at my house, you are all invited. HAahaha! But the noise will be a relief when you're all reunited! 1 Quote Link to comment
Ann of Owlshire Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 I’m behind on threads (as usual) and I clearly missed a lot! Congratulations on getting the house on the market and sold so fast! 1 Quote Sometimes you have to wander to find your way home… 🇺🇸 Adventurer 🇬🇧 🌳🦉🌳 Epic Quest: Tales of Owlshire Link to comment
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