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air_n_darkness) wrote2006-04-19 09:28 am
air_n_darkness) wrote2006-04-19 09:28 am
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It's Official
We signed the contracts tonight. Closing is planned for May 12th.
Lynson and I are buying a house.
I'm still a bit shell-shocked; everything has moved so quickly. However, this was too good an opportunity to pass up. It's not every day you get a chance at a 5-bedroom 3-bath two-story in a good neighborhood, hardwood floors, big backyard, etc, for right at $150K, AND have homeowners who are willing to do whatever they need to to help you get into the house.
Of course, it helps that we've know the owners for 7 years or so and are good friends;).
There's an apartment over the garage which has it's own entrance and such that we've already offered to rent to a friend looking to better her situation. We CAN afford the house without her renting, but the first year would be a bit tight, budget-wise, at least till Sept and Lynson got his yearly raise. It also helps that the plumbing company is going into the busy season which means 50-60 hour work weeks for him.
So, provided nothing falls through before closing (EVERYONE cross your fingers and knock on wood), we're looking at moving in starying the 21st of May. Maybe earlier, depending on if we can close earlier or not.
Lynson and I are buying a house.
I'm still a bit shell-shocked; everything has moved so quickly. However, this was too good an opportunity to pass up. It's not every day you get a chance at a 5-bedroom 3-bath two-story in a good neighborhood, hardwood floors, big backyard, etc, for right at $150K, AND have homeowners who are willing to do whatever they need to to help you get into the house.
Of course, it helps that we've know the owners for 7 years or so and are good friends;).
There's an apartment over the garage which has it's own entrance and such that we've already offered to rent to a friend looking to better her situation. We CAN afford the house without her renting, but the first year would be a bit tight, budget-wise, at least till Sept and Lynson got his yearly raise. It also helps that the plumbing company is going into the busy season which means 50-60 hour work weeks for him.
So, provided nothing falls through before closing (EVERYONE cross your fingers and knock on wood), we're looking at moving in starying the 21st of May. Maybe earlier, depending on if we can close earlier or not.
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Paper arts... Like Origami? Or do you break the paper down first, then sculpt with it? Or 'other'?
I'm a colored pencils-on-paper gal, mostly, but I've always had fun with sculpture, probably because I've usually made such a mess of it. ;)
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I have a degree in Metals sculpture, but spent an equal amount of time in the Paper/book arts deptartment. Paper Arts for me encompasses bookmaking, papermaking, paper sculpture, etc. Recently I've been having fun making handmade cards. I like the idea of taking something as simple as a birthday card and giving textural elements, even motion, so that its a mini-work of art all it's own.
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When I do cards for x-tice and birthdays (I get busy and I skip some years), I usually make my own. I think it's fun, but I wouldn't call what I do 'sculpture'. More arts-and-craftsy. But I do love things that pop-up. It's a holdover from childhood, I think.
Also, Metals Sculpture? Wow. I grew up around welders, and the things still scare me. You are badass, indeed.