No go....

Sadly, things didn't work out with the townhouse. The seller's bank has jerked us around for almost 3 weeks now. They haven't decided whether they accepted our offer or not. I don't understand why it takes more than 3 weeks to make a decision. Now, all this week, the seller's realtor hasn't been returning our realtor's calls. So we said, screw you! We're not waiting anymore, we're telling YOU no!
So, we've decided that perhaps it's best to wait a year. We'll sign another year lease with the place we live now and take that time to pay off our credit cards. Even if it doesn't increase the amount the bank will give us, it will increase the amount of money we have left over after paying our mortgage when we get one.
At first, I was relieved. Now, I feel sad. No more looking at people's houses. We saw a few places that were definitely very bachelor. I'm talking weight-lifting equipment, protein shakes, porn not hidden very well and even a tanning bed. Yes, a tanning bed. I wish I'd brought a camera.

Hooray for Me, Broad Street!

Pattern: Glove - Hooray for Me Gloves!
Mitten - basic math from Broad Street Mittens
Yarn: Schaefer Yarn Anne (60% Merino Wool Superwash, 25% Mohair, 15% Nylon)
Needle Size: US 3






I promise the other glove is done, it was busy taking pictures of the other one!
The actual hand part and the glove part were surprisingly easy. The fingers drove me nuts though. I used double knitting, but I kept dropping stitches and would have to start the finger over. They are awesomely warm! I wear them when I work. The boss keeps the heat low and we call the computer area "The Cold Spot" because it always seems to be freezing there no matter what the temperature is elsewhere. I'll be sad when it gets too warm to wear them.
-Paula

And the Waiting Continues...

So, I guess the bank needs more time to review our offer. We gave them an additional 14 days. I'm kinda mad at myself for letting them do that to us. I think they are holding out, hoping that someone else will give them a better offer. Grr...

House Hunting

Barry and I started house hunting this weekend and ended up putting an offer on this one townhouse that we found.



While the carpet looks a nice, neutral beige-y color, it is not. It is 70s style orange shag carpet. Blech! It'll be a lot of work (there are popcorn ceilings, double blech), but I like the place.
We're pretty excited. There was already an offer on the place, so we gave them their asking price and all we asked for that wasn't already included was the fridge. It turns out it was a default, so the price is low. A place just went up a few doors down for $181,000. So I think we're getting a pretty good price. Now, we need to come up with closing costs which is kind of freaking me out.
The seller accepted our offer and now, his bank has to review the offer. Hopefully they accept it!

Hell Week

This past week I've had problems with my ear. It's been congested and hurt from all of the pressure built up in it. I ended up having vertigo every day for 5 days. It would last maybe an hour or two and it was terrible! I went to the doctor and he said I was treating it correctly (taking Sudafed decongestant). I was more worried about the dizziness than the pressure. He gave me some heavy duty stuff that didn't really do much. Thursday was the last one I had.
For my birthday, Jennifer sent me a glasses tray (so I don't forget where I put them. It's bright yellow!) and yummies and $28 (27 + 1 to grow on). I decided that I'm finally going to get a yarn ball winder. I've got some yarn that I dyed a few weeks ago but have been waiting to roll it into a ball. So, we went to Joann's; they didn't have it. We went to Renaissance Yarns; they were closed. Barry tried Renaissance the next day for me since I had to work and they were out. They won't have any for a few weeks! The world is against me I tell you! I think I might take a trip to Tacoma this weekend to Lamb's Ear. Hopefully they'll have one. Now, if I can just keep from spending that money!

First Post

Life:
This week has been a hectic one. We lost power last weekend, which is when I planned to get all of my Christmas shopping done. I got Barry to do a bunch of shopping for me on Saturday because I had to work. I'm going shopping for him today.
I've decided that if Barry and I have a kid, it's name will have to begin with a J. That way, we could be PB & J! Dorky, I know. But Jedi Currey! What an awesome name! If I were a really big Star Wars geek, but I've gotten some laughs at the shop.

Reading:
I started reading the first Dragonlance book. It's been pretty good. I might continue with the rest of the series.
Right now I'm hoping that I'll get the rest of the Dark Tower books for Christmas. I need to finish the last 3 before February. Marvel is coming out with a Dark Tower prequel. I'm really excited about it. This book will hopefully bring in a lot of people who've never read comics before.

Watching:
I'm catching up on some Gilmore Girls today. Our TIVO didn't recognize the new channel when it switched over, so we missed the first 4 episodes of the season.
We also have Disc 3 of Deadwood Season 1. I hate westerns, but this series is great! I've been trying to be patient waiting for Barry to watch them together, but I might just watch them without him.

Knitting:
I'm working on Rick's Christmas socks. I don't have enough yarn to finish them, so they will be late. Rick got me some beautiful sock yarn for Christmas. Can't wait to use it!
I'm also making good progress on a scarf for myself.
I've got a ton of projects I want to get started on, but I'm trying to limit myself to 2 at a time.