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4/17/2007 Lots O' StuffSpring was here... but it went away. I don't know about this weather...one day it's in the upper 70's, and the next we're having 50 degree weather. Dressing appropriately is a definite problem, which normally wouldn't bother me much but I'm still a little bit congested from that awful nasty cold/flu/whatever it was that I had for almost two whole weeks, so I'm trying to make sure it doesn't come back. Yesterday was lovely... a little windy, and then in the evening it decided to get cold and rainy. This morning it's freezing outside and the wind is very strong... my dogs are spoiled and don't like to go out in this kind of weather so I have to be especially vigilant with them to make sure (especially with Elvis our puppy) they go out when they need to rather than just finding a spot indoors for their "business".
Our house is just... waiting. We've not had anyone there all week (Today is Sunday). The company that built the house was supposed to go and finish up all the "punch out" inside... replace carpet, fix trim and door jams, etc. No one showed up. We've called the company that sold us the place... Palm Harbor (I don't advise anyone dealing with them... since my B bought the house through them we've heard many horror stories of their... antics... from several of their own sub-contractors), and they claim to be "on top of it" and that they're scheduling our home to be finished, but it's not being done.
We are at the exact same place as we were two weeks ago... nothing new has been done...well, they cleaned the stains on the ceiling with bleach and replaced a couple of light fixtures. That's it. Definitely frustrating and NOT what they keep promising.
It's even more frustrating now because. YAY!!! Mom is coming to visit! I'm so glad! I'm really looking forward to seeing her! I've planned all kinds of stuff for us to do together while she's here. We're going to the second of the three exhibits of the Louve (works brought over from Europe on an exchange thing) being held at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and I'm going to see if we can go to the Aquarium down there too... but on different days because it takes an entire day at the Museum, and another one at the Aquarium, to see them properly.
I spoke to her about us going on a day trip somewhere and staying overnight... just she and I (B says he doesn't mind, and he doesn't like to do the things mom and I like anyway). We're thinking about going to Gatlinburg... she'll love the mountains up there and it's where B and I got married... I'd like her to see it as she's never been there before. There's plenty to do there also... another aquarium, a Ripley's believe it or not, putt putt golf, a train up the mountain (or is it a tram?)... lots of roads to explore and lots of really yummy food too. She said she'd love to go and is looking forward to it.
On our way back, probably on Saturday night, I'll drop her off at her friend's house in Blairsville and she'll stay with her until Monday morning. Then her friend will bring her down and we will meet in Helen and spend the day up there going to pottery houses and antique shops and galleries. Mom and I love that kind of thing.
Other things we could do, although I don't know if we'll have time or not, is go to the Botanical Gardens, or Six Flags (more for me than mom... she's not sure she can handle that anymore... I wouldn't know why not, but she says she's older now and not sure her body can take that), there may be a play going on at the theatre at Brenau or at the Gainesville College... I'm going to call about that... or see if there's a concert or something either at the Georgia Mountain Center or the Gwinnett Civic Center. I'm so excited!
B and I went over to the land again today (Tuesday) to spread more grass seed and hay... we did it a couple of weeks ago, but we didn't spread enough and so we only have sporadic grass growing... I think the birds and local chickens which wander the neighborhood got a good bit of it. We did have some gale force winds for a couple of days which blew a lot of it away... though I can't see where it landed because there isn't any piled up anywhere... mystery. We have to go buy MORE seed and hay though because we weren't able to finish it... just a couple of the areas... we still have about 2/3 left to go. It's cheaper than sod, but it's certainly not cheap... not with our limited finances.
As I was spreading the hay our puppy Elvis was running around the area in pure bliss. He was rabbit hopping over the piles of hay and skidding on the stuff I'd already spread... effectively uncovering areas of seed that I was covering. It was hysterical! It was also frustrating as I was being careful to lay out a nice carpet of hay to properly cover ALL the seeds we'd spread... obsessively I must add.... oooohhh... I see seeeeeddddsssss.... spread some hay... walk along and oooopppsss I seee more seeeddds.... spread some more hay... and here comes Elvis.... zoooommmm.... sliiidddeeeeeyyyyyy..... tumble tumble... big happy grin on his face, his tongue hanging out of his mouth and his eyes all lit up and wild.... I'd say "EELLLLVVVIIIIIISSSSSS!!!!!".... stop short Elvis... look at me wildly.... aaaaaaannnnnn he's off!!! He had a blast! (On the way home he was PASSED out in the back seat... cold)
B went to the water company and put the water into our name today. The water line has been hooked up a while, but we've been reluctant to turn it on... everything else has somehow gone wrong with this house... we were positive that a line or two in the house wouldn't be properly put together and we'd have a flood or something. Well... B turned the water on. I was seeding and haying at one end of the property when he did it. I didn't hear anything for a couple of minutes so I thought, good, it's ok.
Then B called me and I looked up and he was angrily waving me over to him. I went and he asked me "what's THAT Edie?"... he was kneeling down looking under the house... and then I heard it. It sounded like a water hose open full power under the house... and the water was being poured into the moisure barrier.... making quite a pool that was dragging the barrier down to the ground. OOOOPPPPPSSSS! I said I didn't know what was causing it and as I said it a voice came from inside the house (the contractor) "TURN IT OFFFFFFF!!!" B took off... he ran. I mean he booked it to the other end of the house and turned off the main.
The contractor got under the house and came out almost laughing. Aparently the people who "seamed" the parts of the house together... it got here in pieces... put a "T" where there should have been only an elbow... therefore there was an open... completely OPEN... piece of pipe where the water was just shooting out of it. Humph. Seeing as it was a manufacturer error (wrong piece) the contractor fixed it... thank goodness we didn't have to wait for the guy from the dealership (who is supposed to be acting as our general contractor) to do something about it. We could grow old and grey waiting for that guy to do ANYTHING.
They tested it again and it's good now... we don't even have a flood inside the house anywhere... that we've noticed so far. I'd really like them to check the seams of the pipes under the big tub and under the sinks and in the access for the plumbing for the showers... I'd feel much better about it all if they would.
If the dealership would just get the block perimeter put in and the porches we could get our occupancy permit and start moving in. How long can it take to put 168 feet of block wall in? It's only two to three feet tall... and the porches are not substantial... it's one set of stairs at the existing porch, a front porch which is only a pathetic 4' wide by about 18' long... yeah, I know... it's going to look weird... and the back "landing" which is only 4' by 4' with the stairs to the back yard. Seriously... I wish he'd let me hire my own contractors to do all that stuff... it would have been done by now.
I'm still hoping against hope that we'll be able to start moving in at the end of the month. Mom could help me unpack some stuff and decide where I'm going to put it... there are soooo many cabinets in the kitchen. I'm thinking I could store a lot of stuff in them... other than just kitchen stuff I mean.... but what else can I put in there? Maybe my Christmas stuff? I know where the pots and pans are going... where the dishes are going... there's a big pantry for the food... actually two of them. I don't know. I guess I'll figure it out once we're in there. Maybe I'll let B have a couple of cabinets. If he's nice to me. tee hee!
Have a lovely day all! I plan to have one tomorrow.... my day off... well, 8 hours of it anyway. I'm planning on going over to the land and planting some hosta we were given from a friend's yard. If I can, I'll convince B to buy me some pavers and some mulch so I can create an area that I want... and I'll plant my wildflower garden too. Hopefully. I'll let ya know.
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