So, to add to the stress Hotel Smithenreiter is already under — here’s another log on the fire…

Closing date got pushed back. Boo urns. Apparently on the second offer, the listing agent changed the closing date… PSYCH! And we didn’t know about it until earlier this week. Frak. Well, I guess it’s not sooo bad. But when we close the 17th (of this month), have to move big stuff Thursday/Friday… then Eric leaves on a guys’ trip to FL that same Friday… and he’s gone until the 29th — yeah, yikes! But it’s cool, I like *cough* moving. Really, though… I can’t think of anything else I dislike more than packing. Maybe unpacking. Yeah, that blows, too. Good news though, we’re gaining some square footage, so there will even more places to put all my crap. Excellent.

I started, finally, packing last weekend. I woke up Sunday morning and said to Eric, “ok, I don’t care what you do, but I’m going to start packing up the spare bedroom.” Eric responds, “ok, I’ll pack a box.” I say, “A box? You know how little you actually get into A box…? That will take you a whole 7 minutes. Thank you for your effort.” Hell, I’m thinking, at this rate, we’ll have it all packed up by November. Thankfully, he did more than just A box. And I’ve even moved on to the downstairs. I hate this “boxes everywhere, disheveled” feeling. I’m ready for March to be over… and April to be here. It’s time to get the moving show on the road.

We finalized all our applicances last weekend… signed, sealed… and delivered the week we move in. Gosh darn those suckers are expensive. A fridge, range, and a washer/dryer. We kept telling ourselves “these are investments… we want them to be nice.” Sure. Well, when our kids can’t go to college, because we’re paying off a stainless steel range… you can explain what happened to our money. But, we ended up going with a stainless fridge and range. They’re gorgeous. I may just live in the fridge. Rarr. You’ll like them too, I promise.

Alright, that’s enough house-ramblings for now. I’m trying not to lose my head. Please, Lord, just let me get through this month without ripping someone else’s off. Thanks.