purple room vents: I AM TOO OLD FOR THIS

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

I AM TOO OLD FOR THIS

Seriously! What an insane week and it isn't over yet. In three days we have to get on a ship to Alaska and I just am not sure how we are going to do it!

I would have blogged sooner but Kevin's internet was disconnected on the 30th, due to their move. He had a small mobile router but it couldn't handle much traffic. I could post a few pics of the grandkids on facebook but that was about it.

I had so much fun with those two kids. I would have had fun with them even if they weren't my grandkids. I arrived at suppertime on the 29th with two big containers of dahl and subjit. We ate the dahl for supper and the kids were off to bed about 7. Tandy went to work at nine for the night (her last night of work!) and Kev and I had great discussion about technology and the pros and cons of legalizing weed, and the Boston bombings and 911 and conspiracy theories. To bed late and he was so tired the next day.

Monte came over in the morning and we had a fun birthday lunch for Kevin. I had made him a rice krispy square cake. I made the squares and moulded them in a tube pan then iced it like it was a real cake. When he went to cut it he couldn't figure out why the cake was so hard. When he finally got through I think he was pretty happy...rice krispie squares are his fave, even besmirched with chocolate icing! Then the two of them took off for a relaxing night in a cabin on the ocean at Quadra Island. Monte stayed til late then headed home. I played with the kids til bedtime. They are so much fun.

They slept til after 7 the next morning, which apparently is late for them, so I got lucky. We had such a great day and K & T got home just after six. I stayed for a while and then at the kids bedtime I took myself over to the travelodge. I needed to do my hair and they only have two bedrooms plus I needed to leave by six the next morning.

I picked Bill up at the Nanaimo ferry at 8 in the morning and it was an amazingly beautiful day. What a beautiful trip down from Courtenay. We mozied down to Victoria, taking our time and stopping for coffee along the way. We were to meet the real estate lady at the first house we were to go see at 1:30. Having several hours to kill, we found the first two houses, our faves, on our own and without question or doubt I knew which one we were going to buy. After a little sight seeing and distraction, we finally met her at the first house. It had a huge, a perfect beautiful lower above ground deluxe suite. We fell in love with it. The house was almost new and the upstairs was magnificent.....but.....the house is plunked down and wiggled into a tiny lot completely surrounded by large beautiful homes, right in your face. It would be like living in a fishbowl. And I had already had my heart set on the second place, even though I hadn't been in it yet. And here is why:

THAT IS THE VIEW OUT OF THE KITCHEN WINDOW

When we stepped out of the car you could smell the pine needles. And when we drove up the second time, this time with the real estate lady, a beautiful big antlered deer daintily strolled around the side of the house and into the forest beside us. And the house is comfy, homey and exactly what suits us best. The lower level is ground level and finished. All we have to do is turn one of the three bedrooms into an awesome kitchen (the kitchen above in the picture would be April and Andrew's), a few cosmetic fix ups and we are done. And best of all, this place is 120,00 dollars less than the pristine perfectly finished ticky tacky box we first looked at.

So today April, Andrew and Monte are winging their way down. We have an appointment to see the place at 11:30, with all three of the dogs too. After we have a good look I do believe we will be putting in an offer! I am so excited! Can you buy a house in three days? Thank God we have Aryn with a power of attorney and a willing heart! Tomorrow I will post pics of the house! TTYL