Fully moved in, yet...

Whattayaknow from Sidney!

Well, we're all moved in and got most of the upstairs finished. We've kind of been doing a little bit at a time with occasional surges of activity. For instance, Suzanne went nuts on the kitchen the first couple of days after our stuff showed up. Then, over the weekend, I went all out on the bedrooms. The living room just kind of came together by itself - I think somebody may have broken in and arranged things for us while we were at work.

This weekend we're looking at getting the little things finished upstairs and possibly starting the basement. It's pretty daunting down there, but we'll get it sorted sooner or later.

The problem is that we put everything we didn't want to deal with in the basement and the garage. I've already got my work-out gear setup and even found a decent-ish spot for the ping-pong table, so there's really no motivation (from my perspective) to get it sorted out.

However, I know that sooner or later, I'll get sick of seeing it like that and I'll drag my lazy ass down there ad get it sorted. Maybe today...

The boys and I went to see 300 the other night. It finally came to the Sidney theater (yes, THE Sidney theater). It was pretty good, but not as good as I thought it'd be. I was really surprised at how lovey-dovey it was. I was hoping there would be a lot more violence. Also, they threw in a bunch of nudity that just seemed kinda pointless. Don't get me wrong, I like nudity as much as the next guy (I asked him and he agreed), but it just seemed kind of jammed in without any good reason.

Even so, it was a pretty good flick. The fighting scenes were outstanding - it was a lot like God of War II (which I just finished the other night also). God of War had a kind of strange ending which makes me think that there will probably be a God of War III!

Oh, and my finger is completely healed! If you weren't really looking closely , you'd never know it was ever injured. There's a slight dent in the crease, but that's about it. Let me see if I can slap a quick picture or two in here:



I'm kind of like Wolverine...

Stay tuned for new pictures of the inside of the house (probably in a week or so).

Halfway moved in...

Gutentag from Sidney...

Well, we're halfway moved in and I have to say that it's wonderful! This house is exactly the style of house that I've been wanting. It's about a 3,000 sq. ft. ranch with a mostly open floor plan. Granted, it's a few years old (1994), but it's in really good shape.

We spent the last two days changing things around: I installed a new faucet, replaced the kitchen chandelier, installed two ceiling fans, and replaced the two outside lamp fixture thingies. I also installed a new dishwasher because the old one wouldn't drain. So, we ran down to the nearest home depot (40 miles away), and grabbed a pretty cool GE ($315).

I brought it in and installed it in a mere 2 hours (yikes), only to find that the new one wouldn't drain either. That's when I decided to do a little troubleshooting. It turns out that the new garbage disposal that was installed before we moved in never had the drain plug removed. 12 seconds later, it was draining like a champ. Had I looked a little closer when the first one (that was in perfectly good shape) wasn't draining, I could have saved myself a few hundred bucks and a lot of self-respect.

So anyyyywayy. The vast majority of our stuff will be here Thursday. Suzanne is madly painting the house before all the furniture arrives. She's got most of the living room done and has set her sights on the bedrooms. Sadly, she's a little on the (what's the polite euphemism?) sloppy side, so I might have to step in and help her clean up her margins. It's a dirty, thankless job, but somebody's got to do it.

Also, my finger is almost completely healed! I think I'll always have a bit of divot, but otherwise it's looking pretty good.

Oh, and the house still hasn't sold, but I'm told that April and May are the best months to sell a house, so I'm really hopeful that we'll be in good shape soon.

Please buy my house!

It's closing day!!!

Hallelujah from Sidney!

It's finally here - closing day! We've finally gotten our close-date for the new house. Wednesday at 3:30pm we will be the proud owners of two, count 'em two, mortgages. Fortunately, we're independently wealthy, so $2500 a month shouldn't be any problem.

We went by the new house tonight just to whet our appetites. The kids hadn't been in it before, so they were pretty excited. They were mostly impressed with the HUGE basement - that's my favorite part, too. :-)

By the way, thanks for all the kind words concerning my recent near-death experience. My finger is healing up nicely thanks to a healthy daily dollop of neosporin (that's Latin for "New Sporin"). In fact, I expect to be completely healed by the end of the week. Watch this space for the post-traumatic-injury pictures.

I can't wait to take a shower in a real bathroom, and wash the dishes in a real dishwasher, and take a crap on a real toilet, just like the goddess intended. Life will once again be sweet.

Suzanne asked me the other day if we would look back on this period of our lives and laugh. My answer, of course, was no. We will look back on the "Pit" with nothing but revulsion, thanking all things holy that we got the hell out of there.

Suzanne is looking to go back to Omaha on Wednesday, right after we sign the loan papers, to pick up her stupid horse and my wonderful motorcycle. If you've forgotten what my bike looks like, here's a little reminder:



Damn, I'm cool. Anyway, my bike is in her stupid horse trailer, so when she brings her dumb horse back here, I'll get my bike back. There's a really nice ride from here to Sterling (about 40 miles away). That will probably be my first official ride. I'd invite you to come along, but really, that would just be a logistical nightmare.

I suppose that it's for now. All that's left to say is "Buy my house, dammit!".