one other thing i did last saturday that i forgot to mention: fixed the closet doors. there, now i feel better.
well, we have some interested buyers and a signed purchase agreement for our house. it's 99% a done deal, pending the inspection, etc. i can't see there being any big stumbling blocks at this point. so...onward and upward! we have had a lot of interest since the house was listed tuesday. now that there's a deal pending, we totally expect the showings to slow way down. we hope, because it's a pain to have to leave at a moments notice, plus havng the place look clean and neat all the time. so in short, it looks like we have sold our place rather quickly, which is a good thing! more to report later.

things i did this weekend....
- cleaned basement
- packed countless boxes, moved to garage
- mowed (and bagged) lawn
- trimmed weeds
- vaccuumed cobwebs
- watered lawn
- scrapped and painted soffets under gutter
- caulked gutter seams
- swept garage
- cleaned spareroom
- cleaned bathroom
- changed lightbulbs
- cleaned and fixed walk-out door in basement
- went to compost pile
- shoveled and sifted dirt
- went to hardware store, bought drain pipe, wire brush, and weed trimmer spool
- shoveled dirt in ruts on hill from rain drainage
- implemented new flexible downspout system
- changed vaccuum belt
more i can' t remember...

things are moving right along. our current home will be listed either today or tomorrow. *hopefully* it will sell quickly. it's tough living there and being half-moved already. even though all the stuff is in the garage. will keep things posted here as things change, for those keeping score. wish us luck!!

our inspection was planned for tuesday but now it's going to be thursday...what's a couple of more days of waiting around? actually, there has been no "waiting around". we have been busy boxing up household items and moving small furniture to the garage. i have given up on having my car in the garage indefinitely. everyone is making small sacrifices these days. our house will more than likelely be officially on the market very soon. know more after thursday.
hot weather around here lately. nice day for the deluxe & friends IT picnic. cooler temps coming they say. late softball games tonight...more details forthcoming.

the last several days have been a whirl-wind of activity. we have a pending offer on a house in new brighton, not too far from where we are now. after days of much stress and mental anguish, the deal was finally struck. we are waiting a few days for the inspection before we will call this "official".
work remains constantly hectic...days are flying by!
alaina's dance recital is tonight.
back to work, more later!

what started out as a typical feign-interest friday got crazy in the afternoon and i ended up scrambling. we are also in the throes of house-hunting which is stressfull in it's own right. a rainy weekend is on tap. gotta blast off, more later.

well, a great loooong weekend for the second week in a row. had a very nice weekend and did a lot of stuff. saturday we had the twins game which was fun even though they lost. the girls didn't seem to mind either way. sunday we had a birthday party\cookout for noelle's fourth birthday, and that was a good time too. i played the grill master and did bbq pork ribs, my new specia-ality. yesterday, i took the day off & we went to the como park\zoo for rides and animal gazing. we saw the usual assortment of gorillas, lions, tigers, seals, polor bears, etc..the weather this past weekend was absolutlely gorgeous (apologies to anyone on the east coast). except for the constant cotton blizzard in my yard from the cottonwood trees, this time of the year is premium. the skeeters are only now just beggining to show their presence. here are the latest & greatest photos from the big bash, if you haven't seen them yet. back to the work-week. more later...