The sale

The sale at work is going really well. We are meeting and exceeding last year's numbers. I am hopeful that it is an indicator that things are looking up. It could be just that our niche market will always need us.

The sale of the house is also progressing. Putting three quarter round down on the molding edge covered a host of sins.The place is looking quite good. I have some new ideas to use in the future. We still have to make the house look tidy, which is an impossible task. I couldn't keep up with it before. How I am expected to keep up with it now is beyond me.

Getting rid of some of the furniture pieces has helped in areas. I still need to tackle closets and find homes for the stuff that is out and about.

We were turned down on our first offer on the place we wanted to go. I am still trying for it though. I wrote the bank directly, after getting a message from the listing agent that we were wasting her time. I felt strongly that my offer was very fair. Fair enough that I am willing to take the risk of going around her and directly to the bank. I would go in person if the bank weren't located in southern California.

Of course the house we want is unlivable. Its a real project house, total tear down. Tom once told me we would never build a house together, as we would disagree too much on everything. Now we are purposefully going into this project with our eyes wide open. 17 years of marriage and he feels we can handle it.

I stopped by one of those home building places. They want $39 a square foot. That is well within our budget. We will just need to agree on a house plan. The boys will learn how to put in a full day's work. Learn some skills that might be useful for summer jobs.