Where Have You Been, Rev. Paul?

Long time, no write. Not very much, anyway.

Let's see:

a) Getting used to working three midnight shifts/week. I know I need the exercise after spending most of the last 15 years on desk duty, but ...

b) Sleeping (see a above)

c) Had to get the studded winter tires off of my truck as soon as we returned from Hawaii, because the deadline was May 1st. (Note: I'm the last person in the family to switch to studless tires, since I got them after buying the truck 4 years ago. Everyone else has a newer vehicle, purchased more recently.)

d) Dealing with a burst water pipe in the lower level understair closet. The frost-free spigot appears to have worn a hole in the side of the pipe. The water only spews when the spigot is turned on, outside ... which is how we found out about it. That, and the small river which came flowing out from beneath the closet door. Fortunately that closet contained mostly totes, which stayed more-or-less dry.

e) Did I mention sleeping? Naps have become a new hobby, it seems.

f) And now that the snow is gone, picking up literally hundreds of branches in the yard. That's going to take awhile.

Back Later

I'm reading a REALLY good book. Quite compelling, actually.

Later, folks. :)

Nearly Done

99 percent of our things are now at least in the new house. As Old NFO so adroitly observed in a comment on the previous post, unpacking takes forever.

Because we've run out of time, what with all of us working full time, I've reserved a cargo van for tomorrow afternoon. We'll take a pile o' trash and debris to a local drop-off, and then the last load of belongings will come here.

The unpacking will take a bit longer. 😥

on Sunday, two of us will shop for groceries and several things our need for which has been revealed by the move.  The other two of us are going to test drive a couple of newer pickups. Seems Older Daughter's '96 Ranger has given its all.

So busy days continue to be the norm.

I Shoulda Stood in Bed

For those who don't have a predilection for watching movies from the '40s and '50s, when the Bowery Boys were popular, you're missing something.

Missing what, I'm not exactly sure, but you're missing it.

They spoke with a stereotypical New York accent, and were wildly popular at the time.  And in at least one of their many films, uttered the line which is the title of this post.

But I digress.

We went through five more houses last evening. It would have been six, but one had received two offers that day, and we elected not to waste time touring a home which was probably on its way to a sale already.

We drove ... we climbed lots of stairs ... measured, explored, saw garages and closets and kitchens and decks and bedrooms and bathrooms and ... and ... and ...

And we saw way too many large square-footage homes with too many tiny rooms, making a 3,000 sq.ft. house feel like a rats' maze, instead. Too many recently-built homes with identical hollow-core, six-panel doors, and white paint everywhere.

Too many felt like a Barbie house. No personality, you know?

To be fair, some also had some really nice features. Many had very expensive kitchens, but tiny living rooms. And it begs the question: if you're going to build a five-bedroom house, wouldn't you think enough occupants to need five bedrooms would also need a place to sit down?

Oh, well.

Most of you know what a home search is like, so I won't go on. You're welcome.

But we had fallen in love with the home pictured in my previous post, just looking at the pics on-line. Last night's visit merely cemented that feeling, and we found ourselves comparing every subsequent house to that one. And each failed on important comparisons.

So we'll see if the sellers accept our offer, and go from there.



Oh - about the title of this post? I'm tired, and would rather be home than at work, this morning. Tired, but elated to have found such a wonderful place for my family to live. And after more than a dozen years in the "big city" of Anchorage, it's nice to be getting back to a wooded, country setting. I can relax there. :)

About the Lack of *Interesting* Posts, and Simon's Cat

Sorry for the tedious descriptions of house-hunting. Since we're all working full-time, it really eats into the we'd rather be spending on the home search.

We've identified a few more likely suspects, and one in particular has us all excited. Well, let's say "filled with anticipation" about seeing it.

I know it's not terribly interesting for you folks. But it's more-or-less the center of our existence for now.

So here's a Simon's Cat video on "Cat Logic":