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Love Makes A Happy Home

OUR 2nd HOUSE

It’s done – the Dream House is officially ours!

On Monday, February 14th, Valentines Day 2011, we signed the papers to make our dream house officially our home. 

It might interest some of you to know that Jeremy had been a loan officer when we dated….and so he was very familiar with reading all about interest rates, terms, and loan types.  And when the day came to sign on the dotted line, we knew that the setup was as good as we could get.  And we even prepped ourselves mentally to walk into closing with the attitude of “if it can go wrong, it will go wrong”.  So you can imagine our surprise and delight when upon entering the conference room, that the lawyer told us that the sellers had closed that morning and that everything was in order and ready for signature.  Literally, thirty minutes of pen-weilding, candy-eating, joke-telling and drink-sipping passed and we were officially responsible for the new home.  Talk about a happy Valentines day present! 

Here’s a photo I snapped of Jer as he furiously signed all the paperwork…

(yes our closing attorney looks like Michael Chiklis from No Ordinary Family…the resemblence is uncanny.)

  

and Will?  Yeah – house purchasing wouldn’t have been a family affair without the littlest member there…so we set him up in the corner of the conference room with his Winnie-the-Pooh blocks and he was happy as a clam to attend his first (and hopefully last) closing.  It actually was a perfect scenario because even if Will hadn’t been a-ok with a little corner playtime, the closing attorney’s office had an entire room dedicated to all things kiddie…and he would have had a darling time in there with all the books, toys and videos.  Isn’t it amazing what you start to appreciate when you become a parent?  Never in my single life would I have been so grateful for a toddler-safe room.  breast-enhancing-chicken-cutlets? yes.  baby room?  no.

Anyhoo….after we signed the paperwork and shook the hands of our attorney, loan officer and real estate agent, we breathed a huge sigh of relief and realized that this was the biggest V-day gift we had ever bought one another.  Seriously though – we cleaned up the toy corner and walked to the car with a huge to-do list.  After all – we are going to be moving! 

When are we moving?  Well…that leads us to another point….we are officially under a lease/purchase contract with a couple for our current house (!!!!!).  The offer came in last week (as well as a different renter offer for more than we were asking!) and after a little counteroffer business, they agreed to terms and we are very pleased to have that entire process wrapped up.  One of the terms is that the new buyers would like to move in March 1st.  That means we have little less than two weeks to get the Dream House move-in ready and then actually move into it.

WHEW!  So after closing went smoother than a newly-shaved-chest-on-Jacob-the-warewolf, we had high hopes of accomplishing lots more on our to-do list.  But first we went to the house to do a happy dance on the dirty hardwood floor of our new foyer.  Imagine us driving there with perma-grins….all jittery and excited….we were like little kids in a candy store except happier.  and a little more   It was all very romantic and sereal…pulling up to the house and realizing that it actually happened…it actually belongs to us…and Jeremy, in the spirit of romance, even carried me over the threshold.  I told him he had to.  Afterall, our first night in our first house was our wedding night (when he carried a twenty pound lighter version of me through the doorway and up the stairs).  Don’t worry – I didn’t make him carry me too far…afterall, he’s got to be in tip-top shape for when we have to move furniture!

While we were there, we went ahead and did some number crunching – number of exterior door locks (13 doorhandle/deadbolt sets), size of space for fridge and dishwasher (standard), and distance to nearest store (2.1 miles to Dollar General).  

After that it was off to Home Depot to price carpet.  We are seriously considering the Martha Stewart Living carpet.  It’s called Winterthur and I think our color choice right now is Ash Bark.  And as much as I like the design – I adore the price (1.95 a square foot! and $39 installation!).  We also scheduled for our house to be measured – so we will be able to get a better idea of the total dollar amount for all four upstairs bedrooms.

Next up was Lowes – where we looked at water heaters, garage door motors, and appliances.

We wrapped up the day at HH Gregg.  Their appliance prices were the lowest out of all the stores we looked at (especially since they always knock off some of the advertised price).  Let me tell you – shopping was not easy.  You may think that you could pick out a refridgerator…but when you are faced with 25 seemingly similar french doors…you will quickly learn that it’s harder than those bodies on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit magazine.  2 hours in I was on the floor pretending I was Will…banging the drawers as hard as I could, rubbing spitcovered hands on the stainless steel to see which ones showed the most smudges, and testing the hanging weight limit of the doors.  You know – kid’s quality tests.

