I'm baaaaaack

After a whirlwind and exhausting 2 day business trip I am back in business and a mere 4.75 HOURS from getting inside Dream House again! 

Today is the walk through, tomorrow is the closing.  So far, so good.  We got the receipt for the repairs we asked them to get done.  The loan is all approved and good to go.  And we approved a form that the realtors needed to exchange so that we can talk directly to Jim and Cindy about possession. 

It all seems too good to be true, doesn't it? 

3 funny things....
1) Cindy asked us (through the realtors) if we wanted an entertainment center they are using in the garage for storage.  I can not for the life of me remember what this entertainment center looks like but we said "free furniture, sure!"
2) Subsequently Cindy asked us if we wanted to buy the turtle and his tank that they have in the breakfast nook in the kitchen:

that's it there in the corner. 

She said it was worth $400 but she was willing to give it to us for $75.  We said "No, thanks."

3) Remember the TV lamp I bought Mr. Molly for Father's Day? Well I went over to BFF's house to see if I could install the lamp and get the TV to work.  Much to BFF's hubby's dismay, that $38 lamp made it work like a charm and now he's in even deeper doo-doo for rushing out to buy a brand new TV.  Great news for me, bad news for him.  Can't wait to pick up our new 61 incher next Thurs.

Molly's parents are set to arrive on Independance Day to see the inside of Dream House for the first time and help with the move.  The following weekend we rented a UHaul to pick up some furniture from Molly's Grandma's house.  We will be getting:

• Dining Room Table
• 2 twin beds
• Dining room server thing
• Amazing desk that I LOVE b/c it has a lot of sentimental meaning
• And whatever else strikes our fancy... maybe some dressers/mirrors

All of that for the cost of the UHaul ($350).  That will be a good start but there will still be lots of empty space in Dream House for a while and that is perfectly fine.  This is seriously going to be one of the best week of my life, starting... NOW.

Pretty Great Week

This week ended up being pretty great.  This is despite the fact that I forgot to take my happy pills 2 days in a row resulting in horrible nightmares last night.

Monday I got a massage at the chiropractor and figured out the cause of my back problem. 
Tuesday I got to go to a baseball game during work.
Wednesday we got our escrow check in the mail, FINALLY.  With this we are pretty financially set to pay our 20% down payment and have pretty decent savings still left which is a huge win in my mind.
Thursday I lost 0.6 lbs at Weight Watchers and the boys did not throw a fit at being separated for their music class.  My son won over all the teachers at the music school by serenading the entire waiting room with a pretty excellent rendition of Rainbow Connection, wearing a Kermit shirt and strumming a banjo guitar.  Moments like that make me tear up with pride.

Friday is today and only 2 FREAKING WEEKS until our closing.  Tonight the boys get much needed haircuts and we kick off our fabulous Father's Day Weekend.

On the docket for Father's Day Weekend:  bounce house, pool, jazz fest, and brunch.  Along with gorgeous weather.

Also this week, I got to watch a lot of Storage Wars and Big Bang Theory on the AH's DVR.  The best thing about the DVR at the AH is that one person can watch a taped show downstairs while another person watches a taped show upstairs.  AT&T u-verse is really da bomb.

I forgot to tell you that my dearest friend decided to sell me her freakin' awesome 61in TV to go in the Dream House basement.  It needs a new lamp, which arrived in the mail today.  So this weekend we will attempt to repair it.  I owe her a shout out for storing the TV in her dining room for us for a month until we get to move.  Mr. Molly's Father's Day gift is this $38 lamp that will ultimately give him a great TV for his new man cave.