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March 20, 2007
Commodity
They say that as soon as your house goes on the market you have to think of it as something you are no longer personally attached to, it's a commodity. We went down to Marietta this weekend to do some touch ups and just check up on what our house was like. My ficus was pretty much a goner. I mean it's been 8 years in the same pot, time for it to retire. Looks like the neighbor kids have done their worst by tearing a whole in my brand new screened in porch door, flipping the latch, taking out Jos' kiddie basket ball backstop and laying it out across our backyard. Then when I further investigated, there was red spray paint on one of the window panes of our basement window and they decided to get violent with the fence in between our properties. Broken pathetic fence across the side. Whatever, it wasn't a pretty fence anyway. I kinda wish I had an opportunity to talk to our neighbors this weekend. They were gone alot. It's just troubling. But it could have been a lot lot worse.
We had three people come see our house while we were there. The first came while we were at IKEA, the next couple came without and agent and talked to us for a little while. I would love it if they decided on our house because we got to talk. The third group came in while Joel was painting the living room ceiling and we just smiled and welcomed them to the humungoid mess. We're asking God every night at bedtime to sell our house. Josiah loves saying, "Jesus, sell our house!" It's precious, and helpful.
We had a nice little visit. We went to IKEA and built up a real "I want, I want, I want" list. We will need a bed system for the kids. But all I left with were some little birdie lights that were less than $3. We went to Trader Joe's with only 20 minutes before closing. It's so great to have more glycerin soap, Charles Shaw wine, yummy green curry tuna and awesome coffee. While Joel painted the living room ceiling I took the kids to our favorite park in Marietta, Laurel Park. What was so wierd was this:
This open field used to be used for school activity and now it's filled with rows of electrical poles. They are close together and there are also fresh poles with meters attached. This is so strange! And I really hope they're temporary because it was a pretty field.
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Comments
Kate...
I so understand the bittersweet feelings of new starts and the closing of chapters in our lives... such excitement and such a strong desire to hold on to scraps ... all at the same time.
Jos and I will just keep chanting "Jesus sell this house!"
such a sweet boy!
Posted by: jen k at March 20, 2007 11:43 AM
which Trader Joe's Coffee do you like best? I don't usually buy my coffee there but I last night I bought some Fair Trade Organic Medium Blend from Nicaragua. I'll make some this morning hope it's good!
Posted by: austina at March 20, 2007 6:58 AM
