Mr. Fixit

Lynn just came out and took a look at all the things that need fixing around here. Thank god he was well on his way to drunksville or else he may have just laughed and walked right back out the door.

So our bathroom will be gutted and repaired next weekend. He made it clear that he's not a tile-man, which means I'll need to find someone else to do that part of the job, but that's ok with me. Truth be told, I'm a pretty handy tile-wench myself, but just for the convenience factor, if I can find someone else to do it for a good price, I just might.

He's going to come out tomorrow, providing it's not raining, and fix up our yard, trim back some of the overgrowth from the adjoining lot, pull out the weeds and make it look all pretty again. There's something about a nice clean yard that makes a house look brand new, regardless of how bad it really is.

So, yard tomorrow, a/c on tuesday, bathroom next weekend. All that'll be left is the stucco and a fresh coat of paint on the outside. We probably need to touch up the kitchen, too. It's a little dull in there, but we'll see. We also need to put some new carpet in the master bedroom. But I have a buddy that'll lay it for pretty much a case of beer. All we have to do is go find a fabulous sale on a closeout remnant. The room's not that big, even with the closet thrown in.

It's a relief to finally have everything coming together. More and more, everyday, we're one step closer to our new house.