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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 22, 2024 23:42:26 GMT -5
Just looked at the 14 day forecast, going to be high 80's and 90's, maybe a shower or two. That's bad, everything will burn up. Terrible heat.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 22, 2024 22:44:10 GMT -5
Noone wanted the sweet corn I bought today but me. The first batch of the year is always the best.
I ate 4 ears of corn, can't believe I did that but I sure did. Rolled it in Irish butter and salted, to die for. I am so tired I keep drifting off, so think I will go to bed.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 22, 2024 20:56:38 GMT -5
I bought fresh corn on the cob, the first of the season here. Hubs was tired, nibbled around and went to bed, said he was to hot to have much of an appetite, mean either, but I will manage some corn on the cob for sure. DD said nope, she ate a Subway. But I'm eating it, can't wait.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 22, 2024 20:05:39 GMT -5
Leaving here is hard for hubs, I feel so sorry for him. Has to sell most all of his things. No area where he can wonder around and do things. Houses to our front and side up there, no view really. I told him, don't know if we can make ourselves happy there. But we both agree its time to change. I mean yesterday over 45 miles to the doctor, one way. Today over 12 miles, 24 miles round trip, to just get some items and money. I almost ran out of gas today. I thought I had a quarter of a tank last night and on the way to town today, it was so low, just said low range miles. I slowed down and made it but I think it was on vapors. I left my car out last night, hubs said someone could have siphoned it. If they did, they didn't get much. Oh well, its full now and in his garage.
I had something happen to my bad foot, there is a bone oh the inside of my foot sticking out. Something in it has let go or torn I suppose, oddly it hurts on the outside of my foot, not the inside. That foot is going to cause me not to be able to walk one day. The bone is sticking out pretty good. This is not the time for that to happen. I'm going to look for my foot brace tomorrow.
Hubs was in the garage and fell today, he said he was dazed for a minute, he hit his head hard enough to do that. Sure glad he didn't break anything. He is in bed as he is leaving in the morning. He said he was ok, didn't knock him out. For some reason the last few days we are finding ourselves, yes, both of us searching for words and having issues like that. Hubs is worried, we know what problems his family has had. But I could have issues also. Getting old is not an adventure, its pretty awful.
Ok, bath time.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 22, 2024 19:20:46 GMT -5
Hubs and I are beat, but we made a lot of progress. First all the boxes I put out yesterday are gone!!!! I have a few more tonight but maybe I have overloaded whomever, LOL!
I got all the cabinets cleaned out in the garage and wiped out. They are rolling cabinets, I put a lot of items I'm selling in them to make more room. Put a rack outside and have cookware on it to go, won't hurt if it rains. I have went over the cookware in the kitchen, but need to in the laundry room. I was savage in pruning items, we have more up there. Hubs and I put out all kinds of gardening items, rakes, hoes, clippers, you name it. We are just keeping one of some. I put out landscaping fabric, empty plant starters, a bike, a brand new push mower is going, we have never used it. Going to use our electric mower. I have all the clothes from the basement we are going to keep. My clothes are decluttered, hubs are too, DD's is not. That is a big milestone. I have gone through several blankets and only kept 1 so far. Found some brand new towels, I forgot I bought. Going to get rid of some that are not worn, just faded. also working on sheets, little progress on those yet. I want to finish my little garden shed, then the basement. Then come back up to the living area.
I told hubs even if we didn't move this is something we should have done years ago. Sadly, we stocked up big time before covid. Now some of it is going. We will get there, just a lot of work. I have some boxes filled they can have for $1. Stuff has to go. I keep picturing putting all this in the house and its not going to fit. Some is also so old it needs to go anyway. Hubs is having one sale of just garage stuff. I am going to try and get mine all done on the 2 sales.
The worst part is it is hot out there. Just awful, we need rain desperately.
Hubs is heading out with the tractor, next load I think is the boat and some items. The next will be overflow or items that might break easily, and then the box truck for furniture, we are planning on hiring. We decided to keep my car and sell the other one as mine has less miles even though the Buick is 2 years newer.
