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Snow and more snow!
In the past 2 weeks we’ve had like 3-4 days of snow!?!? This is absolutely crazy for NC. Normally we’ll get a day of snow here or there but these past few weeks it’s been a lot! Don’t get me wrong, I love a good snow day but this is starting to get ridiculous. The city basically shuts down because we aren’t equipped to deal with snow. Not to mention people already drive like idiots so adding snow is a disaster!
As promised I did go out and take some pics today. They were predicting 8+ inches for the Triangle last night and it seems most of Raleigh got more than we got at the new house. Booo! The townhouse probably got around 5″ while we only got 2″ at the new house. The official total at the airport was 5″. Anyway, here are some pics of the new hood. I didn’t venture very far since the roads were pretty slushy.
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Moving day cold!
Friday just happened to be the coldest day of the year so far! I woke up early and took the kiddos to mom and dad’s house for the day. On the way home I stopped to get coffee and donuts for the movers.
The guys arrived at 9:00 and got to work. By noon they were headed to the storage unit, and then to the house. I had pizza waiting for lunch and then the unpacking began. Once the furniture was off, the boxes went really quickly. Most of the boxes ended up in the dining room, which was fine.
By 4:00, the house was full of our stuff and we began to unpack. I made the bed first thing, I didn’t want to leave that till later. I knew we would be tired and making a bed was the last thing I would want to do. Then I started on the kitchen. It took the rest of Friday and most of Saturday for me to get it in order. Mom and dad were nice and brought us dinner Friday night. They also brought the kiddos back. Hal had a little accident in her carrier but thankfully it didn’t get on her so she was allowed in the house. 😉
After dinner, Matt and I headed upstairs. First order of business was soaking in my new tub! Matt hopped in the shower. Tub > Shower!
Julio was a crazy pants that night and no one got a whole lot of sleep. We woke up early and waited for the TWC and Direct TV guys. Direct TV was early but the poor guy had a time. He spent the entire day at our house. I felt bad I didn’t have any food to offer him. He went to dig the hole for the dish and hit clay. We think the ground was a little frozen because the clay was crazy hard. Then he realized the hole was too close to the house and the dish wouldn’t turn so he had to move it. Then something else wouldn’t work. It was just one thing after another. The guy was really nice and kept a good attitude.
Since we ended up spending the day at the new house, we had to run to the Townhouse on Sunday to get the rest of the odds and ends and clean. 7 hours, and 2 trips later we were done! I hadn’t expected it to take us quite as long as it did. We ended up borrowing my dad’s jeep and I’m glad we did. It saved us a third trip.
After the crazy weekend I think Matt and I were both ready to get back to work yesterday. Now we are both working from home since another round of snow decided to hit this morning. They said it would be a snowy winter but this is getting a little ridiculous! And more is on the way. I will probably try to walk around the ‘hood in a little while and take some pics. My camera is at mom and dad’s house so I’ll have to use the little point and shoot. Look for snow pics tomorrow.
~k
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Keys to the Casa
Well, it’s OFFICIAL! We have a brand new house!
Due to weather concerns, our closing attorney pushed our closing from 10:30 yesterday to 2:30. While I would have preferred to close a little earlier in the day, this allowed us to sleep in and take our time. We met the builder and warranty guy at the house at 12:30 to make sure everything on our checklist was complete. Once the details were finalized, Matt and I headed to lunch before going to closing.
Closing went smoothly and an hour later we had keys in hand. Since the locks are contractor locks we had to run back out to the house to re-key the locks. I also wanted to put down some contact paper under the cabinets in the bathrooms and “frost” the bathroom windows – let’s just say that was a disaster and move on. 😉
Gift basket the builder left at the house! I thought it was great they put some TP and paper towels in the basket. I was smart and brought those items but it was really fun to walk into the house and see our house warming gift! As we were leaving closing it started to snow. Once we got to the house the flakes were much bigger. It snowed pretty good for a few minutes and then let up. A little while later, I looked out the windows and the snow was really coming down. Big, huge, flakes. It snowed like that for 10-15 minutes and then quit.
