Our Stories |
Our storiesI haven't posted for a while. I moved into the house, painted it up, unpacked boxes, and had a big housewarming party. The keg is still out back, with a little Ruby in it, still. The App...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:40:00 GMT |
Christmas intentions... |
So this morning I woke up early -- made my coffee, was enjoying the view of the swooping scrub jays out my back window. And I realized, hey -- my rotting apples are buried in snow. These guys are hu...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:22:00 GMT |
Getting it together. |
I'm not unpacked yet. I have a semi-functioning kitchen, with a range that doesn't work if the oven is on. I can't find my netflix envelopes, but I don't think I can watch "Django" or "Gen...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:09:00 GMT |
Getting free stuff in the mail. |
I hit a thin spot a couple of days ago. I took the bus home from work, to my house, for the first time. I needed to finish up some painting before I move in this weekend. There was a...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:21:00 GMT |
Election Day |
I just had a cool lunchtime experience. I walked over to Pioneer Square to drop my ballot into the drop box there. I suppose it could have been my imagination, but people seemed to be smil...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:37:00 GMT |
I am a homeowner. |
I got the keys on Friday, and welcomed about 50 trick or treaters to my new home. Somehow, giving out candy to kids from my new front door seemed the perfect way to begin home ownership. M...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:13:00 GMT |
Making friends with apple trees. |
It's official. I'm buying a little house. I get to be a homeowner, and make decisions, and get dirty and aggravated when things bust, and clean up rotting apples from the back yard, and cu...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:26:00 GMT |
offers, counteroffers and a question |
Well, I've been through an offer, counter offer, counter-counter offer, and accepted the counter-counter-counter offer. We seem to have agreed what I will pay and what they will fix. ...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:11:00 GMT |
I did it. |
I did it. Last night, I signed a bunch of papers and finally made an offer on the apple house. They haven't accepted or anything -- the owner lives in Canada, so it'll be a few days before...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:57:00 GMT |
House Hunting blues |
Yesterday's house showing was sort of a fiasco. We got to the first place, in Milwaukee, and the key (from the lockbox) got stuck in the outside door to the house (sort of a security door). &nbs...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:51:00 GMT |
