Our little secret
Some folks have noticed that I’ve gone quiet on the househunting front. That’s because we have made an offer, which has been accepted. We have the inspection this weekend, and if all goes well (which we expect it will), then I’ll be blogging away.
But until then, we’re being very superstitious. We talk in code, and we meet with Ricklie the Realtor in ever-changing locations, always under a dome of silence. When we visit the house, we both cross-dress and we arrive in a rental car, with Megan driving. A Hummer.
As for the house, it’s not the pool house. Nor the big 7-bedroom one with a view of the power lines. Nor the cute brick one in Madrona, or the fixer-upper on Seward Park Drive. It’s built in 1929, like many houses in the areas we’ve been looking, and it needs no work at all: we can just move right in and start partying. Or working 16 hours a day, as the case may be.
What the hell, a little sneak preview couldn’t hurt:
More soon …
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on January 9, 2008 at 3:07 pm Mom wrote:
I am planning to see it Sat. –I don’t know about Ken. He may be working.
Love,
Mom
on January 9, 2008 at 3:29 pm Doug wrote:
Call my cell that morning if you need directions, Mom.
on January 9, 2008 at 3:32 pm Jess wrote:
That looks really cute! I hope the inspection goes well and you throw a big housewarming party soon
on January 9, 2008 at 5:46 pm Tom wrote:
Very pretty! I can’t wait to see more pics — good luck with the inspection!
on January 9, 2008 at 11:50 pm Doug wrote:
If the inspection goes well, that’s the plan!
And even if they find nuclear sludge in the walls … we can probably live with that.
on January 10, 2008 at 12:44 am molly wrote:
cool. it’s way cooler than the last cool one. but, what’s this business with megan gassing up a hummer?
on January 10, 2008 at 9:45 am Doug wrote:
Megan’s lifetime gasoline usage is so low from driving her hybrid that she has karma to burn now.
on January 11, 2008 at 2:31 pm molly wrote:
no… *really*. did you really rent a hummer to look at houses, incognito?
on January 11, 2008 at 4:20 pm Megan wrote:
No. We rode around in a Hummer a couple years ago while visiting Doug’s brother Greg in Spokane. Doug made me pose with the monstrosity, and I’ve been regretting it ever since. He pulls that pic out way too often.
on January 11, 2008 at 4:49 pm Tom wrote:
You know, Megan, there was a long stretch in Doug’s life when he didn’t take a lot of pictures. I happened to do a number of deeply embarrassing things in front of him during this period. Breakdancing, learning golf, computer programming, God knows what all else. I still don’t know how I dodged that bullet. I wish I could take up some of the slack for you — maybe I’ll make a point of doing something picture-worthy next time we see you guys. You’ve carried this burden long enough.
I do think it’s funny that it’s a picture of a Hummer at a gas pump. Statistically predictable, given the amount of time they spend there, but still kind of ironically funny.
on January 11, 2008 at 6:25 pm Doug wrote:
It’s a sign of affection, Dear.
At least I didn’t post the shot of you at church in that other Hummer.
on January 11, 2008 at 9:26 pm tvp wrote:
I like the back yard.
Does it get a lot of sun?
on January 12, 2008 at 1:13 pm Tom wrote:
Which is not to say (he writes, after re-reading his comment) that Megan standing next to a Hummer is in any way as embarrassing as, say, my breakdancing or computer programming.
All opulence issues with the Hummer aside, how was it to drive? I’d imagine you can find some open road pretty easily outside of Spokane — did you guys find it cumbersome to drive, or was it just plush?
on January 12, 2008 at 4:11 pm Doug wrote:
The back yard doesn’t get much sun, Tad, because it’s on the north side of the house. There’s a garden area out front that gets plenty of sun, but we may turn that into more parking. We’ll see … I’m working extremely long hours through March, then it’s time to get moved and figure out the details.
on January 16, 2008 at 8:43 am Scott wrote:
Ah, Doug and Tom breakdancing. Those were the days.