After a lot of sweat and uncertainty, we were finally able to close on our house late last week!
Conveniently, I had to head down to Atlanta this week for work, but I've been closely supervising the packing from afar. Andy has come out to do some painting, and he and Amber already have a bedroom painted.
We already had the inaugural house problems. With all the rain lately, we had some water starting to seep into the basement. We're planning to dig a giant trench around the house to alleviate the drainage issues. I've bought a spade shovel and I'm just waiting for Dad to pass back through the area. He's got a lot of practice hand-digging giant holes, I believe.
Hopefully we'll be mostly moved in by late July and will be ready to have some visitors!
Congratulations David and Amber! The house looks great. I like the gambrel roof style (fitting for a Barnhart) and the brick. Very nice form and details.
ReplyDeleteI hope there's enough room for your Compaq Deskpro 486!
Ditto to Steve's comments, and so glad you were able to close on it! You two must be pretty excited about getting into your own home, and I hope you're as comfortable there as you imagine. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Although, whenever you get frustrated with your kids, you can't say, "Were you raised in a barn??!"
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, David and Amber!! Very excited to visit you in your new place soon, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do to the place.
ReplyDeleteOne strong this house has going for it is a good-looking roof. And let me tell you, that counts for a lot. By the looks of it, this roof won't need to be replaced until well after my retirement, although that didn't seem to protect dad from some grueling roof work last week. Hmm, I may need to retire and move to a different continent just to be safe...