Week one
At this time a week ago the movers were about half done, and we were another hour away from the skies opening up, the start of a series of storms that would dump record amounts of rainfall on central Florida. This was our week one. Despite the rain, we managed to do some settling in. [...]
Sidewalk alligator
Sidewalk alligator Originally uploaded by bbhart Here’s what I learned or ascertained. The sources for this info aren’t necessarily authoritative, so it’s probably only a version of the truth. Animal Control is only worried about gators three feet or larger. This one doesn’t look that big. Osceola County Sheriff’s Office doesn’t deal with gators, their [...]
Working from home
This is day three of me working from home. I’m settling in pretty well, working hard to develop discipline. Shower every morning. Put on clothes (as opposed to working in T-shirt and boxers). Sure, it’s only shorts & a polo, but still no different from acceptable wear in my old office Have a breakfast Be [...]
The arrival
We’re here. We arrived in our new home around noontime yesterday, got the keys, checked the mail, and started the long settling in process. We’ve already been to Walmart once, and managed to drop $200 at Publix (though, in fairness, $25 of that was a SunPass). After errands we hit the downtown area for the [...]
The sale
It’s official: we are no longer homeowners. For the second time in our brief marriage, we are renters seeking a new home. At the moment we’re in east Tennessee visiting my parents. It’s been a rough two days involving home-cooked meals, reading on the deck, Yuengling, and family. Tomorrow we set out early for Jacksonville, [...]
The departure
Too tired to write much, so the mini update is: house is vacant, papers signed, and we just got done with 540 mile drive to TN that we didn’t even start on until 4:15. G’night!
12 days
Twelve more days left in Pennsylvania. To bring you up to speed, we: Sold our house. We’re past all the important contingencies and now are teed up for closing. Since movers come and pick up all our stuff on May 13 and we won’t have a (comfortable) place to live up here after that, we’re [...]