If things fall through on this sale, that is ok, we will be purged and ready, and won't have to go through all this again. But I don't expect it to.
Ready to bathe and crash for the evening. Dear hubs rested and went back to put a lot more shovels and stuff out, some came from his folks, so we have a lot. Just need a few items up there.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 22, 2024 16:46:05 GMT -5
I'm trying to get all the stuff out of the garage to make room for boxes of stuff we want to take with us. I've done pretty good today, going to do a bit more, then take a bath and rest. Right now I'm setting it up for a sale and outside too. Likely will have a second sale out there in 2 more weeks. I'm pricing most at $1 unless otherwise marked. We have to get rid of all this, just can't keep it.
My roses are sad, I dusted them and watered about 1/3 of the landscaping, will need to take a day and weed it all. But hoping it cools down enough to do it. We are almost in a severed drought, the corn is tasseling and its way early for that.
I did buy some sweet corn today, first picking, should be good I hope. No tomatoes yet.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 22, 2024 13:58:31 GMT -5
Also not near a place that raises turkeys or chickens, the odor is awful. Of course the owner said smells like money to him. But sure doesn't to others.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 22, 2024 13:57:13 GMT -5
I was going to stop sodas for good per what the doc told me. But this is not the time, non yesterday or this morning and I could hardly drag my feet. I told hubs going to have to keep drinking it and real sodas till this move is over. He carried up some stuff from the basement and I finished cleaning out the cabinets out there. Now I need to wash them out. Some shelves need sanded and painted as chemicals took the paint off, but I'm not going to stop and do that, just wipe them down. The cabinets are very nice on heavy duty wheels, shiny stainless fronts. We are thinking of them for fabric cabinets or use in the garage, so those are going. They were not cheap, seems like at least a couple hundred each and we have 4.
I will worry about hubs, he too is tired and has worked his tail off. He is going to stay at least a week and spend it with little guy. Also plans to help son straighten his yard up for him.
But I am making progress. Hubs said hire some young guys to carry stuff up from the basement if I want. I don't last coming up the stairs too many times. I'm just pooped out. Right now came in for orange juice, cool air, and kicking back for a bit, he did too. We are both worn out. He says oh you can't take a lot. I asked him, have you looked at what I'm getting rid of, yes. I put boxes full of half bottles and cans of stuff last night and they are gone so put out more. I don't know who is taking it and don't care but they are going to be supplied with stuff for a long time.
I think by next Friday I will have a lot out. Hubs said for the next 6 weeks have a sale every 2 weeks. I am. I'm not going to be cooking much, so I'm going to see 2 people involved with charities or know local people in need and will clean out the freezers, give away most of it and just keep some for us. We are not taking the huge freezer, will buy a smaller one up there later. Same with canned goods. We will eat a few things, but DD and I will likely eat one meal a day out and we generally only eat two.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 22, 2024 13:44:52 GMT -5
It says they can stink from rotted carcasses and spoiled meat. I think new laws are making them take precautions, but might be grandfathered or something. For me, would be a no, no matter how cheap.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 22, 2024 13:42:13 GMT -5
I think the rendering plant could really stink. I don't know for sure google it and see.
I looked at a place good price, lovely place. When I went to street view, there were 2 huge tanks to the left and to their right was a community park. In front of their house all kinds of signs that said no parking. You sure wouldn't have known from the pictures with the listing.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 22, 2024 10:13:09 GMT -5
andi9899, check for flooding. If they have redfin in your location, it shows where the water comes up to. Likely just averages, but you can get an idea. You don't want to get a flood house. Or maybe there is something close by that is undesirable, sewage plant or something?
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 22, 2024 10:10:39 GMT -5
Yep when the money is in a 401k, remember you don't get all that. We for the first time are taking $100,000 out of a 401k and the federal is 20% and the state is over 3% they withhold those so your taxes are paid, hopefully we get some of it back at tax time but I kind of doubt it..
