And the unexpected keeps on rolling

[cornerofmadness]

I've been half asleep all day and didn't accomplish nearly anything I set out to do. That's not the unexpected thing.

No, mom calls and tells me she and Aunt M have been finding houses for me (They enjoy this). In the middle of this call Dad picks up and say's HE'S been finding houses for me in Gettysburg. This is the man who hasn't wanted me to even BUY a house. He's the one who's had a fit if I look at anything old. Just wait until you see what he picked. He is more excited about the prospect of Gettysburg than I am. Me, I'm terrified they'll say yes and will be crushed if I don't even get an interview.


So here are Mom's pics for the local area.

This has possibilities I love my neighbors (i.e the corn field) and the fireplace. However something MAJOR happened in that kitchen (points to ceiling) and why does it look like someone was murdered in that one room?

A bit too in town But I DO really like it. I love the flooring and the fireplaces and the crazy assed tiered yard from hell. Big negative, street parking and it's a tad far from work (45 miles)

Think I’ve shared this one before They finally updated the info to explain the unfinished outside wall. Apparently someone tried to build a second house but couldn't get the plumbing permit (Um don't you think you should have done that FIRST?) So it's a HUGE workshop now.


Weirdness This one could be nice (if far) but there is something funky going on in the bathrooms and other areas show water damage.


see it to believe it This is down closer to school and my friend L and MUCH further from Athens but it's a lot of house with major water damage in the living room but you MUST see the wallpapered ceiling light boxes (see, silvrethorn I told you I'd seen it before) and the bed in a nook.


And now on to Gettysburg and Dad is so right. It's like England with row after row of attached houses. He was rather over the moon about this one. I’m 220 years old in Gettysburg. Can’t you hear the ghosts a’screaming It's a log cabin. A log cabin jammed between two houses (It does have a yard). It IS cute. Narrow but cute.

He also really liked this one Why is there a bedroom curtained off from the living room?? Well probably because someone got too old to go up the steps. This one IS nice.

And then he gave me a link to all the houses and I FOUND my house. Oh he'll have to come help me finish it but I found my damn house. MY HOUSE I will have room for all my shit and run a B&B as a side business....That's right evil_little_dog and silvrethorn we WILL live together when we're old and we're doing it in Gettysburg! Okay I guess we can snowbird but one you has to buy that place.


ANd I didn't forget for too long at any rate. Happy Birthday fireun. Hope it was a nice day.


And here's the art pickamix did for me for my Unbirthday. Spike/Dru ETA - go to the comments where she offers up a link that's working.

declutter day 187 Item tossed-1 dry rotted Theraband why kept- For my broken ankle in Wisconsin why tossed =That was almost 10 years ago

Comments

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I really love the second house and OMG, that last house. We might never see each other in it. :D

The one you pointed out to silvrethorn is...you showed me that one before. I recognize the wallpaper and the water damage in the ceiling.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

the second house is cool but oh so very in town.

I KNOW that last house, I needs it, I do.

yeah it's been on sale a good long while

[ishte.livejournal.com]

I agree that last house is really cool. I think it's overpriced for a house that has been gutted, considering the amount of money it would cost to put it back together. Once finished it would be amazing though. I was kind of laughing that the realtor took like 10 exterior shots before going into the house and then the interior shots really struggled to show the potential.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

You do have a point. I guess they figure a flipper will buy this and like a2zmom said they'll sell it for over half a million.

That's what happened to that house I looked at in Jackson, the leaning tower where it was raining thru all three floors. It sold for 30 and flipped for 300K

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

It's still a cool house. And at least it's not right on top of the neighbors.

That last house is so amazing.

Yeah, I remember you showing it to me a while back.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that's true. It at least has yard. No parking and you'll be walking forever up and down hills because there's no pakring

it is.

probably this time last year

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. Which could really suck in the winter. Ewwwww.

I told Mom about it today. She asked if there's room for her, too.

That could be. I know I recognized it.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah very much so. Also I blow at parallel parking.

Only if she's willing to work. Dad is head cook and handiman. Mom makes the bed and cleans (her choice, I offered her cook), Uncle D is the valet and tour guide. Aunt M is assistant cook and gardener. I supply what capital I can and stay the hell out of the way.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Karen and I can garden. And possibly dig goldfish ponds. And we also bake.

Mom...hmmmmm.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

there you go.

You wanna stay you gotta work

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I'm sure she can come up with something.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i didn't even notice the lock. I'll relink. thanks

Please, I owe 500K in medical school loans. If they give me even MORE money to buy a house, I'll have a heart attack but I like looking.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

oh well I'll make a comment to that in the body of it

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

That's a cool version of Spike and Dru!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I think so

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

I can't believe the price of that last one. In my neighborhood, that would be 750,000 at least.

Edited to add: I love that second house. Airy with a great yard.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I know. Even in PA, I would have expected it to be more. It must be JUST the shell.

it is a nice one for being in town

[sillymagpie.livejournal.com]

There's something creepy about house #1. REDRUM creepy.

#2 is nice.

The one with the huge workshop? That's the one.

If you get give me a room at the B&B, I'll help you with it. I'll be glad to join the merry crew. :-)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

hahaha aw but I like #1 and #2 (though it really is too in town for me)

Yeah it would be nice but it's the furthest from work.

Okay but yeah you have to work if you stay. That's the rule (Notice I'm good at putting people to work. Notice also I have given myself no real job)

[sillymagpie.livejournal.com]

Put me in the kitchen. I can help chop and mix abnd bake stuff and things. :-)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I could always use a hand there or cleaning though that's less glamorous