Bye, for now . . .

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Hubby was transferred back to our hometown. We’ve only been here 8 months, having bought a lovely home, which we’ve had to sell at a loss to be able to move quickly. We’re not able to buy a home on such short notice, so we have to temporarily move into my grandmother’s house until we can buy a new one. An apartment isn’t an option, because no one will take my large dog. (I begged and pleaded. I offered a thousand dollar damage deposit, but they still wouldn’t rent to us.) Grandma doesn’t have internet access, so I won’t be able to Dope for at least a month or two.

I’m a bit depressed because we’ll be “homeless” for Christmas. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, however, I think I’ll work in a soup-kitchen on Christmas, and through one of the local churches sponsor a family for Christmas, buying their dinner & gifts. I think it will make me feel a little better, knowing that if I can’t have a great Christmas, maybe I can make some down-on-their luck family have a wonderful holiday.

We’re moving this weekend, putting all of our stuff into storage. We found a house that I fell in love with, but the owners are in the same boat we are. They have to find a home to move into before they can vacate the one we wish to buy. It really is a great house, old, with high ceilings, hardwood floors in some rooms, and large, airy rooms. However, the people living there have the most awful, horrifying taste. The carpet is pea-green shag, orange wallpaper with pink boarder. Astetically, every room is a new and excreble experiment in color. It’s comically bad, and I wouldn’t have believed that someone could have THAT bad of taste had I not seen it with my own eyes. Needless to say, I will have to re-do the entire house, including a new kitchen, but I’m actually looking forward to that part. I think it will be alot of fun. My family has all of the help I’ll need. Grandma is a professional wallpaperer/painter, my step-dad is a carpenter, and my mother is an excellent decorator. When I’m finished, the house will be gorgeous. I can see it in my mind’s eye.

So, wish me luck. I’ll stop by a few times before I leave. Everyone have a happy holiday!

Love,

Lissa

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::waves::

You don’t know me, but try to have a merry Christmas!

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Thanks, tiggeril, I guess you’re the only one who cares. Happy holidays to you, too. ::sob:: :wink:

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Hey, hopefully you get the new house. I bought a house a year and a half ago and totally redid the bathroom and kitchen and remodeled the rest of it and had a blast. While you are waiting for the house to become available, you can watch HGTV and gets gobs of ideas.

I guess I don’t understand why the company your hubby works for didn’t pay the loss from selling your house. Did you ask?

I like the way you are turning a negative into a positive with the soup kitchen.

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Enjoy the Holidays, and hurry back!

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If you get desperate for a fix, don’t forget that lots of libraries have internet access and college towns have “internet cafes” where you can get some time in.

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Oooh, an ugly old house. You can have so much fun! Old houses have great “bones”; the cosmetic stuff is all superficial. Even if you find you have to do some other stuff first, you can still picture how wonderful it will be. We have a pale orange dining room and a kitchen with 37 shades of green. And we have lived with it for 3 years (while we replaced the heating system, the roof and 34 windows-it had been somewhat neglected) because we can see the possibilities.

Good luck!

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Remember, double hung windows are a way of life!

PS: Good luck with the mutt.