So that was our day in a nutshell covered with chocolate.  Oh and we did manage to get home in time to snap a couple photos of the little heartbreaker for Valentines Day.  Without further adieu – Mr. Friar “I like to bang your bongos” Tuck –

How was your valentines day?  Anything exciting?  What did the hubby getcha?  Any crazy or strange gifts?  I love the stories of when the guy buys the girl a toaster.  It gets me all warm inside (punnned!)…

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  1. Woohoooo! So thrilled for you guys! My hubby got me an adorable camera strap cover from etsy and breakfast at Breadwinners…super yummy. 🙂

  2. Congratulations Bowers! Seems like everything came together in the end! 🙂 I love Will’s Valentines Day card. So cute.

    My husband didn’t get home until almost 8pm on Valentines Day (he’s a pilot) so we quickly ate stir fry and split a coke in a bottle (my present to him) and then brought cookies to all our friends. Super duper romantic. So much magic happened here… But not the kind of magic you’re thinking. 😉

  7. Congrats on buying your dream home!! This year is going to be super exciting for your family! Thanks for sharing all your adventures! I look forward to lots of before and afters of transforming your new home!
    xo
    Kelly

  11. Congrats on the new house! We expected to have a quiet V-Day. Instead, my mother-in-law had her gallbladder removed, then her house caught on fire upon returning home. She spent the rest of the day with my sick self and our sick 12 month old. Then my husband’s whole family came over for dinner. We kept telling each other “happy valentine’s day” in the most sarcastic tones. 🙂

  13. Congrats!!! I love the carpet choice, we desperately need new carpeting in our loft and that actually looks exactly like what I had in mind. My hubby completely surprised me with a new MacBook Pro for Valentine’s Day so I don’t have to wait 10 minutes for my old computer to load my favorite blogs! Congrats again!

  14. YAY!!! CONGRATULATIONS! Is it creepy that in my new mom’s group in Austin, Tx, where none of us actually know you, we were all talking about your new house and how much we love it? It probably is, but let’s just pretend it’s not!

  16. Aww…yay!!! So happy for you guys!! Your new house is truly amazing, and I can just feel your excitement through your writing!! There’s nothing quite like closing on your ‘forever home’ already!! Best of luck with the next two weeks!!!

  17. Congrats on the new house!!! That is SO exciting!! Our V-day is almost always the same, it is my Birthday so we normally either go out to eat with my parents or my mom cooks. This year my mom cooked such a yummy meal, my 90 year old grandmother who never drinks got drunk so she was the entertainment for the evening, and my husbands puts 32 actual candles on the cake. I will return the favor at his b-day.

  18. YOU DID IT! Congratulations! We were lease-purchasers and we closed on our house this past June. This arrangment worked out great for us and great for our builder/landlord.

    Happy housewarming!! xo

  19. Congrats!!! So happy that everything worked out in the end! Will is too darn cute!!!!

    Love his face on the “wahoo” picture.

  20. Congrats! I got a perma smile just thinking about the day we will enter our new home for the first time!

    Also I totally feel you on the toddler friendly places and spaces of the world. The only thing I beg to differ on is that post baby I am AS ecstatic about breast enhancing chicken cutlets as I am toddler playrooms! lol

  21. Congratulations!! How exciting!

    I’m curious to know how the Martha Stewart carpet works out, if that’s what you go with. We’ll be shopping for carpet in the near future, and Martha’s line will definitely be an option.

  23. Congrats! When we closed on our house it happened literally at 4:59 on a Friday afternoon and we wwere so close on it getting postponed through the weekend. House buying is stressssful! Can’t wait to see the deals you find…

  24. The perfect valentine – Congratulations!
    I’m impressed that your closing went so smooth- that is usually unheard of. Looking forward to reading about all the projects you will take on in your new home.

  26. So Happy for you guys! I am super excited about seeing the process of making this your home. I was just as excited when the Petersik’s moved too. I’m living vicariously through DIY blogs.

  27. Yeah! Congrats! Can I just tell you that my girlfriends and I have a tradition of treating ourselves once a year to high tea? One year we were at The Four Seasons and Michael Chiklis was there with his family – we like to joke that we had tea with The Commish!

