I've attended
8 elementary schools
1 middle school
1 junior high school
1 high school
2 colleges
I've lived in
Montana
New Mexico
Louisiana
Idaho
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
Colorado
Montana
And now we're moving again. Josh just got a job in Scottsdale, Arizona. He'll be working at a good facility in their Emergency Department. He impressed the interviewer immensely and she called to offer him the job within two hours of his interview. The best part of all this is that our family is so adventurous that we're all excited for this new change. I'm really sad to move away from my parents and grandparents, and we love our friends and Josh's job here, but we have to get more income so Josh can go back to school easier. It's going to be fun and scary and we totally expect it to be absolutely worth it.
So, now we have to put our house on the market. We think we can list it for a good $10,000 below other houses in our area so we can get a quick sale. The kids and I will have to stay here with the house until it sells. So not looking forward to that one. But before we can list it, we have to do a little fix up here and there. Josh took the wood panels down in the family room and discovered that the drywall behind it needed to be replaced. So today we demo-ed the drywall. It was like finding junk behind your wall. We found an entire thing of electrical tape. We found a nearly dissolved mouse (totally hid that one from the kids). And then we found a few other things. Matt pulled out a purse from under the stairs. (That open area in the back.)
In it was $1,863,500!!
It's hard to see, but the money is actually from the game of Life. I made the mistake of telling the kids to look for real money back there. Instead, Abby pulled out a magazine she found. Josh and I looked at the cover and FREAKED OUT!!!
Flashback: Years and years ago, I was at my friend Cindy's house and her nephew was watching as Cindy's sister-in-law and I shucked corn. He asked us what was in our hands and we told him, "Corn." His eyes brightened and he shouted, "PORN!!" We said, "No, Corn." And he shouted again, "PORN!!"
That was funny and pretty cute. Not so cute when that porn is hidden in your walls and your daughter discovers it. I think I grabbed it and threw it into the trash can outside before they realized what the lady on the cover was not dressed in.
Our next step is to put up the new drywall and paint a few rooms. I'm hoping to have everything done so we can list the house by next Monday. If you know anyone who wants a 2000+ sq ft home with 4 bedrooms (and no porn) let me know. We'd love to show them around.
3 comments:
ME ME ME! I want a 2000+ square foot house with 4 bedrooms. The commute would probably not work for us, though. Grrrr.
Congratulations, you bunch of meandering gypsies. Sounds like a fabulous adventure; I hope you sell quickly. Yipeeee!
You forgot to mention that you may be leaving behind your parents and grandparents, but are going to your sister and grandmother. Lucky dog. Good luck on the renovations. I really wish I could come help, but I know if I brought my boys with me I wouldn't be any help at all. Good luck on your move. And it's still totally unfair!
I love to watch the show on HGTV about what is hidden in the walls of these really old houses that people buy and renovate. You should try out for it. Maybe that porn mag is in excellent condition and can fetch some real money for you, not just that money from the Life game. You never know.
Hurry and sell you house and get down here!!!
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