Showing posts with label diggs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diggs. Show all posts

Monday, August 25, 2008

Property virgins doing some shameless bragging













They accepted our offer on the above McMansion of our choice. (And I mean McMansion in an endearing way b/c, darn it, It's my McMansion :)) We got it at sixty six dollars a square foot so we feel that we're getting an excellent deal. It's not a brand new home (blt 1998) and there's a few things we'd like to change over time, but the bones of the house are fabulous with tons of closet space - which is a must for us b/c it's something we've never really had and need. It's just a great family home with granite counter tops already in the kitchen,which is a plus, and it's got five bedrooms with a game room and a big, flat backyard for the dogs and kiddos to play. It's in a wonderful gated neighborhood with a densely wooded walking/jogging trail and community pool two doors down from us. It also boasts a blue ribbon elementary school that C will attend in a year and L soon after. We have not closed yet, so it's not a done deal but we're really excited, nonetheless! This is, by the way, our FIRST house; wish us luck!

(The pictures show the previous owner's furniture)

Thursday, August 21, 2008

On house hunting

Well, I've finally stopped my obsessive TiVo-ing of House Hunters on HGTV. And yes, after moving nine times in eight years, we're FINALLY house hunting ourselves (minus the cameras). All I've got thus far is.......

When in doubt?

Drink. And drink, a lot.

Of course, don't forget to read a few books to the kiddos, tuck them into bed, walk down and pass the left over mess from dinner. Let your yapping chihuahua in from the back yard as not to disturb the neighbors. Then, with a feral twinkle in the eye, wildly lunge for the wine cabinet, crack open a bottle of wine with a mandatory minimum alcohol content of 14.5 percent by vol. And just for effectiveness sake, have at least two bottles available, people! Open bottle(s) and enjoy!

Yeah, that's all I got right now on house hunting. I'll get back to ya later.