We are in the process of taking possession of our new home. Of course, we'll always be global citizens and at home in the Universe, but we're going to have a new place to hang our hats and sun visors, a new place to kick off our flip flops and lean our walking sticks. A new place to display our seashells, rocks, and pine cones. A new place to warm by a fire during the snowstorms and to find shade during the blistering heat of summer. Need I go on?
Our new home is going to be a work in progress, it has been a beautiful house at one time, but it's fallen under severe neglect and abuse. We'll be trying to keep everyone updated with the steps we go through with this blog.
We're supposed to take ownership of the house on September 15, 2009. The people that we purchased the house from were in the process of remodeling it and had a family emergency that has caused them to sell. They had already pulled all of the carpeting out of the house, removed the plumbing fixtures from the upstairs bathroom, knocked out some walls and removed some doors. The people that had the house previous to them(and abused it) caused flooding in the basement that left mold issues. They also let the rain guttering fill with leaves, which caused dry rot problems from not draining properly, and I'm not sure why but some of the screens and storm windows are missing. Why are the screens and storm windows always abused? They're one of the first telltale signs of a neglected house. Of course, there are some trim areas that need touch-up paint and not to be left out, the swimming pool needs a new liner.
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