I would advise of meeting the matches and putting the savings elsewhere.
I am so tired today as is hubs. He is taking things off the top shelves for me in the basement and I'm selling, selling, selling. I have to carry all that up as he is leaving tomorrow for Washington.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 21, 2024 20:44:35 GMT -5
We are tired, hubs and I are working our butts off. DD and I had a docs appointment and then she had an IV Infusion today, we were late and they were even later. Didn't get home till 4. I was beat so forgot to stop for scrips and going to the bank.
The docs are great, all are helping us get 3 months of meds if possible. Our primary care doc is going to India for 2 weeks, said it will be busy there visiting family, but she said she is calling in daily to see what patients need. So if we need something just leave a message. She is putting in 3 months of scripts for everything. We can have someone pick them up and mail them from here if need be, so think we will be ok until we get situated.
Hubs moved his urologists appointment up, and I have one more we need to move to a closer date. I got the cats in for Tuesday to get their shots up to date. I'm flying Smoke and Tigger is going up with hubs.
I am working on emptying the cabinets in the garage. All kinds of stuff. Some to the trash, some in front of the house for free, items in the garage to be sold. I have purged a lot today. A few fishing items for son which he will take. We need to bring up 2 more big tables, and clean the one in the garage. The first one is overloaded already. We have one double clothing rack up and its loaded.
I started pulling shovels and garden tools out of the shed, trying to get a variety of stuff. When hubs gets back he is having a sale just from the garages. I'm sure he can. I packed one big box full of TP from our COVID days and topped it off with some items in the basement. I'm going into high gear this week.
My closet has had all the winter clothes packed into 2 suitcases. I have most of my shoes packed and purses. I will keep at it. I am going to get rid of more and more. I told hubs even if the sale falls through things will be in better shape and we will be ready for the next sale. But I think it will be fine.
Tomorrow is another day, with more and more work to do. I'm selling everything cheap to get rid of it. If I don't its going to Goodwill and the local Fathers Arms sfree store.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 20, 2024 0:13:51 GMT -5
A raccoon pooped on the front porch right in front of our front door. Sickening!
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 19, 2024 23:22:07 GMT -5
Going to go to docs in the next few days and try to get scripts for 3 months so we can work on getting getting new docs.
Hubs told the renter he needs to have the trailer moved before we go or he is going to sell it we have to sell the house over there. He removed the skirting, disconnect the water and sewer for him. He also talked to our furnace guy about disconnecting the AC unit, he had told him 3 weeks but we have dealt with him for years and he is going to do it for hubs tomorrow. Hubs is also going to take the tractor and move the concrete steps to the lot for him to help him out. but there is only so much we are going to do. If he doesn't still have the money to move it, well we are not doing that, giving him the mobile home is enough. It's old but a really nice one.
I'm sending him a note to walk through and see what needs to be done in the house, and would like to this weekend so we know.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 19, 2024 23:14:30 GMT -5
Got the inspection done and read. More wrong then we thought. I was surprised the roof is at the end of its useful life. I thought it looked good, maybe I need new glasses! It also needs flashing, there is one soffit with some rotten wood because of it.
Also it says it needs painted and caulking replaced, hubs said no big deal on that. But there are some of the anchors corroded, I need to talk to the inspector and see how many.
Had 3 dual panes that have lost their seal, 2 being patio doors, hubs said likely $800 to $1000 for the sealed panes. The interesting thing was the home is set on a concrete slab, not just piers under there. Hubs said that makes it really nice to work under and not be in dirt or mud. There are rodents and we will have to do something about that, but its a problem here too. The inspector said that is common under modulars.
The one thing that concerned him and we want fixed was the breaker was off in the bathroom receptacles. The inspector said they were getting it fixed. Hubs wanted to know what was wrong with it and what they are doing to repair it. I said we did want that done. That is a health and safety issue.
