Wednesday, July 5

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I got into the house for the inspection today. Whew. That seemed to go well. There are a few little things, but nowhere near the thousands and thousands of dollars in repairs necessary in the last house.... Since I was only in there for about 20 minutes before I bought it, I didn't exactly notice all the details before. Here are a few I missed.
  1. The current owners are flirting with an unhealthy obsession with ceiling fans. Shiny brass ceiling fans. There is at least one (and sometimes 2) in every room except the dining room. But don't worry, you can see no fewer than 3 ceiling fans from the dining room.
  2. There is a dairy farm about 1/2 mile up the road. Thankfully, it's downwind.
  3. The paint in the bedroom is not in fact prison gray. It's more of a gray brown. Gee, let's keep it that way then. If you're going to paint a room such an ugly color, can't you at least make it a light color which won't need layers of primer to cover?
  4. Whoever painted the blood red office/bedroom may have been drunk. A preschooler could have painted a straighter line between the walls and ceilings.
  5. I will need to buy several expensive items, which include (but are not limited to), in the order of importance:
    • 500-700 square feet of wood floor
    • A washer and dryer
    • An invisible fence (for Gus, my future dog who does not yet exist but is already named)
    • Gallons and gallons of paint in non-ugly colors
    • A riding lawn mower
    • A dehumidifier
    • A privacy fence on one side so as not to see the neighbor's farm equipment when leaves fall off the trees
    • Many many large pine trees so as not to have to look at my privacy fence. Or the soybean field. Or the road. Essentially, I'd rather not see anyone.
    • A rather massive dining room table
    • A non-ugly coffee table and end tables (Beth -- remember the coffee table from college? It's still alive!)
    • Deck furniture
    • Several other expensive items not yet beknownst to me
If I normally get you a Christmas present, this year be prepared to either a) receive Kellogg's product that's about to go stale and is therefore free or b) be eliminated from my list if I don't feel you are likely to buy me Home Depot gift cards in massive denominations.

But it's going to be good times. :o)

Posted by blueostrich at 9:07 PM
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