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Moving on up!

I saw my new house ... I. Am. Enchanted. Moving day is set for August 10 for the big stuff, the rest of it on the 11th. Volunteers to help with the move gladly accepted!

I am SO excited about this! I went by and saw the house last night. It is even nicer than the first two. This one is especially bright and sunny. It seems bigger than the other two, and seems to be in much better shape. The lady living there now has two little ones, and her husband is In the Air Force, currently stationed in Korea. He is coming home for a week and then they are shipping out to Germany for two years. So, she is all excited too.

I think I am most excited about the storage space this house has. It has a large utility room for the washer and dryer ... and the cat boxes! There's also a huge built in pantry, a big coat closet off the main hall, a linen closet by the bathroom, two big closets in the master bedroom, crawl space under the house, a covered back porch and a small storage building out back. The living room is twice as big as what I have now. The only downside is the kitchen, which is small and does not have a dishwasher. But that's what teenage kids are for, right?

Speaking of which ... I went out today with darling daughter and we looked at beds for her. I didn't think we would be getting anything yet, but I came across one heckuva deal. A discount furniture store is going out of business at the end of next month. (The one next to Kmart at Kingston Pk and Morrell Rd) State law prohibits advertising going-out-of-business sales more than 30 days before they actually do go out of business ... and they really do have to go out of business. But when we went in, they told us they were accepting any reasonable offer on what they have in stock. They just want to get rid of it. Anni picked out a queen size set, one of two they had left in the model. Original price was $1099. Their normal "discounted" price was $899. They had it on clearance for $599. I noticed that the one that was on the floor had a couple of stains on it. I offered $250. They countered with $350. I said $300 and throw in the frame. Done deal. Ha! I feel like I stole something!

I found someone on Craigslist that has a bunch of moving boxes and supplies they want to get rid of. I will be picking those up tomorrow afternoon. Sweet! That will save about $100 versus getting them through U-haul! I loves Craigslist. There's lots of goodies there for real cheap or even free!

Now I need to start going through all my junk, get rid of what I don't need and start packing up the rest ... I will be giving away or selling a lot of stuff. I have pots, pans, casseroles and other kitchen stuff, ladies size 6/6.5 shoes and boots, purses and bags, soaps and lotions, candles, yarn and knitting stuff, some jackets, books, VHS videos, books, old computer parts, a couple of cell phones. If you are interested, email me and let me know. I will be getting a list together of what I have, prices and more details.

Stuff I will be needing ... if you have, I might be interested in buying ... (free is good too!)
Hard wood floor care stuff
Portable dishwasher
Microwave cart
Queen size sheets and bedding
Large area rugs

Other To-Dos:
Give notice to current landlord
Forwarding order with the post office
Call Comcast to move service to the new house (and wheedle for one of the newbie deals and a new digital cable converter)
Reserve a truck for the move - U-haul versus Budget
Change of address for Netflix, Sprint, and the other few entities that actually send snail mail. Everyone else can wait - DMV, VoicePulse, bank, credit cards
Change my renters insurance to the new place, auto insurance too
Register the car in Anderson County ($25 versus $60 in Knox Co)

Whew! I'm tired just thinking about all of this!


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