  28. Congrats on the new home! My hubby and I just bought our first about two months ago, and I hear you on fridge shopping! We don’t have any kiddos, but I changed my mind THREE times before picking the right one. (When I say changed my mind, I mean that the fridge was installed and I decided to send it back. Twice. With two different refrigerators. The hubs thought I had totally lost my mind. But then we ended up with the third and perfect one and I am SO glad that I didn’t settle. I’m still completely insane, though!) For Valentine’s Day, we enjoyed a fancy cheese platter at home while watching TV. Just thought I’d mention it because you seem like someone who can really appreciate a good cheese platter 🙂

  29. Yay, so exciting for your family!!!

    Don’t know if y’all are going to be looking for washer and dryers but Home Depot has an amazing deal for a GE washer and dryer. Our dryer bit the dust and washing clothes without one is a big pain and I have been on the hunt. This was definitely the best deal that I found and they deliver and install for free, but this is only good if you purchase online.

    http://www.homedepot.com/Appliances-Laundry-Clothing-Care-Washers/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbv3q/R-202548434/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

    Just thought I would share 🙂

  30. Love that carpet! We just bought the exact same carpet a few weeks ago to put in our new basement. Who knew that Martha Stewart would have the best deal? 🙂 Good luck with the progress!

  31. Super, Super excited for you!!!! I feel like I’m vicariously through you guys! So GREAT! I can’t wait to see the transformation.

    Hubby got me shampoo… Yup, shampoo… That’s all I have to say about that….

    Lots of hugs to you guys! Congrats again!

  33. Congrats on your new home! It already looks so beautiful but it is definetely ready for that personal touch. Can’t wait to see your new adventures!

  35. aw yay! how amazing would it be to have a huge blog clean up of the house? count me and my over alls in! jk lol i hope y’all have many blessed years together in the new house 🙂 im sad to see your old house go but glad you are so happy.

  36. Congratulations on finally sealing the deal with your new home!! Can’t wait to see what you do with it.

    I didn’t get a toaster for V-day but I did get a fishing pole. Romantic?…..maybe not. But he did put pink line on the reel for me!! I am oficially on my way to becoming a redneck 🙂

  39. So happy for you guys! What a blessing you can sell the old house too and don’t have to worry about being landlords on top of all the other stuff you do.

  41. Congrats, Bowers! So extremely happy for you guys!!!!! Can’t wait to share this journey with you. 🙂

  42. Congratulations on the dream home! That is the best Valentine’s Day 🙂

    I am going to give you some unsolicited advice on the Home Depot carpet (you probably already know this and if so please ignore me).
    Make sure they give you a price quote for everything. The carpet is inexpensive but they’ll charge you more for a decent carpet pad (8 lbs will be good for the kiddo(s)) and the $39 installation sometimes doesn’t include haul away of the old carpet or other things like that. The other thing is to ask the Home Depot employees if they’ve actually met the installers in person and if they’d have them install carpet at their own house. I did this at HD and the woman actually changed who she sent to our home and assured me the guy for the job was awesome which made me feel a lot better.
    Good luck! Your carpet choice is beautiful and I’m sure it will work out really well but I just wanted to share my tips!

  44. Ahhh this is so exciting, everything fell into place! Congrats! Can’t wait to see what you to do you new beautiful home! Enjoy!

  45. So exciting. Will’s V-day pic is soooo adorable. Once you move everything outta the old house I hope you take pictures of it empty. I think it would be neat to see how your decor pulled it all together so those of us that have no clue can see there is hope.

  48. YAY for ya’ll!!!!! We closed on our previous home on Valentines Day(what a coincidence?) and now we are waiting on the closing date for our dream home to get here! Could time pass any SLOWER!!!!! I’ve got a whole lot of money in the bank and a house just sitting there waiting on me to spend it 🙁 Hurry up March 15th!!!!! Can’t wait to see how your new home comes together!

  49. CONGRATULATIONS!! We bought our current house on my birthday two years ago – it was the best present I could have gotten 🙂

    Als0, Happy belated 30th Birthday — I, too, have joined the ‘Big 3-0’ Club

  50. Congrats to you!!!! We signed for our house 2 years ago on Valentines Day too. Can’t wait to see all your projects!!!

  51. Congrats!

    My husband and I are waiting to close on our first, new home! Funny thing is… we thought we were the only ones in Home Depot for Valentine’s Day date night. Guess we were wrong! 😉 We’re looking into buying all of the major appliances and I would LOVE a breakdown post of how you’re going about choosing yours.

