Monthly Archives: December 2010

Tuna Noodle Comfort

We have our usual New Year’s Eve extravaganza planned…a meal at home and staying up to watch the ball fall in Times Square.  Oh, yeah, I bought sparklers for the kids, too.  And alcohol-free Fre champagne.  For us, not the … Continue reading

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A Glitch in Closing

Yesterday we got unsettling news about the house we have under contract…apparently the IRS has put a lien against the house and the sellers are asking us to ante up another $5K to satisfy this lien.  We told the listing … Continue reading

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Waiting to Close

We are waiting to close on our house…I’ve been working on lining up homeowners insurance coverage and should have that taken care of today.  The listing agent still says he’s working towards closing by the end of the week – … Continue reading

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Christmas 2010

Merry Christmas!  This has been a lovely one.  I feel very content, knowing that we have a house under contract and that our RV adventure is coming to an end.  I keep telling people that I feel like Natalie Wood … Continue reading

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One Week Later…

Looking back at my last post, I was surprised at how much things have changed in a week.  One week ago, we were waiting for a response on an offer we had made for a house.  Today, we have a … Continue reading

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Double Good Day

It’s been a double good day…the RV converter is now fixed, so no more sleeping with the lights on to make the furnace work! (see previous post) We also made an offer on the house we saw last night.  It’s … Continue reading

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The Problem with the Converter

We are having a problem with our RV converter – it’s the gizmo that converts the 120V AC power to 12V DC power and it also recharges the RV battery.  You might think that since we’re plugged into a power … Continue reading

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Good Food Fixes Everything

We spent 4 hours yesterday in yucky weather looking at houses, mostly foreclosures.  There was not a single one that would work for us. Feeling discouraged, we were in need of some comfort food, so I cooked up a batch … Continue reading

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Back to the Hunt

Well, we didn’t get the house we put in an offer for.  That was no big surprise, considering it had over 10 offers on it, but still, it would have been nice to get it. So, we’re back to the … Continue reading

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Unexpected Turn of Events

Saturday was interesting in the house hunting department.  We went to look at a bank-owned house that was fresh on the market.  As we pulled up, 3 more groups of people showed up to look too.  Everyone left chuckling.  The … Continue reading

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