It’s been almost a month since I posted anything and there are a couple of reasons for that. I made a trip back to Boston to attend Jordan’s graduation from Boston University where she received her master’s degree. I was also busy getting the house ready for Barb and her two pups in addition to getting the house ready to put on the market.
The trip to Boston was fun and I was very proud to watch Jordan receive her graduate degree. She is taking a well-deserved year off from academia to think about what she really wants to do. In the meantime, her mom moved from New York up to Boston and they are sharing a beautiful apartment that overlooks the Boston harbor. They are looking forward to a nice year ahead in Boston and the opportunity to explore more of the area.
I’m happy to report that after three days of driving in a very full car packed with personal luggage, office computers, dogs and dog supplies, Barb and the two dogs (Wally and Paisley) arrived safely here in Bozeman. Barb will be working remotely here in Bozeman during her stay this summer, so I set up a desk for her and it is now operational with her office computers, phone, etc. I also built a temporary dog pen in the backyard and installed a doggy door so the pups can go in and out on their own. They have been here a little over a week now and everyone seems to be settling in nicely.
In addition to getting Barb settled in, I have been slowly trying to get the house ready to put on the market. I anticipate putting the house up for sale the week after the Fourth of July. I have some work to do in the yard, but it has been somewhat challenging given all the rain we have been getting. I also need to restain the deck and I need at least two or three days of dry weather to tackle that. Hopefully, one of these days, it will clear up and I can get things done.
Now that the self-imposed ‘debt crisis’ has been resolved the biggest hurdle for selling my house will be the current interest rates. The market in Bozeman has slowed down from the frenzy that took hold a couple of years ago but is still fairly robust. I am hoping I can get a decent price for the house. We shall see. This little ‘adventure’ will become much more real when the realtor puts the ‘For Sale’ sign up in front of my house.
Frankly, I am dreading the inevitable open house that will likely have to happen when the house goes on the market because of all the nosy neighbors who will be parading through my house. I guess I really shouldn’t care as it is highly unlikely I will ever see any of these people again but, given that I made a few enemies during my tenure as HOA president, there are some in the neighborhood that I just don’t trust. I guess it will be what it will be!
The other reason that I have not been posting regularly is that I have been working on another blog that will focus on my thoughts on the current political situation as we approach the 2024 election and various other topics. I did not want to pollute this blog with my political writings, so I have been developing another blog. It is called ‘musingwithmike.com’ and is a continuing work in process but it is currently live. I will continue to post to it even as I tweak it to get it to the point where I am ultimately happy with it.
Barb and I have a few activities planned for the summer so I will continue to post as things develop and, particularly, when I put the house on the market! Yikes!!
Congratulations to your daughter Jordan !
Bob