Wednesday, September 14, 2005
ay de mi. que lastima.
(Or something to that effect.)
We have to get an appraisal done in order to do the refinancing thing, because it's been over six months since we had the first one done. Luckily, the new bank we're dealing with does NOT make us pay $350 for an appraisal we never even get to see. No out-of-pocket charges. Take THAT, First Virginia Bank of Suck. (Note: that may not be their real name.)
However, we are going to have to put a little money into it, since the house has been, you know, lived in since the last appraisal, which was done right after we moved in. We need to bleach the counters and stovetop (or whatever it is you do to a stovetop), find something to wash the kitchen floor with that won't make it sticky, and clean up Rabbit's room, which is now functioning as a catch-all. Rabbit doesn't go in her room very often, and she definitely doesn't sleep in there, so we've kind of been putting off the decluttering. We also need to find a circular rug for the bedroom carpet, to cover the spot where Rabbit decided the carpet should be sparkly and orange. And Ben needs to patch the hole in the bedroom door. How did it get there? That's not a pretty story, we'll leave it at "asscat."
And this all needs to be done before Tuesday. BUT we don't get the check from Evil Homebuilders of Doom (note: may not be their real name) until Friday afternoon, if they even keep their word about that. (We are allowing them to use part of our driveway as a starting point for our new neighbor's driveway. She's supposedly an environmentalist, so this might be a pretty cool neighbor situation.) So that means we have Saturday through Monday to fix it up. BUT I have to work Saturday to make up for missing Friday, because of the appointment with the pediatric neurosurgon. And then Monday is Rabbit's MRI. So basically, Sunday will be some sort of deep-cleaning holiday around here.
It'll all be worth it if we can get refinanced and pay off some of those annoying medical bills. Especially since we'll have more coming in soon from the latest appointments/ER visit.
Sometimes I wish I could look into the future and know if this is all worth it in the end. The money thing, I mean. Just a simple yes or no.
We have to get an appraisal done in order to do the refinancing thing, because it's been over six months since we had the first one done. Luckily, the new bank we're dealing with does NOT make us pay $350 for an appraisal we never even get to see. No out-of-pocket charges. Take THAT, First Virginia Bank of Suck. (Note: that may not be their real name.)
However, we are going to have to put a little money into it, since the house has been, you know, lived in since the last appraisal, which was done right after we moved in. We need to bleach the counters and stovetop (or whatever it is you do to a stovetop), find something to wash the kitchen floor with that won't make it sticky, and clean up Rabbit's room, which is now functioning as a catch-all. Rabbit doesn't go in her room very often, and she definitely doesn't sleep in there, so we've kind of been putting off the decluttering. We also need to find a circular rug for the bedroom carpet, to cover the spot where Rabbit decided the carpet should be sparkly and orange. And Ben needs to patch the hole in the bedroom door. How did it get there? That's not a pretty story, we'll leave it at "asscat."
And this all needs to be done before Tuesday. BUT we don't get the check from Evil Homebuilders of Doom (note: may not be their real name) until Friday afternoon, if they even keep their word about that. (We are allowing them to use part of our driveway as a starting point for our new neighbor's driveway. She's supposedly an environmentalist, so this might be a pretty cool neighbor situation.) So that means we have Saturday through Monday to fix it up. BUT I have to work Saturday to make up for missing Friday, because of the appointment with the pediatric neurosurgon. And then Monday is Rabbit's MRI. So basically, Sunday will be some sort of deep-cleaning holiday around here.
It'll all be worth it if we can get refinanced and pay off some of those annoying medical bills. Especially since we'll have more coming in soon from the latest appointments/ER visit.
Sometimes I wish I could look into the future and know if this is all worth it in the end. The money thing, I mean. Just a simple yes or no.
