Been Here a Week...

And the movers bring the furniture today.
We were supposed to close today, but probably won't - this is a typical screwup from this bank's loan officer. She normally disappears the week of her closings, doesn't return calls, etc. So we will close next week sometime. We are moving in anyway. Changing over the bank was a pain. BOA doesn't have banks in either NE or SD, nothing close, so we had to roll over to Wells Fargo. Now, BOA lets illegal aliens hold bank acccounts and even wire money to Mexico, but they won't let me wire money from my account into another bank unless I am standing IN their bank. So we transfered the $$ to Tammy's shared account with us and she wired it.

The appraiser dinged the house on so many things; mostly cosmetic. What did he expect - it was built in 1910. But you gotta do what they require, so we replaced siding on the west addition, and have been painting. I was going to change the colors anyway - too many icky blues and greens for the porches and trim - so we did mostly bright white with dark grey porches.

Sasha and Phydeaux have been tied up outside every day; stll haven't been inside. I'm sure they are wondering where "their" couch and chairs are! Once the movers get done today, They will finally be 'allowed' in. So much more room, but it won't seem like it at first with all of the boxes!!

Last night Mike and I and Nancy were there til late; the coyotes started howling on the hills - our hills! - with their pups. Yesterday we got our first real plains storm; wild and windy and full of portent - but it blew around and over us. Nature is alive and well out here; so many songbirds and so much turmoil in so many little ecosystems. Birds fuss and fight and sing and sneak about.; I have bluebirds, scarlet tanagers, all manner of birds I have never seen before as well as robins and chickadees. Amazing. The lilacs are ready to bloom; over in Valentine they are already blooming, but here they have yet to start.

Folks here work steadily from sunup to sundown; time is not an issue. Lunch is at the Husker Hub; great big angus burgers. The cattlehands - men and women, in jeans and chaps - come in smelling of sweat and dust and cow to sit and laugh and talk. They only spend an hour, then go right back to work. Folk occasionally drive up in the driveway and you sit and talk for an hour or two. But otherwise it is work and work; a good thing, a healthy thing. Th guys across the street are reroofing a garage, we wave as we start work together.

I had to paint the last peak yesterday; I was scared to death to be up that high but it had to be done so I did it. I got it done, slowly and carefully. Now all that is left is some trim on the front and east sides. The house just glows in the sunshine now! Once I get the red for the trim and finish it, it should be really outstanding. We'll be buying cleaning stuff this morning and heading out to meet the movers - they couldn't pack my cleaners, so we'll need a lot of stuff. I just might pick up a set of overalls too!

It will be good to finally be in our place tonight. Probably won't have internet for a couple of days now, til the utlities get turned on and set up. First thing - get a PO box for mail! LOL