Update Update Update

Not much has really been happening lately then today several things. First Ron and I decided to head out to home depot to check out tile for the kitchen and just get ideas for other things we want to do to the house. Now since day one Judith has told me dont buy anything because it's a jinx and it wont work in the new house. Today I bought a door pull for the kitchen cabinets, that Ron and I agreed on. It was $4.39 with tax. Not much.

Then I get home and suddenly my blackberry is chirping with all the email coming in. I had an email from someone at the mortgage lender (not sure who) and an email from Chad (the mtg person I've been talking to), the title company, and 2 from State Farm (insurance company). I thought for sure I'd jinxed us by buying that darn door pull.

Fortunately I had not. The email from the mtg lendor was for information that is already, mostly, enroute to them. The email from Chad was for me to call him to explain the email from the other person at the mtg lendor. State Farm wanting the appraisal. The title company sent the appraisal. Yay appraisal!

It appraised for 88900 and we are buying it for 72900. I like those numbers. Comps in the area have gone anywhere from 50k up to 119k. I think that once we do the improvements we have been talking about we could definitely get much more for the house then what we paid. I am going to be keeping a detail log of every penny we spend on the house to see just how much we put into it.

I am tired. I have slowed down on the OT a little bit the past couple of days because I am just absolutely worn out. Fortunately we will have the downpayment with my next check even if I dont work anymore OT. Right now I'm working for things like paint and flooring. *LOL*

I do have grand plans for the house. I am very much looking forward to getting the keys and starting to get things done. First thing I'd like to do, especially if they have not removed anything from the house, is have a garage sale. It's kind of a pain to bring stuff from the apt to the house but it's easier to have a garage sale at the new house. Is it silly that I'm excited to have a driveway and garage that I can have a garage sale in? I'm really excited about that.

I'm such a goof. But I'm an excited, soon to be, homeowning goof. ;)