>It’s official…almost

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

>After a bit of negotiating, we’re under contract for the new home we offered for. Closing is scheduled for Dec. 19th, move in for the 22nd-23rd. Christmas will be practically non-existent, except we’ll have a great present – being in our new home!

For those who’ve been asking for pictures both here and via e-mail, there’s not much to show. It’s a new house with lots of white walls, but did have a little staging furniture in it. Here are a few shots.

Family Room and Kitchen:

Sunroom and my office space

I can’t wait! Living in a hotel with two large dogs and a cat isn’t my idea of fun. I’m ready to be in a house again with our ‘stuff’ around us, even if Christmas will be kinda weird.

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>House-hunting

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

>Friday afternoon and Saturday were spent trying to find the next Burnside home. We were a little discouraged after looking Friday. Saturday yielded more promise and we made an offer on a brand spankin’ new home. Now it’s nail-biting time waiting for the response.

Maybe there’ll be word today…

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Update 8:14 p.m:

They accepted our counter offer! WE GOT THE HOUSE!!! How cool is that?

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>New (temporary) digs

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

>Hubby and I are in Virginia now. We’re staying in a hotel that accepts pets. My mornings are drastically different these days. I can’t just open the back door and let the dogs out. Instead I must actually get dressed straight out of bed (horrors!), leash up one dog, take him out for exercise and necessary bizness, and repeat the procedure. The cat is a breeze by comparison. On the up side, there’s a free hot breakfast every morning and maid service.

Everything has been unpacked that can be. The rest sits in a warehouse somewhere waiting for us to find a house. That process starts Friday and Saturday.

Thanksgiving is courtesy of Cracker Barrel, complete with pie. Yum! And no mess to clean up. Hubby and I may even take a drive and scout out some of the homes we’ve been looking at on the internet.

Hey, you lurkers out there…Tell me, what’re you doing for Turkey Day?

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