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Sep. 26th, 2007 10:03 amI am a homeowner. We got through the closing just fine (despite some problems earlier in the day that required a rep from the bank to hand-deliver the cashier's check), and now we have keys. 3 out of 4 keys, though. Burt, the Agent from Hell, didn't take the house key out of the real estate agent lockbox on the door. How the hell do you close on a house without all the keys??? But whatever, we have a house.
Last night we spent about 4½ hours stripping wallpaper. ( Here are some highlights. )
So now we have all the wallpaper down in the Pink Room. The walls are pink, the ceiling is pink, the closet is pink, the closet ceiling is pink. Ugh. Of course, stripping the wallpaper also tore off a lot of the paint, leaving exposed drywall underneath. So we're going to be washing walls and doing some repair work tonight. My dad has recommended Gripper, this supposedly amazing project that helps to smooth out walls and act as an undercoat at the same time. So we'll be putting that to the test tonight. Though in some of the bigger areas, I fear spackling may be involved.
I've been a homeowner for less than 24 hours, and already there are repairs. Ugh.
So yeah, that's my life. I am absolutely exhausted. But now I'm taking off both tomorrow and Friday to work on the house, which means I need to get more REAL work done. So I'm wrapping this up.
However, I'd like to wish a very happy birthday to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tiaralynn. She's a Browncoat, an NBX fan, and seriously so much fun. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your birthday today! And I'm so glad that I've gotten to know you since you've started working here. You are great, and deserve a really awesome birthday.
Last night we spent about 4½ hours stripping wallpaper. ( Here are some highlights. )
So now we have all the wallpaper down in the Pink Room. The walls are pink, the ceiling is pink, the closet is pink, the closet ceiling is pink. Ugh. Of course, stripping the wallpaper also tore off a lot of the paint, leaving exposed drywall underneath. So we're going to be washing walls and doing some repair work tonight. My dad has recommended Gripper, this supposedly amazing project that helps to smooth out walls and act as an undercoat at the same time. So we'll be putting that to the test tonight. Though in some of the bigger areas, I fear spackling may be involved.
I've been a homeowner for less than 24 hours, and already there are repairs. Ugh.
So yeah, that's my life. I am absolutely exhausted. But now I'm taking off both tomorrow and Friday to work on the house, which means I need to get more REAL work done. So I'm wrapping this up.
However, I'd like to wish a very happy birthday to
tiaralynn. She's a Browncoat, an NBX fan, and seriously so much fun. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your birthday today! And I'm so glad that I've gotten to know you since you've started working here. You are great, and deserve a really awesome birthday.