Last week marked the Blog's 13th year in existence. Its a teenager!
Yeah, I have let it wilt a bit.
The good news is I have some house updates. They painted the outside, did the roof, tiled and grouted, installed cabinets, carpet is in. appliances are in, garage door is in, drive way and sidewalk, countertops, front stone work is in, full fence is almost done.
We have a initial walkthrough tomorrow (3/25) and are n pace to close 3/31. This long journey is almost complete.
Wow, I had not realized that I had not made updates for an entire month.
First the house stuff. The drywall sat for over 2 weeks before getting hung. The house had nothing done to it during that time so we were a bit bummed. Now it seems to be back in high gear. Drywall is up, mudded and textured. Doors hung, baseboards and case molding in. Initial primer/paint coat is on. Cabinets are delivered. House is stuccoed and ready for exterior paint.
We also have a closing date of 3/31/21. With an initial walkthrough of 3/25. They have a lot to do in 2-3 weeks. Waiting for the loan finalization as well. Then we have a lot to do from our side. All the utilities, buy a fridge, get a water softener, just to name a few. We decided to stay in the casita into April so we can make a slow move into the house. To get the keys for the house and move out of here in the same day seems crazy. We can live in the Casita until we do things like seal the tile, maybe paint some rooms and slowly bring things over to the new house. All without having to deal with the dogs and the mess they make as well.
We have also had several pool companies provide estimates for pool and backyard landscape. What I thought might be fun, has turned stressful. Just don't want to screw it up and regret what we have later.
Other than that we have been keeping busy. Still doing some mountain bike rides. Still walking the dogs nightly. There is an owl that sits on the top of a utility pole and hoots at us almost nightly. We have broken the seal on the Arizona Brewers Guild coupon book. Hitting at least 6 places in the last few weeks. That's kind of our Saturday thing. See the house, run some errands, get lunch and hit a pub. The weather is great so afternoons in a beer garden are enjoyable. We usually get something to take home, then have a fire to end the night. All the animals enjoy hanging out as well
