May is for Moving

For the last several months my Urchin has been house hunting.  At first things didn’t go so well – great houses in poor locations, great locations with poor houses and great houses in great locations with not so great price tags.  Then a realtor showed here a house under contract but with financing not looking good.  The financing did fall through and after a couple weeks of knuckle biting my Urchin closed on a home of her own.  And it’s a winner.

Front room & kitchen have semi-cathedral ceilings, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths and a full unfinished basement.  The living area is entered at ground level from the back & the basement is entered from ground level in the front.  (Boyfriend in the yard mowing is not included in the purchase price.)

And the view from the veranda . . .

They build Scenic View overlooks on freeways for views like this.  That’s the lower Shenandoah Valley in the distance.

Most lots are around an acre in size & the development is built on a hillside, so the houses have a great feeling of privacy but your neighbors are close by.

So I spent a fair amount of this month helping my daughter move into her place – my 3/4 ton van did a fine job of being a moving van.  I got her a mower through my friend Lewis who fixes such things plus brought my mower so we could get the lawn cut before it turned into a jungle.  We found an Open Box deal on a washer & dryer at Best Buy, hauled it to the house and between JR & I everything got installed.  The washer at first wanted to walk across the floor on spin but a quick reference to the manual & a YouTube video later I was removing the shipping bolts which solved the problem. 

It took several trips but eventually even my Urchin’s motorcycle was at her new digs.  The frig in the house only sort of works so Urchin is saving up for a replacement.  The dishwasher was dead but has been replaced by a $25 ReStore find.  Various other little things common to new used houses have also been fixed – dead light bulbs replaced, door locks replaced, loose screws tightened, shower curtains installed, bedroom drapes installed and Thompson’s Water Seal applied to the veranda and rear deck.  But by month’s end things were shaping up nicely. 

Hugs and thanks to all of our friends who helped make this happen.  You all are the best.