Vegas Baby!

As if I don't have enough to do right now, I took a quick trip to Vegas to visit with Frank and Gloria.

Frank managed to snag us tickets to the Raiders vs Chiefs football game. I wasn't prepared to be whisked away from the airport in a limo, then whisked away to the stadium. Poor me, right?

But it was the first game played by the Raiders and Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

While our seats were Row 2, that's not quite as great as it sounds. Especially if you want something to eat or have to go to the bathroom. It's a LONG hike up to the top. Raiders' fans are rather rude especially when their team is losing. But I proudly wore my Chiefs shirt and yelled with the best of them.

The next day was Glorida's birthday. Dinner at Ruth Chris....Yum! Now back to preparing to move to my new house. 

Lincoln's 6th Birthday

With all the commercials and YouTube videos about Applebee's, all the kids want to go there for their birthday dinners.

No different with Lincoln.

Lincoln's really in to hats right now just like his Uncle Michael. While the food at Applebee's is just your regular bar food, at least it's not Chucky Cheese! Happy Birthday Lincoln!.

Moving Out

The house is sold and we're packing the POD.

My new house won't be ready for another 6 weeks but I've never been someone who can wait until the last minute to get things done.

The packing process went fairly fast since I spent the last 4 weeks selling all my old furniture and wrapping the furniture I'm keeping and putting everything in the garage. There were still a few things that were too heavy for me to tackle on my own.

But it's time to move on. Good Bye Duffey Avenue....on to Lee's Summit!

Mario Brothers Birthday Party

Lincoln was able to have a Mario Brothers birthday party with his friends to celebrate his 6th birthday.

I sat back with the parents this time. I'm getting too old to climb ropes and act like a ninja!

Packing Progress

People may laugh at me for being so prepared but even though things are getting packed up and moved out 2 weeks before closing, my stress level is actually decreasing. All the packed boxes and empty drawers don't bother me because this is no longer my house.

Jamie came over to fix the fireplace again (I could smell gas) and found the problem within the first 5 minutes.

Hazel and I had to have a bit of fun taking pics of us looking like kitty cats.

And now I'm living, as Trish would say, like a hobo. But I have a chair, a bed and a fireplace that's not leaking gas so I think I've got it pretty good.

I Have Stairs

We drove by my new house to see and mark if I wanted my patio extended larger than the standard size.

Low and behold I have steps leading up to the front door. The inside drywall looks to be almost complete and the ceiling are in progress. According to my builder, the cabinets are to be delivered this week but I'm learning his this week could be just about anything. 

At least there's progress!

House on the Market

On October 1, I finally decided to put my house on the market preparing for the move to my new house - when it's ready.

By 2:00  that afternoon, I had an offer way over asking price. Everything looked good and I signed the paperwork. My realtor called and said an appraisal wasn't even needed due to the amount of money the buyers were putting down. I was so excited I began to take all the staging pieces down. Two days later my realtor called with the bad news that the buyers had changed their mind. I was crushed.

So we began the process of re-staging and getting the house back on the market WITH the stipulation that I wasn't going to look at any offers until after the open house on Saturday. Notices began pouring in for showings on Friday. Since I couldn't be at the house, I decided to go to the park with Hazel.

We went to the park down the street from my new house. Tons of playground equipment and lots of nature green space. I took a few shots of Hazel stopping to smell the flowers then brushing her hands that she was done. While the park adventure was supposed to keep my mind off the house, I couldn't help but wonder if I would receive an offer. Fingers crossed all goes well on Saturday for the open house.