    Any advice in choosing appliances or hunting down appliance bargains would be awesome!

  53. Congratulations! I know it will feel like a huge rush, but our family had to move out of our apartment and into a hotel for nearly a month before we were able to close (bank owned property and an USDA rural development loan) and move into our house (my son wasn’t allowed to walk around without shoes on for two weeks because we pulled up the carpet the day we got keys in anticipation of the new carpeting being laid… whenever. Lowe’s was pretty slow on getting around to it even though we’d ordered the carpet before we even closed on the house). Two weeks is plenty of time to get things “liveable” and then you’ll have a whole lifetime to get things just the way you want them. :o)

  54. Congratulations!!! What a wonderful Valentine’s present! And kudos to you three in making it through a marathon shopping day with baby Will. That in itself deserves an award. 🙂

    My hubby surprised me with roses…especially sweet since I know he had to plan ahead and he is on travel the rest of the week. So now I get to enjoy them and think of him. 🙂

  55. that is so exciting! congrats!

    jordan bought me a pack of rare 35mm film, a new fancy film strap for my canon ae-1 and chocolate! and i bought him an assortment of chutneys, mustards and spreads. i know, that seems weird, but my boyfriend is condiment obsessed and he says its the best present he’s ever received. 😀

  56. WOW, congratulations!!! Now that’s what I call a gift!
    Wishing you many many wonderful moments in your new home. I can’t wait to see how to bring that house to life!

  57. YAY!! you did it!!! i cannot wait to see what you do in the dreamhouse. if anyone can make that place a real home, its the bowers. mazel tov and all the best as you take this next step!!!!

  58. Congrats to you guys! We actually have the Martha Stewart carpet and it is a great deal! Although, my dog did dig a hole through it within the first two weeks…ughh….it’s not the same design, more of the shag. But it does feel great and luckily I can cover up the hole!

  59. Congrats Katie! We are looking to replace the carpet in our house upstairs too so please keep us updated as to the process! I was looking at Martha Stewart too!

  60. I just have to say that Will is TOOOOO cute! My wee-est one is just about the same age and nowhere NEAR standing let alone walking! Amazing!

    COngrats on the house! So exciting!

  61. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITING! I’m totally living vicariously through you guys with this whole house thing. Luckily, it’s a big house, so that’s a lot of living.
    My awesome, amazing ,sweet boyfriend cooked me an incredible 3 course meal (http://recipedeviant.wordpress.com/), decorated the dining room with rose petals and candles and lilies, and gave me a gift certificate for a pedicure! He knows me so well.
    In return, I got him a bottle of really good aged Scotch. I’m awesome like that.

  62. Congratulations Katie! That is super exciting and I really happy that we will get to see lots of amazing new projects from the Bowers 🙂

  63. Congratulations you two love birds! I am so excited to see the transformation of making the dream house into your dream home!

    Love Will’s Valentines picture. 🙂

    Well since you asked, my hubby and I celebrated our first Valentines as parents. We shared dinner at the kitchen table over candlelight, smeared with baby food, and feeding our little one who was sitting between us. After our little one was down for the night, we watched a movie, 30 minutes into it I was passed out! My, how things have changed!

  65. Congrats, Bowers! I’m so thrilled for you guys! I’m looking forward to watching you fix up your dream house and make it truly “yours.”

    As for V-day, it’s hard to top getting a dream house. 😉 We went out to eat at a little local Italian place in our neighborhood. My husband surprised me with flowers… but not like you’d expect. He got me a pass to a flower cutting garden at a local farming homestead place. I get to pick 10 of my own fresh bouquets throughout the whole season! Isn’t he sweet?

  72. Congrats on the dream house! I’m so excited for you! My husband and I just moved into our Dream House in December that we got on a short sale. Can’t wait to see the projects and decorations!

  74. Congrats BOWER’S on the WORLD’S BEST VALENTINE gift…your DREAM HOME!

    Pretty please takes lots and lots of pics for us…even cleaning pics! We want details! 🙂

    ~ Ali

  75. Congrats on the house! Best VDay gift ever!

    I got a strange but lovely gift this year, a white ceramic elephant that I have been eye-ing from HomeGoods for months. My hubby knows me well!

  77. Congratulations Katie! Our home buying went smoothly too so it does happen.

    This year I was sick and feverish . . . not too fun. But two years ago on V-Day we put an offer on our first home and seven years ago on Valentine’s, my sweetie proposed to me. So it’s always special.