I told our realtor we will take it, but she could ask the seller for a $5k concession toward the new roof. If someone was getting a loan they would require the seller to put on a new roof. It could cost from $10k to $20k to get a new one. May not be the thing to do, but like I told her its the right thing to do.
We discussed whether to go ahead and buy it. But hubs said its 18 years old and any house is going to have things wrong with it. I said I bet ours won't, he said yes, they will find things wrong, just what they do when inspecting it. Also we decided that up there its probably the best place we will get for the price as we do not want to pay $500 to $600k for a place to live up there. So we will need to have some work done. But other than the roof, nothing earth shattering. Hubs said he can fix it all except the roof, I'm so glad he has quit working on stuff like that, we will hire it done.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 18, 2024 18:39:24 GMT -5
The realtor said no problem pricing our current modular up there for $120k, maybe more. That will be good, a quick 1 year plus turnaround and a $35k profit. I'm not complaining!
And hubs said if we don't like the place we are buying we can buy something else.
It will be quiet, where we are now has a lot of noise from Black Lake road, motorcycles and crazy drivers. We are in the back on a green belt, so will be quiet there. And I like the idea of a secure gated community nowadays. Will make me comfortable when DD doesn't want to go with us. We need to downsize anyway.
We may have to ask to change the closing date by 2 or 3 days. A CD we want to use matures the 14th and we are supposed to close the 12th. We are going to ask but I think we will lose thousands by cashing 2 days early. We are going to see if we can.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 18, 2024 17:59:02 GMT -5
Look at this one 2811 Parkview Drive, Kansas City, Kansas 66104. And its a good price too.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 18, 2024 15:56:00 GMT -5
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 18, 2024 15:53:23 GMT -5
I wouldn't do a backup offer. Keep looking you may find one that won't need so much work. Look at estate sales too, sometimes they just want to sell them and take the money. We have gotten some good buys like that.
I have to get busy tomorrow and start packing to move. So much to do.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 18, 2024 7:57:46 GMT -5
DD and I are home, we are beat. I have basically been up since yesterday morning. The plane had to go a different route and we skirted a huge area of bad weather you could see all the lightning out of the left side of the window.
Hubs picked us up, good trip back from Indianapolis. We stopped at the local diner and got breakfast. DD is so tired she is in bed already. She was dragging.
I came in and the house looks nice, hubs had mopped and washed all the throw rugs. He had everything neat, but he said the kitty room needed more cleaning. I was surprised to see things so neat and clean.
I have got to get busy starting tomorrow, soooo much to do, oh my. I'm tired thinking about it.
Hubs still says he won't like it up there, but he will. He did the same thing when we moved to Texas. Son and DIL are looking forward to him being there and grandson will be thrilled. He is already kind of upset grandpa will be there while he is in Russia. And he can't believe that grandpa is going to be there all the time. He is all excited.
I have got to go to bed, I'm absolutely beat. Later all.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 17, 2024 14:01:05 GMT -5
We have so much stuff we want to bring to son I don't know what they will do with it. He and gramps need to get the garage done. Son is traveling this week, has to go to Vegas, talk about hot!!
Hubs said he has been finishing up putting lines and stuff back on the tractor and its 95, he sent a picture and he looks drained, poor guy.
A guy we know that did the ceilings in our house has information about someone moving to Indiana looking for a house and may be interested in ours. So he told hubs to contact him. That would be too easy for sure. We shall see and the manager here asked me to be sure and contact her about our other house in Indiana.
The realtor came today, going to check but thinks we may get about $120k for this. Would be great if we can but will take less if a fast sale. I don't want to get into more investments.
So things are kind of fast and furious. We are leaving at 5:30 tonight, maybe its early but traffic can be awful at Seatac.
Sounds like I'm going back to an oven and a drought.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 17, 2024 0:30:57 GMT -5
Little guy talks constantly too. At the beginning they worried that he wasn't talking, now he never shuts up. But better than him getting on the phone or computer all day.
