So, Sis' house got a basically perfect inspection...and so did the Kramer house.  (The one she's buying. I don't know if I should say 'we' since I will be paying rent but you really can't call it buying.  Mind you, my rent will cover the bulk of the mortgage, lol.  I'm also the one who does more cooking and cleaning, so it's really not a terrible ( Read more... )

Now...anything could still happen, I know.  The deal on sis' house could fall through (it looks like the lady will be getting financing, though, since the appraiser is coming tomorrow).  And it's possible that either inspection might turn up something unexpected.  BUT ( Read more... )

Buyer of sis' house still has until next Tuesday to get financing and insurance and complete the home inspection and then the sale is final, except of course for the 'final walkthrough' which is pretty much a technicality ( Read more... )

Sister's house is probably sold.  The price has been agreed upon...but there is still the financing, the insurance, and the home inspection.  The first two have nothing to do with sister, of course, but people can back out based on any teeny anomaly in the home inspection if they want to...and EVERY home inspection will have some.  My other sister ( Read more... )

I feel a little panicky when I am surrounded by too many things ( Read more... )

Sis has a full-price bid in on my favourite house.  There is also another bid in on the house, for how much we don't know, but it could easily be for the asking price.  It MIGHT even be for over the asking price.  Anyway, we have no idea...and I don't feel like we'll get the house.  Which will be really too bad since the location could not be more ( Read more... )

But I've always wanted some.  I don't remember any details, but I do remember playing with a set of matryoshka dolls as a child.  They were red.  Anything else, I've forgotten.  But since then, I've found them fascinating (doesn't everyone find matryoska dolls interesting?) and wanted some.  So recently I set about finding a set seriously.   ( Read more... )

No one cared if we went to the Renfrew Fair this year or not since the only reason we go any more is for the food.  Mostly the cinnamon buns, fresh-squeezed lemonade and bacon-on-a-bun (Canadian bacon.  Peameal bacon, that is.)  And we used to go for the fudge but their quality has dropped drastically...it's always horrible, grainy stuff now.  So ( Read more... )

Bwa ha ( Read more... )

Currently baking a trial muffin...bean muffins.  I've cooked with beans in place of flour before so I know it works as a replacement, but we'll see how a muffin...normally completely based on flour and sugar...does when it's all beans with some oatmeal and honey.  (It's a mix from Bean Ladies so I know it'll turn out, but...I don't know if it'll be ( Read more... )