Summary Update
In mid-May, we adopted two more cats (bringing the total to three). We have Sabrina:
and Sufi:
Pyewacket is adjusting. They seem to care more than he does that there's another cat in the house. The new two are four-year-old siblings. Sufi still mostly hides under the bed and shies away from people, but will come running when the laser light keychain jingles.
(Yes, yes, we have cats named Sabrina and Pyewacket. I'm not sure if it's a trend.)
Anarchic Reason is progressing cutely. Lots of sitting, and starting to enjoy solids. I seem to have let my LJ account expire, so no pictures to be uploaded right now.
We're buying a house in Oakland Mills. They accepted our offer, and are fixing things that came up during the home inspection (as well as Columbia Association compliance inspection). The one major bit of construction that we need to do before moving in is rip out the upstairs carpet (sadly, brand-new), and put down hardwood floors. We settle on July 23rd.
The old house that we're currently living in would need to be sold at something like a 20-50k loss. So, we're going to stretch ourselves a little thin and convert it to a rental house, at least until the market improves enough. We've got a friend replacing the broken shingle siding and fixing up some other parts. Then we'll put up an interior wall to have three bedrooms and start shopping for tenants. Our goal would be to have it rented by September.
Once we buy the new house, the current house only costs us money. So, the goal is to rent it quickly, which means fixing it up quickly. That's why we have our carpenter friend fixing and replacing things. Our new house is something that we'll probably do more of the home-fixing ourselves (except regrading in the front and digging a swain, perhaps).
House paperwork is the main reason I didn't make it to Origins. This would have been my tenth year going, and the 20th IIT. Alas.
Work sent me on a junket two weeks ago, to Pittsburgh. After having seen what they can do, I'm now thinking about getting a little notebook or subnotebook computer. But not until well after our finances settle, given the houses.
I need to start packing.