... aaaaaannnnnddd the house.....

 No, we are not moved in yet. As with most old houses that you purchase that have been rentals for years and then shut down for six months, there was some work that needed to be done. And when I say some, I mean quite a bit. And we discovered more as we went. "Hey J, while I was taking tape down from painting the ceiling, I noticed the hood over the stove is sticky. I don't think there's a vent to the outside on that hood!" (the inspector missed that one).

So, there were the knowns: two toilets to fix, wall heaters to fix, some front porch steps needed replacing, heating vents that needed cleaning, yada yada. And, there were the discoveries: no kitchen vent, leaking valves and pipes, leaky windows on the porch....

We've been working on it, and had people helping us work on it, and we've had contractors working on it.... and we plan on moving in just over a week. And I'm sure we'll continue working on it forever. A friend of mine once said, "You're buying a house? Go dig a hole in the back yard and just start dumping money in it. It'll be cheaper."

The majority of the repairs were not visible, but we have made some fun changes, too. Lots of painting.

  

We also pulled out the carpet in the living room and had bamboo floors put in. That's the big one. I LOVE it.

Did I mention this house is smaller than the one we live in now?? So, I'm sure I'll be writing about garage sales soon after the move.