I am a home owner!

This is my new home!

The final papers were signed on Thursday! I was shaking throughout the whole thing. So many papers to sign, but now the house is mine. I spoke with the old owner about 45 minutes after everyone left. I told him thank you and he was welcome at my home anytime with his family. He had intended to live there for many more years, but job and the fact the area is growing so fast he wanted his boys to grow up in a rural area. He put so much love in to the house, you can see it. He was very glad that I was the one who bought it, it made him feel good that I would take care of it. I have a few projects to do, which are going to have to happen over time. I have a wall to put up in the garage (9x8) and a new fire door that will go from the garage in to the laundry room. I have to have a fire door per code and one is not in place right now. I got a garage door opener that has to be installed. I am going to ask my friend Jeff if he would run the electric for me to I have an outlet for the opener. I would like to get a new garage door that is wind rated that will help me to lower my cost of insurance. That will run about $400 and I have to install it myself.

I would also like to get the cement pad down outside the sliding doors along with the roof of the screen room. I will have to wait on getting the sides and screens up and do it a little at a time. I will buy a piece every payday when my check allows. At least it will be a place to sit in the shade and have the grill there.

Next February when I get my taxes back, I plan on replacing the AC/HEAT unit. It is an older unit and will need to be replaced. I works well right now, but at 15 years old, it is not energy efficient. You can see photos of the house in the gallery.

I have been moving things over a little at a time. I am going to try to make 2 trips today if possible. I was offered a bedroom set and dining set from a girlfriend from work. All she asks of me is that if I need to get rid of anything that I offer it for nothing to some one who needs it, which is not a problem for me. I just thank God that she offered me the furniture which she did not have to do. So many friends have offered their services to me. It shows me how blessed I am to have good friends.

My STNY email is NO longer available. You will be able to reach me at joannboman@cfl.rr.com now. My AOL is still available too.

I will be sending out change of address cards to everyone, so look for them in the mail. They will have the new address along with my phone numbers.

All is going well, I am having a blast with work. Things continue to go well. The weather has been beautiful here, but we do need rain. We are in a sever drought right now and have a high fire danger going on.

Diane, John and Evie are waiting for their new house. They should be in the new house with in 2 weeks. I should be in my house at the same time. I do not want to move over quite yet, because if I move, they will have not furniture here and I can not do that to them. I am enjoying their company right now.

Well, the race is on and I am going to watch it. I wish every one a very safe week ahead.

As always, you all remain in my thougths and prayers. Please stay safe, healthy, and happy. Hope to hear from you soon.

Hello everyone

Well, the news is good so far. I am waiting for a window to be repaired and then the closing can happen at my new home (pictures are in the photo gallery). We were all set to close on Monday or Tuesday and I received a call that a kid broke the master bedroom window and the whole window needs to be replaced and it will take 2 weeks from ordering to installation. Eric and the mortgage company are trying to get somethings worked out and maybe we can close the end of next week. Please say a prayer things work out.

Diane and John made it down here. It was a long ride and I was all set to switch driving with Diane and she kept saying no, she said she was just grateful for me being there and having someone to talk with. I did help her with her mom in the car during the trip with her meals, drinks and snacks, which she was very grateful for. I finally got to drive on the 4th leg of the trip and it felt great. It was from GA to Palm Coast in FL. I wanted to continue to drive home, but Diane wanted to drive again, so she did.

I did get to see the family for a short time. I know I was there to get the Rizzos down here, but Diane said it was ok to go over and see the family, she knew how much my family means to me and she knew how much I missed them, so she said for me to go over when I get home and say hi, which I did. Each one had something for me, I know Diane did not have much room so most of the things I kept at my feet during the trip. I picked up my baby cooler for work, a roll of shrink wrap for my move, Amy gave me a DVD of Elizabeth and all the new thinks she is now doing. Sue gave me my favorites to bring home and eat, banana bread with nuts and 2 large containers of vegetable soup. Diane, John, Eve and I intend to eat all of it. I thank all of you who came to see me, even though I would loved to spend more time, the short time I did have was special. Thanks for all the hugs, I got to bring them home with me and can keep them close.

When we got home, everyone unloaded the car and we got mom to bed. I wrangled my cats in to my room and let the dogs in. Evie managed to stay awake almost the whole trip. She nodded off every once and a while. Everyone was over tired and nerves were at edge. John came home from taking Ron to his house and we managed to get his truck in to my garage. He came in and sat in my chair shoes off and dozed off. Diane wanted to go to the store and get some shopping done, then come home and lay down. I told her to rest and she said she would rather get the shopping done early and come home change and relax and have dinner. I cooked dinner on the grill, hot dogs and hamburgers. It was nothing fancy but boy did it taste good. Everyone really enjoyed having it cooked on the grill. It also helped we had a few glass of wine with dinner, watched a little tv, talked and finally decided we were tired enough to hit the hay.

I did finally get my car from the airport, and it cost me $18! That was for only and day and a half, how expensive. Oh well, what could I do, it's home.

Today has been really relaxing, which we all needed. John has been walking outdoors all day and enjoying it so much. Trixie and buttons have a great new friend, Penny. She is a collie that lives next door. They run up and down the fence and sniff each other. It is so good to see her active outdoors. Diane said that mom even looks better today. A small bit more alert, but she still realizes mom has issues that she can not handle. Diane is so much more relaxed today and it is good to see it and hear it in her voice.

That was our trip and we are all glad it is over with. Now to get their house so they can get settled.

I am waiting to hear how Alice is doing with all the testing her Dr. is having her do. Have heard from Jeanne on the Island which was good. A few friends from my old job wrote and it was great to hear from them too. I still need to write back and I will shortly.

Well, John asked me to go to see my house and I told him I would. He just wants to get out and look at the area. I am happy to do it.

As always everyone please stay safe, happy and healthy. You are always in my thoughts and prayers.