  78. Yay!! I’m glad everything is falling into place! What a wonderful V-day together.

    My hubby made me ribs & garlic mashed potatoes for Valentines dinner and got me a $10 gift certificate for a self-serve frozen yogurt place close by. Yum!

  79. P.S. Your kid-in-the-candy-store comment made me think of that Super Bowl commercial. “Like an acrobat in a mattress store”, “Like a nerd at a robot convention”, “Like a wrestler at a folding chair warehouse”. 🙂

  81. CONGRATS ON THE CLOSING! The hubby and I were at best buy last night and saw that they have a deal going on for frige (spelling?), microwave, dishwasher, and stove for 2000! We thought it was a great deal and wanted you to know! Til next time!

    Taylor and Taylor Satterfield

  85. I’m so happy for you! What a blessing! Your dream house is absolutely fabulous, and I know you guys will have many wonderful memories there! Although we’re so excited to see what you do to “Bower-ize” it, don’t feel any pressure – take your time and renovate/decorate at your own pace. You have such a HUGE home to decorate, and it will take time. Just know we’ll be here cheering y’all along all the way! Congrats!

  86. i REALLY can’t wait to see what you do with this new house. it is GORGEOUS! i would love to have something like that to decorate! 🙂 congrats!!!

  87. Woohoo!! Congrats on closing on your Dream Home!! I’m so excited for you guys, I can’t wait to see how the new Bower-Abode evolves. I love that it’s big…it means there’s plenty of decorating to do! It’s silly, but I always get sad when I think that we’ve almost finished our place, I just love DIY-ing too much! I think we will be in search of a new home in a couple of years too so the renovating can continue!! Enjoy!!

  88. Congrats! What an exciting time!
    I saw you mention that you counted the locks and deadbolts! And just a quick tip you may already be aware of: my husband and I also bought a foreclosed home recently, and we found a locksmith so we just sliped out the deadbolts and unscrewed all the door locks and took them in (while the other sat at home protecting our new abode) and they changed each one for less than 5 bucks a piece! Saved us tons of money and we felt much more secure!

  89. congrats on the new diggs. when we sold our last home, my husband couldn’t be there so I had power of attorney. since we were closing and moving to a new state I had our dog with me {and a car packed full of last minute stuff that didn’t go in the moving truck}. the lawyers were nice enough to let our dog come to the closing since my only other option was to leave her in the car with the AC running (it was July in the south).

  90. We too had a really hard time getting our home. It was a short sale and it ended up taking a long (stressful) year to finally close. Even after we got the keys it felt like they were going to yank them back from us. We couldn’t believe it was finally ours, so we quickly put new locks on the door that night 🙂

    We ended up having to move in two days! We hadn’t packed a thing simply because we couldn’t handel the heartbreak if it didn’t happen. Six months before we were three days from closing when things went up in smoke.

    Let me tell you, with help it is possible. We cleaned Friday night (the night we got it). The house was a disaster, so that was the pre-clean. Saturday was the actual cleaning day with lots of help from friends, and Sunday we moved (again with lots of help) Girls packed while boys moved. We had to be out Sunday night so it was a frenzy… and very humbling. You know you have good friends when they have seen under your bed, dust bunnies and forgotten items and all, and are still your friends the next day.

    I hope you are a little encouraged. You can do it, and it will be worth it.

  92. Congratulations to the sweet Bower Family! Jeff, Henry + I are so excited for the three of you! Here’s to many happy years in your new home!

  94. Congratulations Bowers! This is so exciting! I can’t wait to see everything that you guys do with the house. It makes me want to do the house hunting all over again, and we’ve only lived in our house for about a year. Have fun and keep up the good work!

  95. Just a random thought for you to help save some nickles and dimes! When we moved we picked up a packet from our local post office, inside was all the stuff needed to transfer addresses. But to our surprise was also a 10% total purchases at Lowes. Not sure if your local post office stocks goodies like that but might be worth a try!

    Love the new house!

  96. We have carpet in our family room that looks just like the sample you chose. I was a little worried about the pattern when I chose it, but it looks amazing installed. You will be very happy with it. Congratulations on everything working out so well! Make sure to have tons of helped lined up for moving and baby watching.

