Today

Since we don't know when exactly we're getting the key, it's hard to say just what work we can get done today. There's still plenty to do to get ready though. We need to do all these things right away, hopefully today:

• shop around for new fencing materials and/or fencing people
• go to the store to order our kitchen cabinets, counters and tile, that we have picked out
• order garage doors and purchase openers

John may have already done the first and last things on the list so we're looking good.

It's not easy to know how much money to put into a house sometimes. Our last house had so many more things we wanted to do but we couldn't because it was at its price cap for the neighborhood. BUT, this neighborhood has houses selling for 200,000+ and some are even over 300,000. That means the potential is so much greater. We're definitely going all out by gutting everything and putting in super nice stuff. Granite, recessed lighting, stainless steel appliances, new doors, new, new, new. New, new, new = lots more money, but honestly, there's not much to salvage anyway. Did you SEE the turquoise counters? I wonder if I should put those on Craig's List? Any takers?