I'm tired and ready to go to bed. I have to get up early in the morning to meet the realtor and I will be up all night tomorrow night. So going to nap tomorrow.
I was going to order some food on the plane and you should see the crap they have now. We will take some food.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 16, 2024 19:43:35 GMT -5
Hubs meant there is no one left in Indiana to help us.So I think that is another reason he is getting more willing to move. And the home is near everything though country, its closer to town than here.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 16, 2024 17:23:57 GMT -5
In your case if you didn't pay they could put a lien on your property, but that still wouldn't get the money unless you sold or maybe go to court? I'm not sure.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 16, 2024 16:57:03 GMT -5
Same thing I'm thinking MPL, they have asked nothing of me. No proof of funds or anything?? I mean we are talking about $300k which I sure don't think is chump change. I'm thinking they can pull info up like I do. I paid to pull up property records and it told me everything way back about the owners of the properties and all. Can they do that with just a name?? No drivers license info nothing. Back home they will even get copies of drivers license sometimes to show you homes. Maybe here they have lots of people pay cash and hundreds of thousands more then me.
Ok break over, back to work.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 16, 2024 16:51:06 GMT -5
I am cleaning, stuff is picked up, DIL got grandsons toys so its neat. She picked up some of her pretty glassware, I told her I don't have a place to display it like here, so no point in leaving it.
Entry and kitchen mopped, next the dining and bathrooms, the rest is vacced and some dusted. Going to take out the trash. Loaded Dil with some food from the fridge, she made us spaghetti for today so I don't have to cook.
We gave them the big half chair and footstool, son took it home. They can have either of the couches they choose when we get the other up. Also DD can have our bedroom suit that is here and the 2 pieces she has here will go to son also. It will help them get rid of old stuff and they won't have to buy new yet.
I think when we get everything sold we will do sons garage, we are thinking he and son are going to build, they can. It will save a small fortune too and give gramps something to do. He has gotten all into this move, told people down there we are moving and seems quite happy about it all.
He told me today, he started realizing as we get older and less able, there is noone to help us with anything there. No family at all. He said we get to where we need a scrip and we have noone to get it and they don't deliver. Plus I'm thinking in time we can't drive. The house is even 2 miles closer to the town of Tumwater. Son or DIL can help, they may have delivery or where we can pickup and there are buses, uber, taxis, delivery of food, you name it. I bet with me gone he has had days where he needed help with things and no help. We have one neighbor but his wife can't get around very good and he is taking care of her. If he gets sick, they will have to move to assisted living. They have talked about it some. They just spent a fortune on their home the last few years, but one of their girls will move there.
He isn't crazy about the weather but he will get used to it and I don't pay much attention to the rain. I just make sure we have raincoats.
And the nice sized garage will be such a plus for him where he can put all kinds of shelving and even overhead. Still we are both going to really downscale stuff, so that will help.
But I sure have my work cut out for me as does he.
I think when we get done with the move and everything sold he will need a new truck. Either of my cars may last as long as I drive or maybe 1 more will do it. He said he is getting a smaller one, maybe a Colorado or like that.
I told hubs I want quartz countertops, the heat pump, and probably hardwood in the 2 bedrooms, everyplace else has hard surface floors. I would say the carpet has been in there a long time, but its ok for awhile.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 16, 2024 13:41:04 GMT -5
I wonder if its a flip, but it is cute as can be. Does need some cabinets in the kitchen. It is small.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 16, 2024 4:35:20 GMT -5
The range hood has aluminum foil on it. If you buy that house make it subject to inspections and a rejection based on those. Looks like several jerry rigged things in there. The house is ok, but needs a lot of updating.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jun 16, 2024 3:35:46 GMT -5
This is an interesting approach to rent increases. The rent increase or decrease to the lot rent is tied to the CPI, that certainly seems reasonable as SS also increases for that too. The one we are in is really going to keep up I think, its higher than the one we bought in. Likely because it is lake front property.
Time to shower and go to bed.
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