Slightly Off KIlter

We spent the night in the new house. I slept in the back room with the cats last night. Today, they're loose and exploring (with lots of comments!) Myffi followed me to the bathroom in the night… ("Where ARE we? Where is the apartment? Where is this place? What happened? SOMEONE Stole the couch!") Truffle… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki they were heading back to the AirBnB for one last night. (previous post) This morning, we returned the U-Haul van, then shut the cats into the bedropom of the AirBnb apartment and packed our remaining stuff into both cars. Finally, after checking the apartment one last time for anything… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they had just closed escrow! (previous post) This morning, we rented a U-Haul van in downtown Seattle, drove3 it back to the AirBnB apartment, and packed it with most of the things we brought north with us (minus bedding, cats, and computer stuff) as well as much of the… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they had accepted the inspection report on the house they were buying and were waiting to close escrow! (previous post) We e-signed our documents last night and filed the form for a wire transfer. First thing this morning, I received two verification phone calls from my bank; the wire… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they had just made an offer on a house in Silverdale WA. (previous post) On the following day, we did not tour houses. We played tourist and drove up to the Ballard Locks and walked around in the Botanical Gardens. On the way back, we missed a turn that… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they had been driving around to the west and north of Seattle, looking at houses. (previous post) We had seen a couple of places that were almost possible, experienced confusion and disappointment, taken several ferries, driven in the rain, and started to recognize street names and city locations. On… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they had just gotten into Seattle and unpacked into their AirBnB apartment. (previous post) It's a cute "daylight basement" apartment. One bedroom at the foot of the stairs. A bathroom with a stacked washer & dryer down the hall. Then a large living space with a big L-shaped couch,… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they had packed their cats, and those belonging they weren't shipping, into two cars and started the drive north to Washington state. (previous post) It gets dark early in November. I'm sure that we drove through some lovely scenery in northern Oregon, but it was too dark to see… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they had signed all of the relevant papers, but were still waiting to close escrow. (previous post) We spent the weekend "rehearsing". We practiced how we would load the cats into the crates and the crates into the car. We planned how to load the roof bags. we packed… Continue reading

When we left Rich and Vicki, they were packing, schlepping, and obsessing… (previous post) On Oct 8, Appraiser #1 came, looked, took photos, and left. We packed. We planned. We culled. We schlepped. Rinse, repeat. On Oct 13, Appraiser # 2 came (yes, the bank wanted two appraisals. With the one from Point, this house… Continue reading