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  • House closing at noon today. (5 days ahead of schedule! woo-hoo)Happy weekend.Happy blogging. pw

  • I see it has been a week since I posted last. My last brain cell must have died because I find myself wordless.I had intended to fill this week with daily musings regarding "What I Will Miss About Living Here." The pro…

  • Saturday night we attended a party on a private lake in Bfe, Michigan. Just at that hour when daylight fails and darkness has not yet descended, we decided to say our goodbyes and make the 50 minute trek home. Another …

  • In spite of the current state of chaos which is my life, I had a decent birthday. Thanks to all of you who left thoughtful birthday wishes for me.....it's always a good feeling to be accepted by one's peers.Birthday gif…

  • Happy blogging. pw

  • Quicky updates.Contestant #3 withdrew herself from competition. Something about not getting paid enough. Yes, well we're all underpaid. Welcome to the real world.Contestant #1 was hired by default, in spite of her lac…

  • “I'll be on the road behind you here in a little bit,” Mr. Bush reminded Mr. Rove Not soon enough, shrub.Happy blogging. pw

  • Choosing the right person for a job is a crap shoot. Sometimes those who are impressive during an interview are inept at actual job function. Sometimes the hardest workers never get a chance to perform because they blo…

  • At work we have been slogging through the process of interviews, trying to fill the position that was vacated by my most recent officemate.(It seems I cannot keep an officemate for any length of time. Sometimes I wonder…

  • Happy blogging. pw

  • The process of packing up your life and moving to a new dwelling is overwhelming. While it is also exciting, this aspect of starting a new chapter in the book of life, the drudgery of it all drags at the corners of the …

  • 15 minutes of fameAn American BandHappy blogging. pw

  • I can't begin to describe the feeling of relief that accompanied me when I woke up this morning. The monkey on our back, more resembling a three ton gorilla, has been removed and I can finally breathe (albeit not well i…

  • *Updating the Update*It's never a smooth ride underthebus. We rejected the offer.I know, I know, you must think we're crazy.Our realtor showed up and presented two offers.We accepted a better one. Happy blogging. …

  • *Update*It's official. We have retained and even bettered our house selling record. Even tho' the paperwork is taking a couple of extra days, this house technically sold the first day it was listed, to the first people…

  • We spent part of yesterday evening hooking up the borrowed utility trailer to one vehicle so we could return the tables we borrowed for the yard sale, then when we couldn't get the taillights to function, unhooking it an…

  • In our past experience of buying/selling houses, we have never had a house on the market for more than a week. Our realtor keeps warning us that this time around, we are selling in an all-time slow market and that we ma…

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