  97. Sharing all of your joy and blessings — just absolutely delighted for you.

    My sweet husband got me the most darling handmade necklace and we shared a plate of loco fajitas during on Sunday. On Monday, Valentine’s Day, we ended up eating out again because our precious (and manipulative!) 18 year old son asked to go saying, “The Olive Garden is my love language.” How could we not?

  98. Soo excited for you guys!! I’m looking forward to seeing how things progress with the Dream House!

  101. Wahoo!! Congrats!!

    I would really suggest you guys shop local flooring stores, with my husband in the flooring industry for a carpet mill, I can tell you that Home Depot and Lowes have a ton of hidden costs (you have to have all the carpet removed, pad removed and new tact strips in place) and they always come in more expensive than carpet/flooring stores. Also, it’s not really $1.98 it’s actually sold by yards ($17.82) thats a way to make carpet look less expensive AND you have to buy their pads, standard pad is $5 a yard, they’re charging $3 sqft. Martha Stewart is made by Shaw Industries, it’ll called something else in the store but if you give them a few days they’ll be able to find the cross reference. That is NOT my husbands company (I’m not trying to sell you on Shaw) but if that’s the one you want you really should look at carpet/flooring store.

    Good luck and congrats again!!

  102. Hi Katie-

    I don’t normally leave comments, but I happened upon your blog a few weeks ago and have been happy for you as you’ve updated about your “dream house.” My husband and I actually bought our new home a year ago and it was also a foreclosure that needed (and still needs) a lot of love and tlc, but has a ton of potential. That said, our project list was/is long and one of the first things we needed were all new appliances. I don’t know if you got yours yet, but in addition to the main stores; Sears, Home Depot, Lowes, etc., there are also a couple of “scratch and dent” outlets out here that we checked, as well as craigslist. We wanted new or like new as possible, but also the best deal available since we had so much on our list and it all adds up. A lot of what was available at the scratch and dent stores was in GREAT condition- maybe a hairline scratch or nick on the side of the fridge where it sits in the cabinet anyway, etc. We would have gone that route, but I guess the big man upstairs heard our prayers for something AFFORDABLE, and we totally got a great deal off of Craigslist! We found a guy who just moved and had a complete 1 year old stainless steel appliance set: gas range with 5 burners and 2 ovens, built-in microwave, double-door refrigerator with ice/water, etc. and dishwasher (the quiet kind). All of which were in perfect shape, energy efficient, etc. We paid $1800 for everything (hello, I priced the fridge, and new it sells for $2500+). Yeah. Crazy. Thank you Lord. We love them and know we got a steal, but I thought I would pass it on because you never know. We’ve had to think outside the box on a few things and the time, effort and sometimes wait has really paid off in our case. Your house looks beautiful and either way, I hope you find everything you’re looking for, get a great price, and enjoy every moment in it! Be Blessed~ Angela

  103. Congrats Bowers! As a long time reader I can’t wait to see what you do with the new house.

    You are going to be a geat photographer and I am so excited for you living the dream and owning your own business.

    Also, loved you on Nate.

    I haven’t had time to comment in a while so I thought I would just put it all in one 🙂

  104. So excited for you guys! I’m a daily reader of your blog and wish you and your family nothing but the best in your dream home. I can’t wait to see how you make it your home. Congrats!!

  107. Congrats on finally closing! I actually have the Winterthur carpet in my dining and family rooms, and I really like it. We put some of the plain Martha plus in the other rooms, and it’s nice and soft. Can’t beat the price, anyway!

  109. Congratulations!!

    I got DH a Kreg Jig for V-day. As he said, “Nothing says love like a pocket hole jig.” Our boys (10 & 7) got their first tool box, so they can help Dad fix all the stuff that needs fixin’ in our new digs. (Closing on our own foreclosure 3/8.)

    DH got me…well, himself. He’d been traveling overseas for a week+ and had an 18-hour travel day on Valentine’s Day, arriving home sick (literally) and exhausted. He got a pass on Valentine’s this year.

  111. Katie Katie Katie!

    No no no!

    You buy appliances from SEARS OUTLET!

    We got our Whirpool Gold french door on the top, bottom freezer stainless fridge that is $1499 retail for 50% OFF and it NEW!

  112. Congratulations! This is what I call a nice Valentine’s day present! And the fact that you now don’t have much time to move is the best option. If one has months to prepare, the move is much more stressful, they are nervous for weeks and this way, there’s no time to even think about it.

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