A lot of stuff is happening this week.\u00a0 The main event is getting the fifth wheel inspected (required for financing), but we are also getting the truck inspected (make sure it is sound while still under warranty), getting a couple of contractors in to give estimates for construction of a second bath (not likely, but we would like to consider the option), clean up the yard, repair the damage from the weekend windstorm (a strip of aluminum wrap ripped off the fascia) and refurbish the kitchen cabinets.\u00a0 We have already gotten an estimate for new counter tops (over $5000? No thanks).<\/p>\n
And remember that painting that I wanted to do over the Christmas holiday that got deferred due to the addition of the electrical outlet in the bathroom?\u00a0 I finally finished it, so that room is now ready for the new carpeting.<\/p>\n
Yes, we have also contracted for $2,500 of new carpeting for two bedrooms, the stairs to the third floor and the enclosed front porch.<\/p>\n
How could anyone pass on renting a house that will look that nice?\u00a0 But I have had only a few nibbles on the Craiglist ad that I have posted several times over the past month.\u00a0 It is early yet – ideally we would rent it starting in September.\u00a0 And a lot of people who will need a place in September may not even know it yet.\u00a0 Still, a failure to rent the house is the single greatest threat to our planned escape, so it makes me a little nervous.\u00a0 But, like I said, it is early yet.<\/p>\n
The other threat is health.\u00a0 We need to stay well.\u00a0 There is only so much I can do to control that and I am taking my vitamins (which totally failed to keep colds away this winter). I just have to keep my fingers crossed. And be careful not to fall off a ladder or step in front of a bus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A lot of stuff is happening this week.\u00a0 The main event is getting the fifth wheel inspected (required for financing), but we are also getting the truck inspected (make sure it is sound while still under warranty), getting a couple of contractors in to give estimates for construction of a second bath (not likely, but … Continue reading