Deal or No Deal

Melissa has relinquished the computer so that I could add my first "post" to this blog thing. She says it's what all the cool kids are doing.

This week has seen its ups and downs. It seems that forces are conspiring against us to make sure this move is as annoying as possible. This week our buyers decided they no longer liked the closing date and wanted $1,000 to see the deal through on the original date. A rational person would have recognized that this was not significant and found a way to work it out. I told our realtor that the buyers could go to hell. I think the lack of sleep might be getting to me because I added a few other choice words as well. Fortunately, that's where an agent comes in handy. She cleaned it up and told the "buyers" that the date could not be moved up or bought. Theoretically, the signed papers are on their way over tonight. We'll see if this ever gets done.

In the meantime, the relocation company has discovered a problem with the title. Something about unpaid taxes from the previous owner. You would think that type of thing would have been settled before we moved in.

Lastly, our new house is infected with radon, whatever that is. One website describes our house's radon level as being the equivalent risk of dying in a fall. Well Nathan survived flopping down the stairs, so we'll roll the dice! Actually, the owners agreed to remediation and it seems like a relatively inexpensive fix. Don't worry, you can visit us without wearing radioactive masks.

Omaha is not all bad though! If you are missing any of your favorite restaurant chains from years past there is an abundance of Arby's and Little Caesar's as well as a Sizzler or two. Come visit us and relive your past.