Ye Olde Red Brick House

It's been one of those weeks... On Tuesday, I had a massive migraine, so stayed home from work. The wind was blowing 24 miles an hour all day so it felt good just to curl up on the couch and watch TV and read all day. Wednesday, I went back to work and got a lot of paperwork done. It's the end of our fiscal year this week, so there is so much to be done by this afternoon! I don't mind though, because time goes by really fast when I'm too busy to look at the clock. Yesterday, I came home and started raking up sticks and leaves again. My huge oak tree loses a lot of branches & the winds the other day left a lot of debris in my yard. I filled up 2 whole waste barrels, and my yard looks fab again. :) Off to work... everyone have a lovely Friday!

I can't find a lot of my decorations, so I made due with the ones I bought from Michaels Crafts. But... next year, I will go all out! I need more pumpkins! :)

And I can go to work knowing I only live in one place! The rental is all clean and ready for the key to be turned in. Which I'm not going to do quite yet... It was an extremely busy weekend and I feel the urge to just be lazy for a few nights... but I won't. Last night I was up until 10:30 doing laundry and putting away clothes. I am so happy that I'm completely in my new house. My oldest daughter and I even put out the Halloween & Fall decorations on the porch yesterday. (Will take photos this afternoon) Two neighbors came over to introduce themselves. (Wish I wouldn't have looked like crap) I know I'm going to love this neighborhood. I've already met 4 neighbors since I started moving in. I lived in the rental for a year and a half and only met 2 neighbors and they were loud & partied all the time. I finally found home .

My oldest daughter and I went over to the rental first thing this morning. We brought over 6 loads of garage stuff. The entire house and garage are empty now! Tomorrow is all about cleaning it up so I can get some of my $950 deposit back. It will be so nice to concentrate on only this house for a change. I was on the Live Chat with Comcast for an hour and a half last night. The only thing that got accomplished is that they are saying I didn't order Internet, and that I haven't asked for my previous service to be disconnected. I printed out my 'request for service' after I submitted it on October 16 th , so I know for a fact that I did order Internet, and request that my old service be turned off. After an hour and a half I was still told that I still have to call Comcast to arrange for them to turn off my service and pick up my extra cable box. That is another hour of my life I'll never get back. I am so thoroughly frustrated with them. Never in my life has it ...

Yesterday, my oldest daughter & I started cleaning the rental. I was only in it for about a year and a half, so nothing major to clean. We got two complete rooms & one bathroom finished! Tonight we are taking a break and are going to the movies to see Law Abiding Citizen . I love Gerard Butler, so it will be interesting to see him playing a bad guy. Then Saturday, my daughter & I will go back to the rental & clean the rest of the house & move the containers in the garage over here. I can't wait until I can turn in my keys and just put all of my energy into this house. Load 41: 2 wood file cabinets & misc I didn't want to get out of bed this morning. Then I remembered it's Friday, finally!

I am beginning to think that I'll never finish with moving. Granted, I am only bringing over 1 load an evening and then putting it away... but it is tiring. Last night I hauled over 10 boxes of hardback books. Ouch. I'm still not done bringing over my antique book collection... about 5 more boxes. Load 38: Kitchen items Load 39: Hall closet, spare bathroom, kitchen items Load 40: 10 boxes of books In other news. I hate Comcast . Pick that up google search engine. On Tuesday, I left work 3 hours early to meet the Comcast tech here at the house. I ask him if he's disconnecting my old service as well. 'no, you need to call them' So, I did, for an hour with no answer given to me about my old service. He was going to give me a phone number to call, but became mysteriously disconnected before we finished the phone call. I ask the tech if my computer has to be within reach of my tv since I'm only getting basic service and don't know if he's using a...

I actually worked on my new lawn for 3 1/2 hours! I raked enough sticks to fill 1 whole recycle barrel and 2 whole trash barrels. Mowed, trimmed & pulled up dead bushes. It actually looks quite decent! Time to do some laundry, try to organize my room & eat before I pass out. It's been very busy today, but I'm happy I'm making progress. News! I came back from the other house around 3:00 pm and the realtor code box & the For Sale sign were actually gone from my new house! About darn time... it's been 18 days!