This month didn't start out that great. We were informed that the house we just moved into in November was being put on the market. Yep.......same shit, different house! I couldn't believe it. I was devastated. We breathed such a huge sigh of relief when we moved in here! We were so happy to get out from under the mess of our old house being on the market then going in to foreclosure. We were also under the impression that our landlord fully intended to hold on to this house until he could make his money back. He seemed relieved when I told him we hate moving and planned on staying here for as long as possible.
We met with the agent assigned to this house and now I wish I never had. She scared the crap out of us saying she would be able to sell this house in about a week or 2 and that we should probably be ready to move out by the end of July beginning of August. WHAT?????? We'd been through the "short sale" process before and it's a VERY LONG one! Not only that this guy isn't even behind on his mortgage! We were panic stricken! I frantically called my friend May whose husband is a realtor in Arizona and he calmly talked me off the ledge I was ready to throw myself off of. As it turns out the agent is just a blowhard fast talking BITCH.....who later called to scream at me because I wouldn't let someone in without an appointment. WHATEVER!!!!!
The first few days there were a lot of inquiries, but so far I've shown the house maybe 8 times. I make sure to tell everyone who comes through, my sad story of how this is the 2ND rental that's been put on the market while we lived in it and that we JUST moved in. It seems to have worked as there still isn't any offers on the house so far.
During all of this turbulation we came to the conclusion that we should finally bite the bullet and buy a house. The market is low and we really need to put down roots for the boys. Now is the time to buy, our mortgage could be the same or less than our rent. Besides that, the chances of us moving into the same situation up here in "foreclosure land" are VERY high. I seriously don't think I'd be able to handle this situation yet again!
So, we went out with our agent and found a house we LOVE! It's a few miles from here, which makes us sad because we'll be away from our dear friends the Ferency's. But it has a pool, a beautiful large kitchen, 3 bedrooms and a large loft. It's all painted very nicely and well taken care of. It literally has everything that we want minus the location. We put in our offer and the buyer accepted. It's a short sale, so now it's a waiting game......wait for the bank to approve the sale....this could take forever! It's fallen out of escrow 2 times since January due to buyers pulling out because the bank took too long to approve it. We're lucky though, we have the time to wait so that's what we plan on doing. In the mean time we will be looking at foreclosures as they come on the market and if we find something we like better we will put an offer on it.
Father's Day weekend was great! My Pa came up to see us finally.....he hadn't been here since Christmas of 2007! I'm glad he came up because I miss him so much. Sandi and I had a great time visit with him over a few bottles of wine the first night he was here. He got to spend quality time with the boys playing ball and such and he even got to go golfing with Dwayne and Eddie. Then on Father's Day I prepared a big feast of turkey, corn on the cob, salad and mashed potatoes. The next morning he packed up his stuff and Calvin and they took off down to Arizona so Calvin could have some alone time with he and my mom and get a break from Zach and the neighborhood kids.
Speaking of the neighborhood kids they are REALLY getting on my nerves these days!!! The other day I woke up to the ringing of the doorbell at 7:30 AM!!! It was that little boy from around the corner AGAIN! Needless to say, I was none too please with him! I came racing down the stairs to see Calvin standing in the doorway talking to him and I told him to go home and not to EVER come over before 9 am again because this was the 2ND time he had woke us all up!! Who lets their 5 year old run around the neighborhood at 7:30 in morning knocking on doors to see if someone can play???? Well, it's the same mother who lets her kid run around the neighborhood at 8:30 at night ringing doorbells to see if someone can play!!! Apparently they have no clocks in their house!! Or baseball equipment, because the same kid's big brother comes over to ask if he can use Calvin's baseball stuff even though Calvin isn't home!! He's done this TWICE!!!! I recently found out that he doesn't like me.......oh darn!!! Here's a thought shithead, go to Walmart and get your own damn equipment and while you're there, pick up a clock and teach your little brother how to tell time!!! As you can see I am proudly wearing my "Meanest Mom on the Block" crown every day!!!
I got a real treat this month! I got to go to Arizona to pick up Calvin....alone! It was fun for me to have a solo road trip! Calvin spent 4 days alone at my parents. I'm sure he was thrilled to be someone's center of attention....and that he was. My Pa taught him how to swim so he was in the pool everyday! He even got to go to a Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game and sit in the sky box....he had a great time until the D-backs lost, he was VERY upset about that! At the game my Pa bought him a T-shirt and a souvenir baseball bat. When they got home he showed my Mom his goodies. After looking at the bat for a bit he declared it was probably a bad idea to get it. Why, asked my Mom. His answer?......Are you ready for this one? And I quote...."Because my Mom will beat me with it." WHAT!!!!????? My mom told him surely his Mom wouldn't EVER do that. His response....and I quote again......"Oh Gramma, you have no idea." WTF?????!!!!!! Oh. My. God!!!! As if!!! WHATEVER!!!! This kid and his tall tales are getting out of hand!!! Thankfully my parents knew better.........if I beat him with that it would SOOOOO be warranted!!! JUST KIDDING!!!!
Any way, I had a fabulous visit in Arizona with my parents and a few of my close and not so close friends! I got to see a few of my gal pals from high school one night......a few of which I hadn't seen in over 20 years! It was so great to see all of them and catch up on everyone. I think it should be a regular thing for sure!
Then I got to see the old standards......my dear friend May and my fabulous friends My Tom and his Don. (LOVE, LOVE, LOVE you guys!!!!!) I even snuck in a hair cut from my old roommate and sista from another Motha' Miss Branden! (Thanks Girl!!). There were a few folks I didn't get to hook up with, my dear friend Mike Kelly whom I just reconnected with, and my wonderful friend Kristen who has been declared CANCER FREE!! Woooo Hoooo!! And last but certainly not least my old friend Jayne......so sad we couldn't hook up, come see me when you can please!
After a weekend of wine and relaxation at Casa de Williams it was time to head back home. My Pa packed up Calvin's stuff and we were off on our road trip. It was a nice calm ride, Calvin is really a great traveler. All was going well until Hoover Dam, it took us over an hour to travel less than 10 miles. Needless to say I can't wait until that bypass is done, because I truly think the hold up was due to all the folks gawking at the magnificence of the new bridge.
We eventually made it home only to unpack, do wash and pack again. Now we are off to Seattle for a 4Th of July extravaganza! Although I'm looking forward to seeing all our Seattlites I'm not looking forward to the journey. BUT, on a lighter note, at least Mr Zachadoo is finally potty trained!! Wooooo Hooooo!! Yip yip yipeeee!!!!
So, until next month, when I talk about my journey as an old lady student and hopefully the joys of packing up our whole house again (fingers crossed everyone!) I will bid my farewell. We hope all is well with everyone! Love and good Karma to all!!
Here's Calvin the fish. Click on the button on the left to watch.
