Ok, ok - more information

So apparently that last post was a little too sparse in real information. Apparently bringing people up to date involves giving those pesky little details like who, what, when, where, how, etc. Ok, so here goes.

On the house front, Donna and I had made an offer and had it accepted, arranged financing, and had two home inspectors inspect the house on separate occasions. The first found some somewhat minor issues on the interior of the house and the house's systems as well as in the drainage, exterior, and landscaping. The second inspector, who poked into every nook and cranny, found a hell of alot more. Turns out that there were problems from the roof to the foundation. After he got done, the litany of repairs necessary to bring the house up to standard would have cost an additional $15k - $25k.

So, we passed on the house.

Not too long after though, Donna's boss mentioned that there was a house that needed renovation that we could possibly live in for free. IF we were willing to do the renovation. So we said "Hell yeah" and spent almost all of the summer taking the house from barely livable to nice, cozy, and updated. We put in ceramic tile, hardwood floors, new vinyl flooring. We redid the cabinents in the kitchen and bathroom. We put in a new tub/shower. New exterior lights. New locks and deadbolts. Faux fireplace. Lots and lots of work.

So after we got done with the house, it looks wonderful. But..... well, the front yard is a cemetery. And the side yard. Both side yards. And the driveway is the entrance to the cemetery. Through the gate we go, morning and night. Very, very quiet neighbors. Very quiet.

(If you want to see the house click here.)

And on the job front - there really isn't anything else to say. I'm still doing what I do, Donna is still doing what she does. No real change.

I'll post more information, updates, pictures, etc. soon. Promise. Really. I will.

Really.

-- Glen

Really.
I will.

Breathing new life into an old blog

Well folks, we've been pretty damn negligent in maintaining this haven't we? Time to do some updating, to bring each other up to speed on what's going on.

Yeah, yeah - I know, we're going to be in NYC in less than a month together so we can catch up then. But what about that vast audience of visitors who have languished in ignorance of our lives over the past months, who have eagerly checked each day for an update only to be so disappointed, who have been wringing their hands in worry for so very long? What about the little guys??

This is for them:

Didn't buy the house
Still working at the same jobs
Moved to a cemetery

That's pretty much it.

-- Glen