I don’t feel like the pic captures just how hard it was snowing at this point. Matt worked on our driveway for a little while but didn’t make much progress. It’s pretty much just a big sheet of ice. Our driveway doesn’t get much sun and the concrete is too new to use a de-icer.
Temps will continue to fall tonight so tomorrow morning should be fun. Thankfully we hired movers and I can just direct traffic.
Sunset after the “storm”. I should mention, the new ‘hood looks beautiful with snow! Unfortunately I didn’t take any pics. My camera was at home and it was starting to get late.
~k
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#icepocolipse 2015
The last few days the forecast has been up in the air for what we were in store for this week. Some models had Raleigh getting a few inches of snow. Others had use getting up to .5″ of ice. Yay Snow, Boo Ice!
Yesterday morning my office sent out an email stating people could work from home that afternoon should they be able. Around 12:30 my coworkers and myself headed home. It was a pretty slow afternoon as we waited to see what was going to happen.
Around 4:30 the wintery mix started and then came the snow. We got a decent dusting of snow then the sleet set in. It sleeted most of the night and we woke up to a white Tuesday!
We got lucky that we got sleet and not ice. Ice would have been terrible considering closing is tomorrow! Oh yeah, we are closing tomorrow! Come Hell or Snow (or ice)!
The attorney called Matt earlier and they have pushed our closing back to later in the day. This should be better since we have to run over to the house for our pre-close walk through. Basically we just have to sign off that the things from our walk through have been completed. The list would also include ANOTHER microwave.
So funny story, the replacement microwave came in last week and the door was broken. That’s 6 microwaves between two house! Ya’ll it’s crazy. 😉 We did get the new microwave installed at the current house and it is operational!
I told Matt we would have picked the COLDEST week of the year to close/move! Wish us luck on Friday!
~k
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The countdown is on!
SEVEN DAYS till close!
I’m currently sitting at my desk watching the clock. I am leaving at noon to meet Matt at the clubhouse for lunch. Then it’s our FINAL WALK THROUGH!!!!! YAY!
I’m getting excited and nervous! I’m so ready to move. 😀
~k
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Microwave killer
When Matt and I met almost 7 years ago, he didn’t have a functioning microwave in his house. He told me it had broken shortly after he moved in which meant he had lived there for a few years without one! Like who does that?! Anyway, when I moved in I brought my little counter microwave. That worked well for a while but after we got married we decided it was time to replace the microwave. We went to Lowes armed with some gift cards and bought a new one.
As we were taking the old microwave down, we noticed that whoever installed it had drilled directly into it. So, no wonder it didn’t work. With a new microwave installed we went about our daily lives.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago, like the week before we list our house. I go to heat up some frozen bread in the microwave. I notice it’s not really getting warm or defrosting but I can’t really tell. Finally I tell Matt I don’t think the microwave is working. He comes in the kitchen and puts a cup of water in. A minute and a half later it comes out, cold. You’ve got to be kidding right? Here we are a week from listing our house and the damn microwave goes out. We decide to disclose this to the buyers and say we will fix it before close.
Yesterday we had the inspection on the new house. I had kind of questioned whether we really needed to have an inspection done on a new house but Matt assured me we did. Turns out, he was right! The inspector found a few things wrong with the new house. Nothing crazy but one of the toilets that was replaced is leaking and there is an issue with some of the flashing on the roof. Oh and let’s not forget the microwave. But it’s a brand new microwave right? That’s right, our BRAND NEW microwave, that’s probably never been used, is not working!
I’ve never once had an issue with a microwave, NEVER! Matt, on the other hand, has now been labeled the “microwave killer”. I have no clue what the hell he is doing but this has to be his fault. All the microwave issues started with him. 😉 So it’s looking like we will get another new microwave for the new house. Plus we will be purchasing a new microwave for the current house.
Can we just move already?!?! haha
~k
